Alliance Building Fund |  | Past Events Annual Events Fête des Enfants, each spring Membership Meeting & Potluck, each April Fête de la Musique, each June Bastille Day Celebration, each July Sacramento French Film Festival, each July Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau, each November Fête de Noël, each December Special Events 2009 January - February 2008 - Les Precieuses Ridicules, a comedy by Molière presented in French & English. In collaboration with California Stage. Saturday, February 28 at 4pm - Lecture by Professor Paul Archambault: Le Clézio, un Français citoyen du monde. 2008 Sunday February 17th - the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Alliance presented Fantastique! a concert presenting La Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz. Saturday March 15th - Journée de la Francophonie. Complete program here. Saturday April 26th - Alliance Française - Journee tout en francais Wednesday May 21st - Lecture on "Do's and Don'ts in France" by Marie-Clémence Maysonnier Saturday June 21st - Fête de la Musique Saturday June 21st - Lecture on "Voltaire's Tormented Soul" by Alexander Nemeth 2007 12 Janvier - 11 Février 2007 - Le Médecin Malgré Lui / The Physician in Spite of Himself a comedy by Molière presented in French & English. 27 Janvrier 2007- Fête des Enfants - Goûter and Surprise Entertainment, at the Alliance Française 11 Février - Painting in France - Lecture by world renown Sacramento painter Greg Kondos, at the Alliance Française 12 Avril 2007 - CSUS University Union - Summit Room - Moliere than Thou - One Man Show and Lecture by Timothy Mooney 22 Avril 2007 - Annual Membership Meeting and Potluck Dinner 28 Avril 2007 - Alliance Française - Journee tout en francais 19 Mai 2007 - Alliance Beautification Day 1er Juin: Armchair travel in France 7pm- Alliance Française 9 Juin: Dinner-Demo in Folsom- 7pm 24 Juin: Fete de la musique - 7pm Coloma Community Center 19 Juillet - THE ART OF THE COTE D'AZUR - 7:30pm, Alliance Française Lecture by Patricia Thaxter, owner of Infusions Travel and Certified France Destination Specialist. 23 Juillet - FRENCH POETRY READING by Alliance Française members - 7:30pm, Poetry Center Organized by Rebecca Morrison from the Poetry Center. Readers included Ellénore Bienick, Marc Feldman, Monique Heusner, Béatrice Hildebrand & Marie-Clémence Maysonnier. 29 septembre 2007 - Alliance Française - Journee tout en francais 13 Octobre 2007 - "A Rendez-vous with reality - Voltaire's Candide", lecture and discussion by Dr David Ross. 24 Septembre - 8 Decembre - Art exibit by painter Jo-Ann Marquard at the Alliance Française 2006 4 Novembre 2006 - Lecture: the creation of French chic: Louis XIV's influence By Vanessa Arnaud 30 Septembre 2006 - Journée tout en français at the Alliance Française 24 juin 2006 - Fête de la Musique - Sacramento World Music Ensemble 13 Mai 2006 - Lecture de poésie Française (French poetry reading) Avril 2006 - Annual Membership Meeting 2005 Lecture on French cheeses and wine, September, 2005 Lecture on European Court of Human Rights, October 2005 Le mariage forcé, May/June 2005 French dinner/cooking demo with Raymond Salladarre, March/April/May 2005 Talk on buying property in France, by Laurence Raybois, February 2005 Mardi Gras Party at the Alliance, February 2005 2004 Talk on Rwanda by historian Sherri Patton,January 2004 Food Caravan, November 2004 Gourmet Lunch & French Film, La Provence Restaurant, Roseville, September 2004 Magic Show by Stéphane Jardonnet, September 2004 Les précieuses ridicules June 2004 D-Day Commemoration, June 2004 Dégustation de Fromages et Vin, Whole Foods Market, May 2004 Le Paris de Matisse, April 2004 Membership Meeting, April 2004 Claudel & Christo Tour, March 2004 Fête de Mardi Gras, February 2004 Journée tout en français, January 2004 Conversation, La Bou, January, February, & March 2004 Conversation, Borders Books, Folsom, January 2004 2003 Wine Tour and "Degustation de Vins" in the Foothills, September 2003 Lecture/Slide Show on Belgo-French Expedition to Mount Everest, September 2003 French Camp: ages 3-6, July 2003 French Camp: ages 6-10, July 2003 Fat Fallacy Lecture by Dr. Will Clower, June 2003 Simon Dray Concert, May 2003 Gabriel Yacoub Concert, April 2003 Conversation Dinner chez les Harold, March 2003 French Folk Music and Dance, March 2003 Conversation Dinner chez Sharon Hack, February 2003 Dinner at Zachary Jacques Restaurant, Placerville, January 2003 Blind Wine Tasting, Placerville, January 2003 Tahiti slide show and talk, January 2003 2002 Nuit Blanche Film, February 2002 2001 Versailles Lecture, June 2001 Hélène Tolence, Chanson Française, March 2001 12ème Réunion des Alliances Françaises de la Côte Ouest, March 2001 Eiffel Tower Lecture, January 2001 2000 French Creek: Traditional French Music, December 2000