Alliance Française DuPage, Inc. - P.O.Box 3992 - Naperville, IL 60567 - USA
Upcoming In-Person Conversation Groups and Locations
All Chocolate Kitchen, 33 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL (Map)
- Thursday, December 7 - 6:30 pm.
Arcedium Coffeehouse, 60 Indiana, St Charles IL (Map)
Ballydoyle, 5157 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL (map)
- Monday, December 18, 2023 - 7:00 pm
Egg Harbor, 477 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL (map)
- Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 10:00 am
We ask that our members support our host restaurants by purchasing something to eat or drink during the gathering.
For in-person conversation groups, we are unable to reserve tables, so seating will be first come, first served.
Special Event - Christkindlmarkt Visit
Sunday, December 17 at 2:00 pm
AF DuPage visit to Christkindlmarkt Aurora
RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505
Join your AF DuPage friends for a visit to the Christmas market and enjoy some of the seasonal fun while speaking French along the way as you browse the various vendors. Based on an authentic European holiday market, it offers a unique shopping experience with gift ideas and food vendors.
We'll explore the market in small groups and then meet up together in the heated Timber Tent for some catch up around a mug of vin chaud or hot chocolate.
Please RSVP here to let us know you are coming. Merci!
On Zoom
- Wednesday December 27 - 7:00 pm
The Zoom link will be sent to all members one day before the event. There is no need to pre-register.
Zoom sessions may be divided into small “breakout rooms” which enable more intimate conversation with some of your AF DuPage friends.
Marcher et Bavarder - Walking Conversation Groups
Stay tuned for our next Marcher Bavarder event details.
Get some exercise and speak French with your Alliance Française DuPage friends.
For all Marcher-Bavarder sessions it's helpful for you to RSVP to let us know if you’re coming. We’ll ask for your mobile phone number so we can contact you if needed on the day of the event.
Wear comfortable walking shoes/sneakers and bring your own water.
We will email meeting instructions the day before the event to all who have RSVP'd.
Rendez-Vous avec Nous Series
Our Rendez-vous provides more opportunities to say “Bonjour” to each other and for you to interact with the AF DuPage leadership team. Think of them as mini Open House meetings. The details are simple!
- All members - long timers or new - are welcome
- Hear about upcoming events
- Share your thoughts about AFD: what you like, what you’d like to see added or changed
- Speak French or not, depending on your ability. We understand our French language skills vary greatly.
Our upcoming Rendez-Vous Avec Nous - All times 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- TBA
Please email us at afdupagevp@gmail.com if you have any questions and/or if you plan to attend our “Rendezvous avec nous”. RSVPs are not required but helpful, so we have an idea of who to expect.
Apéro National by the Federation of Alliances Françaises
An opportunity to chat, en français, with Alliance Française members across the United States.
Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:00 pm Central Time, hosted by Linda Witt, Federation of Alliances Françaises USA Board Past-President
Attendees will be assigned to breakout rooms of 4-5 people, with each breakout session lasting 12-14 minutes. The rooms are then re-created (for a different mix each time). In this way, participants get to meet and chat with a variety of participants from different backgrounds and fluency levels.
This group is for intermediate to advanced (or fluent) speakers who are current members of an Alliance Française chapter in the U.S.