Author: Maxine Arnheiter
A selection of my favorite podcasts
Over the last few weeks, I have been asked many times by visitors attending our drop-in event Pause Café how they could improve their French.…
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Camille Claudel and the invisible female artist
The Musée Rodin in Paris occupies a Victorian-era mansion tucked away a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower, complete with eighteen sun-bathed rooms of bronze…
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A panorama of French-Canadian literature
For any book nerd, ending up at a book festival is pretty much heaven. At least when you get there. Then, it becomes purgatory as…
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La Chandeleur — more than an excuse to eat crêpes?
While planning my trip to Paris last month, I was most looking forward to eating a crêpe from a certain small, blue window in the…
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Our multicultural way to celebrate the holidays
“We are not going to Belgium for Christmas this year.” My words hung in the air, reflected in my daughters’ wide eyes and disappointed faces.…
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Le Beaujolais Nouveau - All marketing hype or just misunderstood?
It’s almost the third Thursday in November, almost time to uncork a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau - cue the trumpet fanfare, fireworks and general frenzy!…
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French architecture: from Versailles to Le Corbusier
The French Library is currently hosting a lecture series from MFA French Associate Guide Isabelle Slotine, the final lecture of which will be tomorrow night.…
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Event Recap: Bastille Day 2023 at La Voile Brookline!
This past Friday, our Bastille Day celebration was back for another installment at the charming La Voile in Brookline; over 70 guests enjoyed French appetizers…
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Summer through French film
As we reach the rainy middle of July in Boston, I find myself drawn to my old favorite French films about summertime. I can sit…
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