Bring a dish to share and join Alliance Française on April 22nd from 2:30-5:00 p.m. at the Mueller Hangar. Play Pétanque, a favorite French pasttime, enjoy food & drinks, and speak French with your Alliance Française friends & neighbors. No previous experience is necessary, families are welcome and all equipment is provided. 

Food and drink are potluck. Participants are invited to bring bread, cheese or a favorite recipe to share. AFA Pétanque is fun for people of all ages and there's no charge to participate. Members and nonmembers are welcome. We hope to see you at the Hangar in the Mueller development to enjoy food, friends, French and Pétanque on April 22nd.

On the third Sunday of each month join Alliance Française at Austin Studios to discover both classic and contemporary French film.  AFA Ciné-Club is open to everyone, both AFA members and non-members.  Snacks & drinks may be purchased from AFS Concessions. Films are presented in French with English subtitles.

This month AF Ciné-Club presents the hypnotic film BARBARA, winner of the presigious Louis Delluc prize.  In this biographical drama, Jeanne Balibar stars as famed chanteuse Barbara, an iconic French singer who rocketed to celebrity in the 1960s.  BARBARA was written and directed by Mathieu Amalric who also stars in the film. For her lead role in Barbara, Jeanne Balibar won the 2018 César Award for Best Actress.  This is a not-to-be missed film experience.  Online tickets are $6 and tickets purchased at-the-door are $8. Purchase your tickets today by clicking HERE and join AFA Ciné-club on Sunday April 15th. Please note our April screening will take place at the AFS Cinema with an earlier-than-usual start time at of 11:30am. Purchase tickets HERE and join us!  107 minutes - Drama

On Saturday April 7th, Alliance Française will host an AFA Student Party and Open House from 2:00-4:00pm at the AFA building on Medical Parkway.  Stop in to meet our teachers, see our building and classrooms, and to check out the many relevant fun ways to learn French through the AFA School. Members, friends, and past, current, and future students join us - everyone is welcome to attend AFA's Party & Open House.

The Alliance Française School offers a community of people interested in language, culture, and the world, and exceptional teaching in a relaxed atmosphere.   Refreshments served French-style.  Bring a friend and join us April 7th for food, drinks, music, conversation and fun!  4101 Medical Parkway, Austin 78756.

AFA's French Material's Library offers our members' wonderful books of all kinds on the first Sunday of each month.  The AFA Library will not be open to members in April.  We welcome members & friends to join us MAY 6TH to check out the wide variety of materials offered and to enjoy AFA's May focus on noted French poets and French poetry. 

Wishing you and yours a joyous Festival of Colors, Persian New Year, a blessed Passover, and happy Easter, all of which will be celebrated around the world and in Austin in April.  Happy Spring and happy celebrations to all.   AFA looks forward to seeing you at our French Materials Library on May 6th.

Alliance Française d'Austin and AFA Ciné-club are proud to partner with the Austin Film Society to present modern master Philippe Garrel's exquisite 2017 film LOVER FOR A DAY.  Master filmmaker Philippe Garrel makes intense films about love, family and intimacy. LOVER FOR A DAY portrays the story of the friendship of two young women brought together by their very different connections to an older man. Perfectly performed and exquisitely shot, the film is presented in the director’s preferred palate, black and white.   Austin screenings of LOVER FOR A DAY are part of the French Cultures Festival coordinated by the French Embassy in Houston.  Alliance Française d'Austin and AFCiné-club are proud to serve as partners in presenting Phillipe Garrel's most recent work.

Tickets are available at https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/lover-for-a-day/. Current AFA members will receive a $2 discount on each ticket purchased.  Discount codes have been distributed to members via email. Not yet a member?  JOIN ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE to receive discount code info today.  We hope to see you for LOVER FOR A DAY showing at the Austin Film Studios Cinema Wednesday March 28.  

Celebrate La Fête de la Francophonie on March 23rd with friends, cake and Alliance Française during Game Night at Cherrywood Coffeehouse.  Pick up coffee or a glass of wine for yourself, enjoy dessert, and take part in a game.  We'll speak French as we play traditional French board & card games as well as American board games en français.  Members' names must appear on the current membership list.  Non-members & guests will be charged a $5 fee.  

Memberships may be purchased online anytime and at Game Night.  Sign-in with Alliance Française is required on March 23rd.  We hope to see you soon at Cherrywood Coffeehouse March 23rd to speak French, eat, drink, play games and to celebrate la Fête de la Francophonie.  We hope to see you Friday night March 23rd!

