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
William Jordan – Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer
If you watch France24, the national news channel that broadcasts in French, English and Arabic, then you may have seen William Jordan comment on a variety of issues. He’s also the ‘man in the know’ for BBC Radio, Radio France International and lectures on foreign affairs at the French Ecole Militaire and at the Paris…
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…
Adrian Leeds – French Property Expert
A 70th Birthday Celebration! (Cake will served!) And Reflections on 28 Years Living in France…From Survival to Success in the City of Light! Join Adrian as she reflects on the last 28 years of living in France and how she got to where she is today…from moving to France on a whim with her family,…
Edith de Belleville – Author & “Guide-Conférencière”
“La Vie Parisienne. Paris through art, literature & history” For more than 20 years Edith worked as a lawyer but wanted to study about her passion, Paris and it’s incredible history. She decided to be a lawyer during the week and a guide on the week-end. But she wanted to become a real guide, a…
David Downie, Author
Roman Roulette: Murder in the Catacombs David is a regular guest and this time at Café de la Mairie he will be talking about the second in his Italian crime novel series, Roman Roulette, featuring the Italian-American police detective, Daria Vinci. The third in the series is coming in 2023: Venetian Vendetta: Murder in the…