French lessons, events & trips
FRENCH LESSONS EVENTS & GIFTS
The annual Brisbane French Film Festival is a much-anticipated event and with good reason. This year, we have chosen the film Pupille (In Safe Hands) which, when we averaged the critic’s and public’s ratings, came out on top. So come along for a great film and the option of a drink afterwards with the Lingua Franca chouchous*. All welcome.
*teacher’s pets
Join us in May for a cours de cuisine.
Details to follow.
*cooking lesson
Katrina and the team at Lingua Franca invite you to come along to our end of year Christmas party. We all deserve a drink after all such a big and fun year here at le nid*. Our students are what make Lingua Franca so great, so we look forward to seeing you in a social setting to wish you Joyeux Noël*.
The event will be held at Mrs Browns Bar on Commercial Road in Newstead.
Cash bar available.
* the nest | happy Christmas
Come and join us in an evening of melted cheese, French wine and lots of laughter.
Come and join renowned Brisbane-based fashion designer Paul Hunt at Lingua Franca on Friday the 18th May. Over a smart cocktail (ou deux*), Paul will discuss the influence jewellery design has on his own creations before demonstrating his craft by stitching a hand-beaded jewellery-inspired design onto fabric - en direct!*
*or two | *live
If you have an interest in France and travel (and we think we're speaking to most of you here) we'd love to see you at our free travel night on the 30th April.
It's a chance for us to get together and swap our stories, and will provide an excellent opportunity for those travelling soon to glean some bons tuyaux*, and even if travel is not on your agenda quite yet, come along anyway for a chance to chat about something we almost all love: le voyage*
Let us know you'd like to come along. We can't wait to see you there.
*hot tips (literally 'good pipes')
Be sure to get at least one French film under your belt during the 2018 edition of the Brisbane French Film Festival. With over 100 films to choose from, we think we've found a cracker. Come along and see you agree, then join us for an après-film drink.
Brisbane News' resident wine expert and owner of Craft Red Hill, Tony Harper, takes us on a relaxed tour of the wine regions of France. If you've always wanted to know your Bordeaux from your Burgundy, this dégustation is for you.
PLUS: We'll use this event to announce yet another addition to 'French with Benefits'. Be the first to know.
Come and share un apéro* with your classmates at Mrs Brown's for our Fête de Noël.
*pre-dinner drinks
If you could please let us know you're coming so we can let the venue know, that would be great. Merci.
Want an introduction to French wines in a fun, relaxed setting?
Come and join us as Constant Beguin Billecocq, from Noble Wines joins us to give us an intro into les vins français*. We'll be tasting un vin blanc*, un vin rosé*, un vin rouge* and un champagne, bien sûr*. Places limited, lots of fun to be had.
*French wines | *a white wine | *a red wine | *of course
Fancy yourself a Monopoly magnate? How do you think you'd go playing it en français*?
Come along to our winter board games event to find out. A great way to improve your French in a very relaxed atmosphere, we'll have several jeux de société* and will rotate around the three rooms of le nid*. Wine, coffee, tea and cheese included.
PLACES LIMITED. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
*in French | *board games | *the nest
Sarah Thuillet, owner of Albion fromagerie Emile et Solange, owes her love of cheese to her grandparents, Emile et…you guessed it, Solange.
Sarah says: “My grandparents passed on their love of cheese and their shop-local philosophy to me, so it’s been a dream of mine to introduce others to delicious cheeses and produce. I grew up around cheese - we didn't ever have a lunch or a dinner without it.”
Sarah will introduce us to four very different cheeses along with their origin, production and characteristics. Naturellement*, we’ll have wine on hand to complement the tasting.
*cheese | *cheese tasting | *at the nest | *naturally
We'd love you to join us at Gerard's Bar for a pre-film apéro* on Saturday 18th March at 5pm if you can make it. The film starts at 6:30pm at Palace Centro.
*drinks