In celebration of Le Mois de la Francophonie, Alliance Française of Austin presents FESTINEMA, a French film festival that encourages children and young adults to see foreign films and encourages active appreciation of cinema.  Between March 8th and April 5th AFA will provide age-appropriate French film screenings to 200+ Austin and Central Texas students in schools around the city.  Information about the 2018 Festinema program, films to be offered, and accompanying educational materials can be found HERE.  If you are affiliated with a school and have interest in a Festinema-related French film screening for your students, contact Alliance Française d'Austin at info@afaustin.org.  

Festinema is an annual nationwide film festival and educational program designed for children and adolescents.  Festinema was created by the United States Alliance Française network.  The Festival is part of Kids Trail, a program initiated by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, and by the FACE Foundation. Now in its fifth year, Festinema encourages learning and understanding of international cultures through cinema. AFA is proud to offer Festinema to connect Austin-area youth to French language and Francophone cultures.

On March 3rd Alliance Française invites you to join us at Texas French Bread, a cozy Austin eatery known for artisan pastry, delicious bistro fare, and a great wine list, to enjoy an architecture & design presentation and visit in French by Charles Di Piazza that will be followed by appetizers & discussion.  Mr Piazza's presentation will include the rare opportunity to enjoy a guided walk-through of a beautifully-designed home next door. Check-in at 5:00pm at the house for the presentation and tour, en français, by Charles Di Piazza. After the presentation AFA will provide small plates to share from 6:00-7:00pm in the outdoor courtyard at Texas French Bread.   Guests pick up their own drinks.  

AFA Apéritifs are free to AFA members. Members' names must appear on the current member list.  Non-members & guests will be charged a $5 fee.  Sign in with Alliance Française required.  Charles Di Piazza is a registered architect in Texas and Massachusetts, he is the founder of Charles Di Piazza Architecture, and he is an Adjust Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin.  Mr Piazza was recognized as the 2015 Best Architect in Austin Monthly Magazine's People Readers' Choice poll.  AFA's March Apéritif is presented in partnership with Charles Di Piazza Architecture and Texas French Bread.   

AFA Ciné-club is proud to partner with the Austin Film Society to present four outstanding French films in February.  The fourth one is Faces Places, a 2017 movie directed by Agnès Varda. Well into her 80s, Agnès Varda struck up a new creative partnership with young artist JR to combine their shared love for the discovery of place through encounters with photography. The resulting film is a truly stunning and moving tribute to Varda’s artistic legacy.

Join AFA Ciné-club and the Austin Film Society at the AFS Cinema on February 22 at 7:30pm for Faces Places.  Tickets available at www.austinfilm.org.  AFA members don't forget to use the discount code distributed Feb 7th for a $2 discount on each French Film ticket purchased.  Not yet a member?  JOIN ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE to receive the French Film discount code today.

AFA Ciné-club partners with aGLIFF in February to present L'Amant Double (Double Lover) by François Ozon, a 2017 deliciously duplicitous tale of psychoanalysis and seduction. 

See Double Lover on February 21st at 7:30pm at the Alamo South Lamar.  Tickets available at http://agliff.org/events/.  Mark February 21 on your calendar and join AFA Ciné-club and aGLIFF for Double Lover.

AFA Ciné-club is proud to partner with the Austin Film Society to present four outstanding French films in February.  The second one is Vagabond, a 1986 movie directed by Agnès Varda. For this landmark of feminist filmmaking, established starlet Sandrine Bonnaire signed on to play a hopeless, itinerant youth stuck on the fringe of society. Bonnaire’s frightening performance challenged expectations of what young women could do and be as leading ladies.

Join AFA Ciné-club and the Austin Film Society at the AFS Cinema on February 15th at 7:30pm for Vagabond.  Tickets available at www.austinfilm.org.  AFA members don't forget to use the discount code distributed Feb 7th for a $2 discount on each French Film ticket purchased.  Not yet a member?  JOIN ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE to receive the French Film discount code today.

AFA Ciné-club is proud to partner with the Austin Film Society to present four outstanding French films in February.  On February 13th see La pointe courte, Agnès Varda’s first motion picture which debuted at Cannes in 1955. A partly fictional ethnography of a small fishing village, Varda utilizes in-depth observation of the community to build a fascinating story.

Join AFA Ciné-club and the Austin Film Society at the AFS Cinema on February 13th at 7pm for La pointe courte.  Tickets available at www.austinfilm.org.  AFA members don't forget to use the discount code distributed Feb 7th for a $2 discount on each French Film ticket purchased.  Not yet a member?  JOIN ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE to receive the French Film discount code today.

