Past Events

This event is open to members and non-members The January book club selection is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Date and Time: Monday, January 25th at 2 PM Place: The book store Raconte Moi la Terre’s tearoom, 14 rue du Plat 69002 Lyon (near Place Bellecour)

Ready for some winter fun at the ice skating rink? No need to RSVP. We'll just meet outside the Patinoire de Lyon-Charlemagne entrance. The entry fee is €3.80, the entry + skate rental fee is €6.90. Want to bring the kids but don't want to skate? Then come and hang out in the lounge and have a drink or a snack while you're waiting for the skaters to finish.

Join us for a Beer Tasting led by a beer expert. The tasting will be in English and will feature 3 draught beers and 3 bottled beers paired with tapas. The cost is 10 euros per person. RSVP quickly, space is limited to 25 people.

Let's get the kids together to play!  Join Hadley and her 2-year-old for a morning play date from 9-11am. Kid-friendly refreshments will be served. This event is for parents and their…

Stars, snowflakes, and snowmen! Let's gather the kids together to create some cookie masterpieces. The party will be held at the home of one of our club members where the kids will decorate cookies, watch a movie, and enjoy some cocoa with a snack. Parents are free to drop their kids off and have a couple of hours to get some holiday shopping done. This event is for kids ages 4 and up. Please RSVP soon as space is limited to 20 kids.

Join us for a Christmas Happy Hour! Let's celebrate the upcoming holiday season at The Monkey Club around one of their infamous cocktail bowls. The club will buy 1 drink for ACL members. Non-members are welcome, but they will have to pay for their own drinks. RSVP soon, as space is limited.

ACM Ballet Theatre, under the artistic direction of Meredith Hudson, will present excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and of course The Nutcracker on Sunday December 6th at Les Echappées Belles in Lyon. The group of pre-professional dancers will be joined by students of “The Thursday Class”, and for the first time, students of Pascale Jacot’s ballet studio La Roulotte à Vapeur from Paris.  All ages welcome. This event is free to ACL members.

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! Wine and appetizers will be served. This is an adults only event. RSVP soon, space is limited to 30 guests.

This event is open to members and non-members Date and Time: Mon., November 30th at 2pm. Place: The book store Raconte Moi la Terre’s tearoom, 14 rue du Plat 69002 Lyon (near Place Bellecour) November’s selection will be Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. At the age of thirty-five, Fanny van de Grift Osbourne has left her philandering husband in San Francisco to set sail for Belgium – with her three children and nanny in tow – to study art. It is a chance for this adventurous woman to start over, to make a better life for all of them, and to pursue her own desires. Not long after her arrival, however, tragedy strikes, and Fanny and her children repair to a quiet artists’ colony in France where she can recuperate. Emerging from a deep sorrow, she meets a lively Scot, Robert Louis Stevenson, ten years her junior, who falls instantly in love with the earthy, independent, and opinionated “belle Americaine.”

Let’s gather together for a Thanksgiving Potluck Feast! The turkey and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be provided, but members are asked to bring a favorite Thanksgiving side dish, salad, or dessert. If your last name starts with M-Z, please bring a side dish or salad, A-L 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.

The American Club of Lyon is hosting a champagne tasting starting at 7:30p.m. Friday 27th November. Antoine and Virginie Lutun will bring 3 types of their Champagne Dallancourt for everyone to taste. Small canapés will be provided, and there will be an opportunity to buy the champagne afterward. You will also have an opportunity to buy the champagne and pick it up later. Antoine and Virginie Lutun started their domain in Epernay in 1999 and lunched their first Champagne Dallancourt in 2010. Their vineyard is located on southeast slop of the Montagne de Reims and spreads over the villages of Ay and Mutigny. The champagne is based on a blend of chardonnay and pinot noir grapes.

On Saturday November 21st, American Club members are invited to get a special behind the scenes look, by observing all or parts of class and rehearsal prior to attending the full, theatre performance of "A Tchaikovsky Afternoon". ACM Ballet Theatre, under the artistic direction of Meredith Hudson, will then present these excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and of course The Nutcracker at the main performance (on Sunday December 6th) at Les Echappées Belles in Lyon. The group of pre-professional dancers will be joined by students of “The Thursday Class”, and for the first time, students of Pascale Jacot’s ballet studio La Roulotte à Vapeur from Paris.

Unwind and celebrate the start of the weekend with a glass of beer and burger! Meet friends for Happy Hour at Flanigan's Pub. Members and non-members are all welcome. Date: Friday, November 13th Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Flanigan's Pub, 12 Rue du Griffon, 69001 Lyon

Need an after work cocktail? A frothy libation? Meet friends for Happy Hour at one of Lyon’s watering holes. Unwind and celebrate the start of the weekend with a glass of wine and tapas! Unfortunately, this is not a Halloween themed happy hour. If you’d like to show off your costume, don’t miss the Halloween party on the 17th! Date: Friday, October 30th Time: 6:30 p.m. till? Location: Autour d'un Verre, 20 rue Longue, 69001 Lyon

This event is open to members and non-members Date and Time: Mon., October 26th at 2pm. Place: The book store Raconte Moi la Terre's tearoom, 14 rue du Plat 69002 Lyon (near Place Bellecour) Our selection for October 26th is Ghost Story by Peter Straub. For four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. Now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past -- and get away with murder. Peter Straub's classic bestseller is a work of "superb horror" (The Washington Post Book World) that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time -- and conjures our darkest fears and nightmares.

