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La Trompette Alliance Français de Grosse Pointe January 2017 Upcoming Events Galette des Rois Grosse Pointe Public Library – Ewald Branch January 7, 2017 | 1-4:00 p.m. Winter French Classes Begin Assumption Cultural Center January 9, 2017 Lecture: The Remarkable Life of Mary Cassatt Grosse Pointe Public Library — Ewald Branch February 6, 2017 - 7:00-8:30 p.m. Wine Tasting The Ark at St. Ambrose February 23, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. Pardon My French March 4, 2017 Details to come Cercle Littéraire January 28 Title: Oublier Palerme Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux Prix Goncourt 1966 Hostess: Becky Hein March 11 Title: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes Author: Amin Maalouf April 29 Title: L’homme de l’art: D. -H. Kahnweiler, 1884-1979 Author: Pierre Assouline PRESIDENTS NOTE Bonne Année, chers membres, We hope that your holidays were filled with wonder and the true meaning of Christmas! Our Christmas Potluck Raclette Party was enjoyed by good friends sharing conversation and delicious food. Our pianist, Stefan K, provided music during dinner, accompanied a trio of members who lead us in singing of carols and then serenaded us in French. It was a lovely evening! Don’t forget that we will celebrate the Epiphany, the Galette des Rois, with a family- friendly film and galette on January 7th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Ewald Library in Grosse Pointe Park. The reservation deadline is January 2. See flyer for more information! The Winter semester of French classes begins on Monday, January 9. Registration is open until January 6. See our website for more information: afgrossepointe.org A special treat for art lovers! On February 6, we are offering a lecture on American artist Mary Cassatt to our membership and the Grosse Pointe community. Our lecturer, Karen Imarisio, will bring the artist and her art to life at 7:00 p.m. at the Ewald Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library. She will include stories of Cassatt’s time in Paris, her art and even one of her friends, Degas! Admission is free to members and $5 for non-members. See more information on our website: afgrossepointe.org We are hosting a wine tasting at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd with Cost Plus Wines at The Ark at St. Ambrose. Our wine expert will be Robert Dassett who will share with us six French wines and one champagne! Come learn the terms of wine tasting and savor the flavors! Plan to join us for this fun and informative evening. Friends are invited too - the more, the merrier! Our new website is up and running at afgrossepointe.org! Check it out! À bientôt! Pat Stewart and Marc Robert In Memoriam Dr. Kim Khong Lie, husband of former Alliance Française de Grosse Pointe President Mado Lie, passed away on November 16, 2016, while on a Caribbean cruise at the age of 84. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mado, 10 children and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for February. Learn French See website for new Winter Schedule www.afgrossepointe.org
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La TrompetteAl l i ance Fr ança i s d e Gro s s e Po in t e January 2017
Upcoming EventsGalette des RoisGrosse Pointe Public Library – Ewald Branch January 7, 2017 | 1-4:00 p.m. Winter French Classes BeginAssumption Cultural Center January 9, 2017 Lecture: The Remarkable Life of Mary CassattGrosse Pointe Public Library — Ewald Branch February 6, 2017 - 7:00-8:30 p.m.Wine TastingThe Ark at St. Ambrose February 23, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.Pardon My FrenchMarch 4, 2017 Details to come
Cercle LittéraireJanuary 28
Title: Oublier Palerme Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux Prix Goncourt 1966 Hostess: Becky Hein
March 11
Title: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes Author: Amin Maalouf
April 29
Title: L’homme de l’art: D. -H. Kahnweiler, 1884-1979 Author: Pierre Assouline
PRESIDENTS NOTEBonne Année, chers membres,We hope that your holidays were filled with wonder and the true meaning of Christmas!
Our Christmas Potluck Raclette Party was enjoyed by good friends sharing conversation and delicious food. Our pianist, Stefan K, provided music during dinner, accompanied a trio of members who lead us in singing of carols and then serenaded us in French. It was a lovely evening!
Don’t forget that we will celebrate the Epiphany, the Galette des Rois, with a family-friendly film and galette on January 7th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Ewald Library in Grosse Pointe Park. The reservation deadline is January 2. See flyer for more information!
The Winter semester of French classes begins on Monday, January 9. Registration is open until January 6. See our website for more information: afgrossepointe.org
A special treat for art lovers! On February 6, we are offering a lecture on American artist Mary Cassatt to our membership and the Grosse Pointe community. Our lecturer, Karen Imarisio, will bring the artist and her art to life at 7:00 p.m. at the Ewald Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library. She will include stories of Cassatt’s time in Paris, her art and even one of her friends, Degas! Admission is free to members and $5 for non-members. See more information on our website: afgrossepointe.org
We are hosting a wine tasting at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd with Cost Plus Wines at The Ark at St. Ambrose. Our wine expert will be Robert Dassett who will share with us six French wines and one champagne! Come learn the terms of wine tasting and savor the flavors! Plan to join us for this fun and informative evening. Friends are invited too - the more, the merrier!
Our new website is up and running at afgrossepointe.org! Check it out!
À bientôt! Pat Stewart and Marc Robert
In Memoriam
Dr. Kim Khong Lie, husband of former Alliance Française de Grosse Pointe President Mado Lie, passed away on November 16, 2016, while on a Caribbean cruise at the age of 84. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mado, 10 children and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for February.
Learn French See website for new
Winter Schedulewww.afgrossepointe.org
New Program Chair
We welcome Julie Morang to our board as our new Program Chair! Although Julie grew up in St. Clair Shores and has resided in Grosse Pointe Park for the past 25 years, she is proud to say she was born in Detroit. Her family roots are deep on Detroit’s east side. From the first married couple, Mary Noblet and George Young (Jung), who immigrated here in the early 1800’s from Alsace-Lorraine, France, there are now over 600 descendants. One of the famous Young
descendants was Caspar Salter who was the first settler of Harper Woods. In addition, her great-great-great-grandfather on the Morang side, who also immigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in the 1850’s, had a 600 acre farm which was later named Morang Avenue along with the street Duchess (named after his favorite horse).
As a junior in college, Julie studied architecture and painting in France at the famous L’Ecole des Beaux Arts summer program in Fontainebleau. While there, the architecture and painting students did a combined final project with the international music students under the direction of the famous music composer/conductor, Madame Nadia Boulanger, who headed up the music studies at Fontainebleau. Julie has had a love of France ever since and is a true Francophile.
Julie is semi-retired from her own real estate business and retired from architectural design. She worked at a major Detroit architectural firm designing interiors of banks, churches, corporate headquarters and university buildings. Julie has a daughter, Alyssa, who is a graphic designer in California. Julie has many outside interests: travel (28 countries), active year-round tennis player, kayaker, boater, biker and gardener and has a passion for all of the arts.
She is excited about the upcoming year with Alliance Française de Grosse Pointe and hopes to tie in her love of architecture and history with a tour of some of Detroit’s architectural gems.
2016-2017 Board Members
Raclette Potluck PartyDecember 15, 2016
