Here’s what’s on in May 2019!
See the full list of French and francophone related events on across Australia in the table below.
| DATE | WHERE | WHAT | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02 - 11/05 | PERTH | Love Displaced | Love Displaced |
| 01/03 -14/07 | MELBOURNE | The Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Fashion Gift Exhibition | The Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Fashion Gift Exhibition |
| 18/03 - 01/04 | ADELAIDE | The Impertuable Logic of the Fool | The Impertuable Logic of the Fool |
| 04/04- 02/05 | MELBOURNE | Bleached | Bleached |
| 16/04 -25/08 | MELBOURNE | Mirka for Melbourne | Mirka for Melbourne |
| 24/04 -08/05 | BYRON BAY | Alliance Française French Film Festival | Alliance Française French Film Festival |
| 25/04 - 12/05 | MELBOURNE | The Miser | The Miser |
| 27/04 -11/08 | SYDNEY | The Essential Duchamp | The Essential Duchamp |
| 29/04 - 05/05 | SYDNEY | Sydney Writers' Festival | Sydney Writers' Festival |
| 01/05 | ADELAIDE | FACCI SA | Exponential Growth by Magnetic Alliance | FACCI SA | Exponential Growth by Magnetic Alliance |
| 01/05 | MELBOURNE | FACCI VIC |2019 Federal Annual General Meeting | FACCI VIC |2019 Federal Annual General Meeting |
| 01/05 | MELBOURNE | No Regrets - The Edith Piaf Story | No Regrets - The Edith Piaf Story |
| 01/05 | SUNSHINE COAST | Bubbles, Brie and Bingo | Bubbles, Brie and Bingo |
| 01/05 | SYDNEY | Punch lines: Poets play Duchamp | Punch lines: Poets play Duchamp |
| 01/05 | SYDNEY | Unpacking language: The subtle art of translation | Unpacking language: The subtle art of translation |
| 01/ 05 -04/05 | MELBOURNE | Panic hits the Ministry | Panic hits the Ministry |
| 02/05 | BRISBANE | Champagne masterclass | Champagne masterclass |
| 02/05 | BRISBANE | Cheese & Bubbles Evening | Cheese & Bubbles Evening |
| 02/05 | BRISBANE | "Red Cat" single launch | "Red Cat" single launch |
| 02/05 | CANBERRA | International Challenges in engaging local government and community in mental health planning | International Challenges in engaging local government and community in mental health planning |
| 02/05 | MELBOURNE | French Day on Campus | French Day on Campus |
| 02/05 | MELBOURNE | Daily Drop: A Rosé Champagne Pairing by Moët & Chandon @ Broadsheet Kitchen | Daily Drop: A Rosé Champagne Pairing by Moët & Chandon @ Broadsheet Kitchen |
| 02/05 | MELBOURNE | Melbourne Salon: The New Wave and its legacy | Melbourne Salon: The New Wave and its legacy |
| 02/05 | MORNINGTON, VIC | Author Talk : Noel Braun | Author Talk : Noel Braun |
| 02/05 | ROSEBUD, VIC | Author Talk : Noel Braun | Author Talk : Noel Braun |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Adélaïde Bon: A Witch in Time | Adélaïde Bon: A Witch in Time |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Classes with Glasses: What's so special about shiraz? | Classes with Glasses: What's so special about shiraz? |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Dead Europe? | Dead Europe? |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Books, Bubbles: In conversation with Natasha Lester and Kelly Rimmer | Books, Bubbles: In conversation with Natasha Lester and Kelly Rimmer |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Fatima Bhutto: The Runaways | Fatima Bhutto: The Runaways |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | Matters of Fact | Matters of Fact |
| 02/05 | SYDNEY | George Saunders in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber | George Saunders in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber |
| 02/05 -12/05 | CANBERRA | Canberra International Music Festival | Canberra International Music Festival |
| 03/05 | BALLARAT, VIC | The French Saloon & Wine Challenge | The French Saloon & Wine Challenge |
