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A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join us our French teen club Les étoiles du Nord for an Autumn Garden Clean-Up.
Join us for a wonderful painting exhibit by Brendan Kramp. Dive into urban interiors and naturescapes that capture the essence of each place and culture they are portraying.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join us for a screening and conversation of the short film N’Ap Boule, directed by Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin.
Through the story of a young couple seeking a secure and safe place to give birth to their first child, this film demonstrates the systematic humanitarian issues that are amplified by social protest in Haiti.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join Alliance Française young adult group for a fun afterwork at The Tasting Room!
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Annie Colère. (2021)
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us on December 6 from 9:30 to 12:30 for our annual Marché de Noël !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Dalva. (2022)
Join us for a French movie night as we watch L’Histoire de Souleymane. (2024)
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Borgo. (2023)
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Fifi . (2021)
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Les Magnétiques (2021), directed by Vincent Maël Cardona.
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Vingt Dieux. (2024)
Bring your kids on Saturday, November 1st for a fun, one-hour French workshop exploring the fascinating Democratic Republic of Congo with our instructor Marguerite!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
The Alliance Française is pleased to partner with the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival for a special screening of the French film The Safe House (La Cache).
Join us for a French movie night as we watch this real story inspired French movie, Une Affaire de Principe (2024), directed by Antoine Raimbault.
Join Alliance Française young adult group for a fun afterwork at The Tasting Room! All levels of French are welcome!
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join the French-American Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Française for a presentation by Greg Cash who will discuss the French explorers and traders, Médard Chouart de Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who were the first Europeans to journey to Minnesota in the mid-1600s, and who played an important role in the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Join us for the satirical one-woman show, by French artist Layla Metssitane, based on the book Stupeur et Tremblements (1999) by Belgian best-selling author Amélie Nothomb. This theatrical rendition of the book captures the unique language and literary effects of Nothomb. The performance will be presented in French with English subtitles.
At the occasion of the performance of Stupeur et tremblements at the Alliance Française of Mpls/St Paul, Layla Metssitane, stage director, actress and adaptor of Amélie Nothomb’s novel will meet our audience for an exceptional conversation.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Look back on 50 years of Alliance Française with a historical retrospective in our gallery for the entire month of October! We'll revisit our best memories and celebrate our favorite moments with this member driven exhibition. Join us for the opening on Monday, October 6th at 5pm. This exhibit will be on display until Saturday, November 1st.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join our French Teen Club for a movie screening on Friday, October 3 at 5 pm and stay for a conversation in French after the movie led by Thomas, one of our French Instructor from France!
Join us at the Alliance for a French film from our Ciné Kids series, perfect for families with children ages 4 and up!
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Pas de Vagues. (2023)
Each month, the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA chooses a Francophone film currently available to stream for you to watch it independently, and then come together for a free conversation with a film expert. This month's discussion on Quand vient l’automne (2024) will be led by Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic at Variety.
Join us for our annual Salon du Livre! Come meet your favorite Francophile and Francophone authors and check out their latest book! This year’s edition will present a diverse range of book genres : from novels to poetry and adults to kids, you're sure to find something new for your bookshelf!
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
On the 81st anniversary of the Liberation of France join the Alliance Française and the JCC at the University Club of St Paul to hear testimonies from direct and indirect witnesses of this time, with Prof. Bruno Chaouat from the University of Minnesota and Prof. Sharon Marquart from Gustavus Adolphus College. Our special guests Sarah Chaouat, Nelly Hewett and Jacqueline O'Brien will share how WW2 affected them and their families, their remembrance of Liberation and its lasting consequence.
The conversation will be moderated by Valerie Tremelat and will be followed by a Q&A and light refreshments.
Join us for a fun outing to the Minneapolis Farmers Market, and experience le marché the French way!
Join Alliance Française young adult group for a fun afterwork at Troubadour Wine Bar!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
After the excitement of la rentrée and the Great Minnesota Get-Together, wind down with us at an informal family-friendly fundraiser for Alliance Française!
Our doors are open from 10 am to 12 pm, come say Bonjour and discover all that AFMSP has to offer. Take a sample French class and explore everything you can learn at the Alliance Française.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Free online information session about upcoming French for Business courses.
Join us for our monthly screening. In August, we will discover French comedy ‘‘La Petite Vadrouille’’.
The screening will be followed by a discussion about the movie led by Abdel Hamouchi, one of our French Instructors who is passionate about cinema.
With Urban Meridians, Monica Helland proposes a fresh lens through which to experience a city like Paris, merging the principles of urban geography with the ancient wisdom of East Asian medicine.
