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BASTILLE DAY 2021

Friday, July 16 7:00 - 10:00 PM La Maison Française, Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis 4101 Reservoir Road NW

The Embassy of France will celebrate Bastille Day while featuring the beautiful region “La Savoie” in the heart of the French Alps. On hand will be a delicious selection of dishes curated by the best local chefs, a silent auction filled with wonderful items and fantastic live music.

Guests will be greeted with a glass of Champagne, seated at an exclusive dinner, and enjoy a performance of a special Offencbach Operette Act curated by Maestro Julien Bénichou (Music Director of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.) Dinner will highlight local specialty dishes unique to the Alps Region.

Bastille Day is the annual fundraiser for the Comité Tricolore. All proceeds from the evening will help sustain its charitable mission throughout the year.

NEWS:

As one of the most sought after On May 25, 2021, Consul General Andreas Launer presented the prestigious Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art First Class to Prof. Friedrich Prinz, Leonardo Professor for Material Science and Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University.

During the ceremony, Consul General Launer emphasized Professor Prinz’ importance as a leading Austrian scientist and his role as a crucial link between Austria and the Bay Area, one of the global centers of technological innovation. The ceremony at the Austrian Consul General‘s Residence in Los Angeles was also attended by Ambassador Martin Weiss.

WRITTEN BY KATHERINE ESCHENBACH

NEWS:

As one of the most sought after Bartók pThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered the fourth annual Fare Cinema on June 14. ‘Oltre lo schermo 15 documentari raccontano il cinema italiano dietro le quinte’, (Oltre lo schermo, 15 Documentaries Celebrate Italian Cinema Behind the Scenes) was produced by Audiovisiva, the new on-demand streaming platform that makes documentaries and iconic stories of Italian culture available to an international audience.

The 15 films in the program will be available, free of charge, to international audiences until July 25 through a network of 82 Italian Cultural Institutes around the world. In the US, it will be available on the Italiana portal (through the Embassy of Italy) with programs subtitled in Italian, hearing-impaired Italian, English, French and Spanish.

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