La TrompetteJanuary 2017 Alliance Français de Grosse Pointe

PRESIDENTS NOTE Bonne Année, chers membres, We hope that your holidays were filled with wonder and the true Learn French meaning of Christmas! See website for new Our Christmas Potluck Raclette Party Winter Schedule was enjoyed by good friends sharing www.afgrossepointe.org conversation and delicious food. Our pianist, Stefan K, provided music during dinner, accompanied a trio of members Upcoming Events who lead us in singing of carols and then Galette des Rois serenaded us in French. It was a lovely evening! Grosse Pointe Public Library – Ewald Branch Don’t forget that we will celebrate the Epiphany, the Galette des Rois, with a family- January 7, 2017 | 1-4:00 p.m. friendly film and galette on January 7th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Ewald Library in Grosse Pointe Park. The reservation deadline is January 2. See flyer for more Winter French Classes Begin information! Assumption Cultural Center January 9, 2017 The Winter semester of French classes begins on Monday, January 9. Registration is Lecture: The Remarkable open until January 6. See our website for more information: afgrossepointe.org Life of Mary Cassatt A special treat for art lovers! On February 6, we are offering a lecture on American Grosse Pointe Public Library — Ewald artist Mary Cassatt to our membership and the Grosse Pointe community. Our Branch lecturer, Karen Imarisio, will bring the artist and her art to life at 7:00 p.m. at February 6, 2017 - 7:00-8:30 p.m. the Ewald Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library. She will include stories of Wine Tasting Cassatt’s time in Paris, her art and even one of her friends, Degas! Admission is The Ark at St. Ambrose free to members and $5 for non-members. See more information on our website: February 23, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. afgrossepointe.org Pardon My French We are hosting a wine tasting at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd with Cost Plus Wines March 4, 2017 at The Ark at St. Ambrose. Our wine expert will be Robert Dassett who will share Details to come with us six French wines and one champagne! Come learn the terms of wine tasting and savor the flavors! Plan to join us for this fun and informative evening. Friends are invited too - the more, the merrier! Cercle Littéraire Our new website is up and running at afgrossepointe.org! Check it out! January 28

À bientôt! Title: Oublier Palerme Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux Pat Stewart and Marc Robert 1966 Hostess: Becky Hein In Memoriam March 11 Dr. Kim Khong Lie, husband of former Alliance Française Title: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes de Grosse Pointe President Mado Lie, passed away on Author: Amin Maalouf November 16, 2016, while on a Caribbean cruise at the age April 29 of 84. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mado, Title: L’homme de l’art: 10 children and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service is D. -H. Kahnweiler, 1884-1979 planned for February. Author: Raclette Potluck Party New Program Chair December 15, 2016 We welcome Julie Morang to our board as our new Program Chair! Although Julie grew up in St. Clair Shores and has resided in Grosse Pointe Park for the past 25 years, she is proud to say she was born in Detroit. Her family roots are deep on Detroit’s east side. From the first married couple, Mary Noblet and George Young (Jung), who immigrated here in the early 1800’s from Alsace-Lorraine, , there are now over 600 descendants. One of the famous Young descendants was Caspar Salter who was the first settler of Harper Woods. In addition, her great-great-great-grandfather on the Morang side, who also immigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in the 1850’s, had a 600 acre farm which was later named Morang Avenue along with the street Duchess (named after his favorite horse).

As a junior in college, Julie studied architecture and painting in France at the famous L’Ecole des Beaux Arts summer program in Fontainebleau. While there, the architecture and painting students did a combined final project with the international music students under the direction of the famous music composer/conductor, Madame Nadia Boulanger, who headed up the music studies at Fontainebleau. Julie has had a love of France ever since and is a true Francophile.

Julie is semi-retired from her own real estate business and retired from architectural design. She worked at a major Detroit architectural firm designing interiors of banks, churches, corporate headquarters and university buildings. Julie has a daughter, Alyssa, who is a graphic designer in California. Julie has many outside interests: travel (28 countries), active year-round tennis player, kayaker, boater, biker and gardener and has a passion for all of the arts.

She is excited about the upcoming year with Alliance Française de Grosse Pointe and hopes to tie in her love of architecture and history with a tour of some of Detroit’s architectural gems.

2016-2017 Board Members