When: Saturday March 14 at 7pm Where: Dawne Whatley and Dominique Leturcq’s Home 158 rue de Lannoy 59100 ROUBAIX Métro Ligne 2: Station EUROTELEPORT

Hey! You are invited to a St Patrick’s Fest at the beautiful home of our gracious hosts Dawne and Dominique.

We’ll enjoy a dinner buffet of

Irish Soda Bread with Currents
Salad of Watercress and Apples
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Shepherd’s Pie
Irish Whiskey Bread Pudding
Irish Coffees

Dress appropriately in green for the occasion!

Adults only.

Contact Dawne Whatley for reservation.

Directions

By car from Lille: allow 20 minutes.

Take to boulevard with its mini tunnels from Lille to Roubaix. The tramway is on your right. At Croisé Laroche the boulevard forks into Tourcoing and Roubaix. Make sure you follow Roubaix.The tramway will be on your right. Do not drive into the center of Roubaix. On arriving in Roubaix, the boulevard goes down a hill. At the base of that hill you will see a pharmacy on your right on the corner of the boulevard and rue Jean Moulin. You are only 4 minutes from Dawne’s. Turn sharp right at the light and immediately sharp left on to the Avenue André Diligent. You come to a traffic circle. Take the 3rd on your right on to rue Saint-Jean. At the first traffic light turn right onto Rue de Lannoy. Dawne’s house, no 158, is on your right. Park wherever you can.

If you come from anywhere else, go to Roubaix centre ville where you will find signs for rue de Lannoy or park your car near Eurotéléport or McArthur Glen and walk to Dawne’s, no 158.

By public transport:

Take the tram at Gare Lille Flandres to Roubaix. Get off at the last stop, Eurotéléport. By metro take direction C.H. Dron and get off at Eurotéléport. You will see the McArthur Glen mall. Rue de Lannoy starts right there. It’s about a 5 minute walk to Dawne’s, no 148.

If you come by public transport, we’ll organize a car ride back to Lille.

American Club of Lille members and their friends are invited to gather at the Patinoire Olympique Serge Charles in Wasquehal for a Sunday afternoon of skating and fun. American club members will wear red, pink or white tee-shirts (St Valentine Day!!) so they can be identified.

The Ice Skating Rink Serge Charles is located 13, rue du Molinel 59290 Wasquehal.

We’ll meet at the entrance at 2:30PM.

Cost is 5 euros for the afternoon, and you may rent skates for 2 euros.

RSVP with Julie Pattou

Directions
Take Grands Boulevards (mini-tunnels) from Lille/ direction Tourcoing.
Follow signs to store Carrefour, Wasquehal.
With Carrefour on your right, continue though the round about.
Once on the round about with Lion de Bruxelles follow signs for the DOJO and Patinoire (90° angle once on round about)

Or
Take the ROCADE
Get off at Wasquehal NOIR BONNET
The patinoire (and DOJO) are 10 feet on your right

Club Franco-Américain de Lambersart American Dancing Evening Raffle, Country Dance, Tango, Rock Ferme du Mont Garin rue de Verlinghem à Lambersart

Entrance Fee: 5 Euros

Send reservation along with check by January 23, 2009 to:

Club Franco-Américain de Lambersart
28 rue de la Chapelle
59130 Lambersart
03-20-08-29-68

AMERICAN CLUB OF LILLE BOOK CLUB

	DISCUSSION OF
	Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe
	AND
	Marley and Me John Grogan

Special evening with the discussion of two very different books:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe published in 1958 depicting through fiction an unsentimental rendering of Nigerian tribal life before and after the coming of colonialism.

and
Marley and Me by John Grogan published in 2005 is the autobiography of Grogan and his family’s life during the thirteen years that they lived with their Labrador Retriever, Marley.

Come for an evening of reading and lively discussion on Tuesday, Feb 10, at 8:00PM

Home of Kelsey Bennett (Vieux Lille)

Light refreshments will be served.

Reservation: Stephanie Brown.