Book Club – "The Wisdom of Life", by Arthur Schopenhauer

During our next Book Club session we will discuss "The Wisdom of Life", by Arthur Schopenhauer.

Date:  Tuesday, January 25.

Time : 6 pm

Venue: Virtual
RSVP: daniel.garcia@aya.yale.edu

On March 18, we will have dinner with Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who is a partner at multinational firm Baker McKenzie. He serves as the Global Chair of the Cybersecurity Practice. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Cyrus served three terms as Manhattan District Attorney, overseeing landmark cases.

https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/people/v/vance-cyrus

Date:  Tuesday, March 18

Time : 7:30 pm

Venue: Charming venue in central Paris.

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

The Yale Club of France will take part in this winter Yale tradition, which has now gone global. Join us for drinks and casual fun. Look for the Yale sign.

Date: Thursday, February 27

Time : 7:30pm

Venue: The Moose, 16 Rue des Quatre Vents, 75006 Paris

Price : Free

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Ilan Zajtmann, a graduate of the Yale School of Music ('23), will be performing at the prestigious Salle Cortot.

Date: Monday February 20

Time : 7pm

Venue: Rue Cardinet, Paris, France

RSVP : link

On February 13, we will have dinner with Tami Luchow Y92. Tami will discuss her latest book, "Poems for a Memory", which is a collection that invites readers to take action, foster community, and build a world that embraces all differences - mental, physical, neurodiverse, and more. The book concludes with an inspiring call to "Join the Circle" and be part of creating meaningful change.

www.tamiluchow.com

Date:  Thursday, February 13

Time : 7:00 pm

Venue: Charming venue in central Paris. Pay for your meal.

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

On Tuesday January 28, join fellow members for a fun night of Billiards and Pool. All levels (including those who have never played) are welcome.

 
Address: Indiana Club. 77 avenue de Maine. 75014 Paris. Metro Gaite

Cost: €5 per person (in cash when you come) (plus any food or drinks you consume)

During our next Book Club session we will discuss "The Aleppo Codex", by Matti Friedman.

Harpist Héloïse Carlean Jones and baritone Andrés Cascante, who first met during their studies at the Yale School of Music, have both pursued careers in Paris: Héloïse at the Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine and Andrés at the Académie de l'Opéra de Paris. They will join forces on Friday, December 13th for an evening of favourite opera arias, arranged for baritone and harp, as well as for harp solo. Please join us for an evening of wonderful music in the magical and intimate setting of the Instrumentarium de Paris.

https://www.heloisecarleanjones.com

Join us for the annual joint event with our ‘friends’ from Harvard to watch the American Classic - the Yale-Harvard (American) Football Game. At a location TBD.

On November 19th, we will discuss the Graphic Novel, “Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout," by Lauren Redniss

Date:  Tuesday, November 19th

Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual (with Google meet application) - link to be given upon RSVP
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Abir and Mario Kaloustian P ’26 invite you to join a Yale talk and reception with José García-León, Dean of the Yale School of Music and Professor of Music. The Dean will talk about Music and the Brain over cocktails.
Please RSVP to renee.wellman@yale.edu by October 30. Location given upon registration.
Price: Free
As space is limited, this is open only to YCF members but not guests/partners/spouses.

French-American pianist, Paul Ji, a current Junior at Yale College, will make his debut at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. The program is here: https://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/.../recital.../paul-ji
Interested members should buy their tickets directly from the Theatre des Champs-Elysees.

On October 1st we will discuss "The New York Trilogy," by Paul Auster and "Willful Wanderer, " by Nelson Graves.

Date:  Tuesday, October 1st

Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual (with Google meet application)
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

The Yale Club of France invites you to join Brad Newfield, a French-American guide for Paris Walks. This time we will be doing a tour of the Marais. We will explore some of the off-the beaten-path areas.

Brad Newfield, a former Angelino who has lived in Paris since 1994, has a Ph.D in History from UCLA, lectured in History and Communication Studies, and develops walking tours on historical themes in Paris, in order to bring together the city's past and present in untraditional ways.

Date: Sunday, September 29

Time : 2pm-4pm

Venue : Metro St. Paul.

Price : 10 € per person

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Join the Harvard and Yale Clubs and Dr. Branden Thornhill-Miller who will be serving up a tantalizing buffet of projects and research from applied psychology and behavioral economics. Farmed from years of his work teaching, researching, and directing programs at Oxford, the Sorbonne, Harvard, Georgetown, and leadership programs around the world, these “vignettes” will focus on the positive and negative human factors that, interacting with technology, are shaping our work, our lives, and our collective futures.  Recently, these interests have led him to establish the “Creative Futures Institute,” a new non-profit think tank.

On September 3, we will have dinner with Yale professor Michel Devoret who will discuss the physics of information and the recent progress of quantum computers.

