AUGUST BULLETIN
Café-Croissant
Saturday 1st August at 9:30am at the Tennyson Cafe, 28 Tennyson Street, Napier (formerly Cafe Ujazi)
The owners are French & they are happy to provide croissants and French pastries along with excellent coffee.
RSVP by 29 July to Barbara with numbers
Crêpe making with Jennifer
If you have ever sauntered your way around Brittany, the sumptuous galettes and crepes will be a lingering outstanding memory! Come and transport yourself back there with our very own Zoom Cooking Class with Chef Jennifer Chrisostome and learn how to make these savoury buckwheat pancakes followed by a sweet variation, with creative fillings of your choosing.


Venue: your kitchen/dining room of choice
Date: Sunday 23 August 4:00-6:00pm
Boisson: Mais du cidre bien sur!
Photo : Our authentic crepe-making utensils bought in Brittany and French cookbook! Keen or what?!?
You need to register to receive the Zoom Meeting ID.
Soirées de Conversation
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Continuing on Mondays from 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Connect via Zoom or use Meeting ID: 347 161 278
This will happen every Monday except the last Monday in July.
​For instructions on how to work Zoom, scroll to the bottom of this page.
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Havelock North Conversation Evening to recommence Wednesday 5th August. 
​Contact Sigi.

Napier Conversation Evening  will start with a special soirée  on Monday 31 August
Contact Barbara
​(See Conversation Page to RSVP and for more info.)
Ciné-Club at Event Cinemas
Tuesday 11 August at 6:00pm
Events Cinema, Havelock North.
Members $10; Other $15
​Supper available afterwards at Pipi's cafe
​Meet in the foyer, with the film starting at 6:30pm
RSVP for this event with D including if you are coming to Pipi’s.

Roxane 1hr25 (M)
What does Cyrano de Bergerac have to do with a chicken farmer? This is the problem for Raymond, who has always kept his passion for the theatre hidden. But when he is threatened with bankruptcy, he decides to try whatever it takes!
Roxane is more than just a nice film on the rural world in crisis: it is a nice feel good fable on the power of the words.” – Première
French library books needing new homes
Thanks to contributions over the years our French library has grown to over 500 books and now requires a significant amount of space.  Unfortunately our valued librarian and host Anne-Michelle is moving and enquiries regarding alternative locations have been unsuccessful.

French library book give away
Sunday 16th August 1:30-3:30pm, 1 Rochfort Rd, Havelock North
Please feel free to browse, select and take away books during this time.
Members only
French Classes​
Lessons have already re-started at Hastings Girls' High School on Thursday nights 6:00-7:30pm.
Learn French - 5 levels, 5 teachers, 4 you !
Term 3, started 23 July,  visit our Lessons page - for more information by clicking here.
«Ce n'est jamais trop tard d'apprendre le français en 2020»
"It's never too late to learn French in 2020! "
International Film Festival - Whānau Mārama
24 July - 2 August This year's International Film Festival has changed its format slightly . You can watch a small selection of films at the MTG Century Cinema. Otherwise you will need to register on their website and pay to view the film. Some films have a première and then the film is available for rental for 3-4 days after the première.
​Visit their website for more information: 
In Cinema at MTG Century Cinema - Download a Programme - How to sign up
​Click here to see a list of French films in this year's Festival.
Support our sponsors
We were very fortunate to receive financial support for the 2020 French Film Festival from the following sponsors; unfortunately alert level 4 reduced the length of the Festival and affected the amount of promotion they received.  Please support them if you are able to (and mention AFHB).
Shattky Optometrists, 116 Russell St South, Hastings https://www.shattky.co.nz/
So Vintage, Cnr of Clifton Rd & Pipi St, Te Awanga http://www.sovintage.co.nz/
Poivre & Sel Restaurant, 189 Marine Parade, Napier https://www.poivresel.co.nz/
Y’a Bon French Baker, 216 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings https://www.yabon.co.nz/
La Petite Chocolat, 207 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings (and both Napier and Hastings Farmers Markets) https://lapetitechocolat.co.nz/
Pipi Café, 16 Joll Rd, Havelock North https://www.cafe.pipi.co.nz/
Clearview Estate Winery & Restaurant, 194 Clifton Road, Te Awanga https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/

How does Zoom work?
You need to sign up for free on Zoom first: https://zoom.us/
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To join on the day, visit the link next to the event or enter the Meeting ID code.
On a PC: Once you click this a window will pop up that will say “Open Zoom” this then opens the meeting link.

You then need to select “Join with Computer Audio”

To activate your video camera you will need to click on the “Start Video” button on the bottom left so it no longer has a red line through it.
​Make sure your sound is on…et voilà!

Any queries to James Donaldson our social media coordinator
Email directly to: jkdonaldson@yahoo.co.nz

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