AFA will not hold Feb 11 Pétanque due to the chilly wet Sunday forecast.  

We hope to see you for Pétanque food and fun on February 25th at the Muller Hangar!

It's time for La Chandeleur, an annual French celebration that features crêpes and hard cider.  Celebrate La Chandeleur with Alliance Française at Café Crème and enjoy food, drinks, and friends at AFA's fabulous Saturday February 3rd crêpe party. Festivities will begin with snacks, wine, and fun ChatPack conversation cards.   Enjoy hard cider & wine with a savory crêpe entrée served with salad.  After your savory crêpe meal try a selection of assorted caramels, chocolates, and traditional French café music in the bal-musette style by Austin folk musician Shirley Johnson.  Click HERE for detailed party information.

Tickets purchased February 1st through 3rd are $36 for current members and $44 for non-members.  We look forward to seeing you for a great celebration with savory crêpes, cider, delicious sweets, live music, friends, and French conversation.  Seating is limited!  Purchase  La Chandeleur tickets HERE.

Alliance Française of Austin is a self-financed nonprofit whose programs depend on the critical financial support of our donors.  Those who donate $200 or more to the general operations, programs, and/or scholarship efforts of Alliance Française enjoy membership in the AFA Donor Club.  Donor Club members are invited to join AFA Board members, key staff, and special guests for our upcoming Champagne & Dessert Donor Club Party to be held January 9th at 7:30pm in downtown Austin.  This invitation-only event will feature champagne, caramel tastings, music, and delightful desserts by AFA partner La Pâtisserie.   For information on becoming more involved in the mission of Alliance Française of Austin and the AFA Donor Club, contact Alliance Française d'Austin at info@afaustin.org

Alliance Française invites you to join us January 6th for our La Galette des Rois Apéritif at Sala & Betty, a casual French-inspired eatery that offers farm-sourced creative dishes, cocktails, wine, and beer on Airport Boulevard. AFA will provide small plates to share from 4:00-4:45pm - guests pick up their own drinks.  At 4:45pm enjoy a wonderful Galette des Rois, a cake composed of puff pastry filled with sweet almond frangipane cream that is traditionally shared in celebration of the Epiphany each year on January 6th.

AFA Apéritifs are free to AFA members. Members' names must appear on the current member list.  Non-members & guests will be charged a $5 fee.  Sign in with Alliance Française required.  Stop by on January 6th to enjoy cauliflower gratin, fried crab croquettes, and goat cheese tarts, followed by delicious Galette des Rois.  Sign in when you arrive and join us for food, fun, and French at AFA's January Galette des Rois Apéritif.  We hope to see you there!

It's been said that one can never fully understand one language until one understands at least two. Why study language? Language study provide windows into worlds beyond our own. Alliance Française of Austin promotes French language and French & Francophone culture in central Texas via classes offered through our School, through ongoing programs, and through French-themed events.  AFA's School offerings, scholarship programs, and French-themed events depend on the crucial support provided by donations to the Alliance Française of Austin. Donations to the AFA Annual Fund allow for ongoing enhancement of AFA programs & services.  Your tax-deductible donation in any amount is important and appreciated!  Those who donate $200 or more by 11:59pm on December 31st will be invited to AFA's January 9th Champagne Donor-club Reception, featuring dessert by fabulous AFA partner La Pâtisserie. This year’s Annual Fund goal is $3,000. Our campaign ends Sunday December 31st. Please consider a donation of $10 or more to the AFA Annual Fund.  Please help us reach our goal.  We thank you for your trust and support.

Alliance Française and  AF Ciné-Club are proud to partnerwith the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival to present this years' Cannes Grand Prix Winner "120 battements par minute," by Director Robin Campillo. Nathan is a young man who joins an AIDS activist group in 1990s Paris. Nathan learns that some prefer a radical approach to their protests. 120 BMP is an unforgettable film that tells the story of young activists who go into battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies with bold action. Admission is $10. Get tickets to 120 battements par minute HERE .

On Friday evening December 8th, AFA Members are invited to celebrate the holiday season on East 17th Street near MLK Bvld with their Alliance Française d'Austin friends, classmates, and neighbors from 7:30-9:00pm. Attendees are asked to bring a hearty dish to share.   Alliance Française will furnish bottled water, soft drinks, wine, and a beautiful Bûche de Noël.   

