The next regular meeting of L'Union Alsacienne will take place on Wednesday June 18th at 6:30 pm at OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie), 801 2nd avenue, suite 605 (bet. 42 and 43rd st).

Tentative schedule for the upcoming regular meetings :

• September 17, 2008

.....will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with their first visit to the United States.

The Boston/Strasbourg Sister City Association is sponsoring a performance on Thursday, August 14th at the Rabb Auditorium in the Boston Public Library at 5 PM.

The Orchestre will also be part of the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events waterfront concert series. They will perform at Columbus Park on Tuesday, August 19th at 6 PM.

Both Boston concerts are FREE and open to the public.

Additional concerts are scheduled on August 18th and August 20th. Visit the website of the Boston/Strasbourg Sister City Association for more info.

Please join us for a Potluck Petanque Picnic in Central Park

Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 12 noon
at the Arthur Ross Pinetum in Central park
Entrance by 84th and 86th streets on the West Side

http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=virtualpark_thegreatlawn_arthurrosspinetum

On Sunday, July 13 2008, from noon to 6pm, everyone is invited to be French for a day. Experience the sights, sounds and flavors of France right in your own backyard at New York's "Street Fair with French Flair", Bastille Day on 60th Street from Fifth to Lexington avenues.

Visit the stand of L'Union Alsacienne and sample some of the delicious treats from Queens' bakery store La Marjolaine.

 Check out the pictures here!

L’Union Alsacienne in collaboration with Les Editions Diateino present:

A SHORT GUIDE TO FOODIE FRENCH by Jeremy Leven

JUNE 27TH 2008 - 6PM

The French Publisher's Agency

853 Broadway Avenue New York (between E 13th & E 14th St) suite 1509

Download the invitation here!

Jeremy Leven (born 1941) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Leven lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Nantucket and Paris. Leven's first novel, Creator, was published in 1982 and released as a film of the same title in 1985. Leven wrote and directed Don Juan De Marco (1995), wrote and produced Alex & Emma (2003), and wrote the screenplays for The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and The Notebook (2004). His screenplay for The Time Traveler's wife was in production in 2007.

SAY CHIC TO SAY IT IN FRENCH ($ 9.99) by Francoise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven will also be available.