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National Women's Music Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

June 13, 2024

From: National Women's Music Festival

Schedule:

June 19, 2024

10am - 5pm: Song Of The Soul: Songwriting - Cris Williamson -  $175
Yes you CAN write a song. Cris will show you how!

1 - 5pm: The Cure For Racism  -  Ruth King - $150
Join Ruth in this 4 - hour workshop Intensive exploring The Cure for Racism. Drawing from her life experiences documented in her book, “RUTH: When I was thirty - five years old, I became Black”, Ruth brings to life the “how to’s” of her realization that racism is 100% curable.

10am - 3pm: Comedy Improv Party!  -  Jules Taylor - $150
Learn the rules and tricks of comedy improv and let’s play! It will be a day full of laughter and teamwork.

June 20, 2024

Workshops:

1:00 - 1:50p - Red Tent Opening Ceremony - The Red Tent Clan

1:00 - 4:00p - The Rent Tent - The Red Tent Clan

- Goddess Is Listening (by appt)

- Free Hand Massages (by appt)

- Free Tarot/Oracle Readings (by appt)

1:00 - 4:00p - The Oral Herstory Project - Dr. Bonnie Morris

1:00 - 5:00p - Lesbian Housing Workshop: Next Steps - Patti Kardia and Suzanne Gray

1:00 - 5:00p - Room of Remembrance - Sara Karon

1:00 - 1:50p - NA Meeting - Wendy R

1:00 - 1:50p - Old Lesbians - Film Series

1:00 - 1:50p - What is Forest Bathing - Dr. Christine Powers

1:00 - 2:20p - Intro to Empowerment Self Defense - Helen H Yee

1:00 - 2:00p - NWMF Women’s Chorus - Miriam Davidson, Director

2:00 - 2:50p - Set the Intention for Our Festival: Meditation Circle - Sally Jeaux and Rev. Boye

2:00 - 2:50p - Beginning Hand Drum - Rani Biffle - Quimba

2:30 - 4:20p - It’s Only Life After All - Film Series

3:00 - 4:50p - Ukulele Chorus 2024 - Jori Costello, Director

3:00 - 4:50p - Opening Drum and Dance Jam - Rani Biffle - Quimba

3:30 - 4:50p - How Do Your Head and Your Heart Get Along - Cedar Moss

7pm  -  SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

Regina Sayles

Miss Brown to You

Summer Osborne

June 21, 2024

Workshop:

9:00a - 5:00p - Room of Remembrance - Sara Karon

9:00 - 9:50a - Low Impact Line Dancing - Eugenia Fernandez

9:00 - 9:50a - Music that blows our skirts up - Mary Reynolds and Louise Goldberg

9:00 - 9:50a - NWMF Women’s Chorus - Miriam Davidson, Director

10:00a - 12:00p - The Oral Herstory Project - Dr. Bonnie Morris

10:30a - 4:00p - Red Tent - The Red Tent Clan

Goddess Is Listening (by appt)

- Free Hand Massages (by appt)

- Free Tarot/Oracle Readings (by appt)

11:30a - 12:20p - NA Meeting - Wendy R

11:30a - 12:20p - 7 Types of Rest We All Need - Renee CraneSister

12:00 - 12:50p - Poetry As A Philosophy - Rachael Sage

12:00 - 1:20p - Intermediate/Advanced Hand Drumming - Rani Biffle - Quimba

12:00 - 1:50p - Lesbians of Carefree Community read Their Work/Discuss Their Group - Carol Anne Douglas, Ellen Levy, Lois McGuinness, Sara Fleming, Judy Young, and Veronica “Cookie” Gibbs

12:00 - 1:50p - Unlikely Lesbians of First Friday - Film Series

12:30 - 1:50p - NAME THAT TUNE: 50 Years of Women’s Music - Toni Armstrong Jr.

