- Eight days at a glance (a work in progress)
- The Singers’ Daily Schedule
- Workshop and round table details (a new tab will open)
- The Fan Club itinerary
Eight days at a glance = THE PARIS CALENDAR of EVENING EVENTS (in the works)
- Sunday, October 26 — Montmartre in Song walking tour with Anne-Sophie Guerrier and optional visit to the Musée de Montmartre “where cabaret was born”
- Sunday, October 26 — Early evening visit to Chez my cousine in Montmartre for dinner and meet-&-greet with all the Connexion participants
- Monday, October 27 — Evening open mic in the Latin Quarter
- Tuesday, October 28 — Evening jam session on the barge Marcounet
- Wednesday, October 29 — Evening concert of Chicago Sounds for an audience of youth at FIAP
- Thursday, October 30 — Evening concert with Mylène Launay’s Paris-Ci show at restaurant Le Mouffetard
- Friday, October 31 — Halloween concert at the Pavilion de la Sirène in the 14th arrondissment
- Saturday, November 1 from 2:15 to 4:15 [possibly to be repeated] — Montmartre in Song
- Saturday, November 1 — Halloween Showcase Concert and fête at the 14th arrondissement’s city hall
- Sunday, November 2 — Bal musette on the rue Mouffetard from 11 AM to 2 PM… sing and dance along!
- Sunday, November 2 — Early evening performance of Josephine Baker, the musical at Bobino followed by nearby dinner with cast and crew
The singers’ daily schedule from Monday through Friday:
35 workshops, master classes, and round tables will be held at FIAP Jean-Monnet, October 27-31, 2025. Fans are invited to attend the 1:30 pm round table discussions, too.
- 9:00 AM Doors open to complete registration and get ready for the day.
- 9:15 AM, Three concurrent morning sessions
- 12:30 PM Lunch: we recommend the FIAP cafeteria
- 1:30 PM Round Table discussions in the large classroom.
- 2:30 PM Three concurrent afternoon sessions
- 5:30 PM Refresh, travel and dine, including dinner shows.
- 8 PM Evening concerts and encounters
Fan Club Itinerary
For our friends, family, and fans who want to join the singers as we travel from Lyon to Paris to Dordogne. Come on one, two or all of our tours.
WHERE-WHEN-WHAT with FEES & LOGISTICS
PARIS, October 26-November 2, 202 — The fee of $250 covers four Connexion concerts, open mics, a singing tour of Montmartre, lunchtime round table discussions, and attending the smash musical Josephine Baker on Sunday, November 2. Our volunteer ambassadors have devised a list of optional daytime activities and will be on hand to help you get around. We recommend staying with us at FIAP Jean Monnet conference center. Our group rate is about $96 per night for a single room, $67 per person sharing a two-twin-bed room. Breakfast is included. The restaurant and snack bar are ample. The location is convenient to many sites and transit lines.
THE FAN CLUB ITINERARY in PARIS is for those who want to see Paris by day and join the Connexion singers by night at our concerts and jam sessions.
Monday through Friday, October 27-31, we will select five of these eight options to share as a group. Most will begin at 9 AM or 10 AM, leaving the afternoons free for other adventures:
1. A rare Private visit of Paris City Hall (L’Hôtel de Ville de la Ville de Paris).
Cost: free. www.paris.fr/pages/visiter-l-hotel-de-ville-2316
2. Musée Carnavalet (museum of the City of Paris)
Cost: free. www.carnavalet.paris.fr/en
3. Musée de la Musique. (“A museum where music is lived.”)
Cost: 10 euros. philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/musee-de-la-musique
4. Les Catacombes de Paris
Cost: 31 euros. www.catacombes.paris.fr/en
5. Musée de Montmartre (“where cabaret was born”)
Cost: 15 euros. museedemontmartre.fr/en/
6. Musée Rodin (see the Bertha Palmer statue!)
Cost: 14 euros. www.musee-rodin.fr/en/musee/collections/oeuvres
7. Petit Palais (museum and café) with a promenade along the Tuileries and Champs Elysées
Cost: free. www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en
8. Giverny (Monet’s house and garden)
Cost: approx. $100 – day trip by bus. giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm
LYON, October 22-October 25, 2025 — The fee of $500 covers lodging at the highly rated Collège Hotel for four nights in Vieux Lyon and three Connexion concerts. The high-speed two-hour train from Paris is approximately $80-$120 round trip. Lyon is the gastronomic capital of France so expect our evening group dinners to be sublime.
DORDOGNE, November 3-5, 2025 — We have the unique opportunity to sing at and visit Jospehine Baker’s chateau, escorted by her son Akio Bouillon Baker. Our chauffeur Pascal will take us on an idyllic tour of the countryside, the cliffside villages including the historic La Roque-Saint Christophe, and a visit with Akio to his town of Saint Cyprien. We’ll stay at the Domaine de la Rhonie, feted by the owners Emmanuelle and Mickael with local cuisine of paté and duck confit (the vegetarian sèpe mushroom omelette is sublime). The all-inclusive fee of $810 covers four-hour train ride from and to Paris, our bus, two nights of double occupancy lodging, museum entries, and all meals.