== ATTENTION: relocation to Salle Saint Augustin ==
(18-20 place de l'Eglise Saint Augustin, Bordeaux)
5:30-6:45pm - Open Free Discussion (OFD) : we invite those of you with a good level of English to join us for this lively exchange of Franco-American culture & language facilitated by native English speakers.
> Please do contact Danièle by email if you plan to attend - we ask to be on time at La Coloc at 5:25pm sharp.
60th anniversary of the Bordeaux-Los Angeles twinning
7pm-8:30pm - It's our SPECIAL presentation: Antoine de Lamothe sieur de Cadillac, founder of the city of Detroit and governor of Louisiana among other accomplishments by Kathryn LARCHER.
Cadillac - a town and its castle in Gironde, a limousine in Detroit, even a song by Johnny Holiday !
Yes all this, but especially an adventurer, whose life story will amaze you: a pioneer, perhaps one of the "worst scoundrels ever to set foot in New France." accused of perverting the Native Americans with his alcohol trading.
And yet, he made many important accomplishments as well.
Yes all this, but especially an adventurer, whose life story will amaze you: a pioneer, perhaps one of the "worst scoundrels ever to set foot in New France." accused of perverting the Native Americans with his alcohol trading.
And yet, he made many important accomplishments as well.