The discussion will be oriented to a general audience.

Michel Devoret is known for his pioneering and groundbreaking research in the field of quantum computing.

Michel Devoret is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious John Bell Prize. Professor Devoret is an elected member of both the French Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences

Date:  Tuesday, September 3

Time : 7:30 pm

Price: 40 Euros per person

Venue: Member's apartment

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

On July 11 we will discuss "The Birds" by Aristophanes

Date: Tuesday, March 19

Time : 7 pm

Venue: Virtual

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Come and celebrate summer with the Yale Club with a picnic.

Date: Saturday, June 22

Time : 3pm

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

The American University Clubs of France (AUC) is pleased to invite you to its Annual Embassy Reception and Summer Cocktail on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Oxford and Yale will have a joint happy hour on Wednesday 5 June.

Date: Wednesday 5 June

Time : 7pm

Price : Free

On March 19 we will discuss "The Sellout," by Paul Beatty. It's the balm of humor for trying times.

Date: Tuesday, May 21

Time : 7 pm

Venue: Virtual (with Zoom application)

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Join us for the next "Dinner with the Yale Club" with Christian Strain ('92). Christian will give a talk that will first explain the current state of the Private Equity industry and it's impact on our lives, and will speak about transitioning from a career in the industry to volunteering as an EMT with the Paris Fire Brigade (and what you should do if you ever need to call 18 or 15 in an emergency!).

A dual French-American national, Christian is a Senior Advisor at Summit Partners, a private equity firm that invests in market leading high growth companies worldwide. During his tenure at Summit, Christian led the firm's efforts in the business and financial services in Europe and served on the boards of companies across a range of industries. He is also a former board of member of Invest Europe and currently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Christian is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and volunteers regularly as part of a Red Cross ambulance crew in Paris in support of the Paris Fire Brigade.

Date:  Wednesday, April 24

Time : 7:30 pm

Price: 40 Euros per person

Venue: Member's apartment

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Grab your mics! On April 6, we will have a Karaoke night. Please join us for this fun event. Space is limited.

Date: Saturday, April 6

Time : 7:00pm

Venue: Charming venue in central Paris.

Price : 15 Euros

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

On March 19 we will discuss "The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit" by Lucette Lagnado"

Date: Tuesday, March 19

Time : 7 pm

Venue: Virtual (with Zoom application)

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

The Yale Club of France will take part in this winter Yale tradition, which has now gone global. Join us for drinks and casual fun. We will be at the top floor of Frog Revolution. Look for the Yale sign

Date: Thursday, February 22

Time : 7:30pm

Venue: Frog Revolution, 9 Rue de la Bastille

Price : Free

Book Club - "Hiroshima" by John Hersey

Our next work is "Hiroshima" by John Hersey (who attended and taught at Yale). We'll discuss the work at our next meeting on Tuesday, January 30 at 7 pm CET.

Date:  Tuesday, January 30

Time : 7 pm

Venue: Virtual (with Zoom application)
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Come and celebrate The Game from abroad. Reunite with old friends and reminisce on past game experiences, whether the stories concern last minute touch downs or early decisions to abandon the spectator stands due to frost-bite. Luckily, this time, we'll be viewing from inside.

Date: Saturday November 18

Time : The Moose 16 Rue des Quatre Vents, 75006 Paris

Venue: 6pm

Price : Free

On November 14 we will discuss "Tortilla Flat" by Steinbeck. Here's what one reviewer on Goodbooks wrote about Tortilla Flat: "I don't know why the sad tales of John Steinbeck fill me with so much joy. It doesn't really make sense."

Date:  Tuesday, November 14

Time : 7 pm

Venue: Virtual (with Zoom application)
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Join the Yale Club of France for an autumn walk in the beautiful Fontainebleau forest!

Our walk will take us through a variety of landscapes and points of interest, including majestic fern-covered woodlands, open shrublands, and an ancient fort. If we're lucky, we may even spot a woodpecker!

Please bring snack bars and one liter of water. Please also wear appropriate walking shoes.

Date: Sunday, October 22

Time : 11am (please be on time)

Price : free

RSVP: president@yalefrance.org

Join us for an evening of whiskey tasting in the elegant ambiance of The Travellers Club led by Georgetown alumn and Two Worlds Whiskey founder Ashley Donahey.

Through this guided tasting of five diverse whiskies guests will learn about the history of American whiskey and its French origins, as well as the history of Two Worlds Whiskey, the first luxury American whiskey created for France.

Named to honor Marquis de la Fayette, Two Worlds Whiskey celebrates the historic French-American alliance by uniting the traditions and savoir-faire of both countries to create truly unique whiskey.

Date:  Tuesday, October 24

Time : 7 pm
Venue: The Travellers, 25 Avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris France
RSVP: reservation link