Come and enjoy potluck supper, a recap of Alliance Française 2017 offerings, a preview of what's ahead for AFA members in 2018, and vote to fill available positions on the Alliance Française Board of Directors.  Enjoy lively French conversation, a glass of wine, decadent dessert, and your Alliance Française friends.  Not a member?  Check out the benefits of AFA membership and join us for AFA's December 8th Holiday Party and Annual Meeting.

Browse for books and delicious treats at AFA's Book & Bake Sale to be held Sunday Dec 3rd from 1:00-4:00pm at AFA's French Materials Library.   The AFA Library offers AFA members the opportunity to check out materials appropriate for all levels of French proficiency.  The Alliance Française Book & Bake Sale will feature French pastries from our partner Pâtisserie à la carte, cakes, cookies, and holiday candies, along with gently-used books en français.  Pick up a gift and a treat on December 3rd.  AFA's Book & Bake Sale will be held in Suite 106 at the Alliance Française building located at 4101 Medical Parkway.  

Discover the French-language materials available to AFA members during upcoming library hours while you check out AFA's Book & Bake Sale from 1:00-4:00pm on December 3rd.  We hope to see you soon.

THE BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU IS COMING! Take part in our delightful celebration, rich in food, wine, and song. Join us on Thursday Nov 16th @ 7:45pm at Flour & Vine Restaurant. 
Tickets are $50 for AFA Members and $60 for Nonmembers. 
Tickets include: a 3 course dinner, 2 complimentary glasses of wine, Gratuities and French Music by Julie Slim & Rendez-vous.
Get your tickets online HERE!

Don't miss AFA's September Soirée, a wonderful evening of hors-d'oeuvres, dessert, wine, music, socializing, and French conversation. AFA Soirées feature authors, artists, wine experts, scholars and distinguished guests who present informal talks about their area of expertise.  On September 23rd Alliance Française d'Austin welcomes author and Executive Chef ALAIN BRAUX to lead a discussion in French about his training, his career, and the healing properties of high-quality fresh foods.  Early-bird tickets are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers through September 22nd.  Tickets purchased September 23rd will reflect an increase in price. Members' names must appear on the current membership list and all Soirée sales are final.  Admission includes hors-d'oeuvres, dessert, and two drink tickets.  

Don't miss Executive Chef Alain Braux's presentation in French about healthy food, delicious recipes, and French culinary nutrition.  Enjoy recipes from Chef Braux's cookbooks, pastries by Rocheli Pâtisserie, drinks, music, dessert, socializing, Chef Braux's presentation en français and a wonderful evening at AFA's September Soirée!  Buy your tickets HERE. 

Alliance Française d'Austin is thrilled to present our 22nd annual Bastille Day Party, a relaxed and delicious celebration in the park from 6:30-10:00pm on July 8th.  Enjoy French standards by vocalist Priscilla Badhwar, 1930's Parisienne jazz by Hot Club of Austin, and the iconic French chansons of singer Julie Slim & Rendez Vous.  French wine, beer, and soft drinks, along with delectable food by Crêpe Crazy, Emoji's Gourmet Grilled Cheese, Garbo's Lobster, Rocheli Patisserie, La Patisserie, and Mom & Pop's Frozen Ice will be available for purchase.  There's no admission charge for the July 8th Party.  Admission and the live show are FREE!

Activities will include a hula-hoop station, Pétanque lessons, dancing, Triangle Park's popular Playscape and Splash Pad, amazing feats by the Texas Juggling Society, and our Bastille Day Market.  Lawn chairs and picnic blankets are encouraged.  AFA looks forward to celebrating with you July 8th in central Austin's beautiful Triangle Park!

Alliance Française of Austin invites you to participate in the Saturday May 6th AFAustin Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at Pharr Tennis Center in north central Austin.    This round robin tournament is family-friendly and will offer play appropriate for all.  Groups will be organized by skill-level with no direct elimination.  There are many prizes to win thanks to AFA partner and one of Austin's best local tennis stores The Tennis Shop, as well as the internationally-recognized racquet sports giant Babolat.

This is a mixed double tournament - sign up in pairs or if you don't have a partner, Alliance Française of Austin will assign a partner for you. AFA's Mixed-Doubles Tournament will be great exercise, great fun, and a great way to get to know friends who share an interest in tennis!  Registration TODAY for the May 6th Tournament.  Entry Deadline is May 1st.

REGISTRATION is $15 for AFA members and $20 for non-members.
Participation is limited, REGISTER NOW!