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The Florence & Daniel Guerlain Collection – Select Drawings
Through May 16
Florence and Daniel Guerlain have agreed to exhibit 140 drawings from their collections at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy during the Armory Show (March 26-30) and beyond. Never before has a collection from overseas made the trip expressly for this occasion.

Cultural Services, 972 Fifth Av, New York website
Gustave Courbet, Radical and Rebellious
Through May 18
A pioneering figure in the history of modernism and one of the major artists of mid-19th century France, Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was constantly at odds with authority. He rejected artistic convention, challenged academic norms, and created artworks that scandalized the public.
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Martine Fourgeron, Tête-à-Tête Series I-IV
Through April 12
Tête-à-Tête is a series of intimate portraits of the artist’s two adolescent sons and their friends. The exhibition consists of 18 color photographs, covering a two-year period from 2005 to 2007.
Press Release
Didier Deleidi in Pixel Perfect
April 18, 2008 through May 8
The Agora Gallery is proud to present Didier Deleidi in Pixel Perfect- The Digital Fine Art Exhibition, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Didier Deleidi's creative images..
Agora Gallery, 530W, 25 st, New York
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Protest in Paris 1968: Photographs by Serge Hambourg
Through June 1st
At the Berkeley Art Museum. “I was covering events in 1968 for a left-leaning journal but also trying to make memorable images—not only by recounting the event but also by taking a true photograph, which in separate context could stand by itself. . . .
more | website

Ayo
April 14, New York, NY.
Folk-soul chanteuse Ayo emerged as one of Europe's biggest new pop stars of 2006 with her breakthrough debut LP, Joyful. Her rich cultural background is also reflected in her musical influences. She cries, laughs and moves us with her simplicity. more | ticket | listen

Charpentier's 1688 "David et Jonathas" in New York
May 9th and 10th
This is the North American professional premier of this French masterpiece. When they workshopped it in 2005 the Batlimore Sun said "set to music of immense beauty ["David et Jonathas"] couldn't be more straight-to-the-heart...as noble as anything by Wagner, as emotionally wrenching as anything be Puccini." The production will include a cast and orchestra of French baroque specialists from throughout the world. more
The Story of French
The paradoxical picture of French language is the backdrop for THE STORY OF FRENCH.buy | website
Pen World Voices 2008
Avril 29 through May 4.
This 2008 edition is welcoming several French-speaking participants, such as Fatou Diome, Bernard-Henry Levy, Catherine Millet, and many more.website

Jack Lang - A Dialogue on culture, politics, France today
April 8, 6:30 p.m
Jack Lang, Member of the French National Assembly; Former French Minister of Culture and Minister of Education. In French with Tom Bishop, NYU. La Maison Francaise, NYU, 16 Washington Mews (corner of University Place) New York , NY 10003 Tel: 212-998-8750 website
Promesses et blocages, a talk in French by Azouz Begag.
April 16, 7 p.m
Azouz Begag is a sociologist, writer, and former French minister for equal opportunities.
This is the Spring 2008 Eugene J. Sheffer Distinguished Lecture.
Columbia University, Maison Francaise, Buell Hall website
“Histories and Memories in Today’s France” by Jacques Revel
April 24, 12 :00pm
Jacques Revel is a professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris) and at NYU. His teaching and his research deal with the sociocultural history of Europe from the 16th century to the 18th century. He also works on the contemporary transformations of historiography.
website
April 16 - 6:30 p.m.
Institute of French Studies Colloquium
Le Mouvement Ni Putes, Ni Soumises aujourd'hui
by Sihem Habchi
President, Ni Putes, Ni Soumises 
website  
More conferences:
Center for French Studies at Princeton --- website
Institute of French Studies at NYU --- website
Maison francaise of Columbia University --- website
City University of New York ---- website
Maison francaise of New York University --- website
April 28 – 7:00 p.m.
A Florence Gould Lecture
The Truth About China in the 21st Century by Guy Sorman
Journalist, economist, philosopher; author of Le progrès et ses ennemis; Made in USA; L’Année du coq; The Empire of Lies. website
3-Day Immersion Summer Institute For Teachers Of French
June 30- July 3
An enjoyable, informative live-in immersion seminar on French language and culture. more | website
Summer Camp Sessions, Le Petit Paradis Bilingual
July
Le Petit Paradis Bilingual is offering a summer camp consisting of 2 sessions of 4 weeks each.
website

Grade K Teacher, Harlem
Jean Mirvil, principal of the school PS73, in the Bronx, is looking for a teacher for a new dual language program in grade K for the 2008-2009 school year. Contact him at JMirvil@schools.nyc.gov
First Grade Teacher, Brooklyn
PS 58 in Brooklyn, NY is looking to recruit a first grade teacher for the first grade dual language class. Our school follows a self-contained dual language model. The teacher teaches in French in the mornings and in English in the afternoons to the same group of students. PS 58 is a vibrant community of students, educators and parents. contact: mariebouteillon@hotmail.com
Hopkins School in New Haven needs an adjunct teacher for next fall: Two sections of French and 1 of Italian. Martha Venter, Associate Director of Admissions, Hopkins School, 986 Forest Road, New Haven, CT 06515
203.397.1001 x212
French Teacher for M.S. 22.
M.S. 22 Jordan L. Mott, is a 5th-8th grade middle school (ages 10-14) in the Bronx, looking for French-speaking teachers in all subject areas who are interested in being part of the French Dual Language Academy. Call: 718.681.6850
Spanish/French Teacher, Norwalk Public Schools
Spanish/French teacher for the 2008-2009 school year in the Norwalk Public Schools. The candidate will teach 3 or 4 French classes and one or two Spanish classes.The person interested should e-mail Judith Aucar at hjaucar@aol.com or call her at 914-993-9423 (Home) 914-552-4349 (Cell) or 203-852-9488 Ext. 11054 (School).
Part time French teachers needed at the Alliance Francaise of Hartford.
The Alliance Française of Hartford is recruiting part-time French teachers for its weekday evening and Saturday morning adult classes.Foreign nationals must hold valid residency papers. Please send resumes to the Alliance Francaise of Hartford via fax at (860)203-1688 or by e-mail to afdehtfd@sbcglobal.net

Amicalement,

Fabrice Jaumont, Education Attache, French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075
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