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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.

 

 

New Year Membership Drive

 

In order to get 2010 started in the best financial state possible, we're pushing to have 150 new sustaining members, of any level, sign up by March 1. 

 

Please consider how your monthly subscription, as inexpensive as a small coffee before work every day, could help keep the Franco-American experience vibrant.

 

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Prêt-à-Parler

 

Prêt-à-Parler (Ready to Talk), the Franco-American Centre's new monthly French conversation group will begin Tuesday, February 2, at the Centre. The session will run from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Prêt-à-Parler is informal. Attendees arrive and depart at their leisure. There is a nominal fee of $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

We urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to brush up your conversational skills or simply sit back and enjoy listening to good French conversation.

 


Gallery

Celine Baribeau

 

On Thursday, February 4, the Franco-American Centre will begin hosting an exhibit of unique non-digital, hand-made color enlargements of photographs taken by Céline Baribeau on various trips and of her children.

An Opening Reception will be held in the Centre from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The public is invited. Admission is free.


Cinéma Mardi

Febrary 16th
Showing at 7:00 PM

Feature Presentation

Un Homme et Une Femme

( shown with English subtitles)
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow/widower. Each is slow to reveal anything personal so that each revelation is hidden by a misperception. They become friends, then close friends, and then she reveals that she can't have a lover because, for her, her husband's memory is still too strong. Much of the film is told wordlessly in action, or through hearing one of their thoughts as they go about their day.