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May 14 : Rush Hour Concert season launch party at the Alliance Française de Chicago

(L-R) Mr. Kelly Jocius, Executive Director, Rush Hour Concerts ; Ms. Deborah Sobol, Creative Director, Rush Hour Concerts ; & Consul General of France Graham Paul

[photo courtesy of Deborah Sobol]

May 13 : European-American Chamber of Commerce Dinner Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Elysée Treaty

Martin Wilhelmy, HC Germany ; Jens Hanefeld, Embassy of Germany ; Anne Cappel. HC France and Executive director EACC ; Frédéric Doré, Embassy of France ; Kari Toll, Senator Rob Portman’s office ; Dagmar Wilhelmy ; Kim Robinson, President of the Underground Railroad Freedom Center ; Mike Cappel ; Dominic Franchini, Horan ; Emmanual Dupouy, Consulate of France-Chicago

"Scenes from the Stone Age : the Cave Paintings of Lascaux" at The Field Museum in Chicago

Through September 8, visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum can view an exact replica of the famous caves of Lascaux, France

May 17 : Franco-German concert at the University of Chicago

In honor of the 50-year anniversary of the Elysée Treaty, the French and German consulates in Chicago sponsored a concert at International House at the University of Chicago

May 16 : Symposium & Return of McBride Collection to France at Northwestern University

June 26-Sept 22 : "Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity" at the Art Institute of Chicago

Pierre-Auguste Renoir. La Loge, 1874.

June 6-Sept 1 : "Renoir to Chagall : Paris and the Allure of Color" at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha

Claude Monet. Port de Dieppe, le soir, 1882

May 11 : Ambassador François Delattre presents Lycée Français de Chicago Director Alain Weber with Legion of Honor

Amb. François Delattre made a special trip to Chicago to present Lycée français de Chicago President and former Honorary Consul of France in Indianapolis Alain Weber with the French Legion of Honor.

April 29 : Professor Maura Nelson Receives L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques in Des Moines

For nearly three decades, Ms. Nelson has coordinated the Iowa Culinary Institute® French chefs exchange.

Bolloré Group Selects Indianapolis for $35 Million Car Sharing Investment

(L-R) Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard ; Georges Ucko, Director of Transportation, UBIFRANCE ; Honorary Consul of France in Indianapolis Diane Thomas ; Herve Muller, Vice President and General Manager, IER North America