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SUMMARY:Annual Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Annual Celebration\nSilent Presence: The French in New England\nSunday\, May 17\, 2026\n3:00 – 5:00 \nAtlantic Works Conference Center\n57 Charter Oak Ave.\nHartford\, CT  06106 \n  \n \n  \n  \nVenez nombreux à notre Célébration Annuelle de l’Alliance Française de Hartford. \nCome 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. \nFor 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? \nShe 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. \nOur 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. \n 
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/annual-celebration/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events,Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT \nPLEASE ENTER THE CAPEWELL LOFTS BUILDING\n(to the right of the Conference Center) \nCAPEWELL LOFTS CLUBHOUSE\n10:30 – 12:00\n  \n \n  \nJoin us for socializing and breakfast at Capewell Lofts.  Bring some coffee and a breakfast treat to share.\nWe would love you to join us for a great opportunity to speak French or to maintain fluency. Come enjoy good friends and lively conversation.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation-4-5-2/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T021243
CREATED:20251020T014546Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT \n10:30 – 12:00\n  \n \n  \nJoin us for socializing and breakfast at the Conference Center.  Bring some coffee and a breakfast treat to share.\nWe would love you to join us for a great opportunity to speak French or to maintain fluency. Come enjoy good friends and lively conversation.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation-4/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nJANUARY 17 CANCELLED\nDUE TO SNOW\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT \n10:30 – 12:00\n  \n \n  \nJoin us for socializing and breakfast at the Conference Center.  Bring some coffee and a breakfast treat to share.\nWe would love you to join us for a great opportunity to speak French or to maintain fluency. Come enjoy good friends and lively conversation.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation-4-2/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events,Events
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SUMMARY:Madagascar: Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Madagascar: Past and Present\nAfter a brief overview of the history of human settlement in Madagascar\, this talk will focus on the past century.  During this period\, Madagascar was a colony of France\, regained its independence in 1960\, and today faces many challenges.  I will single out environmental issues\, the role of the colonial administration in shaping the current narrative\, and my long-term partnership with Malagasy colleagues and a community in the southwest to conserve the surrounding forests and wildlife while also improving local livelihoods and wellbeing. \nAlison Richard is a Senior Research Scientist in the Yale Anthropology Department and Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor Emerita of the Human Environment\, and was Provost of Yale University from 1994-2002. She has studied the ecology and social behavior of wild primates in Africa\, Central America\, and the Himalayan foothills\, but she is most widely known for her research on lemurs in Madagascar. Her most recent book\, The Sloth Lemur’s Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present\, is a far-reaching account of Madagascar past and present. For fifty years\, she has worked to help conserve the island’s unique natural heritage and enhance socio-economic opportunities for people living in and around forests in the southwest. \nRichard served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 2003-2010. During her tenure\, she led several major changes in University policy\, reorganized management of the University’s endowment\, expanded Cambridge’s global partnerships\, and launched and completed a transformational fund-raising campaign. For her accomplishments\, she was awarded a DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire) for her services to Higher Education. \nRichard is a trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation. She chairs the Leadership Council of the Yale Peabody Museum\, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies. Richard received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Cambridge\, and her doctorate from London University. \nProgram Date:  Saturday\, December 13\, 2025\nTime: 3 PM\nAtlantic Works Conference Center\n57 Charter Oak Ave\nHartford\, CT\nALL GOLD MEMBERS AND AFH MEMBERS ARE FREE.\nPlease let us know below that you are planning to attend.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/madagascar-past-and-present/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT\n  \nDue to the Fall Festival taking place on October 11th at Heirloom Market\, we are moving our conversation group to the Conference Center.  We will meet again at Heirloom\nMarket on October 25th.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation-3/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events
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SUMMARY:Club de Lecture
DESCRIPTION:J’emporterai le feu\nLeila Slimani\nLeïla Slimani’s new novel brings her semi- autobiographical trilogy The Country of Others to a close. The sprawling saga follows a family over three generations and traces the development of modern-day Morocco from the late 1940s through to the pandemic-scarred present.\nAtlantic Works Conference Center\n57 Charter Oak Ave\nHartford\, CT\n\nPlease RSVP below to let us know you are coming.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/club-de-lecture/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events,Club de Lecture,Home
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT\n10:30 – 12:00\n  \n\nJoin us for socializing and lively conversation at our Conference Center on Saturday mornings from 10:30 – 12:00.  It is a great way to meet with fellow French speakers and improve your fluency. Bring your coffee and a breakfast treat to share.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation-2/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:COFFEE AND CONVERSATION\nATLANTIC WORKS CONFERENCE CENTER\n57 CHARTER OAK AVE\nHARTFORD\, CT\n  \nDue to the Fall Festival taking place on October 11th at Heirloom Market\, we are moving our conversation group to the Conference Center.  We will meet again at Heirloom\nMarket on October 25th.
URL:https://alliancefrancaisehtfd.org/event/coffee-conversation/
LOCATION:Atlantic Works Conference Center\, 57 Charter Oak Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFH Events
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