Saturday, March 1, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, March 2, 11am - 6pm
Monday, March 3, 10am - 2pm
Artexpo New York
Since debuting in 1978, Artexpo New York has helped launch the careers of some artists including Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Robert Indiana, Leroy Neiman and Robert Rauschenberg. This year with Swiss artist Sylvia Bühler, whose works, which portray traditional Swiss subjects, are not only distinguished by a harmonious explosion of colors, but also by delicate shadings.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Halls 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E
655 W. 34th Street
www.javitscenter.com
www.artexpos.com

Sunday March 2, 8.30pm
Sylvie Courvoisier – Improvisations and new compositions
It's no longer extraordinary for contemporary musicians to be comfortable with both classical and improvised music, but pianist and composer Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman are so at ease that the result ceases to fit in either world and moves into new territory. Sylvie Courvoisier can also be heard with John Zorn and Jim Stanley.

@ Roulette 
20 Green Street
(btw. Canal and Grand Streets)
212-219-8242 / www.roulette.org

Sunday March 2, 8pm
Information Infectious, syncopated mid-tempo rhythms of the French-Caribbean make the Manhattan Haitian Dance Party one of S.O.B.’s most successful and longest running weekly series events in the history of the venue. Each week, live bands from Haiti, Guadeloupe and other French speaking Caribbean countries take command of the party and transport you to imaginary walks along white sands. This Sunday: "An evening of jazz with the Haitian twist" featuring the saxophonist Thurgot Theodat, the guitar player Makarios Cesaire, the singer and flutist Melanie J-B Charles.

http://www.sobs.com
04 Varick St New York NY 10014
212-243-4940

Monday March 3, 7pm
Screening Elle s’appelle Sabine and Q&A session with the actress and director Sandrine Bonnaire, 2007.
Her Name is Sabine offers a sensitive portrait of Sabine Bonnaire, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her closest sister. The film tells her story through personal footage filmed by the actress over a period of 25 years, and her life today in a suitable facility.

Alliance Française

Tuesday March 4, 12:30 & 7pm
Screening Dir. James Ivory – 1981 - with Maggie Smith, Alan Bates, Isabelle Adjani. In English and French.
With Quartet, Ivory manages to characterize the energy and atmosphere of an entire era within the context of four lovers. Marya, whose husband Stefan has been sent to prison, accepts the invitation of the Heidlers to temporarily live with them. This act of kindness, as she soon discovers, is not without an ulterior motive, and Marya fast evolves from boarder to mistress.

Alliance Française

Wednesday March 5, 6pm
After-work party "Caresse des iles" with all the French Caribbean sounds: Zouk, Kompa, Ragga, etc…

Iguana
240 W 54th street between Broadway and 8th avenue
http://www.pulsingcity.com

Friday March 7
Manhattan Haitian Dance Party Featuring "Tantan". Special Guests: Eric Virgal, the zouk singer from Martinique and Top Adlerman

http://www.sobs.com
4 Varick St New York
212-243-4940

Saturday March 8, 6pm
Opening reception
'STORYBOARD - Everyday Actors/Everyday Poets'
The Collective Gallery presents the work of Fred-Alex Ferly, visual artist, whose family is originally from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
Viewing by appointment only from March 9th until April 1st.

Collective Gallery 173-171
173-171 Canal street #5 floor
212-925-0614

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Wednesday March 12, 7:30 pm
Conference in English hosted by Professor Anne Kern “The state of contemporary French Cinema”

Anne Kern, Ph.D. from Yale has a dual degree in Comparative Literature and Film Studies. The profile of what we think of as French cinema has undergone considerable change from the turbulent post-1968 period to the present. This talk will focus on major developments in contemporary French cinema from the vantage points of aesthetics, industry, and culture, with particular emphasis on the past fifteen years. The role of government subsidies, large European co-productions, and shifts in cultural attention from high art auteurs (individual authors) to the banlieue (the suburbs) will be addressed, all contributing factors to the incredible richness and variety we see today in France's septième art (seventh art).

