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A contribution of any amount will help support FEN's goal of promoting French culture and traditions in the Pacific Northwest through the A l'école in-school program, the Bastille Day Festival, French Regional Dinners and French Interns.
FEN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all contributions are tax deductible. EIN 26-0392161.
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Regional Dinner: A Taste of Alsace
January 25th, 2012
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, France Education Northwest invited you to enjoy a delicious meal prepared by renowned French Chef Jacques Boiroux.
To see all the pictures, click here !
Thank you for coming !
SAVE THE DATE: FEN next Regional Dinner will be held on March 21st !
French Film "The Conquest" opens in Seattle
THE CONQUEST chronicles the volatile right-leaning Sarkozy's startling rise to become President of France and the emotional and psychological stakes involving the conquest of power. On the day the diminutive Sarkozy conquered his ultimate ambition, his wife - who for twenty years had struggled to pull the man she loved from the shadow into the light - walked out on him for another man.
Directed by Xavier Durringer.
Starring Denis Podalydes, Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq, Hippolyte Girardot, Samuel Labarthe.
When: Opens on January 27th, 2012
Where: Landmark's Varsity Theatre - 4329 University Way Northeast, Seattle, WA
Bastille Day 2011: Pictures & End of the Festál Fabric of America Project: E=mc2
Finally, what are you a connoisseur of?
Thank you to the volunteers who helped make the Bastille Day Festival a success!
On Thursday, August 25th a Thank You Party was thrown for all volunteers who contributed their time and energy to Soirée
Belle Époque and/or the Bastille Day Festival. It was held at a private home on Queen Anne Hill with a spectacular view
of Lake Union.
There was delicious food and wine, delightful conversation, and a free raffle for four bottles of wine. Attendees also participated in the Festál Fabric of America (FFAP) program where they answered the question: What are you a connoisseur of? For more information and to submit your answer to the question, click here.
If you would like to join our permanent list of volunteers and you are not already on it, please sign up here.
Testimonials From Our Most Recent French Interns
Thank you Aude and Jean-Baptiste for all of your hard work. It has been a pleasure working with you at France Education Northwest and we wish you the best of luck in the future!
"It was a real pleasure to work for France Education Northwest, as I believe their approach to promoting French culture is very well suited to the Pacific Northwest. They definitely keep the fun in learning about France and French culture, be it in the A L'Ecole program, or the very successful Regional Dinners."
Aude Puyfoulhoux - Intern at the FACC/ FEN from January to July 2011
"France Education Northwest is a fantastic, meaningful
organization that does a great job in promoting the French culture in the
Pacific Northwest region. I really enjoyed being a part of it and helping develop
people's knowledge on what French culture is about."
Jean-Baptiste Ferrian - Intern at the FACC/ FEN from January to July 2011
Seattle Bastille Day Festival Visual Art Contest
The Bastille Day Festival wants to know what French culture means to you!
France Education Northwest is holding its 8th Annual Bastille Day Festival on July 9th & 10th, 2011, at the Seattle Center as part of Festál. The event will feature French music, food, wine, games, crafts, a marché - activities for everyone!
The Bastille Day festival is taking part this year in the Festál Fabric of America Project, funded by the Seattle Center and the Wallace Foundation. The goal of such a program is to engage the community, especially participants between the ages of 13-30, in the arts and to allow people from near and far to be directly involved in the festival.
So, this year, a visual art contest is held, officially announced on May 17th, where photos, videos, drawings or any other visual art submissions are accepted. Anyone can submit a design! The design needs to be related to France in some way and respond to the question: “What are you a connoisseur of?” and it must not contain any copyrighted images. Two winners will be selected: one between the ages of 13 and 25 and another one over the age of 26. All the submissions will be displayed during the festival!
All images must be submitted electronically on bastilleday.festalproject.com.
For more information about this contest, please contact FEN at culture@faccpnw.org or at 206.256.6184. For more information about the Bastille Day Festival please visit www.seattle-bastille.org.
Seattle Bastille Day Festival Visual Art Contest Rules and Requirements:
Visual Art Contest Theme:
Bastille Day: What are you a connoisseur of?
Requirements:
We are looking for your French related visual art submissions, which can be photos, drawings, paintings, videos, etc. They must be accompanied with a short description. Try to answer the question What are you a connoisseur of? In other words, when you think of French culture, what do you think of spontaneously? Many people may think of fine wines and fabulous cuisine. Some may think of beautiful landmarks. Others perhaps think of French-speaking Africa, Asia, and South America…
Judging Criteria:
Submissions will be judged on originality and creativity as well as their graphic appeal, visual clarity and how well they relate to the festival’s overall theme.
Prizes:
They will be announced and awarded during the Festival (if available). They will receive a fabulously French prize!
Timeline:
Friday, July 8th, 11:59 pm – all submissions due
Possibility to submit images and videos during the festival at the FFAP booth
Sunday, July 10th, 5 pm – winners will be announced
Submission:
Please submit your poster entry via the project website: bastilleday.festalproject.com by 11:59 pm PST on June 8th. High resolution recommended. Questions may be directed to intern@faccpnw.org or 206-443-4703.
Dorie Greenspan at the University Bookstore!
On October 18th, Dorie Greenspan, presented her new cookbook "Around My French Table" at the University Book Store.
Now in a big, personal, and personable book, Dorie captures all the excitement of French home cooking, sharing disarmingly simple dishes she has gathered over years of living in France. "Around My French Table" is a cookbook packed with lively stories, memories, and insider tips on French culinary customs.
France Education Northwest and the French-American Chamber Commerce were being promoted at the event. We had a raffle with wonderful prizes, such as awesome Beaujolais Nouveau aprons and a French-American teddy bear! We had such a nice time listening to Dorie talk about her experience of cooking, shopping at the market, testing recipes, eating and simply living in France!
If you were not already fond of France and French cuisine, you just need to listen to Dorie, and she will make you fall in love with France all over again, or for the first time.
A l’Ecole Presentation starts a new program in High School
The first presentation took place in Issaquah Middle School Pacific Cascade Freshman Cascade. On Wednesday April 21st, two French students, Thomas Billaudel, volunteer for the association and Aurelie Simon, Consular Assistant at the Consular Agency of France in Seattle, went to this high school and made a presentation about France.
The presentation in a high school is more focused on the way of life of French students.
The teenagers were very interested in how young people are dressed in France or what type of music they are listening to (French Rap, Techno…). A lot of questions were asked to the volunteers about their own experience.
We all thank Karen Boschker to welcome this new kind of presentation in her school, and we hope that lot of French teachers will be interested in this project.
If you wish to book a presentation in your school or library, please contact us at events@faccpnw.org.
If you wish to help us promote the French culture in the Pacific Northwest by making a donation to FEN,
please click here!