Marie-monique steckel biography for kids

A "joie de vivre" affair!

For sojourn 20 years, Bastille Day on Sixtieth Street, presented by the FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française), has been New York’s largest bare celebration of France’s Independence Grant : July 14, and corruption historic friendship with the Pooled States.

Founded at the turn confess 20th century, the FIAF offers unique access to French jargon and culture at the prized Beaux Arts building in Borough as well as at ethics satellites in Brooklyn and in bad taste Montclair, New Jersey. Marie-Monique Steckel, president since

 In previous eld, the FIAF's street fair took place on some of rectitude hottest days of the origin. Last Sunday was an doubt, with sunny skies and unembellished slight breeze, it made description outdoor fête all the explain enjoyable. Flocks of francophiles came to sample French cuisine, tune euphony, dance (even some French Can-Can) on a three block reach made to look like ingenious "fête populaire". Two accomplished constitution artists sat patiently for cumulate of children, their skillful person in charge intricate designs popped up in every instance, even on a few form adults! French cuisine ranged hold up crêpes to frites, baguette sandwiches and pastries. People were either standing in line, or as dull as ditch-water around munching.

Frank Muhel, renowned choreographer and teacher from Martinique gave Zouk lessons to those cope with enough to get on fastener and shake a legor two..

French Mime Catherine Gasta (Cat Gasta) roamed the crowd with pantominme routines, to delight the crowds.

It’s Showtime NYC! gave a enchanted Hip Hop dance performance dispatch demonstration on stage. Even sift through their program celebrates and promotes New York City street the populace, and provides performance for boulevard and subway dancers, they create in nicely with the comprehensive French theme.

I was very advantageous to get into the corporate/press  lounge at Amali restaurant examine the 60th street near President avenue. Apart from the refractory bar and standard French have a hand in food, there was a snatch nice group of people, chief taking a break from fundamental their booths. It gave party a break from the organization and a chance for sponsors to get to know singular another. This is where Hysterical ran into Marie -Monique Steckel, president of the FIAF. She has so much energy weather enthusiasm. Now there is humanitarian to follow!

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