CCNOSF first encounter between Millau and New Orleans
Our first 2026 cultural event exchange
Join us at the Restaurant/Café Concerts ALOKO for our first cultural encounter between New Orleans and Millau with the participation of Wessno and a very special guest coming from New Orleans to share her music and her culture: Margie Perez.
No cover and possibility to eat and drink on site.
CCNOSF Founder Laurence Copel special guest on "Borderline" Radio Show (France)
WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY, 2026 | 7pm CEST | 1pm EST | 12pm CST
CCNOSF FOUNDER LAURENCE COPEL IS SPECIAL GUEST ON “BORDERLINE” RTR RADIO
CCNOSF founder Laurence Copel joins “Borderline” RTR web radio show host Régis Charles in Millau, FR to chat about the forthcoming Cultural Center for New Orleans in Southern France, its mission and goals, and our jazz connections between “Borderline” and CCNSOF.
“Borderline is your show about jazz and more, presented by Régis every Wednesday at 7pm CEST, and replayed every Monday at 8pm CEST."
We originally connected with Régis at our Spring 2026 Launch Party at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, where he and his wife were in attendance on a visit to New Orleans!
Listen LIVE on Wednesday, May 27th from 7pm - 8pm (Millau, Southern France) // 12pm - 1pm (New Orleans, LA, USA) as Regis speak with Laurence about our journey to open CCNOSF. Laurence arrived in Millau in May, and will be in the region for the Summer.
Listen LIVE on Radio Temps Rodez (RTR) online here for free, or catch the archive soon on RTR’s Soundcloud channel here. www.radiotemps.com
CCNOSF Launch Party & Fundraiser
CCNOSF introduction and presentation March 10, 2026 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a special edition of its Tuesday Balcony Concert Series, featuring the Grammy Award winning Hot 8 Brass Band , also longtime friends of Ms. Copel.
Admission is free and all ages, but sliding scale donations of $5 - $50 to CCNOSF on-site are suggested.
Ms. Copel and several CCNOSF board members will be present to talk about the organization’s plans, answer questions, and welcome ideas.
CCNOSF Launch Party & foundraiser
On Tuesday, March 10th, 2026, longtime New Orleans resident, arts and literacy advocate, Laurence Copel launches a new grassroots organization on a mission. Alongside a small but mighty team of both New Orleans-based and France-based artists, organizers and producers, she is in the process of creating a physical cultural center and artists residence in the Aveyron region of southern France for New Orleans culture bearers.
The organization, entitled the Cultural Center for New Orleans in Southern France, (Centre Culturel pour la Nouvelle-Orléans dans le Sud de la France in French) C-C-N-O-S-F for short, is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of New Orleans culture in France, and beyond, while fostering inter-cultural exchange. The center plans to offer New Orleans art exhibits, live concerts, talks, artist and activist residencies, as well as interactive programming for the residents of the local host community in the Aveyron region in southern France.
For now, the organization is in its first start-up phase of fundraising while Ms. Copel and her advisory board explore property options in Aveyron this year. Ms. Copel is providing seed funding to launch this endeavor, with the goal of recruiting other fiscal partners and/or grants to bring this center to fruition.
To introduce this new project to the New Orleans community, welcome ideas and feedback, and to begin its fundraising efforts, CCNOSF hosts its Soft Launch Party and first fundraiser in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz Museum, which has graciously teamed up with the organization as an ongoing partner. The event takes place on Tuesday, March 10th from 4pm - 6pm on the Jazz Museum’s courtyard lawn for a special edition of its Tuesday Balcony Concert Series, featuring the Grammy Award winning Hot 8 Brass Band , also longtime friends of Ms. Copel.
Ms. Copel and several CCNOSF board members will be present to talk about the organization’s plans, answer questions, and welcome ideas. Admission is free and open to the public of all ages. Sliding scale donations of $5 - $50 to support the opening of CCNOSF are suggested. RSVP HERE | MORE DETAILS