Important Announcement

All group and private classes are taught online until further notice. The Alliance office is virtual, and Kamm House is open only by appointment. Please contact us at info@afportland.org.

  • Apéro-Conversation Group Meets Weekly Wednesday at 5:15pm

    Apéro-Conversation Group Meets Weekly Wednesday at 5:15pm

    The Alliance Française holds its Wednesday night drop-in Apéro-Conversation group at 5:15pm. This ongoing online group is open to all levels.

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  • Fall Classes for 5 and 6 year old children

    Fall Classes for 5 and 6 year old children

    Choose from Art Studio for Introductory Immersion (beginners welcome) or Travel Club for Continuing Immersion.

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  • Fall Term Core Classes Are Open to Registration

    Fall Term Core Classes Are Open to Registration

    Browse the list of all core classes offered this fall.

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  • Fall Term Specialty And Cultural Classes For Levels A1 to C1

    Fall Term Specialty And Cultural Classes For Levels A1 to C1

    Check out the list of all our specialty and cultural classes.

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  • Fall Classes for 7-10 year old children

    Fall Classes for 7-10 year old children

    Choose from Science Lab for Introductory Immersion (beginners welcome) or Travel Club and Science Lab for Continuing Immersion.

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  • How to Take an Online Class

    How to Take an Online Class

    A short guide and tips for using Google Classroom and Zoom for your online class. And Zoom for events!

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Weekly Apéro-Conversation Group Wednesdays at 5:15pm
Sep 02
5:15 PM to 6:10 PM
The Alliance’s free weekly conversation group on Zoom, run by board members and other volunteers, is available for drop-in conversation on Wednesday nights at 5:15pm.It attracts 20-30 registrants who converse...
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Fall Term Begins September 14: Try Out Our Five-Week Sessions
Sep 14 - Oct 17
It's autumn, and the Alliance is offering flexible, low commitment online classes that work with everyone's schedule. (We're staying online to keep everybody safe.) Fall Term runs in two sets...
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Fall children's classes for 5 to 10 year olds
Sep 14 - Nov 21
Art Studio, Science Lab, Travel Club - Who’s ready for fun? After the online school day has ended and with few after-school programs available this fall, your child may want or...
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The French 101 Learning Companion
Sep 21 - Oct 12
  This fall the French à la carte program offers a brand new workshop to help navigate the beginning of your French immersion journey with next to no stress. Build a...
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A Frenchwoman in Provence, with Mireille Guiliano
Sep 26
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
AF Portland joins with the national Federation of Alliances Françaises for a presentation by acclaimed author Mireille Guiliano as she reads from her new book-in-progress, discusses Covid-19 and revisits the...
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Montre et Raconte: Crafts Event in French with Gail Durham
Sep 26
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Gail Durham is a retired French and Spanish teacher whose involvement in the arts goes back decades. She has worked in clay, bronze, letterpress, weaving, paper making, bookbinding, enamel, felt,...
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An Interview with Scott Dominic Carpenter, author of French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris
Oct 01
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
AF Portland joins with the national Federation of Alliances Françaises for a presentation by Scott Dominic Carpenter with interviewer Don George about Carpenter’s hilarious new memoir, French Like Moi: A Midwesterner...
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An Enchanting Journey Down the Seine with former NYT Bureau Chief Elaine Sciolino
Oct 06
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
In the follow-up to her bestselling book THE ONLY STREET IN PARIS, Elaine Sciolino, former Paris Bureau Chief of the New York Times, will share stories of her fascinating adventures...
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Pursuing the Dream: Living and Investing in France, with Adrian Leeds
Oct 10
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
AF Portland joins with the national Federation of Alliances Françaises for a presentation with Adrian Leeds of the Adrian Leeds Group. If you’ve had even a glimmer of an idea...
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Les échanges culturels franco-russes, un discours de Margarita Smagina, en français
Oct 24
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Why did Catherine the Great buy up Voltaire’s library? How did Jules Verne’s fantasy novels influence Tolstoy’s philosophy of nature? And why did Tolstoy write a third of his literary...
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An Encounter with French Writer & Actor Max Élisée: en français
Oct 31
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Join us on Saturday, October 31, at 11 a.m. for a “live” discussion in French on Zoom with Max Élisée, a French actor, screenwriter, and novelist. Max, who lives in...
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More about the Alliance Française de Portland

All year round, our dedicated teachers, visiting authors, and enthusiasts of French culture share their passion for the French language and its culture with curious minds like yours. Our expertise in teaching is complemented by a rich array of programs for the public (most in English), our wonderful library and mediatheque, other resources, and a community of welcoming like-minded individuals.

 

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Parking Information

Street parking on SW 20th St. facing the Kamm House is limited. Free parking is available in Lot B at SW 18th and SW Columbia. Please obtain a parking pass from the office.

After 6 pm weekdays, students may park in the Willamette Dental lot at SW 20th and SW Jefferson as available.

Office Hours

The Alliance office is virtual
during the COVID pandemic.
Contact us at info@afportland.org.
Call 503.223.8388 from 12-3pm,
Monday through Friday, or leave
a message anytime.

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