The Alliance Française in Dublin Monthly Newsletter

FORTHCOMING TERM
25.06.2006  /  27.01.2007

Term 1 will begin at the end of the month. This is the second 16 weeks session of our academic year. It is open to both former and new students.

We are opening all kind of classes : General French courses, cultural workshops, conversation courses,  and secondary school classes are available.

You can download the Timetable & Fees Brochure for Term 1 here. 

Assessments for adults courses will be held this month in the Café des Amis between 5pm and 7pm on the following dates :

Mon 11th / Tue 12th / Wed 13th
Mon 18th / Tue 19th / Wed 20th

and between 10am and 1pm on the following dates :

Sat 16th / Sat 23rd

Assessments are free of charge and no booking is required. Please note that you do not need an assessment if you are a complete beginner or if you are re-enrolling from last summer Term.

for more information visit our website

Alliance Française 
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

FRINGE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 9th - 24th

Festival. Once again the Alliance Française in Dublin is proud to be a sponsor of the Fringe Festival.
The 2-week multi-Arts festival is now in its 12th year and will be even more energy packed than usual this year with more venues, over 100 shows and an opportunity for audiences to throw themselves into a 16-day extravaganza of local and international work.The five fingered line-up of Theatre, Dance, Music, Live and Visual Arts is destined to amp up the city and be the climax of this summer's festival season with everything from dancing at cross-roads to flying boats, guided 'detours' of the city to opera in the pub.
Don't miss by the launching of the Festival with a very special fire installation upon the River Liffey by the French company Carabosse.

For more information and complete listings, visit the official website at :

www.fringefest.com

MORIARTY

Concert. This Franco - American, Swiss, Peruvian and Vietnamese outfit present hypnotic desert blues and sublime vocals with a nod to Kerouac and Tom Waits as father figures. 
While the Parisian diva sings in her armchair with her eyes on fire, the Garçons cast blue suede ballads on makeshift guitars and double bass, tin drums and heroic harmonicas.

More information on their MySpace.

Friday 8 September at 8pm
Admission 10 Euro

Alliance Française 
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Moriarty will also perform in the Spiegel Tent as part of the Fringe Festival on Tuesday 12 September.

BoxOffice FRINGE : 1850 374643
12 East Essex St, D2

GERONIMO
by PURPLE VOYAGE

Theatre. Written by Philippe Deslias, starring Pascal Scott, Merrina Millsap and Malacky McKenna.
Geronimo is two one-act plays. Mr. Huk spends his life on the side of the road watching the cars pass by. Jacques Lamier, meets him in order to find out who the man is. He discovers that Mr. Huk is a wise man who knows more than it first appears. A couple are waiting for a train going to Baton Rouge. Their journey must lead them to a special quest.

September 19 to September 24
7.45pm, Café des Amis - 12 Euro
(except Sunday 24th matinée at 5pm)

BoxOffice FRINGE : 1850 374643
12 East Essex St, D2

Alliance Française 
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

MEDIATHEQUE FRANCAISE
RE-OPENING

Unfortunately the Mediatheque will not be in a position to open its doors at the same time as the rest of the Alliance Francaise.
The classical architectural details contained in the ceiling and in the friezes of the library necessitated extra care and attention during the renovation work. This additional time has been used by the Mediatheque staff to carry out a detailed stock-take of the more than 20,000 books, cd’s and dvd’s that make up the Mediatheque’s vast collection of resources.
The Mediatheque will open to members on Monday the 2nd of October.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delay. Subscribers to the Mediatheque will have their membership extended by a further four months to compensate for the closure during the renovations. 

library@alliance-francaise.ie

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
OPEN DAY

The Alliance Française organises an Open-day twice a year. This is the chance to meet some of our staff and get information on our courses, exams and cultural events. All official brochures will be available. This time it will also be the occasion to discover the brand new interior of the Alliance Française.

At the same time a Book Fair, organised by the Médiathèque Française, will be held in the Café des Amis. There you will find new and second-hand books, a large selection of novels, art books, history books, dictionnaries, and lots more ! Paperbacks from 1 euro !

Saturday 23rd September
10am-1pm, Café des Amis

Alliance Française 
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2