BASTILLE DAY IN AMERICA

First published: July 9, 2009 by France Today Editors

Tuesday, July 14, is Bastille Day, and starting this weekend, French communities are celebrating across the United States. Find an event in your town.

ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM

Event: Célébrez la Fête Nationale
Organizer: Hospitality Committee of Alliance Française of Birmingham
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 7-10pm.
Location: Home of Alliance Française members, John & Cindy Floyd
Price: Each individual should bring a bottle of champagne or wine; each couple should bring a dessert or hors d’œuvre, and a bottle of champagne or wine.
Contact

ARIZONA

PHOENIX

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Type of event: Dinner, Wine, and Music
Organizer: Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix
Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 6-9 pm
Location: Phoenix Museum of History, Heritage and Science Park, 105 North 5^th St.
Contact

TUCSON

Event: La Fête du 14 Juillet
Type of Event: Benefit lunch with live accordion music
Organizer: Alliance Française Tucson
Date & Time : Tuesday July 14, 2 pm
Location: Feast Restaurant, 4122 E. Speedway Blvd
Price: by advance reservation only. If postmarked by July 6: $40 for members, $45 for non-members; postmarked July 7 and after, $50.
Contact information: (520) 621-7349 Website

CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO

Event: Bastille Day Concert & Picnic in Golden Gate Park
Organizer: Alliance Française de San Francisco
Date & Time : July 12^th from 11 am
Location: The Spreckles Temple of Music (the bandshell), located between the De Young Museum and the California Academy of Science in Golden Gate Park.
Website

SAN FRANCISCO

Event : Bal Populaire
Type of Event: Dinner Dance
Organizer: Consul Général de France Pierre-François Mourier; Comite Officiel des Associations
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11, 6 pm
Location: Centre Culturel Basque, 599 Railroad Avenue
Price: $60
Contact Information: André Fournier (415) 924-2998 www.france-sfo.org

SANTA BARBARA

Event: The 22th Annual Santa Barbara French Festival
Type of Event: Outdoor vendors and sidewalk cafes; food and wine; 40 acts on 3 stages.
Organizer: Le Cercle Francais
Date & Time: Saturday and Sunday, July 11 & 12, 11 am – 7 pm
Location/Venue: Santa Barbara’s Oak Park
Price: Free
Contact information: (805) 564-PARIS www.frenchfestival.com

LOS ANGELES

Event: Bastille Day Los Angeles Festival
Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 12-10 pm
Location: Elysian Park, Monticello Old Lodge
Price: Adults $5, Children Free
Contact Information: (323) 656 – 6083 www.bastilledaylosangeles.com

LOS ANGELES

Event: Bastille Day Los Angeles Festival
Organizer: French Tuesdays
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 8 pm
Location: Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill
Contact Information: www.frenchtuesdays.com

COLORADO

DENVER

Event: Summer Soirée
Type of Event : Food, Wine, Live Music, Silent Auction, and Art Auction
Organizer: Alliance Française of Denver
Date & Time : Friday, July 17, 5:30-9 pm
Location: The Monet Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 909 York Street
Price: $55 members in advance, $65 non-members in advance, $75 on event night
Contact information: (303) 831 – 0304 www.afdenver.org

CONNECTICUT

GREENWICH

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Organizer: Alliance Française of Greenwich, Connecticut
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 8 am
Location: Greenwich Town Hall with a petit dejeuner at Meli-Melo (362 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT, 8:30 – 9:30 am)
Price: Free
Contact Information: Sarah Zehouani (203) 629 – 1340 www.afgreenwich.org

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WASHINGTON DC

Event: Bastille Day
Organizer: Alliance Française de Washington
Date & Time: Friday, July 10, 7-10 pm
Location: Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW
Price: $45 nonmembers, $30 Alliance Française de Washington members
Contact Information: (202) 234 – 7911 www.francedc.org

WASHINGTON DC

Event: Planete Chic presents: Bastille chic!
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11, 10 pm to close
Location: Darlington House, 3^rd Floor, 1610 20th Street NW
Price: $10
Contact Information: RSVP www.planetechic.com

FLORIDA

MIAMI

Event: Happy hour, dancing, and French singer Tangi Colombel
Organizer: Alliance Française de Miami & Fort Lauderdale
Date & Time: Monday, July 13, 6:30 pm
Contact Information: www.afmiami.org

FORT LAUDERDALE

Event: Play “Parlez-vous français?” with singer Frédéric Strouck
Organizer: Alliance Française de Miami & Fort Lauderdale
Date & Time : Saturday, July 11
Location: Paradiso de Fort Lauderdale
Contact information: www.afmiami.org

SARASOTA

Event: Gourmet dinner with wine, French music, and raffle prizes
Organizer: Alliance Française of Sarasota
Date & time: Tuesday, July 14, 6-9 pm
Location: Meadows Country Club
Contact information: (941) 371 – 7495 www.afsarasota.org

GEORGIA

ATLANTA

Event: Bastille Day 2009
Organizer: Alliance Française d’Atlanta
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11, 7-11pm
Location: 201 17^th Street
Price: $175 VIP, $150 General, $130 member
Contact Information: http://www.afatl.com

ILLINOIS

CHICAGO

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Organizer: Alliance Française de Chicago and French-American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 6-8 pm
Location: Alliance Française de Chicago, 810 N. Dearborn St.
Price: $10
Contact Information: www.af-chicago.org/

CHICAGO

Event: Chicago French Bastille Day Celebration and Games
Organizer: French in Chicago
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11, 10 am-8 pm
Location: Lincoln Park High School, Oz Park
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DU PAGE

