Cultural+Connections+Opportunities

__** May is Older Americans Month **__

__** April is Thai Heritage Month **__

__** March is Women's History Month **__

__** February is Black History Month: **__
 * Do you know or can you make the connection between Black History Month and French/Francophones? There are over 120 million people in 24 African countries who are Francophone (French-speaking). Below is the map showing where French is spoken in Africa. Do you know anyone who is an African Francophone? Interview him/her to find out about his/her origins, French education, arrival in the U.S. and other relevant information. Report to the class (in French). **


 * __Monday, January 19, 2015: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Celebration : City of Columbus__ **
 * (See more at: http://columbus.gov/CRC/#sthash.okVGYXwZ.dpuf) **
 * Our program includes a day filled with remembrance and celebration as we honor the life and legacy of Civil Rights legend Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. **
 * Event Details: **
 * 4:00 PM MLK Day March Kick Off, King Arts Complex **
 * 4:45 PM MLK March, King Arts Complex **
 * 5:00 PM MLK Day Sponsor Reception, Cardinal Health Ballroom (Lincoln Theatre) **
 * 6:00 PM MLK Day Celebration, Lincoln Theatre **



Friday, January 9, 2015: Release of "Selma" in Columbus movie theaters Director:Ava DuVernay Writer:Paul Webb Stars:David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth
 * A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. **




 * January 3, 2015: **
 * Gallery Hop-Short North-Saturday, January 3 starting at 4:00 P.M. (until 10 p.m.) **


 * November 8-9: Columbus International Festival at Ohio Expo Center **


 * October **
 * [|-Full Moon Zip-line Tours] **
 * -[|Zip-zone Forest Discovery Tour] **
 * -[|Scareatorium Haunted Attraction] **


 * September: **
 * -6:Gallery Hop in the Short North **
 * The Hop runs from 4 to 10 p.m., but many shops open earlier . **


 * -6: Clintonville Arts and Music Festival **
 * (This is a family event showcasing musicians and the work of more than 25 artists selling fine art and handmade goods, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Whetstone Recreation Center, 3923 N. High St. Admission is free.) **


 * -7: Columbus Museum of Art **
 * Los Angeles Philharmonic principal cellist Robert deMaine and Oberlin Conservatory of Music pianist Peter Takacs will complete their performance cycle of Beethoven works as part of the free Sunday at Central series at the Columbus Museum of Art. The performance is at 3 p.m. Details at [|www.sundayatcentral.org] **


 * -21:International Day of Peace **
 * -26-28:Oktoberfest [|Program] **

Any time:Talk with Mr. Abouraya, our visiting Egyptian Scholar/Teacher [|Columbus Food Adventures walking tours ($)] [|King Arts Complex] [|Wexner Center films/videos]
 * August:-29-Sept. 1: Columbus Greek Festival (Labor Day Weekend) [|Greek Festival] **

[|Wexner Center performing arts]

[|Wexner Center exhibitions]

[|Public Art:Field of Corn]

[|Public Art: Giant Gavel]

[|Deaf School Park Topiary Garden]

[|Columbus Museum of Art exhibitions]

Cultural Connections Opportunities will be posted here each Grading Period. Be ready to write a detailed summary OR give an oral report on what you did when; who went with you; what the event/exhibition was; and what you observed and learned.AP:en francais.French 3:en anglais OU en francais.

Check regularly to find out what you can do for a Cultural Connection Extra Credit assignment.(50 pts. extra credit)

**---2014-15 above this line ** ** --2013-14 below this line--- ** International Film Club **feature ** film: "A Bottle in the Gaza Sea" [|Columbus Museum of Art]February 7-May 18, 2014Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910 Exhibit
 * February 21, 2014 from 3-5 pm (GP3) **

__February 6-23, 2014 __ The 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia [|(French link)]

"Everything you wanted to know about the Winter Olympics in Sochi...and more!"

**__January 23, 2014__ from 3-5 pm (GP3)** **International Film Club feature film: "****Amélie" starring Audrey Tautou.**

**__January 2014__** **(GP2)**

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New Year's Eve or New Year's Day is celebrated with Champagne and dessert, a slice of Buche de Noel (see recipe below). January 6 is called La Fete des Rois. It is celebrated by eating Galette des Rois (see recipe below) with a bean ( une feve ) in it. The person who gets the piece of cake with the bean is the King or Queen for the day and gets to wear the crown! Make a Galette des Rois or Buche de Noel and bring it in to share with your class for 100 points Cultural Connection (through January 10). ===== media type="file" key="Le-gateau-ou-la-galette-des-Rois.mp3" width="325" height="25"  [|AllRecipes:King's Cake]   [|AllRecipes:Yule Log Cake]

**__December 2013__ ** -World AIDS Awareness Day-Speech and Walk through downtown from City Hall

** Sunday, December 1, 2013 ** -Clintonville Community Band Concert at Columbus North International School: Sunday, December 8, 2013 4-6 PM  -International Film Club Feature Film: "Les Intouchables" (in French with English Subtitles) ** Friday, December 13, 2013 3-5 PM **  -3.000.000 Wildlights (at the Columbus Zoo)

__November 2013__

 -International Film Club/ISSN Feature Film: ** [|Film: //La Gran Final//] **

** (Nov. 1 from 3-5 pm in Room 115) ** -Columbus Jewish Film Festival __[|Jewish Film Festival]__

-Columbus International Festival [|International Festival]

**(Nov. 2-3 at Vets' Memorial on W. Broad. $2 admission for students) ** -Columbus North International School Community Day (You must work at the Community Day for 3 hours to earn the Cultural Connections points.) (Saturday, November 16)

__October 2013 __ -Italian Festival (Columbus Day Weekend)



-A la carte food tours:Global groceries:Ethnic Markets in Columbus[|Ethnic food markets]

__September 2013__ -Sept. 27-29: Oktoberfest German Festival [|Oktoberfest]

-Sept. 22 : International Food Tasting: Dublin-Sept. 20: International Day of Peace Film: //Joyeux Noel//



-Greek Festival (Labor Day Weekend)



King Arts Complex: Akwaaba: Introduction to Contemporary West African Art (through November 16)

[|Wexner Center films/videos]

[|Wexner Center performing arts]

[|Wexner Center exhibitions]

[|Public Art:Field of Corn]

[|Public Art: Giant Gavel]

[|Deaf School Park Topiary Garden]

[|Columbus Museum of Art exhibitions]

-Nov. 8, 2013-Feb. 14, 2014 "Think outside the Brick":Art and Legos-February 2014 Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne

[|Columbus Food Adventures walking tours ($)]