You’re invited to join the Alliance Française de St. Louis in celebrating our 125th anniversary with a very special dinner and event at the Missouri Athletic Club.
When: October 9, 2026 @ 6:00pm CT
Where: Missouri Athletic Club
Dress Code: Business/Cocktail Attire
Cost: $75 per person
Space is limited. The deadline to register and send your dietary restrictions is Sunday, October 4, so don’t wait to RSVP!
Did you know that our Alliance Française turns 125 this year? C’est vrai! The Alliance Française de St. Louis was founded in 1901, and this year, we will be celebrating our 125th anniversary with a very special event and dinner at the Missouri Athletic Club on October 9, 2026.
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When: October 9, 2026 @ 6:00pm CT
Where: Missouri Athletic Club, 405 Washington Avenue
Dress Code: Business/Cocktail Attire
Cost: $75 per person
Space is limited. The deadline to register and send your dietary restrictions is Sunday, October 4, so don’t wait to RSVP!
Menu (Dinner served at 7pm)
House Salad (Mixture of harvest greens and kale, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, pickled red onions and creamy Italian dressing).
Chicken Spiedini* (chicken breast stuffed with fresh basil, shaved parmesan, and rolled in panko bread crumbs with a silky lemon sauce) with a side of grilled vegetables and risotto.
Flourless Chocolate Cake with dark and white chocolate layered mousse and cherry coulis.
* A Vegetarian Entrée will be available based on dietary restrictions provided.
** Cash Bar
Fun facts about 1901, the year our Alliance Française was founded
The Commonwealth of Australia was officially established on January 1
Queen Victoria passed away on January 22 after reigning for nearly 64 years, signaling the end of the Victorian era
Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in history at age 42 after the assassination of William McKinley.
The very first Nobel Prizes were awarded, five years after the death of Alfred Nobel
British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patented the first powered vacuum cleaner, which was a giant, horse-drawn combustion engine that sat outside a house.
Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal, the letter “S” in Morse code, sent from England to Newfoundland
19-year-old Pablo Picasso had his first-ever major exhibition in Paris in 1901 at a gallery on the Rue Lafitte.
Walt Disney was born in Chicago on December 5
The average annual U.S. income was between $400 and $500
The average price for a gallon of gas was 10 cents
The life expectancy for men born in 1901 was 47.6 years, for women it was 50.6 years.
The Missouri Athletic Club, our venue for this event, was founded 2 years later—in 1903.