Bastille Day 2008

Saturday, July 12, 2008. 6:30 - 11PM.  $8 General Admission/ Children under 12 are free.

Mark your calendars for the Alliance Francaise d'Austin's annual Bastille Day Celebration at the French Legation!  Live music by Austin's own Olivier Giraud and his ensemble (formerly Paris 49), dancing, delicious French food & wine, and a display of antique French automobiles will be part of the fun to commemorate the 219th anniversary of the French Revolution.  This special event will include two courts for playing the lawn game Petanque (a French national pastime), AND a silent auction benefiting the French Legation Museum!  Dont' miss out on this great Franco/Austin tradition -- great music, food and fun!

Visit www.afaustin.org for more information or call 512-451-1704

Check out our Resources/Links page for a list of the 2008 Silent Auction donors!

Evening Under the Oaks

Friday, July 25, 2008. 

Join us this evening for the music of Shand Walton.  Gates open at 7pm and music begins at 8pm.  $3/person.

Friday, August 8, 2008.  8pm.

Elizabeth Wells.

Austin Museum Day

Sunday, September 14, 2008.  1-5pm.  FREE.

Join us for this annual city-wide celebration of Austin Museums!  We will have some special activities in honor of this day---so check back for more details!

Archeology Month

Saturday, October 11, 2008.  1-5pm.  FREE.

Visit the Legation on this day and take part in the statewide commemoration of Archeology Month! 

Drop by the French Legation Museum for a tour of the museum.  By day’s end, you will have participated in a mock excavation and have a head full of archeology information. Activities include Native American pottery making, rock art, fingerweaving with plant fibers, twine-and-bead accessories and coloring archeology –related images.    Information also will be provided about Texas archeology; the University of Texas virtual museum, “Texas Beyond History”; and archeology displays at the French Legation.

Pétanque

2^nd and 4^th Sunday of each month 2- 5pm

Join our friends from the Alliance Française ďAustin for the traditional French game, fun for all ages!

Que la fête commence!

About Alliance Française ďAustin

The Alliance Française ďAustin offers educational, cultural and social activities to all the people of Texas who share a love of France and the French Language.  It is a non-profit organization, giving scholarships to students in our region. 

Please visit their Website at www.afaustin.org.

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