Come join us for a 2 hour tour of the Ancient Theatre at Fourvière and its surroundings with a professional tour guide in English. The tour is open to adults and children (if they are able to walk for 2 hours, we leave this up to you as you know your child). The tour is free for members. Non-members are welcome if they come with a member, but will be charged 10 euros/adult and 5 euros/child.

Please join us for our annual Halloween Party. Adults and children of all ages are welcome to dress in costume and come celebrate this fun American tradition! Pizza and drinks will be provided, and attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert with them. The party will be held at the home of one of our members, in a very unique neighborhood in which everyone on their street is family. They have asked their neighbors to participate by letting the children trick-or-treat at their houses (starting at 8pm), and they have agreed to give out candy as the kids go door-to-door.

Art du Temps Gallery is proud to invite you to the exceptional exhibition of recent works by re-knowned American artist E.B.Lewis. Art du Temps Gallery welcomes you to discover the works of E. B. Lewis during the evening cocktail organized with the graceful participation of the American Consulate, the Franco-American Chambre of Commerce, the Bureau de Représentation officiel de l’Etat de Pennsylvanie en France, the American Club of Lyon, the Association France Amériques Rhône Alpes, and the Office du Tourisme Rhône-Alpes on October 12th, 2015 from 18:30. A piece of Art will be sold to benefit  Assocation Liv et Lumière.

Let's spend an afternoon apple picking in Reyrieux. The orchard has many varieties of apples, and last year we all came home with huge baskets of apples and apple juice for a very low price. It's a great way to get some fresh air and try out some new apple recipes! Date: Saturday, October 10th Time: 2:30 pm

Did you know that Lyon has ice hockey team? The LHC Les Lions have called the Charlemagne Skating Rink home since 1967. The arena, with a capacity of 3,175 seats, is one of the largest in France. The team draws some of the largest crowds in the country each weekend, hosting an average of 3,000 fans per game. The team has seen a quick ascension through the ranks in just the four years since being relegated from the Magnus League. In 2013-14, Lyon beat the Bordeaux Boxers to return to the top division in France, after having been beaten in the finals by the Brest Albatross in the previous season. In 2014-15, the Lions stayed clear of relegation with a record of 8-15-3 and will once again compete in the Magnus League in 2015-16. Excluding their championship in 1907, the Lions’ best Magnus League finish has been third, which the team accomplished in 1998 and 1999.

Please join us on Saturday, September 26th at 7:00 p.m. for our first major event of the year, the ACL Homecoming Party, which will be held at Confluence! Catch up with old friends and meet new ones, including your new American Club board members. Participants (paid members) will receive tickets for two complimentary drinks and light appetizers will be provided. Please make sure to be current with your membership PRIOR to this event. Attendees who have not paid their membership dues will not receive drink tickets at the event. You may pay membership fees at the event by check or cash.

This event is open to members and non-members Date and Time: Mon., September 21st at 2pm. Place: The book store Raconte Moi la Terre's tearoom, 14 rue du Plat 69002 Lyon (near Place Bellecour) Our selection for September 21st is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A blind French girl and an orphaned Nazi conscript anchor Anthony Doerr's sweeping novel of German occupation. Intricately interlocking sections begin to fall, like tumblers, into place as the novel progresses, while larger themes of loss and isolation play out upon characters' fixations with radio waves, locksmithing, gemology, and shell collecting. Part historical fiction, part fable, part cabinet of curiosities, All the Light We Cannot See builds its own rare and fabulous world.

Bring your kids to meet old and new American Club friends for an afternoon of play.  We'll meet at Le Parc de la Tête d'Or near the children’s playground at…

When the weather gets hot this August, meet friends for a cool drink at Happy Hour at the Star Ferry. Date: Friday, August 28th Time: 6:30 p.m. till? Location: the Star Ferry, on…

Aloha! Come out and join us for a special Hawaiian Happy Hour. Let’s get together for some exotic drinks and island atmosphere while enjoying an authentic Hawaiian music and dance…

This event is open to members and non-members Date and Time: We will meet Monday, June 22nd at 2:00 pm Place: The book store Raconte Moi la Terre's tearoom, 14 rue du Plat 69002 Lyon (near Place Bellecour)

Need an after work cocktail? A frothy libation? Meet friends for Happy Hour at one of Lyon’s watering holes. Date: Friday, June 19th Time: 6:30 p.m. till? Location: the Star Ferry, on the…

Please join us for our final big event of the year before summer fully kicks in!