Entre Nous Scrapbook
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You think you speak French, and then a Cajun band comes to town! Friday, September 5, 2003, we were pleased to welcome Minneapolis' New Riverside Ramblers to Morris for a cajun block party. The evening began with a picnic of traditional cajun food and continued with lots of loud, fun music and lessons in Cajun French as well as line dancing. Click here to listen to clips from the New Riverside Ramblers most recent release, Saute la barrière (Jump the Fence)
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Friday, February 27, 2004, members of Entre Nous prepared and served a traditional Provençal meal to nearly 90 hungry French enthusiasts in Morris: taboulé, niçoise chicken, ratatouille, potatoes au gratin, and, to top it off, mousse au chocolat..We would like to thank Eric and Jess from Morris Area High School, Rachel Farrell, Amanda Hinzmann, Annika Bergman, Lauren Goodrich, Heather Peterson, Anna Harrington, Megan Ludescher, Sarah Neenan, Beka Hennessey, Katie Larson, Afton Niemira, Vanessa Nogle, Kristin Gefre, & Gina Westlund, who kept us all organized.
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Rachel Ferrall makes taboulé
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The dinner crowd
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 Just a few volunteers
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| In spring 2008, the French Discipline will host the 22nd annual contest, where students at all levels of French will compete for prizes by reciting their favorite Francophone poem. A first prize is awarded at each level (beginning, intermediate, and advanced), as well as a prize for Most Creative Interpretation and Most Improved French. Last year, nearly sixty students participated. The audience enjoys dessert and drinks, a printed program that includes all the poems in their entirety, and (of course!) watching their friends perform. |
Prof. emeritus Fred Farrell opens contest. |
Student Kate Stellmach ('02) shows off her prize. | 
The judges consult to make tough decisions. |
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Entre Nous has been very busy these past few years. As you can see, plans vary from year to year
2007 | November: On November 15, 2007, Jacques Yvart, a "modern French troubadour," performed live in Edson Auditorium. To hear some Yvart, visit his official site.
2007 | October: Jonathan Culler presents the 9th Annual Barber Lecture in Languages and Literatures, "Reading the Flowers of Evil Today"
2007 | February: Thanks to a grant from the French-American Cultural Exchange, Entre Nous hosts a Tournées Film Festival screening five award-winning films on Sunday evenings in Edson Auditorium. Films included Après Vous, Pas sur la bouche, La Petite Jérusalem, Le Grand voyage, and Un Long dimanche de fiançailles. Films were subtitled in English, and screenings were free and open to the public.
2006 | November: Entre Nous hosts a variety of activities on campus to celebrate National French Week, including a Tour de Morris (trike race around the main circle on campus), crêpe sale and sticker giveaway. Students went to see Tales of Hoffman, an opera sung in French, at the Ordway Center.
2005 | November: Celebrated scholar, creative writer and singer Evelyne Accad visits UMM to teach us about the effects of war on women
2004 | November: Entre Nous welcomes French chansonnier Kevin Soucie to campus for an acoustic concert of French and Quebecois classics.
2004 | March: Entre Nous welcomes Théàtre de La Chandelle Verte, a French theater troupe of national renown, to campus for a performance (in French) of Corneille's Illusion comique.
2003 | September: Entre Nous organizes a Cajun Block Party featuring the New Riverside Ramblers.
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at the opera
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Le Tour de Morris--Winners' Circle
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Jennifer and Rachel flipping crêpes at Prof. Buchanan's |
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