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Bordeaux
esubordeaux@gmail.com Don't miss the next English Café!
At Crêperie "Twist 'N' Crêpes" 329 cours de la Libération in Talence
Contact the chairman, François Belly at
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Next get-together
February 2020
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And Pigs might fly .......
You are fond of Comics and cartoons ?
Don’t miss the next Drama workshop
And Pigs might fly …instructed by Oliver Borowski
When : Wednesday April 4th from 6pm to 8pm
Where : salle Quintin Loucheur, 96 rue de la Béchade, Bordeaux.
If you haven’t signed in yet… just pop in
Contact:
President of ESU Bordeaux
esubordeaux@gmail.com
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Hear ! Hear !
You live in Bordeaux or not far from this fantastic city, don’t miss the next English-Speaking Union event !
Our English conversation group meets this coming in Talence
Wednesday, September 20th
Where : Yorkshireman Pub & Tea Room, 2 rue Pacaris in Talence.
Time : 19.30 to 22.30
Want to join us ?
Contact François Belly : esubordeaux@gmail.com
See you soon !
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Save the date !
Hear, hear!
You like cartoons and comics?
Don't miss the next theatre workshop in English
"And pigs might fly..."
Join Oliver Borowski on Wednesday, June 14th from 6.30pm to 8.00pm, salle Quintin Loucheur, 96 rue de la Béchade, in Bordeaux.
Please come and support the participants who will be performing in public for the first time
Bravo ! Encore !!! Cheers!!!!
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Save the date
Wednesday, March 8th
Join the English café
Le Raboliot, 38 rue Peyronnet, Bordeaux www.restaurantleraboliot.com , Wednesday 8th March, 19.30 to 22.30
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Wednesday, February 7th
Hello everybody
Notre prochain groupe de conversation en anglais "English Café" aura lieu au restaurant Le Raboliot, 38 rue Peyronnet, Bordeaux www.restaurantleraboliot.com , le mercredi 8 février 2017,
de 19h30 à 22h30.
Nous aurons, à cette occasion, l’honneur et le plaisir d’accueillir deux invitées de choix : Mme Lucia DUMONT vice présidente de ESU France ainsi que Mme Patricia CURD
présidente de ESU Loire Valley, qui viennent tout spécialement à Bordeaux pour nous rencontrer.
Si vous n’êtes pas encore inscrit pour le deuxième trimestre, il n'est pas trop tard, signalez-vous en répondant à cet e-mail.
En revanche, si vous êtes déjà inscrit pour le deuxième trimestre, répondez à cet e-mail uniquement si vous ne pouvez pas participer à l'English Café du mercredi 8 février.
Au plaisir de vous retrouver mercredi soir,
Cordiales salutations,
François Belly
President of ESU-Bordeaux
Save the date!
Wednesday, January 18th from 18.30 to 20.00.
Join Oliver Borowski and its Theatre Worshop in English
" And pigs might fly..."
Where: salle Quintin Loucheur, 96 rue de la Béchade, Bordeaux.
Please contact us : esubordeaux@gmail.com or just come to the venue!
Save the date:
January 11th,2017
English Café
Contact:
Bring your friends!
ESU Bordeaux vous propose de participer au groupe de conversation en anglais "English Café", le mercredi soir de 19h30 à 22h30, une fois par mois, au restaurant Le Raboliot, 38 rue Peyronnet,Bordeaux.
Pour cette activité l'engagement est de 3 mois au tarif de 35 € repas compris (hors boissons) payable par chèque lors de la première séance du trimestre, selon le calendrier suivant :
Deuxième trimestre : 11 janvier, 8 février, 8 mars.
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Theatre workshop December 12, 2016
contact: esubordeaux@gmail.com
" And pigs might fly..."
by Oliver Borowski from South Africa.
More workshops on
18 January 2017, 15 February, 15 March, 12 April, 10 May, 14 June.
Join us! The more the merrier!
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Loire Valley
Future events 2020
Also visit website
http://www.esu-loire-valley.fr/future.html
The next event on Saturday the 8th February
– Presentation on the rich history of Saumur and its region - event.
