|  | 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 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 Beaujolais Nouveau celebration, November 2005 Fête de Noël, December 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 Ciné Club 2006 Ciné Club Schedule January, Friday 13 Le Papillon By Philippe Muyl (The Butterfly) Michel Serrault/Claire Bouanich présentation: Marie-Odile Henry February, Friday 10 Roseaux Sauvages By André Téchiné (Wild Reeds) Elodie Bouchez/Stéphane Rideau/Gaël Morel présentation: Douglas Taylor February, Friday 24 - HOMAGE TO BRAZILIAN CINEMA Dona Flor e seus dos maridos By Bruno Barrato (Dona Flor and her two Husbands) Sonia Braga/ Mauro Mendoça/José Wilker presentation: Paul Kao March, Friday 10 Cousin,Cousine By Jean-Charles Tachella M.C Barrault/Victor Lanoux/M.F Pisier/Guy Marchand Presentation: Paul Kao April, Friday 14 Et Dieu créa la Femme By Roger Vadim (And God created Woman) Brigitte Bardot/Curd Jürgens/Jean-Louis Trintignant Presentation: Doug Taylor May, Friday 12 Monsieur N. By Antoine de Caunes Philippe Torreton/Richard E. Grant/Elsa Zylberstein Presentation: Paul Kao June, Friday 9 Coup de Torchon By Bertrand Tavernier P. Noiret/I. Huppert/S. Audran/ Eddy Mitchell/J.P Marielle Presentation: Jennifer Gravvat JULY 14-15-16/22-23 SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL August, Friday 11 Outremer By Brigitte Roüan (Overseas) Nicole Garcia/Marianne Basler/Philippe Galland/Bruno Todeschini Presentation: Jane Thomson September, Friday 8 Tous les Matins du Monde By Alain Corneau (All the Mornings of the World) J.P Marielle/Gérard Depardieu/Anne Brochet/ Guillaume Depardieu Presentation: Paul Kao October, Friday 13 Les Enfants du Marais By Jean Becker (Children of the Marshlands) Jacques Villeret/Jacques Gamblin/André Dussollier/M. Serrault Presentation: Jane Thomson November, Friday 10 Le Grand Chemin By Jean-Loup Hubert Anémone/ Richard Bohringer/Antoine Hubert/ Vanessa Guedj Presentation: Nelly Van Loon December, Friday 8 Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob By Gérard Oury (The Mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob) Louis de Funès/ Marcel Dalio/ HenryGuibet/ Roland Giraud/ Denise Provence/Miou-Miou Presentation: Nelly Van Loon Le Comité: Jennifer Gravvat, Marie-Odile Henry, Paul Kao, Doug Taylor, Jane Thomson, Nelly Van Loon.