Hello book lovers!
Every month we will meet in person or online (depending on what's allowed!) to discuss a book and spend a good time together. For December, we are…
This year's holiday cookie exchange is a drop-off and pick-up edition!
Get together with other members via Zoom to play a few rounds of some games using a mobile device as a controller.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Happy Hour has moved into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Holiday Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite holiday drink!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Happy Hour has moved into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
Please note this will be a virtual gathering given the current situation.
Jeepers creepers! It's time for Halloween! Put on your best costumes for this year's trick-or-treating, making stops in some welcoming members‘ apartments.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to reduce its spread as much as possible, Happy Hour has moved into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
ATTENTION: Café Français will not be meeting for a while due to limitations related to COVID-19. We are unsure when we will meet again in person. If you are interested in attending Café Français when it starts back up, please feel free to contact Fabienne at 06 21 85 75 52 and let her know.
Are you wanting to improve your French conversational skills while meeting new friends? Then Café Français is just what you have been looking for. It's fun and it's free! For more information do not hesitate to call Fabienne at 06 21 85 75 52.A gentle yoga practice focused on increasing mobility and flexibility in a slow, well-rounded approach. Additionally, we will focus on alignment and breathing techniques of foundational yoga poses giving you the opportunity to learn and practice the basic principles.
Join us for a morning of fruit, veggie, and flower picking at a farm where everyone 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.
For October, we will be reading and discussing The Guest List by Lucy Fowley. Sign up by email, members only.
Autumn walk in the Parc Tête d'Or
Enjoy the last summer days while catching up with ACL friends (and making new ones) during our Homecoming cocktail in the Croix Rousse on Friday, 25 September.
Gentle yoga is for everyone! You will move your body in a gentle, comfortable way, encouraging movement without the potential for strain. This class will focus on alignment and breathing techniques of foundational yoga poses giving you the opportunity to learn and practice the basic principles. Pose modifications will be offered so that everyone, at every fitness and comfort level, can participate.
Join us for a drink at the Hopstore in the 1st for our next happy hour. We will plan to be outside where folks can keep some distance, but still enjoy each other's company. Open to anyone, bring a friend or meet some new ones. Look for the “Happy Hour” sign on one of the tables outside.
A gentle yoga practice focused on increasing mobility and flexibility in a slow, well-rounded approach. Additionally, we will focus on alignment and breathing techniques of foundational yoga poses giving you the opportunity to learn and practice the basic principles.
A gentle yoga class focusing on flowing from pose to pose, linking the movement with the breath, stretching, and releasing.
For June, we will be reading Home Going by Yaa Gyasi.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to reduce its spread as much as possible, Happy Hour has moved into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
Quarantine or no quarantine, book club will go on, and more than likely, we'll be meeting online in May!
For May, we will be reading The Friend by Sigrid Nunez.
Who doesn't love a scrumptious homemade pizza? Join Phil Leventhal for ACL's first online cooking class on May 2, 2020. Phil will offer some tips and tricks, as well as walk you through the process of making a perfect pie!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to reduce its spread as much as possible, we're moving Happy Hour into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
Quarantine or no quarantine, book club will go on!
For April, we will be reading and discussing any of the books that we have yet to read. With the quarantine, we want you to take advantage of those books we have around the house that we meant to get to but just haven't had time. (If you need suggestions, don't hesitate to ask, as we also have some recommendations.) This way we can discover a range of new books together.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to reduce its spread as much as possible, we're moving Happy Hour into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to reduce its spread as much as possible, we're moving Happy Hour into the virtual world. Just because the bars are closed does not mean we have to cancel Happy Hour! The bad news is that we don't get to see each other in real life, but the good news is people who are normally unable to attend Happy Hour might be able to join us here! So let’s toast with our favorite homemade drink!
For March, we will be reading and discussing Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner. Rather than meeting in person, we're going to try using Google Hangouts to get together.
You love skiing/snowboarding?!!! You are not the only one... :-)
You already enjoyed the slopes with your family during winter vacation but you already miss it?!!! Or you still haven’t had a chance to ski yet and dream about it every night?!!! ;-)
We are lucky to live in Lyon, which means... we are so close to the beautiful ski resorts of the Alps... so, let’s enjoy a one-day of fun skiing together!!!
Join us to celebrate St Patrick's Day a little early this year... let's sing like crazy people in a completely privatized room in a bar and enjoy 2 hours of pure "lacher prise" as the French would say!!!
In honor of International Women's Rights Day the American Club is organizing a meet up. All the ladies of the club are encouraged to join us for breakfast from 9am to 11am. Space is limited to 15! You can sign up for a waitlist in event of cancellations. RSVP by Thursday, March 5th. Non-members are welcome to sign up on the waitlist at the invitation of an active ACL member. If there are still places remaining 3 days prior to the event, ACL will contact waitlist persons in order of sign up.