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
Lisa Nesselson, Film Critic
A well-rounded individual interested in movies, cinema and film, Chicagoan Lisa Nesselson has been living in Paris since 1978. As in-house film critic for the English-language branch of 24-hour news channel France 24, she appears each Wednesday to inform and entertain about current releases. In addition to devoting 17 years to writing and reviewing for…
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…
Sibel Pinto – Chef, Author, Wasteless Kitchen Consultant
Sibel Cuniman Pinto will be talking about her international initiative to raise awareness on food waste and will present her latest book: KASHKARIKAS WASTELESS KITCHEN. The cookbook is packed with 222 colorful, delicious and wasteless recipes inspired from her Sephardic and Turkish roots. She will give easy and practical tips on how to cook tasty,…
Douglas Herbert – Journalist
FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor, Douglas Herbert, cut his journalistic teeth as a print reporter in Russia in the topsy-turvy early 90s, after the Communist collapse. Over a 20-year career, including a long stint at CNN in New York and London, Douglas has covered topics ranging from Arctic oil spills to Arab uprisings. His blog…
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…
James Navé – Poet & Author
Join James Navé, poet, storyteller, teacher, and writing coach, for a lively afternoon of Après-Midi Imaginative Storm Writing. Whatever you’re writing, your imagination is your most powerful muscle. Imaginative Storm Writing is a personal workout for your creative writing imagination. Think of it as a free-form dance between your rational mind and your imaginative mind,…
David A. Andelman – Columnist & Author
Executive director of The Red Lines Project, Andelman is a “Voices” columnist for CNNOpinion. His latest book, A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Could Still Happen, was published in January 2021 (in April in Europe) along with its Evergreen podcast. He was awarded the Deadline Club Award…
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…