In order to obtain members rates for the event, it is essential that we have received your membership application and payment. Please remember that anyone wishing to attend and take part in the
Annual General Meeting will need to renew at least a month beforehand.
The subsequent events will be:
12th March – Visit to Pasquier at Brissac
Quincé.
2nd April – Visit to Scania, Angers
18th April - Annual General Meeting
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15th November - a visit to the workshops and museum of CBG MIGNOT, route de Bourgueil, 49390 La Breille les Pins at
2.30pm. CBG Mignot has manufactured lead soldiers for almost 200 years and is the only surviving workshop in France producing lead figurines today; famous for historic detail, the figurines are
collected the world over.
Prior to the visit we will meet for lunch at the "Le Relais de la Ronde", between Vivy and Saumur at 11.30am. As it is a weekday event, there is no menu to select and entrées and desserts will
simply be chosen from the buffet; there will, however, be a choice of coq au vin or fish for the main course. Places are limited and will be allocated on a "first come first served" basis
- details.
The subsequent events will be:
Saturday 7th December - Annual Christmas lunch at the Parc Hotel, Saumur. Once again the raffle will include a special prize of a two night stay
in Paris; tickets will also be on sale at the November and December meetings.
Saturday 18th January - Annual Quiz and Photographic Competition.
Saturday 8th February – Possible presentation on Archaeology. Details to follow.
Thursday 12th March – Visit to Pasquier at Brissac Quincé, the famous site where nine million biscottes are made every day. Details to follow.
Thursday 2nd April – Visit to Scania, Angers. Details to follow.
Saturday 18th April – Annual General Meeting
Friday 1st May – May Day Walk
Don’t miss ESU Loire Valley’s next event on March 16,2019:
“When the Blues People Sang America to France”
An Illustrated talk by
Curtis Young
Curtis Young is an American who lives and works in France. He earned his Masters and DEA in European Cultural and Intellectual History from the University of California. He is a lauréat of the
Châteaubriand Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of American Literature at ESSEC.
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Also, the English-Speaking Union of the United States would like to extend a personal invitation to you, your international members, and anyone in your country interested
in studying in England this summer with our TLab: "Travel and Learn Abroad" program. Immerse yourself in Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare lived and worked. Enjoy Royal Shakespeare Company
theater performances, lectures by renowned Shakespeareans and rare artifacts from world-class collections - details.
Click on "Branches / News / Events " to read about the July 22nd "jazzy" event!
Click on "Branches / News / Events" to read about May 27th : A Day to Remember !!!!
Click on "Branches / News / Events" to read about the AGM and May Day Walk in the Loire Valley
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National Public Speaking Competition Final, Angers, April 1st, 2017.
And the winner is ...
Jeanne Chassereau.
Read more in the next page...
Wine Tasting Luncheon in Saumur
March 17, 2017
Terry Orner
Thirty Nine ESU members and guests enjoyed a wine-tasting luncheon in the teaching restaurant of the Lycée Sadi Carnot in Saumur on Friday, 17 March 2017. Cathy Henton of “Le Tasting Room”, was our speaker and our teacher for the day. Cathy is a qualified wine expert with over 25 years in the business. Together with her husband, she organises wine tours and educational excursions throughout the Loire Valley.
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Save the date:
Saturday 21st January 2017, from 11.45 am Lunch at « La Grange», Varennes-sur-Loire Be ready to “Button up Your Overcoats” and journey with member, Victor Leray
Learn more:
http://www.esu-loire-valley.fr/events/21jan.pdfe
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The final event of the year will be:
3rd December - we will celebrate Christmas with a meal at La Gogane in Trélazé.
Contact: Julie Dufour
vicepresident@esu-loire-valley.fr
The annual quiz will take place at Restaurant le Domaine de Presle at Distré, Saumur on Saturday 5 November 2016, starting at 12 noon. Attendance slips and cheques should be returned to Julie Dufour to arrive no later than Monday 31 October in order that we can provide numbers and menu choices to the restaurant.
