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Calendar of Connexion conference and touring activities

Eight days at a glance of Paris Evening and Weekend EVENTS
DATE, TIME, PLACE and ADDRESSES

  • Sunday, October 26 (4 pm) — Musée de Montmartre “where cabaret was born” escorted by Claudia Hommel, 12 rue Cortot, Paris 18e
  • Sunday, October 26 (6 pm to 9 pm) —We meet at Chez my cousine in Montmartre for dinner and song with all the Connexion participants, 12 rue Norvins, Paris 18e
  • Monday, October 27 (7 pm to 10 pm) — Open mic / scène ouverte at Le Canon des Gobelins, 25 av. des Gobelins, 13e
  • Tuesday, October 28 (7 pm to 10 pm) — Jam session on the barge Péniche Marcounet, Port des Célestins, Quai de l’Hôtel de ville, Paris 4e
  • Wednesday, October 29 (8 pm) — Chicago Sounds at FIAP Jean Monnet, 30 rue Cabanis, Paris 14e
  • Thursday, October 30 (6:30 pm to 10:30pm) — Dîner-spectacle Paris ‘Ci la musique dinner show with Mylène Launay, Piaf and Baker! at café Le Mouffetard, 116 rue Mouffetard, Paris 5e
  • Thursday, October 30 (late until 1 am ) — Cabaret Lapin Agile, 22 Rue des Saules, Paris 18e
  • Friday, October 31 (8 pm) — Halloween Spirits concert at the Pavilion de la Sirène, 20 rue Dareau, Paris 14e
  • Saturday, November 1 (2:15 to 4:15) — Touring Montmartre in Song with Anne-Sophie, begins at Place des Abbesses, Paris 18e
  • Saturday, November 1 (7 pm to 10 pm) — Halloween fête, 12 rue Pierre Castagnou, city hall of Paris 14e
  • Sunday, November 2 (10 am to noon) — Entree to Black Paris walking tour (15 participants confirmed) –the area south of Montmartre hill
  • Sunday, November 2 (11 am to 2 pm) — Bal musette … sing and dance along! Square Saint-Médard at the foot of rue Mouffetard, Paris 5e
  • Sunday, November 2 (5 pm) — Josephine Baker, the musical at Bobino, 20 rue de la Gaîté, 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 October 27-31, 2025 at
FIAP Jean-Monnet, 30 rue Cabanis, Paris 14e. The public and 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

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 have selected these five excursions to share as a group. Most will begin at 9 AM or 10 AM, leaving the afternoons free for other adventures:

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
Musée Carnavalet (museum of the City of Paris)
Cost: free. www.carnavalet.paris.fr/en
Musée de Montmartre (“where cabaret was born”)
Cost: 15 euros. museedemontmartre.fr/en/
Petit Palais (museum and café) with a promenade along the Tuileries and Champs Elysées
Cost: free. www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en 
Giverny (Monet’s house and garden)
Cost: approx. $100 – day trip by bus.   giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm

Mylène Launay and Maryline Rollet walk in Paris

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. Fans will visit the Roman Ampitheatre.

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. 

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