Alliance Française, Meeting Room,
299 Greenwich Avenue, 2nd Floor

Thursday March 13, 7:30 pm
Screening: Violence des échanges en milieu tempéré (Work Hard, Play Hard) Jean-Marc Moutout, 2004. A reflection on the work place today where people who have given their lives working for a company suddenly face an uncertain future…

Maison Française Columbia University
515 West 116th Street
212-854-4482       

Friday March 14
Manhattan Haitian Dance Party Featuring Kreyola "3rd Anniversary Party ".

http://www.sobs.com
04 Varick St New York NY 10014
212-243-4940

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Sunday March 16, 8 pm & 10.30 pm
Delirium Blues w/ K. Werner, J. Carter, R. Brecker, R. Bona
Late March 2008 marks the release of a brand new recording by vocalist Roseanna Vitro and pianist Kenny Werner titled The Delirium Blues Project. To notice: the presence in the group of Richard Bona, from Cameroon, considered as one of the best bassist of the moment.

Blue Note
131 West 3rd Street

Tuesday March 18, 8pm
Concert Amor Artis: Obrecht’s St Matthew Passion, Bonia Shur’s Kohelet, and Palestrina’s Lamentations.
Swiss born conductor, organist, music director and founder of AmorArtis, Johannes Somary, has achieved a prominent international career. In this concert, he will present two gorgeous and rarely heard masterpieces from the Renaissance: Palestrina's "Lamentations of Jeremiah" and Jacob Obrecht's "Matthew Passion", the first choral setting of the passion ever composed.

Holy Trinity Church
213 West 82nd Street
212- 874 - 4513

Wednesday March 19, 6:30pm
Fête de la Martinique
As the winter months wane, celebrate an early start to spring at Fête de la Martinique. FIAF’s Le Skyroom will betransformed into a tropical paradise as we celebrate the unique French Creole culture of Martinique. Fête de la Martinique will include Creole and French hors d’oeuvres,wine, soft drinks, and cocktails made with some of Martinique’s finest rums. There will also be a raffle to win a trip to the island. Don’t forget to wear your Carnival outfit - prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.

Le Skyroom
22 East 60th Street

Friday March 21
Manhattan Haitian Dance Party featuring: Krezi Mizik Le Bon Vendredi Bash.

http://www.sobs.com
4 Varick St New York
212-243-4940

Sunday March 23, 5pm
Reflections on: “Haitian Medias and the Church as Vehicles of Francophonie. Notes and Critical Observations on the Use of the French Language.” To notice: the presences of Hugues St Fort and Jeannine Narcisse, PHD in linguistics.

Centre Communautaire Béree - Pavillon des Jeunes
1713 Ralph avenue between East 76 and Glenwood road 
info@cgalileemontaigne.com
718 763-1377

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Thursday March 27, 6:00 p.m.
Book Launch: “Continental Shifts:  The Art of Edouard Duval Carrié” edited by Edward J. Sullivan.
Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié in conversation with Edward J. Sullivan - Dean of Humanities, NYU; art historian – Michael Dash - Professor of French, NYU – Sarah Lewis - Art historian, Yale University -.
The book features the magical realism captured in both painting and sculpture by this important Haitian-born artist. The art of Duval-Carrié exhibits a dynamic blend of Afro-Caribbean culture, fantasy, and spectacular ornamentation.

Maison Francaise NYU
16 Washington Mews
New York, NY 10003
212-998-8750

Thursday March 27, 7:30 pm
Screening Samia by Philippe Faucon, 2001, 73min
Samia, 15, lives a suburb of Marseille. Sixth among 8 children in a traditionalist Algerian family, she is suffocating under the weight of a set of morals composed of beliefs and restrictions that she respects but no longer shares.

Maison Française Columbia University
515 West 116th Street
212-854-4482       

Friday March 28
Manhattan Haitian Dance Party Featuring Carimi, the Kompa band.

http://www.sobs.com
04 Varick St New York NY 10014
212-243-4940

Friday March 28, 11:00 am
Screening of the movie Moliere for Middle School and High School students (Cost $3.00) and Q & A session. In French with English subtitles. This film is directed by award winning director, Laurent Tirard and will be introduced by Purchase College Drama Studies Professor, Lenora Champagne.

Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase,
RSVP schools@focusonfrenchcinema.com or call : 203 629-1340

March 28 –- March 30
FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA announces its fourth annual festival to be held on March 28-30, 2008 at the Performing Arts Center of Purchase College. The festival will feature thirteen movies including US Premières that will be presented throughout the three days of the event. For the program, click here.

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