Salem State College French Club
Spring 2004 News

E-mail reminders of specific events, including exact day/time/location, will be sent through the French Club listserve...so keep checking your in-boxes for our mailings!

FEVRIER 2004:

• 2/23: Canadian Consul General talk on "Canadian-U.S. Relations"! Monday, Feb 23, 11am-12pm, Business School smart room 111 in the new Central Campus building! Sponsored by the School of Business and open to all interested!
• 2/26: Summer in Quebec: Informational Meeting! Thurs, Feb 26, 3:30-5:00pm at the Center for International Education (8 Harrison Rd, South Campus)! Come learn about French language study at the Universite Laval in Quebec. The program will take place 5 July-6 August and you can earn up to 6 credits in French towards your language requirement or a French minor! All levels of language offered (elementary-intermediate-advanced). Appx cost (tuition, dorm room, fees): $1,000.
• 1 fevrier, online: French Trivia Contest! Be the first to answer three trivia questions posted to the French Club listserve each Monday morning and win the admiration of the Club members! Ongoing each week throughout the spring semester.
• 2 fevrier, 11:00-12:00, Sullivan 207A: French Conversation Hour! Mondays during Community Time all semester long (except holidays or days when other French Club events conflict). Bring your own brown-bag lunch or a cup of coffee & imagine you're in a cafe on the boulevard St.-Michel! Practice your French in a casual and supportive environment. Students of all levels of French, any faculty or staff who speak French, and any native-speakers of French are welcome! (NB: We still need to confirm that SB207A is open during this time slot, but if there are any changes we'll let you know!)
• 4 fevrier, 4:30-4:45, Charlotte Forten Hall (Library, 4th floor): Foreign Language Department presentation for the School of Arts & Sciences 150th anniversary celebration! Come support your department!
• 9 fevrier, 11:00-12:00, Sullivan 207A: French Conversation Hour!
• 10 fevrier, 6:00-8:00pm, Meier 204A (LRC): French Film Series! "La Buche", a 1999 comedy by Daniele Thompson, explores the complicated relationships of a fractured French family as they gather to celebrate Christmas together in Paris. Enjoy fresh, hot crepes made to order by chef Blood as you watch the film! (Location to be confirmed; any changes will be announced.)
• 23 fevrier, 11:00-12:00, Central Campus, room 111: French Club members are invited to join the School of Business in welcoming the Canadian Consul General to campus! The Consul General will speak on Canadian/US relations and answer questions from students. (No French Conversation Hour today.)

MARS 2004:

• French Film Series! "La Haine" (Hate), co-sponsored by the Peace Institute. This 1996 drama by Mathieu Kassovitz explores urban violence in Paris through the story of three ethnically diverse friends who chose different paths in the wake of a violent clash with French police. Tuesday, March 9, 6pm, in Vets Hall (Ellison Campus Center). This recent film by Mathieu Kassovitz will shake your preconceived notions of French culture! This is not the Paris of baguettes and berets! The film explores the lives of 3 friends living in Paris, all ethnic minorities, as they confront hate in French society. It's the "Boyz-in-the-Hood" of French cinema. Co-sponsored by the Peace Institute and the French Program. Free. Snacks will be served!
• Gauguin at the MFA! A day-trip to see the Gaugin exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, including lunch or dinner at a French restaurant. Info on dates and cost to be announced in advance.
• 3/1-29: French Conversation Hour! Mondays in March (Mar 1, 8, 22, 29), 11am-12pm, Sullivan 207A! Bring a brown bag lunch or a cup of coffee (or just yourself!) and come chat with us in French!
• French Study Abroad Information Session! Explore summer and semester abroad programs in Quebec and France. (Date/location TBA)

Later this SPRING:

• French Film Series: "Les visiteurs", "Le diner de cons", "Diabolique"? Suggestions are welcome!
• Petanque Tournament? Once the weather gets warm, we can enjoy a picnic at a local park and challenge each other at the game of "boules" (like Italian bocce)!
• Cooking Class? The "Buche de Noel" class was such as success, perhaps we should think about another French cooking class?

VENEZ NOMBREUX!

Katy Kaufmann (French Club President)
Michael DuBois (French Club VP)
Jim Justice (ex-officio French Club "animateur", legal consul, and trivia mastermind)
Dr. Blood (faculty advisor)