Les Rencontres - Archives

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2021 Program

DATE & TIME GUEST SPEAKER THEME / FOCUS Details
August 13, 2021 Leïla Slimani, Author In the Country of Others (Le Pays des Autres) Event details
June 26, 2021 Susan Loomis, Chef & Author Plat du Jour Event details
May 8, 2021 Pamela Druckerman, Journalist and Author Paris by Phone Event details
March 30, 2021

Frederic Jung, Consul General of France in San Francisco

The Global Future of the French Language

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March 16, 2021

Philippe P. Huneault,Delegate of the Québec Government Offices in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley

Innovation in Québec

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March 8, 2021 Scott Carpenter, Author French Like Moi: A Midwestern in Paris Event details
March 2, 2021 Thierry Rautureau,
The Chef in the Hat

So You Want to Be a Chef?

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2020 Program

DATE & TIME GUEST SPEAKER THEME / FOCUS DETAILS
December 2, 2020

Jérôme Pischella,
Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle

Meet Your Neighbours to the North: A Presentation on the French Language in Canada Watch online
November 16, 2020 Justine Lévêque,
Artistic Director of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival
A Film Festival in COVID Times: A French Perspective on Maintaining Social Ties and Digitizing Events Watch online
October 29, 2020 Lars Williamson,
Wine Advisor at Château de Pommard
Burgundy Wines: Château de Pommard and its Viticulture Philosophy Watch online
June 9, 2020 Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director of Maryhill Museum of Art The French Connection at Maryhill Museum of Art Watch online
May 26, 2020 Vivian Hua, Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum From Theatrical Screenings to Digital Streaming: Opening Up a World Watch online
May 13, 2020 Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, Consul General of France in San Francisco The European Union and the Coronavirus Crisis Watch online
April 29, 2020 Michael Sobel, Photographer French Immersion Beyond the Language: Book Making & Photography Watch online