| 03/05 | BRISBANE | Duck and Pinot Long Lunch | Duck and Pinot Long Lunch |
| 03/05 | SYDNEY | Gay for Page | Gay for Page |
| 03/05 | SYDNEY | Adélaïde Bon: The Little Girl on the Ice Floe | Adélaïde Bon: The Little Girl on the Ice Floe |
| 03/05 | SYDNEY | An evening with Antony Beever | An evening with Antony Beever |
| 03/05 | SYDNEY | Future D Fidel: Prize Fighter | Future D Fidel: Prize Fighter |
| 03/05 | SYDNEY | Know your place: Politics of identity | Know your place: Politics of identity |
| 03/05 -05/05 | ALBURY | French Film Festival | French Film Festival |
| 03/05 -07/05 | SUNSHINE COAST | French Film Festival | French Film Festival |
| 04/05 | GOLD COAST | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mother's Day Private Suite Exclusive Pacific Fair | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mother's Day Private Suite Exclusive Pacific Fair |
| 04/05 | KANGAROO VALLEY | Hausmusik 1C Paul Goodchild with Sydney Brass | Hausmusik 1C Paul Goodchild with Sydney Brass |
| 04/05 | KANGAROO VALLEY | Two Pianos, Four Hands - Natalia Ricci & Lorelle McNaughton | Two Pianos, Four Hands - Natalia Ricci & Lorelle McNaughton |
| 04/05 | MALENY, QLD | French Cooking Class | French Cooking Class |
| 04/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea |
| 04/05 | MELBOURNE | Pop, Bubble, Fizz Masterclass | Pop, Bubble, Fizz Masterclass |
| 04/05 | SYDNEY | Casey Legler: Godspeed | Casey Legler: Godspeed |
| 04/05 | SYDNEY | Wine, dine and jazz | Wine, dine and jazz |
| 04/05 | SYDNEY | Tessa Lunney - April in Paris, 1924 | Tessa Lunney - April in Paris, 1924 |
| 04/05 | SYDNEY | Le Trou | Le Trou |
| 04/05 -30/05 | SYDNEY | Craig Holmes Exhibition | Craig Holmes Exhibition |
| 05/05 | KANGAROO VALLEY | The Piano extended - Natalia Ricci Lorelle McNaughton | The Piano extended - Natalia Ricci Lorelle McNaughton |
| 05/05 | ADELAIDE | Flavours of France | Flavours of France |
| 05/05 | MELBOURNE | Choral@montsalvat | Choral@montsalvat |
| 05/05 | PERTH | For the love of cheese and chardonnay | For the love of cheese and chardonnay |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | Closing Address: Fatima Bhutto | Closing Address: Fatima Bhutto |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | La Belle Vie French Market | La Belle Vie French Market |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | Belonging: The story of the jews | Belonging: The story of the jews |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | Golden Eighties | Golden Eighties |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | La Religieuse | La Religieuse |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | Rebecca Makkai: The great believers | Rebecca Makkai: The great believers |
| 05/05 | SYDNEY | Toni Jordan on why Molière was a Rom-Com writer | Toni Jordan on why Molière was a Rom-Com writer |
| 06/05 | MELBOURNE | Godspeed: Rights talk with Casey Legler | Godspeed: Rights talk with Casey Legler |
| 06/05 | SYDNEY | Dancehall: Commune | Dancehall: Commune |
| 07/05 | BRISBANE | Meet Natasha Lester | Meet Natasha Lester |
| 07/05 | BRISBANE | Meet Natasha Lester - Sunnybank | Meet Natasha Lester - Sunnybank |
| 07/05 | BRISBANE | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 07/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets |
| 07/05 | SYDNEY | Masterclass: The Role of Gender in Winemaking | Masterclass: The Role of Gender in Winemaking |
| 07/05 | SYDNEY | Dinner: Burgundy Premier Cru | Dinner: Burgundy Premier Cru |
| 08/05 | ADELAIDE | FACCI SA | Australia's Space Program, what's next? A French perspective | FACCI SA | Australia's Space Program, what's next? A French perspective |
| 08/05 | BRISBANE | Meet Natasha Lester | Meet Natasha Lester |
| 08/05 | BRISBANE | Brown Brothers' Patricia 16th release wine dinner | Brown Brothers' Patricia 16th release wine dinner |
