Kick off the weekend with some good Irish beer! This time we will meet at Accasbel, an Irish bistro-pub on Place Carnot, starting at 18h30 on Friday February 23rd.
Open to members & non-members alike!
http://www.accasbel.fr/
Join us for a Sunday Brunch at Burger & Wine Confluence! Unwind and enjoy some good food with friends, new and old.
The menu includes orange juice, a hot drink, pancakes, toast, mini viennoiseries, 1 egg muffin, mini ceasar salad, yoghurt, and cheese.
Menu price is €20 - the club will pay €5 per each member's meal…
Let's get together this winter and enjoy some chili!
Have a favorite recipe or a new one you'd like to try? Then make it and bring it!
Chili cooks should come with a big batch of their chili as well as any other accoutrements for serving. If you want to warm your chili, please come equipped with a…
Grab your mittens, lace up your skates and join us for some fun! Come ice skating with us on Sunday January 28th from 2pm until 5:30pm
Entrance + skate rental: 6,90€
Chidren under the age of 7 : 3,80€
Where: Patinoire Charlemagne 100 cours Charlemagne 69002
Meeting point is at 2PM at the bottom of the stairs in front…
Join us as we strike up some fun! It is bowling time for the next Happy Hour on Friday January 19th at 7PM.
Bowling fee is 5,50 € per person per game before 8pm, after that it is 7,30 € (this includes rental shoes)
There is also a bar where you can have a drink or two and some snacks.
Where: 60 Rue…
Want a variety of cookies but don’t have the time to bake several different kinds? Then join us for the cookie exchange. Bring 6 dozen homemade holiday cookies of one kind to the exchange, and in return you will receive an assortment of 6 dozen cookies back. Afterwards, you will have enough cookies to share with family and friends to last through Christmas!
Unwind before the winter holidays with friends and come get your jingle on! Please join us for a special Holiday Happy Hour on Friday December 1st.
Let’s gather together for a Thanksgiving Potluck Feast! The turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes (white & sweet) and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be provided. In addition the club will provide an apéritif along with snacks.
Members are asked to bring a large favorite Thanksgiving side dish, salad, or dessert to share with others. If your last name starts with A-L, please bring a LARGE side dish or salad, M-Z please bring a dessert. Of course, if you have a Thanksgiving favorite that’s not in your category, you can bring that as well.
Non-members are welcome to come with members, but will be charged 10 euros/adult and 5 euros/child.
Jeepers creepers! It's time for Halloween! This year the American Club is organizing trick-or-treating in the 2nd arrondissement.
Trick-or-treaters will be provided with a map of apartments/stores to visit. You can either follow your own route or walk as a group, meeting at Place Bellecour by the Horse statue.
This event is for members only and their guests. Members are free, but non-members must pay 5€/child.
October’s book club selection is The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery
Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.
Are you craving some comfort food? When was the last time you had a good pulled pork sandwich?
If you're a big fan of BBQ, please join us at the New World Smoke restaurant where the meat is smoked to perfection.
Meet up with friends, invite others to join, and make some new ones!
Members and non-members accompanied by a member are all welcome!
For…
Get out of Lyon for the morning and enjoy a guided autumn walk in the woods just outside the city.
A guide will provide explanations to local flora and fauna along the way.
Join Fabienne for a special edition of Café Français: a lunch-time cooking class in French!
Reserve your spot online directly via the Atelier des Chefs website.
Calling all babies and toddlers to join Michelle Gardey and her daughter for some fresh air during a rentrée morning playdate.
Open to non-members, so invite your friends with babies/toddlers.
Join us for a morning of fruit, veggie and flower picking at a farm where adults and children can enjoy picking their own fresh food. Grab a wheelbarrow and walk around the greenhouses and fields to find what you need for the week. Based on the farm's calendar, September is a month where fresh produce is abound. There is also a small farmer's market where they sell jams, conserves, juices and other seasonal produce that is a more difficult to pick yourself. After you finish picking your produce, you just pay for what you picked.
Please join us on Saturday, September 16th at 7:00 p.m. for our first major event of the year, the ACL Homecoming Party, at The Monkey Club.
Catch up with old friends and meet new ones, including your new American Club board members.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the club. To celebrate the occasion, ACL members…
Unwind and celebrate the end of summer with a cold drink and a burger at Star Ferry! Meet up with friends — or make some new ones! Members and non-members are all welcome!
When: Friday, August 25th, 6:30 PM
Where: Star Ferry, 2 Quai Victor Augagneur, 69003 Lyon
Unwind and celebrate the start of a summer weekend at Hemingway's!
Meet up with friends — or make some new ones!
Members and non-members are all welcome!
When: Friday, July 28, 6:30 PM
Where: Hemingways's 1 Grande Rue des Feuillants 69001 LYON
Come hang out in the Parc de la Tête d’Or near the Rose Garden on the Allée du Lac.
Come with your lunch, drinks, something to sit on, and outside games. This event isn’t for kids only – adults join us for a relaxing afternoon in the sun! Non-members are welcome.
To find us look for balloons…
Join us for our final big event of the year before summer fully kicks in! We will celebrate America’s birthday and hold our Annual General Meeting where we will review the past year and elect next year’s board members. Don’t miss out on the fun this year!
This year, we will have the pleasure of…
June Book Club selection is The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to her 2007 novel, The Bastard of Istanbul , acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives—one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered his spiritual mentor, the…
Unwind and celebrate the start of the weekend with a nice, cold drink and a burger at Hopstore!
Meet up with friends — or make some new ones!
Members and non-members are all welcome!
When: Friday, June 23rd, 6:30 PM
Where: Hopstore, 27 Rue de la Martinière, 69001 Lyon
Join us for a coffee chat amongst parents while your toddler/baby plays along side in a special designated play area for kids. There is a special area for babies as well and a "transat" for babies too.
The cafe is centrally located near Bellecour.
RSVP by June 19 to michelle.gardey@gmail.com so we can reserve enough spots. We…
Join us for a mousse cook-off!
Come to compete with your favorite mousse (chocolate or other flavors).
Or you are welcome to stop by to have some delicious mouse and be a judge. Children are welcome and can be judges as well. Coffee, tea, juice and water will be provided by the club.
When: Sunday 18th June, 3-5…
Learn all about the vintage craft of macramé in this 3 hour workshop! Liza, founder of OHMYWOOL! wishes to spread her passion for textile design with her workshops. Her aim is to modernise forgotten skills and materials by enabling people to make beautiful unique pieces for their homes.
Liza will take you through the basics of…
Join Michelle and her 20 month old for a morning outdoor play date at a playground.
The playground has large trees providing lots of shade as well as a dedicated space for babies. In event of rain, play date will be at Michelle's home.
This event is for parents and their children ages 0 – 3 years.…
May Book Club selection is Homegoing by Yaa GYASI.
Homegoing begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them through two continents…
Come hang out in the Parc de la Tête d’Or near the Tête d’Or entrance at noon.
Come with your lunch, drinks, something to sit on, and outside games. This event isn't for kids only - adults join us for a relaxing afternoon in the sun! Non-members are welcome.
To find us look for balloons.
RSVP on Eventbrite…
To thank everyone that volunteered their time and talent in the 2016/2017 season, the ACL is hosting a special Volunteers’ Dinner.