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On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Alliance Francaise de Seattle will return to the Rainier Club to celebrate our amazing community and raise funds for our 2025 programs. Join us for an unforgettable soirée and let yourself be transported to beautiful Provence for a night!
Regular Tickets (Aug. 25 - Oct 11): $180
Simply register with your phone number and email.
SPECIAL PRIZE: Place at least one (1) online bid, and you'll be entered to win two prizes. The first name drawn will win a $100 gift certificate to Petit Pierre Bakery! The second name drawn will win a 1-year subscription to France Channel. The winners will be announced at the close of the online auction.
5:30PM - 7PM: Reception (Cutter and Rainier Rooms, 2nd floor)
We will launch the festivities with sparkling wine and Provence-inspired small bites, and invite you to bid on some exclusive Silent Auction
items. Take part in our Wine Pull for a chance to take home a delicious bottle of wine, and purchase a Golden Ticket for a unique
opportunity to win your favorite Live Auction item!
7:15PM - 9:30PM: Seated Dinner (Heritage, 3rd floor)
Enjoy a 3-course dinner accompanied by French wines before raising your paddle to support AFSeattle! Our exciting Live Auction will be led
by auctioneer extraordinaire Kevin Joyce and Charlie Castor, followed by a Raise the Paddle focused on raising funds for our scholarships.
9:30PM - 10:30PM: Mingling (Heritage, 3rd floor)
Spend some time meeting other members of the Francophone and Francophile community of Seattle!
If you wish, we invite you to embrace the theme of Provence with attire that reflects its charm. Consider flowing maxi dresses, elegant cocktail dresses, or suits in soft pastels and neutrals, inspired by lavender fields and sun-soaked vineyards. Incorporate lace and floral patterns, straw hats, woven bags or belts, and elegant clutches, that echo the traditional craftsmanship of Provence.
Take a look at inspiration photos on our Pinterest board.
Interested in supporting this event and reaching our community of Francophiles?
Explore our
sponsorship opportunities here.
We raise funds to ensure that the Alliance Française de Seattle continues to thrive as a cultural and educational hub. Your contributions are vital to our mission, helping us bring world-class events like the Night of Ideas at Town Hall and the Portrait of Ludmilla as Nina Simone to Seattle. Additionally, your support funds scholarships and innovative educational programs, ensuring that French learning and cultural exchanges are accessible to all in our community.
Enter our raffle, sponsored by Air Tahiti Nui, in support of the Alliance Française de Seattle as part of our Fundraising Gala 2024!
Chers amis,
The date was set for this event before we were aware of the date conflict with Yom Kippur. We apologize to our friends in the Jewish
community who may not be able to attend.
Mingle with our Francophile community and bid on exclusive artwork while sipping on a glass of champagne
$25/bottle. Choose a random wine bottle for a chance to take a fancy vintage home!
$50/ticket, max 50 tickets sold. The winner gets to pick any (1) Live Auction item!
Incredible experiences to choose from.
Bid to win!
Time to raise your paddle to support our 2025 cultural events, scholarships, and educational programs.
Auctioneer: Kevin Joyce
Kevin is Producing Director of EnJoy Productions and oversees EnJoy’s unique approach to auctions, meetings and communication training. He
is an actor, musician, auctioneer, facilitator and trainer, as well as a student of religion, comedy and neuroscience. Known for his humor,
improvisation, original music and characters, Kevin brings EnJoy’s unique event hosting approach to life in collaboration with partner
Martha Enson. Kevin has hosted hundreds of events for corporations and associations, and auctioneered for over 500 regional and
national non-profits, in the process becoming one of the most popular and sought-after fundraising hosts in the Pacific Northwest.
Entertainer: Charlie Castors
Born in Paris between the Moulin Rouge and Le Chat Noir, and raised in the sawdust of the circus, Charly and his brothers founded the
world-famous foot-juggling and Icarian-games trio Les Castors. He has performed in fifty countries for the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Queen
Elizabeth, President Richard Nixon, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Sean Penn, George Lucas, and Sharon Stone and has been
part of the Teatro ZinZanni team in Seattle and San Francisco for over a decade. Now focused on directing, teaching, and sharing his
knowledge of acrobatics and comedy with the next generation, he’s found a perfect place with the Moisture Festival.
Special Guest: David Do Paço
Dr. David Do Paço is the Attaché for academic cooperation in San Francisco and the Deputy director of the Villa Albertine's local chapter.
His role is to design, implement, support and promote teaching and research programs and activities between French and US universities. As a
scholar, in 2012 he earned his PhD in history from the Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and successively served at the Sorbonne, the
European University Institute, the Central European University, Sciences Po and Columbia University. His research explores the social life
of unincorporated populations, especially Muslims in early modern European cities.
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