This month the Alliance Francaise Twente fetes its 90th birthday. Since 1911 the organization has functioned socially, culturally, and economically as a link between the Netherlands and its neighbor, France. To celebrate its anniversary and in conjunction with the Universiteit Twente's 40th birthday, AFT will host a program on November 14 highlighting the ever-evolving relationship between France and the Netherlands. The lingua franca will be Dutch.
12/11 12:35 David Vos sings Jacques Brel. Amphitheater Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum.
14/11 16:00 'Everything you always wanted to know about .... Frankrijk'. John Groenewegen, professor of French Studies talks about what makes France so exceptional. Amphitheater Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum.
17:15 Exhibit Opening for Mark Brusse. Dutch artist living in Paris. Amphitheater and Exhibit Room Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum.
18:30 French Buffet. 40 HFL / 18,15 Euro. Bastille 'De societeit'.
20:00 Debate 'Frankrijk en Nederland in Europa 2010, van buur naar familie...' Featuring Philips Freriks, TV journalist; Mark Brusse, artist; Margot Dijkgraaf, literary critic for NRC-Handelsblad; Alain Franco, Le Monde correspondent; Maxime Mellier, scientist at Philips Research Laboratories Eindhoven; Violette van der Spek-Chouzenoux, director of Alliance Francaise in the Netherlands. Amphitheater Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum.
22:00 Reception. Vrijhof foyer.
For further information, go to http://alliance-francaise.nl/twente90.htm
