Conversation Groups

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New conversation group!  The Living Room,  102 Stephen Street, Lemont, IL.  (Map).   Second Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM - noon.

• May 14
• June 11
• July 9

Coffee, Cones & Cabernet (formerly All Chocolate Kitchen due to change of ownership), 33 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL (Map)

First Thursday of even numbered months from 6:30 to 8:00 PM unless otherwise noted.  Upcoming dates:

• June 4
• August 6
• October 1
• December 3 

Arcedium Coffeehouse, 60 Indiana, St Charles IL (Map)

First Sunday, every other month at 2:00 PM unless otherwise noted.  Upcoming dates:

• Sunday, May 3, 2026

Ballydoyle, 5157 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL (map)

Third Mondays of the month at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, unless otherwise noted.  Upcoming dates:

• May 18
• June 15
• July 20
• August 17
• September 21
• October 19
• November 16
• December 21

Egg Harbor, 477 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL (map)

Second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM to noon  unless otherwise noted.  Upcoming dates:

• May 13
• June 10
• July 8

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. 

Saturday, May 9, 10:30 am-12:00

St. James Farm Forest Preserve (Map)

At St James Farm Forest Preserve, we will walk on mostly crushed limestone trails for about an hour. Wear comfortable walking shoes. 

Please 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.

We will email everyone the day prior to the event with a reminder. St. James Farm is at 2S541 Winfield Road in Warrenville 0.25 mile north of Butterfield Road. When you turn into the entrance, you will go on a road for almost .5 miles before you reach the parking lot. Let’s meet in

front of the statue of the horse at 10:25 am. There are bathrooms nearby. À bientôt.

Our Marcher-Bavarder programs are a great way to energize your morning with your AF DuPage friends and speak French while walking.  Wear comfortable walking shoes/sneakers and bring your own water.

Please wait until the next Marcher et Bavarder is announced and, then RSVP to let us know if you’re coming using the link below.  Please check that the email address you enter in the sign-up form is correct.   We’ll ask for your mobile phone number so we can contact you if needed on the day of the event.  If cancellation is necessary due to inclement weather, you will receive a cancellation email the day before the event.  Everyone who has registered will receive an email the day before the walk with more details and directions to the meet up point.

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. 

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