Coffee & Conversation
2027-03-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2027-02-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2027-02-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-05 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 15 more dates | Heirloom Market, 263 Main St,, Wethersfield, CT, 06109, United States
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
HEIRLOOM MARKET
263 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT

10:30 – 12:00

Join us for socializing and breakfast at Heirloom Market. Look for us at a table. Enjoy the coffee and food offerings while there.
We would love you to join us for a great opportunity to speak French or to maintain fluency. Come enjoy good friends and lively conversation.

La Tres Catastrophique Visite du Zoo
2026-06-20 12:30 - 13:30 | CT
La très Catastrophique Visite du Zoo
Joël Dicker

PLACE: Heirloom Market
263 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT

TIME: 12:30 – 1:30

“Pendant des années, dans la petite ville où j’ai grandi, les esprits restèrent marqués par les évènements qui se produisirent au zoo local un vendredi de décembre, à quelques jours de Noël. Et pendant toutes ces années, personne ne sut la vérité sur ce qui s’était réellement passé là-bas. Jusqu’à ce livre.”
À la veille de Noël, une visite scolaire dans un zoo tourne à la catastrophe.
Please RSVP to let us know you are coming.

The Paris Effect: Its Power to Inspire and Seduce
2026-05-21 16:00 - 17:00 | CT
The Paris Effect: Its Power to Inspire and Seduce

Event begins at 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
What is it about Paris—and French culture—that so powerfully moves and inspires people around the world?
In this engaging talk, journalist and longtime Paris resident Elaine Sciolino explores the answer in one compelling word: seduction. She reflects on the emotional pull of France and invites us to consider how a simple street, the source of a river, or the hush of a museum can awaken curiosity, imagination, and connection. What makes Paris more than a destination? Why does French culture continue to captivate across generations and borders?
Elaine Sciolino, best-selling author of six books, including La Seduction, The Only Street in Paris, The Seine and most recently Adventures in the Louvre, is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Paris. In 2010 she was decorated chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest honor of the French state, for her “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States.
For AATF members: the AATF office will send certificates of attendance to members who request the certificate and provide a screenshot. Please email: staff@frenchteachers.org.

RSVP by May 21 2026 4:45pm
Register Here,

Annual Celebration
2026-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Atlantic Works Conference Center, 57 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford, CT, 06106, United States
Annual Celebration
Silent Presence: The French in New England
Sunday, May 17, 2026
3:00 – 5:00
Atlantic Works Conference Center
57 Charter Oak Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106

Venez nombreux à notre Célébration Annuelle de l’Alliance Française de Hartford.
Come learn about the history and diaspora of French Canadians and Acadians. Jeanne Douillard will be our guest of honor at the Alliance Française Annual Celebration on Sunday, May 17 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The title of her lecture will be “Silent Presence: The French in New England.” She will include music as part of her presentation.
For more than 25 years, Jeanne Douillard has probed the history of the French in the Americas. An independent scholar, she began by researching her own family genealogy and discovered she had Québecois, Acadiens, Algonquin and English roots. She wanted to find out more about these people. Her passion led her to delve deeply into the quagmire of conflicting historiographies. English, French and American historians of the past offered up irreconcilable views of La Nouvelle France [New France] and its people. She was intrigued. What is the truth and why have the French in particular been such a silent presence in New England?
She published her book, I Remember: Je Me Souviens… in 2015 and began giving presentations throughout New England. Entitled Silent Presence – The French in New England, she shares her personal story intertwined with the historical story of the Québecois and Acadiens in the Americas. It is a compelling tale of generational trauma; however, she provides a very hopeful outcome. In her talk she says: “As Jennifer Lee, a Native American storyteller says: ‘To know what happened can empower and inform you.’ Madame Douillard concurs.
Our president will introduce the members of the AF Board of Directors. After the lecture, there will be a light dinner and French-Canadian themed desserts. Feel free to bring wine.

Why living in France can cost half as much! With Adrian Leeds
2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | CT
Adrian Leeds returns to talk about the cost of living in France and why it is way more affordable than you think.
Adrian Leeds is a French property expert, HGTV personality, published journalist and author, events coordinator, marketing, public relations and communications expert. Adrian arrived in Paris in 1994 with more than 21 years of experience in marketing and public relations, not to mention a daughter. In her need to survive in the City of Light as a single mother, she created a variety of businesses devoted to assisting other expats in their quest to fulfill their dream to live in France. Her company, the Adrian Leeds Group, is a licensed real estate agency offering complete property consultation services primarily for North Americans and other Anglophones wanting to live and/or invest in France.
This event will be on Zoom and is free for all Alliance Française members, AATF members, and invited guests of the presenter or publicist. Non-members or persons who have no AF chapter nearby can purchase tickets ($10).

RSVP by May 16 2026 2:00pm

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Cabane
2026-05-09 12:30 - 13:30 | Heirloom Market, 263 Main St,, Wethersfield, CT, 06109, United States
Cabane
Abel Quentin
PLACE: Heirloom Market
263 Main Street
Wethersfield, CY
May 9, 2026.
12:30 – 1:30

Berkeley, 1973. Département de dynamique des systèmes. Quatre jeunes chercheurs mettent les dernières touches au rapport qui va changer leur vie. Les résultats de l’IBM 360, alias « Gros Bébé », sont sans appel : si la croissance industrielle et démographique ne ralentit pas, le monde tel qu’on le connaît s’effondrera au cours du xxie siècle. Au sein de l’équipe, chacun réagit selon son tempérament ; le couple d’Américains, Mildred et Eugene Dundee, décide de monter sur le ring pour alerter l’opinion ; le Français Paul Quérillot songe à sa carrière et rêve de vivre vite ; et l’énigmatique Johannes Gudsonn, le Norvégien, surdoué des maths ? Gudsonn, on ne sait pas trop. Certains disent qu’il est devenu fou. De la tiède insouciance des seventies à la gueule de bois des années 2020, Cabane est le récit d’une traque, et la satire féroce d’une humanité qui danse au bord de l’abime. Après Sœur (sélection prix Goncourt 2019) et Le Voyant d’étampes (prix de Flore, finaliste Renaudot et sélection Goncourt 2021), Cabane est le troisième roman d’Abel Quentin.

Champions League Semi-Final
2026-04-28 15:00 - 16:45 | CT
Champions League Semi-Final
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bayern Munchen

2nd Bridge Brewing Company
642 Hilliard Street
Manchester, CT

Milan vs. Juventus
2026-04-26 14:45 - 17:00 | CT
Milan vs. Juventus
April 26, 2:45 pm
Gastropark, West Hartford
637 New Park Avenue
West Hartford, CT
