Join South Library and Alliance Française as we celebrate French culture and traditions throughout March.
All events take place at South Library, 66 Colombo Street.
Events
Opening event: Sunday 5 March 10.30am to 12.00noon
Join us as we officially open our Celebrate France event. Listen to children singing French songs, take part in crafts, a scavenger hunt and more!
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Crêpes workshop: Sunday 5 March 12noon to 1.30pm
Do you want to learn how to make and savour delicious French crêpes? Come with family and friends and join French locals in this fun cooking session in which you'll be able to pour, flip and eat your own crêpes, while learning about the traditions associated with them in France! We will have a dairy-free option.
Ages: All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Cost: $5.74 includes booking fee
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Pétanque: Sunday 5 March 1pm to 2pm
Join Eric and friends for a traditional game of boules.
Free, no bookings required.
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Afterschool activity zone: Tuesday 7 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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Stories with Alliance Française: Wednesday 8 March 11am to 11.30am
Join the Alliance Française for children's stories, rhymes and songs in French. Aimed at preschoolers but all children are welcome. Vive les enfants!
Free, no bookings required.
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Afterschool activity zone: Thursday 9 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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French conversation lesson: Friday 10 March 2pm to 3pm
Do you want to pass as French next time you meet a francophone - at least for a few minutes? Try this short and friendly conversation class with Debbie, from the Alliance Française. You'll learn a few basics for a café conversation, and perfect your pronunciation. Le café will be provided!
Ages: Teens & Adults
Cost: $FREE
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Stories with Alliance Française: Sunday 12 March 11am to 11.30am
Join the Alliance Française for children's stories, rhymes and songs in French. Aimed at preschoolers but all children are welcome. Vive les enfants! Free, no bookings required.
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Afterschool activity zone: Tuesday 14 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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Exploring French peaks talk: Wednesday 15 March 5pm to 6pm
Join Richard and James for an informal chat about exciting peaks, valleys, passes and mountain huts in France. Richard and James, who have French partners and children, are amateur mountaineers and have beautiful photos and memories to share about their travels and sporting exploits through French mountains. Come and share yours too!
Free, no bookings required.
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A Kiwi's Life in France talk: Thursday 16 March 2pm to 3pm
Tracy Chollet is a kiwi married to a Frenchman. She has lived in France for many years and is fluent in the language. She has written a book, called Alignment, in which she has put her experience of living in France into a novel. Join Tracy as she talks about her experiences of living in France, adapting to the life style, and how she wove this into her book ‘Alignment”. Free, no bookings required.
Afterschool activity zone: Thursday 16 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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Tour de France talk: Friday 17 March 5pm to 6.30pm
Every July over half a million people converge on the roads of France to watch cyclists fight it out to win the high speed 3-week chess game that is the Tour de France. 120 years old this year, Le Tour is a hugely significant cultural, sporting, economic and political event for France. Join avid cycling fan James to discuss some of the things that make the Tour so great. No previous knowledge of cycling is required.
Free, no bookings required.
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Children's Games: Saturday 18 March 10am to 12noon
Join us for some typical French outdoor games including 'le béret', '1-2-3 Soleil', 'Colin Maillard', 'l'élastique' and many others.
Free, no bookings required.
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Quiz: Saturday 18 March 2pm to 3pm
How much do you know about France? The Alliance Française of Christchurch will test your general knowledge on French history, culture, geography and cuisine with a fun, custom-made quiz! Participate in teams of up to 3 people. The winning team will get a prize!
Ages: Teens & Adults
Cost: $FREE
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Stories with Alliance Française: Sunday 19 March 11am to 11.30am
Join the Alliance Française for children's stories, rhymes and songs in French. Aimed at preschoolers but all children are welcome. Vive les enfants!
Free, no bookings required.
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Yoga en français with Mathilde: Sunday 19 March 11.30am to 12.30pm
Take a moment for yourself to practice some Vinyasa flow (dynamic yoga) listening to French cues. Open to all levels of Yoga and French. Mathilde is a certified yoga instructor and French teacher. Bring your own yoga mat.
Cost: $FREE
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Afterschool activity zone: Tuesday 21 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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Afterschool activity zone: Thursday 23 March 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Join us for some French themed crafts and activities as we celebrate French culture and traditions.
Free, no bookings required.
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Mons-En-Provence Talk: Saturday 25 March 12noon to 1pm
Kian Malone, born and raised in France and a recent new addition to Lyttelton will give a presentation on Mons-En-Provence, a hidden gem in the South of France. This beautiful little Provencal village still stands proudly on a rocky spur, where the remains of the feudal castle and its defensive wall can still be seen (at the least the base of one tower).
Free, no bookings required.
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Traditional French Games: Saturday 25 March 1pm to 2pm
Love some action? There are lots of traditional French games and playing them with friends or family is a fun and stress-free way to pick up some French language. Kian Malone loves French and loves games, good times will be guaranteed! (This event is weather dependent and will be cancelled if the day is wet).
Free, no bookings required.
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FLØMÄ - French pop gig: Sunday 26 March 12noon to 1pm
FLØMÄ is an amateur music band that takes well loved songs and transforms them into acoustic piano and female voice versions. Mary Rocha is originally from Brazil but has been living in NZ the past 17 years. She has played piano since a young age and has recently finished her degree in music at Ara Music Arts. When she is not playing music, she is working as a surfing instructor. Florence is from France and has been living in NZ for the last 7 years. She has been studying music and playing various instruments since a very young age but prefers singing amongst them all. She works as a Business Analyst and plays Handball in her free-time alongside music. We hope their duo will give you a taste of France as they revisit some French classics, mixed with some new pop songs.
Free, no bookings required.
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More about France
- Books about France, or set in France
- Non-Fiction
- History
- Description and travel
- Newspapers and Magazines in French
- French DVDs
- French streaming movies and documentaries
- French language
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