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Paris
Future events 2020
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Tuesday 4 February, from 9pm onward: Jazz at the Caveau de la Huchette, 5 rue de la Huchette, with the Jazz Club that some of you have already discovered at the Petit Journal Luxembourg. - Wednesday 5 February at 4pm; Ciné Club ( Orson Welles) « CITIZEN KANE »
- Monday 30 orTuesday 31 March:A private visit guided by the Curator of the Plans Reliefs at les Invalides (details will follow). - Wednesday 1 April at 4pm,
Ciné Club (Charlie Chaplin) « A KING in NEW YORK » - Thursday 14 May:
Gerard Hocmard will talk about 1000 years of linguistic exchanges between England and France.
- 2-9 June: Shakespeare « The MERCHANT of VENICE »
- 24 June at 9.15 am: Musée Jacquemard André: a guided visit of the exhibition of Turner’s watercolours
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Don't miss the first projection of the ESU Paris CINE CLUB
March 13, 2019 : ESU Paris CINE CLUB :a British film by Bill Forsyth in VO, Local Hero, to be shown at the Maison des Associations, Paris 7ème.
April 5, 2019 6.30 pm: A round-table on « From Blair to Brexit » with Dr. Andrew Blick of King's College London and Dr. Sophie Loussouarnbon the occasion of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on March 29, 2019.
April 17, 2019 : ESU Paris CINE CLUB : Les Enfants du Paradis
May 15, 2019 : ESU Paris CINE CLUB
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September 25, 2018 10.00 am: Guided visit of the exhibit LesImpressionistes en exil à Londres (1870-1904) at the Petit Palais.
October 8, 2018 6.30 pm : Sophie Loussouarn will give a talk on theBritish and American painters who represented British society after 1768, on the occasion of the 250 years of the Royal Academy. The conference will be given at France-Amériques.
November 27, 2018 6.30 pm : Professor Christopher Mulvey will speak about the language of the women and suffragettes who obtained the right to vote in the United Kingdom in 1918 at the Mairie du 7ème.
December 2018 6.30 pm : Christmas Carols at the Travellers Club.
January 25, 2019 7.00 pm : Lord Renwick, former ambassador of the United Kingdom to Washington and to South Africa will speak about Thefuture of South Africa at a dinner at the Senate.
February 7, 2019 6.30 pm : Visit of the Académie d'Agriculture de France, created by Louis XV. There will also be a conference on the environment.
March 2019 : Lady Young discovers Oscar Nemon on the occasion of the publication of her book on the sculptor Oscar Nemon (1906-1985) who sculpted Freud in 1936 as well as many important world figures.
April 5, 2019 6.30 pm: A round-table on « From Blair to Brexit » with Dr. Andrew Blick of King's College London and Dr. Sophie Loussouarnon the occasion of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on March 29, 2019.
June 2019 : Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor in the Shakespeare Garden of the Pré Catelan.
Save the date
Wednesday, November 15th at 6.30pm
Conference at France-Amériques, 9 avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Paris
THE BRITISH and AMERICAN PAINTERS
of the GREAT WAR
By Sophie Loussouarn
Thursday, May 11th
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Wednesday March 15, 2017 at 6pm
Save the date
Lucia Dumont Renard, who holds a PhD in indigenous studies and lived on the Navajo reservation, will take you to the Southwest of the United States and present how the Navajos, who call themselves Diné (meaning the People), have managed to overcome educational and life challenges and thrive academically by learning in Beauty.
The talk with projections will be followed by drinks, at
MAISON des ASSOCIATIONS 7ème
4 Rue Amélie 75 007 Paris
Luce Loussouarn
President, ESU Paris
Participation 10 euros per person
Please send your reply and cheque payable to ESU Paris before March 10th to:
Agnès SAGOT 6 rue Magenta 78000 Versailles
January 20, 2017: Lord Young of Cookham will talk about "Inside Politics" followed by a dinner in the Salon Napoléon at the Senate.
February 1, 2017: We will visit the Museum of Mineralogy and the exhibition of the Crown Jewels of France.
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