| 08/05 | BYRON BAY | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 08/05 | CANBERRA | Summer in the Forest Premiere Q & A Screening | Summer in the Forest Premiere Q & A Screening |
| 08/05 | MELBOURNE | A taste of France: Winter Warming Reds | A taste of France: Winter Warming Reds |
| 08/05 | PERTH | FACCI WA | Social Business Networking @ Sentinel Bar | FACCI WA | Social Business Networking @ Sentinel Bar |
| 08/05 | PERTH | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 08/05 | SYDNEY | Masterclass: How do Burgundy wines age? | Masterclass: How do Burgundy wines age? |
| 08/05 | SYDNEY | Dinner: Meet the winemakers | Dinner: Meet the winemakers |
| 09/05 | ADELAIDE | French Cooking Class | French Cooking Class |
| 09/05 | BRISBANE | FACCI QLD Tchin-Tchin networking | FACCI QLD Tchin-Tchin networking |
| 09/05 | GEELONG | Natasha Lester: The French Photographer - The high ground | Natasha Lester: The French Photographer - The high ground |
| 09/05 | MELBOURNE | Burgundy: The Cote d'Or Dinner | Burgundy: The Cote d'Or Dinner |
| 09/05 | MELBOURNE | Midnight in Paris Ball | Midnight in Paris Ball |
| 09/05 | SYDNEY | Singles Night: Wines of France | Singles Night: Wines of France |
| 09/05 | SYDNEY | FACCI NSW: A Table for 6 networking dinner | FACCI NSW: A Table for 6 networking dinner |
| 09/055 | SYDNEY | Gala Dinner: Sydney Burgundy Celebration 2019 | Gala Dinner: Sydney Burgundy Celebration 2019 |
| 09/05-12/05 | MELBOURNE | Mother's Day Masterclass with The Champagne Dame | Mother's Day Masterclass with The Champagne Dame |
| 10/05 | BRISBANE | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mother's Day Fashion Parade at David Jones Queens Plaza | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mother's Day Fashion Parade at David Jones Queens Plaza |
| 10/05 | RUTHERGLEN, VIC | A French Affair | A French Affair |
| 10/05 -12/05 | CAIRNS | French Film Festival | French Film Festival |
| 10/05 -13/06 | MELBOURNE | Farewell to the Gatwick | Farewell to the Gatwick |
| 11/05 | ADELAIDE | Flavours of France | Flavours of France |
| 11/05 | BRISBANE | SIMONE PÉRÈLE - Mother's Day High Tea David Jones Indooroopilly | SIMONE PÉRÈLE - Mother's Day High Tea David Jones Indooroopilly |
| 11/05 | GOLD COAST | Perfume Masterclass | Perfume Masterclass |
| 11/05 | GOLD COAST | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mothers Day Parade & Beauty Presentation David Jones Robina | SIMONE PÉRÈLE Mothers Day Parade & Beauty Presentation David Jones Robina |
| 11/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea |
| 11/05 | MELBOURNE | Rosie Penthouse party feat Sirus Hood | Rosie Penthouse party feat Sirus Hood |
| 11/05 | PERTH | Kolinga presents SIFA (BEL) | Kolinga presents SIFA (BEL) |
| 11/05 | PERTH | Natasha Lester: Creating characters that readers love | Natasha Lester: Creating characters that readers love |
| 12/05 | EVERYWHERE/PARTOUT | Mother's Day/ La Fete des Meres | Mother's Day/ La Fete des Meres |
| 12/05 | BRISBANE | Mother's Day High Tea Party with Queensland Ballet | Mother's Day High Tea Party with Queensland Ballet |
| 12/05 | MELBOURNE | Japanese Victory | Japanese Victory |
| 12/05 | NEWCASTLE | French Fridays: The Trouble with You (En Liberté | French Fridays: The Trouble with You (En Liberté |
| 12/05 | SYDNEY | Dardanus: A musical tragedy | Dardanus: A musical tragedy |
| 12/05 | TUMBARUMBA, NSW | Alchemy: Guitar duets from around the world | Alchemy: Guitar duets from around the world |
| 13/05 | BRISBANE | SUMMER IN THE FOREST premier Q & A Screening presented by L'Arche Brisbane | SUMMER IN THE FOREST premier Q & A Screening presented by L'Arche Brisbane |
| 13/05 | SYDNEY | Dancehall: Commune | Dancehall: Commune |
| 14/05 | SYDNEY | Wine and Food appreciation | Initiation | Wine and Food appreciation | Initiation |
