2023
Nov 18: We joined with our friends from the Harvard Club of France to watch the 139th edition of “The Game”. Yale won 23-18 but a good time was had by all.
Nov 14: In the latest Book Club meeting, we had a terrific discussion of "Tortilla Flat” by John Steinbeck.
Nov 5: Members enjoyed a 3 hour walk in the Fontainebleau Forest, with exceptional fall colors.
Oct 24: Members of the Yale Club and Georgetown Club held a joint event for an evening of whiskey tasting. On offer was the whiskey of Two Worlds Whiskey, the first luxury American whiskey created for France.
Oct 17: We were honored to have Kymberly Pinder (‘95 PhD), Dean of the Yale School of Arts, moderate a discussion with Mickalene Thomas on the latter’s career and current exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery
Sept 19: In the latest Book Club meeting, we had a terrific discussion of "The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Sept 17: Visit with Hannah Mendlowitz. Hannah Mendlowitz of Yale Admissions talked to ASC volunteers about the current state of Yale admissions.
Sept 9: It is with deep regret that the Yale Club of France announces the passing of Marguey Yates (YC 1975 and long-time member of the Yale Club of France) on September 9, 2023.
Marguey grew up a citizen of the world and attended French high school in the US. Thus it was a natural fit when she moved to Paris in 1984, residing full time until 2013. Since then, she has kept a foot in Paris and, as always, in the life of the Yale Club of France.
Marguey was a most active member of the Yale Club of France. She was President of the Yale Club of France in the 1980s, in its nascent days, and served as board member for many years thereafter. She hosted numerous events in her charming rue de Montmartre flat and gave invaluable advice to all following presidents of the club. Most importantly, she was a brilliant woman, a loving wife and mother, and a wonderful individual. She will be sorely missed in our club.
Our condolences go to her entire family, but especially husband David and sons Edward and Simon. Requiescat in pace.
Sept 9: Walking Tour. A group of 10 Yalies joined Guide Brad Newfield for a tour in the left bank, centering on Hemingway and the “lost generation”.
July 12: Annual Meeting. Fulfilling our legal obligation as a French “Associations 1901,” members met to approve the annual report, review the financial statements and elect the new Board.
July 10: AUC Annual Cocktail. A large number of Yalies joined the annual Summer cocktail hosted organized by the AUC at the George Marshall Center on place de la Concorde
July 9: Walking Tour. A group of 10 Yalies joined Guide Brad Newfield for a tour centering on Jefferson, Franklin & the American Founding Fathers in Paris. The tour started at the Place de la Concorde and ended at the Mint.
June 27: Book Club Session. There was a fascinating conversation today about Patrick Modiano's "Dora Bruder" and "Honeymoon" ("Voyage de Noces"). Another wonderful choice of titles
June 25: Many Yalies came to celebrate the Summer with a picnic at Parc des Buttes Chaumont.
June 20: In our first “Dinner with the Yale Club” since Covid19, we were delighted to host Yale professor Maurice Samuels, who talked to us about his new book on Alfred Dreyfus. Prof. Samuels is the Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French at Yale University. He specializes in the literature and culture of nineteenth-century France and in Jewish Studies, and is the author of books and articles on these and other topics.
June 1: The Yale Club of France hosted a Happy Hour in association with the Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Penn, & Princeton Clubs.
May 23: Book Club session. We had a lively discussion on "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.
April 16 Walking tour with the Yale club - The 19th-century Arcades: We explored the 19th-Century Parisian shopping experience in exquisite pedestrian walkways built in the era before the department stores and the Grands Boulevards. We strolled through the splendid gardens of the Palais Royal as well as seven of the now fully-restored historic landmark arcades full of gourmet specialty food shops, unusual restaurants, tea salons, antiquarian bookshops, high-fashion boutiques, and classic Belle Époque bistros. We saw literary cafes and many of the popular venues of the theatre district. There explored unique shops featuring items like vintage stamps, quill pens, and wooden toys.
March 12 Book Club - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys: We had a wonderful session yesterday focusing on "Wide Sargasso Sea" (among other captivating topics), and Frances recommended our next book, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.
February 16 Feb Club: Yalies of all ages and schools gathered to celebrate the global Yale tradition of Feb Club. Good beer and good cheer was had by all.
January 19 Book Club - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov: On January 19 we had our seventh Yale Club of France Book Club session. We discussed The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. We had a rich discussion of this book!