Event: Bastille Day Celebration & Picnic
Organizer: Alliance Française Du Page
Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 11 am
Location: Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville
Find out more

MASSACHUSSETS

BOSTON

Event: Official Bastille Day Party
Organizer: Le Consulat Général de France à Boston, French Library – Alliance Française de Boston, and Liberty Hotel
Date & Time: July 14, 6 pm-2 am
Location: Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street
Contact Information: www.frenchlib.org; Dinner reservations: (617) 224 – 4000

MICHIGAN

GRAND RAPIDS

Event: Bastille Day Picnic
Organizer: Alliance Française of Grand Rapids
Date & Time : July 12, 2-5 pm
Location: Summer cottage of: Sue and Lee Murphy, 6905 Wildermere Dr., NE, Rockford, MI 49341.
Price: $20 for 18 years and older, $5 for under 18.
Contact Information: (616) 975 – 0864 www.afgrandrapids.org

DETROIT / GROSSE POINTE

Event: La Fête du 14 Juillet – Bastille Day
Organizer: French Institute of Michigan, Alliance Française, and the French Associations of the Detroit Consulate
Date & Time: July 14, 6-9:30 pm
Location: Henry Ford Estate, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn Michigan
Price: $35
Contact Information: www.frenchinstitute.org

MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS

Event : Prise de l’Opéra (Storming of the Opera)
Type of Event: Authentic French food from Patrick’s bakery and Thyme to Entertain, live music with Café Accordion and Tangui Colombel, vintage French auto show, children’s activities and more!
Organizer: Alliance Française of Minneapolis
Date & Time : Saturday, July 11 4-10 pm
Location: Minnasota Opera Center, 620 North First Street
Price: $35 Alliance Française members & students, $45 nonmembers
Contact information: (612) 332 – 0436 www.afmsp.org

MINNEAPOLIS

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Organizer: Barbette Restaurant
Dates & Time: Sunday, July 12, 4-10 pm
Location: Barbette Restaurant, 1600 West Lake Street
Price: Free
Contact Information: http://barbette.com/events.html

MINNEAPOLIS

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Type of Event: Outdoor theater, music, and film
Organizer: Brit’s Pub
Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 3 pm
Location: The Rooftop Garden, Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall
Price: Free
Contact Information: (612) 332 – 3908 Website

MISSOURI

ST. LOUIS

Event: Bastille Day Dinner
Organizer: Alliance Française of Saint Louis
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 pm
Location: St. Louis Woman’s Club, 4600 Lindell Blvd. in the Central West End
Price: $40 (includes three-course dinner)
Contact Information: RSVP by Friday, July 10 to (314) 432 – 0734 www.alliancestl.com/calendar.asp

NEW YORK

MANHATTAN

Event: Bastille Day on 60th Street
Organizer: French Institute Alliance Française of New York
Date & Time : Sunday, July 12, 12-6 pm
Location: 60th Street from Fifth to Lexington Avenues
Price: Free
Contact Information: www.bastilledaynyc.com

MANHATTAN

Event: Bastille Day Soirée at Opia
Organizer: L’Afterworks
Date & Time : Sunday, July 12, 6 pm
Location: Opia Restaurant, 130 E. 57^th St.
Contact Information: www.frenchafterworks.com/NYC/

MANHATTAN

Event: Dance Party
Organizer: French Associations Group
Date & Time : Monday, July 13, 7 pm-2 am
Location: Eden Rooftop, China Club, 268 West 47^th St.
Price: $30 (VIP $200)
Contact Information: www.baldu14juillet.org/

MANHATTAN

Event: Bastille Chic!
Organizer: Planete Chic
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 15, 7-11 pm
Location: Nikki Beach, 151 E 50th St.
Price: Free
Contact Information: www.planetechic.com

BROOKLYN

Event: Concours de Pétanque de Smith Street
Organizer: Bar Tabac and Robin des Bois Restaurants
Date & Time : Sunday, July 12
Location: Corner of Smith St. and Dean St.
Contact Information: www.bartabacny.com

BROOKLYN

Event: The French Revolution
Organizer: Provence en Boîte Restaurant
Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 10 pm- 12 am
Location: Provence en Boîte, 263 Smith Street
Price: Free
Contact Information: www.provenceenboite.com

WHITE PLAINS

Event: Bastille Day Celebration
Organizer: Alliance Française de Westchester; Lyceum Kennedy Ardsley Campus
Date & Time: July 14, 6-8 pm
Location: ArtsWestchester’s Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY
Price: $50 per person, $80 per couple
Website

OHIO

CINCINNATI

Event: Buffet and Dance under the Stars
Organizer: French-American Chamber of Commerce, L’Alliance Francaise
Date & Time: Friday, July 17
Price: Free
Contact Information: (513) 852 – 6510 www.europe-cincinnati.com

PORTLAND

Event: Bastille Festival in the Pearl
Organizer: Alliance Française of Portland
Date & Time: July 11, 12-8 pm
Location: Jamison Park in the Pearl
Website

PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA

Event: Bastille Day on the Left Bank…of the Schuylkill
Organizer: Alliance Française de Philadelphie
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 pm
Location: The Water Works Restaurant
Price: $80 for Alliance Francaise members; $90 for nonmembers
Contact Information: (215) 735 – 5283 www.afphila.com

TEXAS

DALLAS

Event: Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner
Organizer: The French-American Chamber of Commerce Dallas/Fort Worth and Alliance Francaise de Dallas
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 14, 7 pm
Location: Lavendou Bistro Provençal, 19009 Preston Road, Suite 200, Dallas, TX
Price : $75 per person (all inclusive)
Contact Information: (972) 241 – 0111 http://www.faccdallas.com

AUSTIN