The Alliance Française de Grand Rapids
Upcoming events:
French conversation group meets at Schuler’s on these days, 1 - 2pm: Sat Dec 6, Mon Dec 15, Sat Dec 20, Sat Jan 10, Mon Jan 12 and Mon Jan 26!
French classes: Winter registration is now open and some classes are nearly full already!
Check out our French Immersion Trip to France in June 2026! Questions?
Join our “Cercle des Repas Français”—our French Cooking Club!
Check out French movies and books from our new Lending Library
See photos from our events on Facebook
The Alliance Française de Grand Rapids is one of over 1,000 Alliances Françaises in 138 countries around the world. Each year nearly 500,000 people worldwide come to an Alliance Française to learn French and 6 million attend cultural activities. There are 111 chapters in the United States.
Whether you are a native or fluent French speaker, a student of the language, or an enthusiastic Francophile, you are welcome as a member of the AF Grand Rapids to participate in the wide range of activities organized throughout the year.
Officers and board members of the AF de GR:
President: Jolene Vos-Camy | Vice President: Stacy Hunter | Secretary: Linda FitzGerald | Treasurer: Sue Murphy
Jim Bowers | Jacqueline Cattani | Carolyn Chapman | Elizabeth Hill | Leslie Mathews | Isabelle Martirossian | Catherine Ristola Bass | Sue Rogers
Organizers of the Cercle des Repas Français
The Grand Rapids Chapter of the Alliance Française was founded in 1956 by Thomas F. McAllister and Siegel W. Judd.
[Banner photo of poppies near Marseille by Jolene Vos-Camy]
