Soirée en Provence: Gala & Auction 2024

On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Alliance Francaise de Seattle will return to the Rainier Club to celebrate our amazing community and raise funds for our 2025 programs. Join us for an unforgettable soirée and let yourself be transported to beautiful Provence for a night!

Regular Tickets (Aug. 25 - Oct 11): $180

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Sponsorships Available!

Interested in supporting this event and reaching our community of Francophiles?
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Why do we raise funds?

We raise funds to ensure that the Alliance Française de Seattle continues to thrive as a cultural and educational hub. Your contributions are vital to our mission, helping us bring world-class events like the Night of Ideas at Town Hall and the Portrait of Ludmilla as Nina Simone to Seattle. Additionally, your support funds scholarships and innovative educational programs, ensuring that French learning and cultural exchanges are accessible to all in our community.

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Air Tahiti Raffle

Enter our raffle, sponsored by Air Tahiti Nui, in support of the Alliance Française de Seattle as part of our Fundraising Gala 2024!
You can now reserve your tickets online.

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Program

Saturday, October 12, 2024

5:30PM - 9:30PM

Rainier Club, Seattle

Chers amis,
The date was set for this event before we were aware of the date conflict with Yom Kippur. We apologize to our friends in the Jewish community who may not be able to attend.



SILENT AUCTION

Mingle with our Francophile community and bid on exclusive artwork while sipping on a glass of champagne

WINE PULL

$25/bottle. Choose a random wine bottle for a chance to take a fancy vintage home!

GOLDEN TICKET

$50/ticket, max 50 tickets sold. The winner gets to pick any (1) Live Auction item!

LIVE AUCTION

Incredible experiences to choose from.
Bid to win!

RAISE THE PADDLE

Time to raise your paddle to support our 2025 cultural events, scholarships, and educational programs.


Auctioneer: Kevin Joyce

Kevin is Producing Director of EnJoy Productions and oversees EnJoy’s unique approach to auctions, meetings and communication training. He is an actor, musician, auctioneer, facilitator and trainer, as well as a student of religion, comedy and neuroscience. Known for his humor, improvisation, original music and characters, Kevin brings EnJoy’s unique event hosting approach to life in collaboration with partner Martha Enson. Kevin has hosted hundreds of events for corporations and associations, and auctioneered for over 500 regional and national non-profits, in the process becoming one of the most popular and sought-after fundraising hosts in the Pacific Northwest. 

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Entertainer: Charlie Castors


Born in Paris between the Moulin Rouge and Le Chat Noir, and raised in the sawdust of the circus, Charly and his brothers founded the world-famous foot-juggling and Icarian-games trio Les Castors. He has performed in fifty countries for the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Queen Elizabeth, President Richard Nixon, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Sean Penn, George Lucas, and Sharon Stone and has been part of the Teatro ZinZanni team in Seattle and San Francisco for over a decade. Now focused on directing, teaching, and sharing his knowledge of acrobatics and comedy with the next generation, he’s found a perfect place with the Moisture Festival.


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