French Language & Cultural Programs


This fall, L'École Buissonnière opens a new season of French language and cultural programs in Portland — through conversation, literature, philosophy, art, and seasonal traditions.

Speak. Think. Taste. Listen.

Speak. Think. Taste. Listen. 

Les Cafés Littéraires:
French Conversation through Literature, Art & Culture
Les Salons:
Quarterly Public Conversations on Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

This fall, L'École Buissonnière launches a new season of French language and cultural programs in Portland.
Through conversation, arts, philosophy, music, and seasonal traditions, we invite participants to experience French not simply as a language to learn, but as a way of observing the world, cultivating curiosity, and building community.

Choose one experience—or join them all!

Sessions

Sept 26 —Inaugural French Program Evening
Stories, Images & Freedom Across Borders
A First Café littéraire - Lire le monde en français
6 to 7:30 pm

Oct 4 — Harvest, Wine & Poetry
Les vendanges : terroir, ivresse et poésie

Nov 1 — Toussaint: Memory & Invisible Connections
La Toussaint : honorer les absents

Dec 6 — Winter Lights & Traditions
Lumières, calendriers et traditions de la Table

Practical Information

When: First Sunday monthly (except Sept)

Time: 10:30 am–12:00 pm

Where: Mother Foucault's Bookshop

Group size: 15 max

Full Fall Series $90
Including a convivial Holiday Party

Single session $20

Drop-in $25

Tickets

Starting this Fall, L'École Buissonnière invites you to a quarterly event celebrating landmark moments in French intellectual and artistic history. Inspired by the tradition of the French literary salons, these evenings bring together writers, philosophers, artists, scholars, and curious minds for conversations that cross disciplines and generations.

Sessions

Oct 29 — The Foucault Centennial (1926–2026)
The Foucault Laboratory: Power, Knowledge, and Freedom.

Feb 2027 — The Conclusion of Lost Time (1927–2027) The Architecture of Involuntary Memory

Practical Information

Time: 6:30–8:00 pm

Where: Mother Foucault's Bookshop

Single session$10

With wine and canapés

Drop-in$15

Tickets 
La Musique Francophone:
Seasonal Francophone Shows

Coming this fall — dates to be announced. Stay tuned.