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A l l i a n c e Fr a n ç a i s d e Gr o s s e Po i n t e Januar y 2 0 1 7
PRESIDENTS NOTE
Bonne Année, chers
membres,
We hope that your holidays were
filled with wonder and the true
meaning of Christmas!
Our Christmas Potluck Raclette Party
was enjoyed by good friends sharing
conversation and delicious food. Our
pianist, Stefan K, provided music during
dinner, accompanied a trio of members
who lead us in singing of carols and then
serenaded us in French. It was a lovely evening!
Don’t forget that we will celebrate the Epiphany, the Galette des Rois, with a familyfriendly film and galette on January 7th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Ewald Library
in Grosse Pointe Park. The reservation deadline is January 2. See flyer for more
information!
The Winter semester of French classes begins on Monday, January 9. Registration is
open until January 6. See our website for more information: afgrossepointe.org
A special treat for art lovers! On February 6, we are offering a lecture on American
artist Mary Cassatt to our membership and the Grosse Pointe community. Our
lecturer, Karen Imarisio, will bring the artist and her art to life at 7:00 p.m. at
the Ewald Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library. She will include stories of
Cassatt’s time in Paris, her art and even one of her friends, Degas! Admission is
free to members and $5 for non-members. See more information on our website:
afgrossepointe.org
We are hosting a wine tasting at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd with Cost Plus Wines
at The Ark at St. Ambrose. Our wine expert will be Robert Dassett who will share
with us six French wines and one champagne! Come learn the terms of wine tasting
and savor the flavors! Plan to join us for this fun and informative evening. Friends are
invited too - the more, the merrier!
Our new website is up and running at afgrossepointe.org! Check it out!
À bientôt!
Pat Stewart and Marc Robert
In Memoriam
Dr. Kim Khong Lie, husband of former Alliance Française
de Grosse Pointe President Mado Lie, passed away on
November 16, 2016, while on a Caribbean cruise at the age
of 84. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mado,
10 children and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service is
planned for February. Learn French
See website for new
Winter Schedule
www.afgrossepointe.org
Upcoming Events
Galette des Rois
Grosse Pointe Public Library –
Ewald Branch
January 7, 2017 | 1-4:00 p.m.
Winter French Classes Begin
Assumption Cultural Center
January 9, 2017
Lecture: The Remarkable
Life of Mary Cassatt
Grosse Pointe Public Library — Ewald
Branch
February 6, 2017 - 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Wine Tasting
The Ark at St. Ambrose
February 23, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Pardon My French
March 4, 2017
Details to come
Cercle Littéraire
January 28
Title: Oublier Palerme
Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux
Prix Goncourt 1966
Hostess: Becky Hein
March 11
Title: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes
Author: Amin Maalouf
April 29
Title: L’homme de l’art:
D. -H. Kahnweiler, 1884-1979
Author: Pierre Assouline
Raclette Potluck Party
New Program Chair
December 15, 2016
We welcome Julie Morang to our board as our new
Program Chair! Although Julie grew up in St. Clair
Shores and has resided in Grosse Pointe Park for the
past 25 years, she is proud to say she was born in
Detroit. Her family roots are deep on Detroit’s east
side. From the first married couple, Mary Noblet and
George Young (Jung), who immigrated here in the
early 1800’s from Alsace-Lorraine, France, there are
now over 600 descendants. One of the famous Young
descendants was Caspar Salter who was the first settler of Harper Woods.
In addition, her great-great-great-grandfather on the Morang side, who also
immigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in the 1850’s, had a 600 acre farm which
was later named Morang Avenue along with the street Duchess (named after
his favorite horse).
As a junior in college, Julie studied architecture and painting in France at the
famous L’Ecole des Beaux Arts summer program in Fontainebleau. While
there, the architecture and painting students did a combined final project
with the international music students under the direction of the famous music
composer/conductor, Madame Nadia Boulanger, who headed up the music
studies at Fontainebleau. Julie has had a love of France ever since and is a true
Francophile.
Julie is semi-retired from her own real estate business and retired from
architectural design. She worked at a major Detroit architectural firm
designing interiors of banks, churches, corporate headquarters and university
buildings. Julie has a daughter, Alyssa, who is a graphic designer in California.
Julie has many outside interests: travel (28 countries), active year-round tennis
player, kayaker, boater, biker and gardener and has a passion for all of the arts.
She is excited about the upcoming year with Alliance Française de Grosse
Pointe and hopes to tie in her love of architecture and history with a tour of
some of Detroit’s architectural gems.
2016-2017 Board Members