Festival de la Francophonie: Soirée Commune - Kick Off Evening March 8, 2013
Chicago, Illinois
La francophonie, it’s 220 million speakers from 32 countries over 5 continents.
La francophonie, it’s a place where people of different provenance come to share in the spirit of democracy and respect for cultural diversity.
La francophonie, it’s the past but also the future. Today one out of 32 speak French in the world ; in 2050, one out of 13 will, for a total of 700 francophones !
Get your passport and travel around the world without having to leave the tarmac... or go through airport security! Take part in our month-long carnival of French-speaking culture in Chicago.
Soirée Commune - Kick Off Evening
Get your passport stamped! Enjoy food and libations from Belgium, Canada, Congo, France, Haiti, Quebec, Romania and Vietnam offered by the French-speaking consulates, governments and associations of Chicago. And what better way to work off the extra calories than by dancing to the sound of French swing music with Le Percolateur?
Prix de présence, concours de danse, bouffe et tutti quanti... Que la fête commence!
Better early than sorry, please pre-register! All age event / ID required
Official Website: http://www.af-chicago.org/app/Calendar.php?event=994&type=31
Added by CHCGODuke on February 11, 2013