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SUMMARY:American Library in Paris Gala with Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us at 7PM on Thursday\, 4 June 2026\, at the Automobile Club de France for an unforgettable evening celebrating literature\, creativity\, and the enduring mission of the Library.  This annual Gala is the Library’s most significant fundraising event of the year\, directly supporting our collection\, programs\, and services that have inspired readers\, writers\, and thinkers for over 105 years. Amy Tan\, acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, will be the 2026 American Library in Paris Gala Honoree. \n  \nRead More and Purchase your Gala Tickets Here\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”78891″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanlibraryinparis.org/gala/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gala2026/
LOCATION:Automobile Club de France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T160000
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SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: I. Early French Aid to the American Revolution 
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this first lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we look at American heroes in Paris and how the French helped the insurgents: from the fictitious trading company established by Beaumarchais in 1776 to secretly supply arms\, ammunition\, and uniforms to the under-armed American Insurgents\, to the private cemetery where La Fayette is buried\, to the upscale building where John Paul Jones died\, and more.  \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T190532
CREATED:20260430T120302Z
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SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: I. Franklin and Adams in Passy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the first walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Autueil to the Champs Elysées \nThis walk begins in the quiet residential streets of Auteuil\, where John Adams and his family lived in 1784–85\, and where his neighbor—the brilliant\, unconventional Madame Helvétius—kept a salon that Benjamin Franklin adored. From Passy and Square Yorktown to Place d’Iéna and Square Rochambeau\, we follow the traces of Franklin\, George Washington\, and Thomas Jefferson as we move through some of Paris’s most magnificent streets. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T190532
CREATED:20260430T112029Z
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SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: II. The Franco-American Alliance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this second lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we explore the important French military assistance during the 8 years of the American Revolution provided by Admiral de Grasse and others\, the neighborhoods where Benjamin Franklin and John Adams lived while negotiating French support\, and where the treaty was signed that ended the War of Independence. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T190532
CREATED:20260430T133307Z
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SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: II. Sites of Treaty of Paris
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the second walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Palais du Luxemburg to Rue Jacob  \nWe begin at the Palais du Luxembourg\, a prison during the French Revolution\, and the place where Thomas Paine was held captive. From there\, a stroll brings us to the legendary Café Procope\, where Franklin\, Jefferson\, Jones\, and Voltaire were all regulars\, and we follow Jefferson’s own path through the bouquinistes from which he assembled the collection that would eventually form the Library of Congress. The walk ends at the Hôtel d’York\, 56\, rue Jacob\, where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783\, and American independence became a matter of international law. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260621T160000
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SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: III. Jefferson\, Paine\, and the Paris Salons
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this third lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we learn about important places where secret plans were hatched to support the American insurgents\, and then pick up the thread of how the Americans continued to lean on and learn from experienced French connections during the early years of a new country. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T190532
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SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: III. Enduring France-American Ties
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the third walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Musée d’Orsay to Bourse de Commerce \nThis third walk takes up the story where the war left off\, tracing the enduring ties between France and the young American republic. We begin at the Musée d’Orsay and Thomas Jefferson’s favorite view in Paris\, then follow through the Tuileries to Hôtel de Coislin\, where France formally recognized American independence. The walk ends at the Bourse de Commerce\, whose surprising connection to both Franklin and Jefferson will be revealed on the day. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T190532
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SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: IV. From Revolution to Republic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this final lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we examine the mutual exchanges of respect\, information\, and philosophy that occurred after the American Revolution in 1783 and the French Revolution in 1789. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l4/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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