Join Adrian at Après-Midi!
Photo by ©Meredith Mullins
Come and make new friends! Since 2003, Adrian Leeds personally hosts this popular meet-up, enhanced by a speaker from the community. Mix and mingle with other Francophiles and expats while you learn something new. It’s fun and it’s free—costs only what you drink or eat. Missed an event? View past Après-Midi recaps here.
Where
Upstairs at Le Café de la Mairie
51 rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris (On the corner of rue des Archives and rue de Bretagne)
Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers
When
Every second Tuesday of the month, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (closed August)
Special Note: Anyone attending Après-Midi must be willing to have their photograph taken and a brief description written about them for publishing in our newsletters. Your presence indicates your willingness to participate.
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Upcoming Speakers
Amber Johns, Principal Attorney at A.Johns Global LLC
Living the Parisian Dream, Setting up Shop In Paris – everything from the Eiffel tower and French business culture to horseback riding and data privacy Ms. Johns practice focuses on international business strategy and compliance. She advises companies on international corporate structuring and compliance and specializes in developing international operation strategies and compliance programs for…
Lisa Nesselson, Film Critic
Lisa Nesselson is an American film critic living in Paris since 1978. She has a weekly program reviewing current films on France 24. From 1986-2001 she wrote the irreverent monthly film pages of the Paris Free Voice. Her rambling 8000-word “Letter From Paris” appears erratically in Facets Features. A contributor to the BBC World Service…
Toni L. Kamins, Journalist
On the Trail of Jewish History in France Toni Kamins is a veteran journalist who has covered dozens of different subjects for magazines and newspapers. Born and raised in New York City, she went to graduate school in Paris back in the 1970s. After visiting France for long and short periods for decades, she is…
Cara Black, Author
Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 19 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the…
Kathryn Kemp-Griffin, Author & Entrepreneur
Author, entrepreneur and women’s advocate, Kate has been living in Paris since 1990. She is at ease with initiating and coordinating high-impact programs and staging publicity events. Born in Canada, she lives in a restored millhouse outside of Paris with her husband, five children, and assorted pets. Kate has a Bachelor of Arts in English…
Lynn Heyman, Author
Lynn, a New York City native, has an illustrious career teaching French language and literature. She has studied and spent years in Paris and throughout France, where she returns often. A seasoned world traveler, she now resides near San Diego, California. Her latest book, Paris Moments A Novel, takes place in France: “Brie Beaumont Taylor…