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Basketball Event: Villeurbanne Vs Monaco – March 1st

Join us for an exciting basketball game between our local team Villeurbanne and the current leader of French league Monaco! Villeurbanne (ASVEL) and Monaco are currently fighting with Dijon for first place in the Jeep Elite league.

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Cheese Lovers – February 13

Thursday February 13th is the night you’ll be celebrating your love for cheese and wine! Whether or not you have plans for Valentine’s day, join us for a guilt-free fun night and set a trend celebrating another kind of love!  The event is free for ACL members which includes the cheese platter. Non-member guest fees: 12€ Beverage and any other consumption is to be covered by the consumer.  You need to be signed into the ACL website to view the event details.

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Story Time – Sunday, October 13

Bring your kids and their favorite bed time story and join us for a fun Sunday afternoon. We'll read a selection of the books you bring, they just need to…

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Pétanque and Pastis 2nd Try

Come join as we again try to enjoy some morning Pétanque, with any luck the rain will stay away this time!

JULY 28th at 10:00AM-12:00

Due to space this event will be limited to 16 participants, so RSVP now!

Login to RSVP before Friday, the 26th end of day.

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Happy Hour – 23 August

Our monthly happy hour is a time for members to meet each other in our growing community. Bring a friend along too if you'd like. This month we will be frequenting…

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Pétanque and Pastis, June 9

What could be more Lyonnais than a game of pétanque and a free glass of pastis? We will be meeting for a lively afternoon of just this! Please bring a set of "boules de pétanque" per player. Look forward to seeing you there!

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Happy Hour Friday January 18th

Join us for a drink at our monthly happy hour, bring a friend or meet some new ones. Barabaar bar à biére 4 Boulevard des Brotteaux 69006 Lyon 6:30-8:30pm Look for the “Happy Hour”…

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Book Club – NOVEMBER 4th (note date change)

This month's book club will be reading PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee: Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja’s salvation is just the beginning of her story. Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.

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Yoga class- Sunday June 3rd

Namaste, Come bend, stretch and have fun! Join us on June 3rd at 2pm for a Yoga class in Lyon 2. This event is for members only. Register now! The number of mats is limited to 20. We need a minimum of 4 people for this event to take place.

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Play date in the Parc

Join Freya and her 3.5 year old and 1.5 year old for a play date in the park and enjoy the first warm weather of the year! We will meet in the morning at a playground in the Parc de la Tête d'Or.

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Happy Hour April 20th

Kick off the weekend with a nice glass of wine and some planches apéro! This time we will meet at Bistrot de la Botte located in Vieux-Lyon, starting at 18h30…

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Wine Tasting Evening, Friday March 9th

Curious about organic French wines? Let's spend an evening discovering some organic wines with host Veronique. We will be sampling 3 wines and nibbling on some finger food. €10 per person,…

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Book Club Tuesday March 6th

The next ACL Book Club is on Tuesday March 6th at 2 pm at Raconte Moi la Terre Bellecour.   The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian…

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Chili Cook Off Sunday February 4th

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…

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Ice Skating Sunday January 28th

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…

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Holiday Cookie Exchange Wednesday Dec. 6th

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!

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Holiday Happy Hour Friday Dec. 1st

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.

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Thanksgiving Potluck Nov. 26th

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.

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Halloween Trick or Treat – November 11th

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.

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Book Club Nov 9th

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.

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