Coltart is a Senator from the Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC. He will give the keynote address. An Alliance Francaise spokesman, said: "The 60th Anniversary celebrations will feature Ambassadors, corporate executives, and cultural figures based in Harare. This is among the many top events celebrating our 60 years operating in Zimbabwe and our presence to re-assert the strength of friendship between France and Zimbabwe after 60 years of collaboration."
Among the dignitaries to the event will be Charles Houdart, the AF Executive Director.
The AF spokesman said in an interview that since 1951, AF had been hosting and organising pluri-disciplinary cultural events in Zimbabwe.
"The events include concerts, exhibitions, cinema showings, theatre performances, as well as the annual Francophone Week, usually held in March," he said.
"We also take part in many local and cultural projects such as the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) and the annual Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF). During the 60 years, the Alliance Francaise of Harare has pursued three main missions according to its values, and we should not be ashamed to say that we have done well".
The spokesman said the facility offered French lessons, increased the awareness of French and Francophone culture, and provided a platform for enhancing the Zimbabwe/France cultural network.
He said during the 60th Anniversary celebrations the AL would host the cocktail party tonight for "invited VIPs only", and on Friday it would host an international "DJ – Funkalicious", while top group "Gargar" would entertain guests later during the night.
Gargar is an all female group from Kenya.
The spokesman said the Friday night event would be hosted by the resident Master of Ceremonies (MC), "Comrade Fatso".
"We are expecting more than 300 people to enjoy the music performed by our artists until dawn and celebrate as it has to be the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance de Harare with us," the spokesman said in the interview.
The events are being sponsored by Harare's Courtney Hotel (accommodation for artists), Spar (Zimbabwe) (Private) Limited (cocktail party including food and drinks), and I-Way Africa (Private) Limited, a leading regional internet service provider (Information Communication Technology (ICT) activities).
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