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The French Connections, 6000 Jed Smith Drive, The French Connections, SO & L, The University Union, Sacramento, CA (2026)

05/13/2025

🚨 Event: Chana Day

🌎 Join EFSAC for an event celebrating the visit of Claude Chana’s descendants, who came to Auburn from France, following the journey of their ancestor!

💫 Meet with Claude Chana’s descendants, Carol Cramer (Auburn City Historian), Claudine Chalmers (Author and Historian), and Sandrine Tournier (Director at EFSAC) for a unique experience celebrating the day that Claude Chana found gold and became the city’s founder.

📍 This event will take place at The Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603 at 2:00pm. We hope to see you there!

04/29/2025

🚨Event: Guest speaker round table discussion

🤝 Join The French Connections in welcoming Dr. Christian Renaudin to Sacramento State for a round table discussion on his experience coming to the United States from France and life as an entrepreneur and investor!

🎟️ This event is free and will be held in English. It’s open to the public, so reserve your tickets today using the QR code or through the link in our bio.

📍The discussion will take place in the Forest Suite (in the University Union) at Sacramento State on Tuesday May 6th from 5pm-6:30pm.

💫 You won’t want to miss this event- we can’t wait to see you there!

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04/16/2025

🚨Event: Guest speaker round table discussion

🤝 Join The French Connections in welcoming Dr. Christian Renaudin to Sacramento State for a round table discussion on his experience coming to the United States from France and life as an entrepreneur and investor!

🎟️ This event is free and will be held in English. It’s open to the public, so reserve your tickets today using the QR code or through the link in our bio.

📍The discussion will take place in the Forest Suite (in the University Union) at Sacramento State on Tuesday May 6th from 5pm-6:30pm.

💫 You won’t want to miss this event- we can’t wait to see you there!

03/04/2025

🚨Event: Fête FL8M

💫 Join EFSAC for a day celebrating francophone/francophile women on March 8th from 2-5:30pm at The Hut in Fair Oaks (7973 Park Dr., Fair Oaks, CA) !

🎤 Listen to 4 women women speak about their experiences and discuss with others about the importance of women in the francophonie.

🎟️ Reserve your place today on the EFSAC website in our bio !

🎁 EFSAC is requesting a $15 contribution and for each participant to bring a small gift to share.

🚺 (In honor of celebrating International Women’s Day, this event is exclusively for women)

02/27/2025

🚨 Event: Sacramento French Film Festival Winter Shorts Fest

🇫🇷 The Sacramento French Film Festival will be holding their 18th winter shorts fest this Saturday, March 1st !

🎞️ Join the other film lovers in Sacramento for an afternoon filled with culture, cinema, and community.

🎟️ Tickets are available online on the ‘s website and at the door the day of the event.

📍This event will be held on Saturday, March 1st at 1pm at the Tower Theater (2508 Land Park Dr., Sacramento)

02/22/2025

✨ Some photos from the wonderful presentation by François Drémeaux during The French Connections CSUS’ first Spring 2025 semester event. “Transatlantic Migration From France to the U.S. & French Presence Abroad” was an insightful presentation which allowed attendees to learn more about the experience of French immigrants who came to the United States throughout the course of history.

🤝 Thank you so much to M. Drémeaux for this fantastic lecture and discussion- we were able to learn so much through the presentation and conversation. A huge thank you as well to Honorary Consul of France in Sacramento, Catherine Bonnefoy, who came to show her support and speak about the importance of the French presence in Sacramento and the Consulate’s services. Here is the link to their webpage and the services that they offer (https://www.facebook.com/franceconsularagencysacramento). I would also like to extend my gratitude to everyone who advertised the event and spread the word!

🌎 This was the first of many events that we are looking forward to hosting this semester. Please join us for our next event to continue promoting the French language and Francophone culture. We will update with more information soon!

02/14/2025

💫 Priority to an open AI for all! Let's go straight to the future!

🥇 As part of the on February 10 and 11 in Paris, The French Connections CSUS had the opportunity to take part in a high-level interministerial meeting at UNESCO headquarters.

🌍 Bringing together government representatives and international business leaders, this meeting enabled us to discuss with H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid أماني أبوزيد, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, on the prospects offered by the to African youth and the continent.

📍 The discussion between stakeholders continued with a review of each party's policies on the national and global valorization of AI, as well as the empowerment of its actors, in line with the Recommendations on the of ratified in November 2021 by UNESCO's 193 member states.

🚀 At a time of first assessments, let's continue our efforts to make AI a tool for inclusivity and trust, in the service of unity!

02/12/2025

🇫🇷 Last Monday, club president, Isella Nepomuceno, had the opportunity to attend a lunch with Consul General Florian Cardinaux, Consul General Deputy Paul Salvaire, and Honorary Consul of France in Sacramento Catherine Bonnefoy.

🤝 In addition to connecting with prominent figures representing organizations in the Francophone community of Sacramento, such as L’Alliance Française de Sacramento, Education Française de Sacramento, the Sacramento French Club, and the Sacramento French Festival, the French Connections was able to share the club’s goals for this year and talk about our commitment to establishing a community of francophone students on campus.

✨ It was a pleasure to be able to converse with everyone and hear about the remarkable work that is being done by their organizations. Looking forward to future collaboration to strengthen the appreciation for the French language in Sacramento !

02/09/2025

A wonderful and inspiring lunch with Consul General Florian Cardinaux (Consulat général de France à San Francisco,) his deputy Paul Salvaire and Catherine Bonnefoy, Honorary Consul of France in Sacramento. All in the company of a remarkable group committed to promoting French language and culture in Sacramento.

We were delighted to be joined by:
✨ Isella Nepomuceno (The French Connections)
🎬 Cécile Downs (Sacramento French Film Festival)
📚 Frédérique Lamort (Alliance Française de Sacramento)
🏫 Sandrine Tournier (Sacramento French)
🇫🇷 Sheryl Hitomi (Sacramento French Club (français et francophones)

Engaging discussions took place on shared goals, upcoming events, and future collaborations to continue expanding French culture in the region. A heartfelt thank you for this enriching exchange—exciting projects ahead.

01/31/2025

🚨 Event: Guest Speaker Lecture

🤝 Join the French Connections in welcoming François Drémeaux to Sacramento State !

🌎 Mr. Drémeaux, a historian specializing in maritime, social, and colonial history will give an interesting presentation about transatlantic migration from France to the United States and French presence abroad

📍 The event will be held in Del Norte Hall 1004 on Thursday, February 20th at 4:30pm

🔗 You won’t want to miss this insightful lecture. This free event is open to the public- we can’t wait to see you there !

01/21/2025

🚨Event alert: PIAFF is organizing a pop-up comedy night tomorrow, January 22nd at 7pm at Bissap Baobab in San Francisco.

🇫🇷🇺🇸 The famous french comedian, Kev Adams will be accompanied by comedian, Noman Hosni. They will mix between English and French for an exceptional night !

⭐️ The concept of this original comedy night will address not only the francophone/francophile community of the region, but the locals as well.

❤️‍🩹 This event also has another dimension following the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, PIAFF will donate 10% of their profits to the organization, Direct Relief, to help with disaster relief.

🎟️ Tickets can be purchased on the PIAFF website (www.piaff.org)

12/10/2024

🚨 Event alert: Le Noël d’EFSAC

🎄Join the Francophone community in Sacramento on Sunday December 15th at 2:30pm at Miwok Middle School for a fun afternoon !

⛄️ Guests are encouraged to bring a snack/treat to share. There will be games and karaoke, as well as other activities!

🤝 Thank you to EFSac for organizing this event- we look forward to seeing you there!

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