August 2018
French Night – Bon Voyage!
~ Open to all levels! ~
Join the lovely native French-speaker, Maryse Lapierre, at Casa Rondeña for an evening of casual French study, wine, snacks, culture, song and conversation.
Hosted by Maryse Lapierre w/Malcolm Moore on guitar.
Find out more »French Nights ~ Vive le Québec et la poutine!
We'll talk about the French-speaking province of Québec, while we sample the quintessential Québecois cuisine, the sublime poutine! For those who don't know, poutine translates as "cheesy fries with gravy!"
Find out more »September 2018
French Nights ~ Jouons à la pétanque!
Learn the rules, vocabulary, history and etiquette of pétanque, also called les boules, and play a bit to get the feel of it! Open to all levels! Enjoy the beautiful winery and gorgeous grounds, while sipping an award winning local wine in good company!
Find out more »*Class Full – Registration Closed* French Nights ~ Crêpes, wine, and cheese!
Come learn the French vocabulary and history of the delicious crêpe, from the Stone Age to modern time, from a humble meal to haute cuisine!
Find out more »October 2018
French Nights – Les montgolfières!
Les montgolfières! Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta is the world’s largest, and we owe it all to the French, specifically les frères Montgolfier, who invented the globe aerostatique in the 1780’s. Come learn a bit of the early history and French vocabulary of ballooning!
Find out more »French Nights – L’oeuf, la quiche, et le menu
L’oeuf, la quiche, et le menu. Starting from the most fundamental French ingredient, the egg, we’ll look at quiches and egg dishes in French cooking, as well as some French food and menu terms. Come learn how to order un oeuf à la coque, une omelette baveuse, or quiche lorraine with confidence and panache!
Find out more »November 2018
French Nights ~ Le cinéma et les frères Lumière
Le cinéma et les frères Lumière: French film history and loan words
$5 French onion soup
~ Open to the Public, Reservations Needed ~
Find out more »December 2018
French Nights – L’hiver et le vin brûlé- Winter and mulled wine
Come warm up by the fire while sipping some house-made mulled wine, as we talk about the cold, the winter, and practice our conditional tense en français! Can you say “Were I to go to Québec in the winter, I would go snowshoeing” in French?
Find out more »January 2019
French Night – Les Misérables
Come learn a bit of the history and vocabulary of Victor Hugo’s French masterpiece, Les Misérables! I’ll lead a few songs from Les Misérables (the musical) in French, and you can sing along, or just listen 🙂
Find out more »February 2019
French Night – La galette de sarasin- Buckwheat crêpes
The story of the humble yet heroic buckwheat crêpe, from Brittany, through England and France to Québec and beyond!
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