WEEK 2 SEMESTER 1 NEWSLETTER 2010

Bonjour les amis!

We hope everyone has enjoyed the first week back. Don’t forget that conversation groups (Monday-Thurday, 1 p.m., Manning backcourt) and study groups (Thursdays, 2-3 p.m., Isabel Fidler in Manning) will be starting this week!

Here’s what’s coming up in the next week:

This week with FrenchSoc

Conversation Groups

[Manning Backcourt, 1-2 p.m., Mondays-Thursdays]

Parlez français avec FrenchSoc every day (except Friday!) from 1-2 in the Manning Backcourt. All levels are welcome, from beginners to native French-speakers. Come and join us, have a coffee, and speak a bit of French!

Study Group

[Isabel Fidler, 2-3 p.m., Thursdays]

Stop procrastinating and get your homework done with your fellow French students! This semester the FrenchSoc study group will be in Isabel Fidler, on the top floor of Manning, every Thursday from two to three p.m.

French Film Festival

We’re selling tickets to Les Herbes Folles, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, LOL (10/03/10, 13/03/10, and 18/03/10), so if you bought a ticket from us in O-week, make sure you come to one of our events to get a refund because we’ve decided to subsidise our members’ tickets even further! Tickets will cost $11 for Access card holders and $15 for non-Access card holders, but we only have a limited number. See http://www.frenchfilmfestival.org/film1/sydney.aspx for plot synopses and more information about the Alliance Française’s film festival!

Les Herbes Folles

[Palace Norton Cinema, 6:45 p.m., Wednesday 10th March, 99 Norton St Leichhardt]

Join us for Les Herbes Folles, part of the Alliance Francaise’s French Film Festival. We’ll be selling tickets at $10 Access or $15 non-Access at conversation groups, so make sure you come along and get one before they sell out. We’ll meet outside the Footbridge Theatre on Parrammatta Rd at 5:45 p.m., so keep an eye out for our exec in their FrenchSoc t-shirts. If you want to join us at the cinema, meet us outside at 6:30 p.m.

Meeting at Pocket Bar

[Pocket Bar, 5:30 p.m., Sunday 13^th March, 13 Burton St Darlinghurst]

Whether or not you’re going to see Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky with FrenchSoc, meet us at Pocket Bar before the movie for drinks and crepes!

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

[Palace Academy Cinema, 6:45 p.m., Sunday 13^th March, 3a Oxford St Paddington]

Join us for Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, part of the Alliance Francaise’s French Film Festival. We’ll be selling tickets at $10 Access or $15 non-Access at conversation and study groups throughout the week, so make sure you come along and get one before they sell out. We’ll meet at Pocket bar for drinks and crepes beforehand, but if you can’t make it then meet up with us outside the cinema at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye out for our exec in their FrenchSoc t-shirts!

D’ailleurs dans le monde francophone

Language Library

If you’re new to Sydney Uni, don’t forget to explore the Language library, where students can view French movies, study French, etc. Go to http://usydlanglib.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/o-week-2010-welcome/ for more information.

The SRC and the French Department

This year we are continuing to expand our Representative Network across the Faculty of Arts. As you may have seen already, we have created WebCT sites where you can nominate, elect and communicate with your Department representative.

If you are interested involved in your Department, be it through running for the position of Representative or just by helping out and taking part in WebCT discussion boards, you should definitely come to the Info Session on Tuesday the 9th. We will be talking about the program and discussing how you can get involved.

Come to the New Lecture Lecture Theatre 106 from 1pm to 2pm on Tuesday the 9th of March. If you can't make it or have any questions, you can contact Gabriel on education.officers@src.usyd.edu.au, 0406 922 296 or 9660 5222.

Sydney French Theatre

Sydney French Theatre is seeking actors & directors for several short plays to be performed from 17th-30th May, 2010.

Casual workshops/auditions/ateliers will be held at ACTT, 199 Cleveland St, Central (Studio A) on:

Tuesday, 9th March 2010 at 6:30pm

Thursday, 11th March 2010 at 6:30pm

Please feel free to come to one or both sessions for some fun warm-up exercises, improvisation & script-reading. This is a great way to meet us & get involved even if you aren't sure if you want to perform.

If you are interested in directing a short play (30 mins max.), please contact storgoman@gmail.com with your suggestion/script.

A bientôt!

FrenchSoc