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Alliance Française de Chicago

David Sedaris may’ve had an infamously bad experience at the Alliance Française school in Paris, but throughout the many classes I’ve taken at the Chicago branch of the French language and culture center, I have never had an instructor jab a pencil in my eye. I have, however, improved or refreshed my French through a hodgepodge of very specific French grammar courses and more general conversational classes, and made great use of the Alliance’s library and mediatheque, the largest such French-language library in the midwest. The Alliance has classes for all levels and all ages and runs several free conversation clubs for members to discuss French philosophy, literature, and theater. It also hosts a variety of cultural events and lectures, and even a French-language storytelling hour for the kiddies (though not in summer). All in all, it’s the Frenchiest good time you can have in Chicago.  810 N. Dearborn, 312-337-1070, af-chicago.org. —Kathie Bergquist

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