Cultural events for 09/30/2022 have been cancelled due to hurricane Ian. New dates to be announced in the future.
French-Francophone cultural connections!
Chers amis,
1. Please visit the Florida Heritage Food Symposium on Friday, September 30, anytime from 9 AM to 4:30 PM at the Blount Center, 401 NW 6th Street.
Registration for this indoor event is here. It is free with parking nearby.
You will enjoy student research and artwork by students in the Humanities at Santa Fe College (SFC). The posters and paintings were done thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to encourage local farmers to raise crops that match the culinary tastes and traditions of Florida’s increasingly diverse population. One presentation by our own Elizabeth Ziffer on potager herbs will inspire teachers from pre-school to college to do lessons about these plants and their healthful uses. Organic growers and farmers market representatives will also speak. Bring some cash if you want to sample any food truck treats. Attending this event will give you “food for thought” at our next AFG Café Conversation (dates below).
2. Also on Friday, September 30 at 7:30 PM, you may enjoy a concert of classical music including a French composer in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the SFC Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83 rd Street.Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Hall box office at 352-395-4181 or online from Showpass
Pianist Mitch McKay, professor of music in the Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department, will be joined by SF’s new viola professor, Maurya Dickerson, and by flutist Christine Alicot of The Gainesville Orchestra.
On the program are works by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Maurice Duruflé and SF Music Professor Sheila Forrester, who is a composer of classical music. Alicot, principal flutist with The Gainesville Orchestra, will join McKay in performance of Forrester”s “Sonata for Flute and Piano.”
While Bach and Schubert need no introductions to classical music aficionados, Maurice Duruflé is not as well known. Duruflé was a French composer, organist, musicologist and teacher who lived from 1902 to 1986. He was assistant organist at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and the titular organist at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, also in Paris. His compositions include pieces for the organ, piano, orchestra, and chorus, as well as chamber music. The musicians will end the concert with Duruflé’s “Prélude Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3.”
3. Our Café conversation dates for in-person gatherings are Sunday evenings, October 30 and November 27, and our Winter Holiday party is planned for Friday, December 16. We welcome your suggestions for venues that have outdoor seating.Hoping to see you soon! Stay healthy and safe. Prenons bien soin de nous!
