Our Mission
The Mission of the Franco-American Centre is to preserve the rich heritage of our French communities. We promote History, Culture and Education with an understanding of their historic contributions, cultural and artistic expressions, both past and present. The Franco-American Centre in Manchester NH is recognized as the primary catalyst to involve the community in celebrating the richness of the Franco-American experience, embracing all people of French heritage. The Centre presents a wide variety of cultural programs, musical performances, and art exhibits, which are entertaining and informative.
Coming soon to our Gallery
July 10th to August 31st
Québec artist
José Anne Bernier
Ethereal Oil Paintings
Opening Reception Friday July 10th
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Cinéma Mardi
July 21st
Showing at 7:00 PM
Feature Presentation
Balzac et
La petite tailleuse Chinoise
In 1971 China, in the lingering grip of the cultural revolution, two
university students, Luo and Ma, are sent to a mountain mining village
as part of their reeducation duty to purge them of their classical
western oriented education. Amid the backbreaking work and stifling
ignorance of the community, the two boys find that music, and the
presence of the beautiful local young women are the only pleasant
things in their miserable life. However, none compare to the young
seamstress granddaughter of the local tailor. Stealing a departing
student's secret cache of forbidden books of classic western literature
such as the works of Honore de Balzac, they set about to woo her and
teach her things she had never imagined. In doing so, they start a
journey that would profoundly change her perspective on her world and
teach the boys about the power of literature and their own ability to
change their world in truly revolutionary ways.
Written by KennethChisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