| 15/05 | ADELAIDE | Emus in the Chateau: Finding our French connections | Emus in the Chateau: Finding our French connections |
| 15/05 | CAIRNS | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 15/05 | CANBERRA | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 15/05 | SYDNEY | Champagne for a cause | Champagne for a cause |
| 16/05 | ADELAIDE | The Bilingual Advantage | The Bilingual Advantage |
| 16/05 | ADELAIDE | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 16/05 | DARWIN | Darwin Fabulous Ladies: Wine Soiree with Wine Unplugged | Darwin Fabulous Ladies: Wine Soiree with Wine Unplugged |
| 16/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | French Outback | French Outback |
| 16/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Slow Food Snail Trail | Slow Food Snail Trail |
| 16/05 | SYDNEY | Essentially French | Essentially French |
| 16/05 | SYDNEY | FACCI NSW: Ethics and Sustainability: Delvering longlasting value for Luxury and Premium brands | FACCI NSW: Ethics and Sustainability: Delvering longlasting value for Luxury and Premium brands |
| 16/05 | SYDNEY | Table Ronde: Almost Australian | Table Ronde: Almost Australian |
| 17/05 | ADELAIDE | Housing Boom Ethyène (FRA) | Housing Boom Ethyène (FRA) |
| 17/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Exclusive dinner with Benoit Gouez - Moet Chandon Cellar Master | Exclusive dinner with Benoit Gouez - Moet Chandon Cellar Master |
| 17/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Saveurs de la Ferme | Saveurs de la Ferme |
| 17/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Rumba Masterclass: Small Grower Champagne | Rumba Masterclass: Small Grower Champagne |
| 17/05 | RUTHERGLEN, VIC | Tuileries Harvest Degustation | Tuileries Harvest Degustation |
| 18/05 | BRISBANE | Atélier de théatre | Atélier de théatre |
| 18/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets |
| 18/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea |
| 18/05 | MELBOURNE | The Wool Store: Jamie Jones warehouse party | The Wool Store: Jamie Jones warehouse party |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Snap, Crackle, Pop, Fizzy Wine, Good Times | Snap, Crackle, Pop, Fizzy Wine, Good Times |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Rumba Masterclass: Small Grower Champagne | Rumba Masterclass: Small Grower Champagne |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Blush & Bubbles | Blush & Bubbles |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Masterclass with Bruno & Catherine Loubet | Masterclass with Bruno & Catherine Loubet |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Scott Pickett Olsson's Sea Salt Masterclass | Scott Pickett Olsson's Sea Salt Masterclass |
| 18/05 | NOOSA HEADS, QLD | Richard Ousby Masterclass | Richard Ousby Masterclass |
| 18/05 | PERTH | Taste of France: wine tasting class | Taste of France: wine tasting class |
| 18/05 | PERTH | Therapy Showcase: Grey Goose La Poire | Therapy Showcase: Grey Goose La Poire |
| 18/05 | SYDNEY | Cooking Class: Beef Wellington and Crème Caramel | Cooking Class: Beef Wellington and Crème Caramel |
| 19/05 | BRISBANE | MOULD: A Cheese Festival | MOULD: A Cheese Festival |
| 19/05 | SYDNEY | Sparkling Sydney | Sparkling Sydney |
| 20/05 | SYDNEY | Dancehall: Commune | Dancehall: Commune |
| 21/05 | BRISBANE | Champagne Luncheon with Jacquart | Champagne Luncheon with Jacquart |
| 21/05 | BRISBANE | Walk with Me | Walk with Me |
| 21/05 | SYDNEY | Lessons learned by Latino entrepeneurs in Australia | Lessons learned by Latino entrepeneurs in Australia |
| 21/05 | SYDNEY | Kolkata rising: The politics of place in recent Bengali cinema | Kolkata rising: The politics of place in recent Bengali cinema |
