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The Internet is wonderful and can answer all your questions. For most of us, it is the main source for news. Indeed, we have immediate access to plenty of media from different parts of the world. But can they all be trusted? Using different sources and media, the press review helps you to find your way through the news and be well-informed. This is an informal sharing and discussion of the news in English. Please feel free to bring in an article that you would like to share with the other members of the group.

Meetings are held on Saturdays from 2-3pm. Upcoming dates are March 16^th, April 13^th and May 18^th

This activity, free for library members, is organized by freelance journalist and library volunteer: Isma Hassaine-Poirier.

Treat yourself to an afternoon of a collective reading of Shakespeare’s « Taming of the Shrew ». This activity consists of watching a BBC production on DVD and then reading relative scenes. This is a great activity for lovers of language and fans of the great wit. The activity is free for library members. Please sign-up by emailing group leader John Barritt here.

Come along and bring your knitting,

Have a natter while you’re sitting,

Or learn to knit with wool provided,

Needles loaned and stitches guided.

Knitted garments are très chic,

So be in vogue and start this week.

Knit and Natter is a free activity, open to all library members. No need to reserve, just come and enjoy! If anyone has some extra wool please bring it in. The Knitting group has a project knitting twiddle muffs and are looking for bits and pieces of washable wool.

This is a special moment when the community comes together to talk about anything and everything (in English of course!) over a cup of coffee or tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop by, no need to reserve!

As part of the Printemps des poètes, the City of Angers and the library invites you to write a poem in chalk on the sidewalk (like “Ma rue par Achbé”) on Thursday, March 14th and Friday, March 15th. Come to the library to borrow some chalk and write a poem on the sidewalk!

Dans le cadre du Printemps des poètes, la Ville d’Angers et la bibliothèque vous invite à écrire un poème à la craie sur le trottoir à la manière de « Ma rue par Achbé » les jeudi 14 et vendredi 15 mars. Venez à la bibliothèque pour emprunter de la craie et écrivez un poème sur le trottoir ! 

Come join the Drama Club which is open to adults and university students, with or without acting experience. It consists of miming, improvising, and acting out published works of theater, such as sketches and plays.

Meetings take place at the library twice a month (except during school holidays) on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Please attend regularly on the following dates: March 13th, March 27th, April 3rd, April 24th, May 15th, May 22nd, June 5th and June 12th.

This activity is open to library members, the cost is 90 € for the 2018-2019 school year. Sign up at the front desk. Take the stage and break a leg! 

For music lovers who are not necessarily musicians, the library presents a series of sessions aiming at illustrating  the heritage of English Classical Music in its most specific and beautiful forms, mainly vocal music. Each session will focus on a composer, with a short presentation of the work and the composer, followed by the listening of selected pieces through  selected  videos, often with different interpretations. The point is to share comments and criticism with the group members.

These sessions are free and open to the public. For more information or to sign up please email the group leader here. This session will discuss Henry Purcell’s The Indian Queen.

Love those French restaurants? Feel like you need to speak English more but in a relaxed atmosphere? Join this club which schedules a lunch in a great local restaurant. Click here to send an email to the coordinator for more information and the full schedule and to sign up!

Take a talented trio; Lisa Robertson a Canadian poet, Michel Saulnier a musician and Francky Criquet a painter, put them in the same room in front of an audience and see what happens! That’s the idea behind a happening, put the raw ingredients together and let inspiration strike, creating a unique, one-time-only performance that is not to be missed!

This event is part of the Printemps des Poètes 2019 (the French national celebration of poetry) which has been organized with the collaboration of the MIEL (Maison internationale des écritures et des littératures) and the support of the Ville d’Angers. There will also be poetry recitals by MIEL members.

This event will be in French and English, it is free and open to the public, no reservations necessary but seating is limited. Refreshments and conversation to follow.

Success, success, success… We are constantly bombarded with the notion of success! As a woman, how successful do you feel? Let’s dive into this compelling topic that many women struggle with by asking ourselves thought-provoking questions and having deep conversations. Who knows, it might impact us and our lives in ways we never thought of… Join Aïda Guèye, a Certified Life Coach who is passionate about empowering women to live their best, most authentic life along with other women to celebrate International Women’s Day!

Program:
3:00 to 4:30 pm – Workshop
4:30 to 5:00 pm – Refreshments & Conversation

Free for library members. Limited to 10 participants. Sign-up by phone 02.41.24.97.07 or email info@ellia.org.