AFTally Newsletter, November, 2024
Dear Friends of Alliance Francaise of Tallahassee,
Welcome to our inaugural newsletter for our new location at 541 East Tennessee street in the EJBlack center. We love our new establishment and its location closer to midtown and downtown.
Come join us for some wonderful activities in November!
Tuesday Nov 13, (6:30p.m.) Talk with refreshments: "Cur non? Lafayette's Early Life and the Road to 1824-1825" Dr. Anna Burnley
Friday Nov 15,6-8p.m. November Wine Tasting: Burgundy region, ($15, bring your own wine glass).
We are in the throes of our fall language and culture classes. Currently we are teaching French for new Beginners (Wed.), Beginning French 1 (Mondays), Intermediate (Thursdays) and Advanced (Mondays). Soon we will offer short courses as well, so stay tuned.
Our website at aftally.org has been revamped to offer something that reflects the local as well as the global francophone and francophile communities. We are adding new material regularly to keep it growing and refreshed.
Upcoming workshops, short-courses, and a new spring literature course:
Dr. Maggie McColley will be leading a workshop called: Avoir or Etre? soon. As one of the more challenging features of the French language, it is necessary to choose between Avoir and Etre in several compound tenses. We will have a lively discussion that will help the choice become more obvious for you. Stay tuned for day/time of the workshop at aftally.org's Home Page.
Dr. Anna Burnley will kick off a series of talks with hers on General Lafayette on November 13th. Venez Nombreux!
Dr. Burnley will also be teaching a course this spring on the novel "La Princesse de Cleves" in which you will also learn about digital tools built for the study of the novel.
In 2024 we launched several mini courses that were a hit, and plan to do more of the same.
Merci beaucoup encore~ we again thank Madame Danielle Wright for her beautiful donation of Colette's works to our association.
En espérant vous voir bientôt les amis d'AFTally!
Hoping to see you soon, friends of AFTally!
Dr. Maggie McColley, President & Academic Director
and all of the members of the Board:
Mary Bradford
Gary Fournier
Tammy Platt
Alan Platt
Clayton Reck
Charlotte Stuart-Tilly
Visit us at aftally.org!