| 22/05 | SYDNEY | Claire's pop up cabaret presents Milko Foucault - Larche | Claire's pop up cabaret presents Milko Foucault - Larche |
| 23/05 | ADELAIDE | French Cooking Class | French Cooking Class |
| 23/05 | ALBURY, NSW | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals |
| 23/05 | BRISBANE | Champagne masterclass | Champagne masterclass |
| 23/05 | BRISBANE | Mumm champagne paint and sip | Mumm champagne paint and sip |
| 23/05 | NEWCASTLE | Get saucy | Get saucy |
| 23/05 | PERTH | Le bourgeois gentilhomme | Le bourgeois gentilhomme |
| 23/05 | SYDNEY | Table Ronde: Almost French | Table Ronde: Almost French |
| 24/05 | SUNSHINE COAST | French Champagne Masterclass | French Champagne Masterclass |
| 24/05 | SYDNEY | MOULD: A Cheese Festival | MOULD: A Cheese Festival |
| 24/05 -25/05 | ADELAIDE | Marseille que j'aime | Marseille que j'aime |
| 24/05 - 26/05 | BALLINA, NSW | French film Festival | French film Festival |
| 25/05 | DARWIN | Manu Feildel LIVE at Territory Taste Festival | Manu Feildel LIVE at Territory Taste Festival |
| 25/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets |
| 25/05 | MELBOURNE | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea | Edith Piaf - Love, Life & No Regrets with High Tea |
| 25/05 | SYDNEY | 20 Years of Bilingualism: Killarney Heights Public School | 20 Years of Bilingualism: Killarney Heights Public School |
| 25/05 | SYDNEY | MOULD: A Cheese Festival | MOULD: A Cheese Festival |
| 25/05 | SYDNEY | Cooking Class: Beef Wellington and Crème Caramel | Cooking Class: Beef Wellington and Crème Caramel |
| 26/05 | BEECHWORTH, VIC | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals |
| 26/05 | MELBOURNE | Sunday Lounge Music: Cyclo Timik | Sunday Lounge Music: Cyclo Timik |
| 26/05 | MELBOURNE | Sunday Lounge Music: Tamara Kuldin | Sunday Lounge Music: Tamara Kuldin |
| 27/05 | SYDNEY | Dancehall: Commune | Dancehall: Commune |
| 28/05 | ADELAIDE | Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing Jewish Jewish children during the Holocaust | Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing Jewish Jewish children during the Holocaust |
| 28/05 | ADELAIDE | Walk with Me - encore screening | Walk with Me - encore screening |
| 28/05 | CAIRNS | Gateway Day: Cooking Demo | Gateway Day: Cooking Demo |
| 28/05 | SYDNEY | St Jacques, half cooked chocolate and wine | St Jacques, half cooked chocolate and wine |
| 29/05 | BRISBANE | Flavours of Bordeaux dinner | Flavours of Bordeaux dinner |
| 30/05 | ADELAIDE | French Aussie Drinks (TBC) | French Aussie Drinks (TBC) |
| 30/05 | ALBURY, NSW | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals | Fanny Bouffante in Scandals |
| 30/05 | MELBOURNE | French Aussie Drinks | French Aussie Drinks |
| 30/05 | MELBOURNE | Jazzy Jeudi: Julien Wilson | Jazzy Jeudi: Julien Wilson |
| 30/05 | MELBOURNE | We Love Gamay! Morgon! Brouilly! Foillard + Descombes | We Love Gamay! Morgon! Brouilly! Foillard + Descombes |
| 30/05 | PERTH | Walk with Me - encore screening | Walk with Me - encore screening |
| 30/05 | SYDNEY | Talk: Communal Luxury in the Designs of Lucien Henry | Talk: Communal Luxury in the Designs of Lucien Henry |
| 30/05 | SYDNEY | French Aussie Drinks | French Aussie Drinks |
| 30/05 | SYDNEY | Singles Night: Wines of France | Singles Night: Wines of France |
| 31/05 | ADELAIDE | Clicquot Cabaret | Clicquot Cabaret |
| 31/05 | BERWICK, VIC | Friday French Grand Tour | Friday French Grand Tour |
| 31/05 | MELBOURNE | The Smelly Cheese Project - Crème de la Crème with Cyrano Wines | The Smelly Cheese Project - Crème de la Crème with Cyrano Wines |
As always, if there’s an event that we have missed which ought to be on the list, please let us know in the comments below or via email at matildamarseillaise (at) gmail.com
Have a great month! What’s on in May 2019 for you?
