Ris is an upscale neighborhood restaurant serving seasonal American cuisine by executive chef / owner Ris Lacoste.

Chef Ris’ farmers market fresh menus change often to showcase year-round local offerings. Her inventive, creative style reflects the seafood of her New England roots, the classics of her Paris training, the freshness of her market obsession and the tradition and familiarity of her love for classic American Diner fare.

Please check below the exciting, sophisticated menu proposed by Ris for our Comité Tricolore Dinner !

Your participation will help the restaurant AND the community since the price of the ticket includes the price of the meal which goes entirely to the restaurant plus a tax-deductible donation to the CT which goes entirely to one of our beneficiaries.

30 tickets are available at the price of $ 85 per person, which consists of $ 60 for your meal (tax and tip included, drinks excluded) and $25 as a donation to the Comité Tricolore (larger donations are of course encouraged). The donation is tax deductible.

If you are coming with friends, please let us know so that we can seat you together at the same table. We regroup guests at tables of 6 or 8 unless you wish a separate table.
Closest Metro : Foggy Bottom. Dupont Circle and Farragut North are at an 11-minute walk

Register : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solidarity-dinner-of-the-comite-tricolore-at-ris-tickets-327543430217

Menu :

A "Very French" Garden Party at the French Embassy

It’s almost summer. Time to wear pink. The world looks better anyway through rosé colored glasses.
Rosé to the occasion and come spend your Friday evening in the French Embassy’s expansive and beautiful outdoor space to mix and mingle with francophiles, French VIPs, diplomats, professionals and business people.
You look pretty in pink : not required, but a touch of pink in your attire : wine not ?
Register :
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-rose-tickets-330088011127

Our member Old Glory DC plays Houston Sabercats on Saturday, May 21st at Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia ! Join us in celebrating rugby in the Washington Metropolitan area during one of the last games of the MLR 2022 season ! Match kicks off at 1 PM.

Tickets are excellent seats at Segra Field in Leesburg, VA, and are available for just $40 per seat (FACC members are eligible for a 15% discount). Please register soon, as we only have a limited number of tickets and this is the last game of the season !

Anina Belle Giannini is back to teach you all about baking your own homemade baguettes !
About this event
There can’t be a better and healthier lunch in spring than a salad with a freshly baked baguette ! Anina Belle is back to teach you all about making your own baguettes at home in an online demo. Her husband, French Chef Sébastien Giannini, will join to show one of his all-time favorite recipes from the French Riviera, salade niçoise (his secret is basil !).

Dans le cadre des Conférences du mercredi.

Venez découvrir le jeudi 5 mai prochain à 12h30 le secteur de la coopération internationale et du développement et le type d’opportunités qui existent pour les professionnels francophones arrivant d’horizons très divers dans la région de Washington DC et au-delà.

SILVAIN- ANDRÉ GRÉTRY, COMPOSER
JEAN-FRANÇOIS MARMONTEL, LIBRETTIST
RYAN BROWN, CONDUCTOR
IN FRENCH WITH DIALOGUE IN ENGLISH, AND WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES

Performances on June 2 and June 3 at the Kennedy Center Terrace theatre

Silvain (1770) was both a favorite of Marie-Antoinette in France and the first opera performed in New Orleans in 1796. Surprisingly, the opera’s story of family conflict and reconciliation also upheld the rights of peasants to use land owned by the nobles.

Tickets :
https://operalafayette.org/silvain

Are you aware that the perfume you wear says something about you ? Discover the fascinating world of scents from the comfort of your home in an exclusive 2-hour online Perfume Masterclass with the founder of Paris-based Maison de Parfum Sulékó, Anastasia Sokolow.
Anastasia will take you on a journey across the four seasons of Sulékó, highlighted by art, poetry and the demonstration of scent ingredients, to teach you the language of scents.

Anastasia will reveal each step of the complex process of perfume creation based on centuries-old French savoir-faire. You will explore the universe of scents through 12 exceptional scent ingredients, learn about their origin and their extraction mode.

You will also discover the art of porcelain and the exceptional know-how of the artists Sulékó has collaborated with to create its beautiful sculpture-bottles.

This journey will help you refine your own sense of smell and find out which perfume suits your personality.

This masterclass will be hosted by the Alliance Française de Washington, DC and led by Anastasia Sokolow live on Zoom from her Sulékó showroom in Paris.

This event will be held in English.

Le 5 Juin prochain, un pique-nique est organisé pour fêter la fin de l’année. Nous vous espérons nombreux et nombreuses pour ce moment de partage.

Au plaisir de vous y retrouver pour manger, boire, rire et discuter.

Dimanche 5 juin 2022 de 12h à 16h - Carderock recreation Area Pavillon

Le repas (nourriture et boissons non-alcoolisées) sera offert par Washington Accueil.
Merci d’apporter une bouteille de vin ou bien de la bière à partager, ainsi que des jeux de plein air pour adultes et pour enfants.

Cet événement est réservé aux membres de WAA et à leurs enfants. Si vous adhérez à WAA maintenant, votre adhésion sera valable l’année scolaire prochaine 2022-2023 ($50 par an et par famille)

At courts at Virginia Highlands Park in Arlington.
Details will follow.
This tournament is only open to Club members but anyone can join for the regular playing schedule. Please check the website for places and times.

Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center
IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES
Pedro Memelsdorff, a musician scholar whose recent research has focused on music in the French colonies in the Caribbean during the 18th century, conceives and leads a program highlighting French music performed there between 1760 and 1790.  The musical life of the colonies involved enslaved, formerly enslaved, and free peoples, and Memelsdorff’s program addresses the extraordinarily complicated dynamics between the musical culture of imperial France and the people of the Caribbean.  Well-known French composers from the 18th century and newly rediscovered works are represented in this orchestral concert with vocal soloists and ensemble.

Join fellow students and native French speakers for a fun online game night to practice your French !

Details on our dedicated page : Bastille Day 2022 - La Vendée
Registration :
Tickets available on May 16 at 10AM on Eventbrite- Bastille Day 2022- La Vendée.