1:00 - 2:20p - Remembering Those We Have Loved - Sara Karon

1:00 - 2:50p - NWMF Women’s Chorus - Miriam Davidson, Director

1:30 - 2:20p - The Evolution of Modern Song - Regina Sayles

2:00 - 2:50p - Comedy and Conflict - Rose Vineshank

2:00 - 2:50p - A Stitch in Time Saves Your Mind - Harvest Brown

2:00 - 3:50p - Sue Bird: In the Clutch - Film Series

2:00 - 3:50p - Navigating the Impact of Developmental and Generational Trauma - Petrovnia Charles

2:30 - 4:20p - Poetry Open Mic - Diane Silver

3:00 - 4:50p - Death and Dying: Lots of Questions/A Few Answers - Pat Calchina

3:00 - 4:50p - The Law: Friend or Foe? - Trish Bangert

3:00 - 4:50p - Ukulele Chorus 2024 - Jori Costello, Director

3:30 - 4:50p - Meeting with the Mother of Us All - Cedar Moss

3:30 - 5:00p - Womyn Singing in Scared Circle - Shelley Graff

4:00 - 4:50p - Aqua Dance (pool) - Rani Biffle - Quimba

4:30p - Solos Dinner Out (offsite) - Christine Powers

5:00 - 6:00p - Sabbath Service - Sara Karon

1pm - SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

Backyard Betties

Sug Daniels

Sheena Brook

7pm - SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

Mama's Black Sheep

Barbara Higbie & Teresa Trull

B-i-t-c-h

June 22, 2024

Workshops:

9:00a - 5:00p - Room of Remembrance - Sara Karon

9:00a - 12:00p - The Oral Herstory Project - Dr. Bonnie Morris

9:00 - 9:50a - Intermediate Line Dancing - Eugenia Fernandez

9:00 - 10:20a - “Filling Up and Spilling Over” - Jeanne Arnold

9:00 - 10:20a - Write From the Heart: Unleash Your Songwriting Skills - Nancy Laberge, Sarah Nielsen and Pip Hazell

9:00 - 10:50a - No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics - Film Series

9:30 - 10:50a - Relax with Healing Power of Vibrational Sound - Peggy Patty and Phyllis Lau

9:30 - 11:20a - Lesbian Widows - Sara Karon

9:30 - 11:20a - NWMF Women’s Chorus - Miriam Davidson, Director

10:00a - 4:00p - Red Tent - The Red Tent Clan

Goddess Is Listening (by appt)

- Free Hand Massages (by appt)

- Free Tarot/Oracle Readings (by appt)

10:00 - 11:20a - Why Choose Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and gifts - Karen Lunde

10:30 - 11:20a - Tai Chi for Optimal Aging and Wellness - Kristi Hallisy

10:30 - 11:20a - NA Meeting - Wendy R

10:30 - 11:20a - Matrilineal Genealogy: A Deeper Understanding of Our Mother Lines - Renee CraneSister

10:30 - 11:20a - Charaters That Demand Attention - Alex Thompson

12:30 - 1:20p - The History of Comedy Within Civil Rights Movements - Robin Tyler

12:30 - 1:50p - Female Filmmaker Journey - Jules Taylor

12:30 - 1:50p - Finding Essential Moments In Your Story - Joan Lipkin

12:30 - 2:20p - The Land: For Women. For Girls. Forever. - Toni Armstrong Jr.

12:30 - 2:20p - Ukulele Chorus 2024 - Jori Costello, Director

12:30 - 2:20p - The Neuroplasticity of Singing: Circle Songs and Vocal River - LaGenia Bailey

1:00 - 2:20p - Spiritual Revolution - Summer Osborne

1:00 - 2:50p - Meaningful Conversations - Anne Dornberg

2:00 - 2:50p - Your Next Chapter - Crafting Your Post Work Identity - Sally Jeaux

2:00 - 3:20p - Fifty Years of Festival Culture - Bonnie Morris

2:00 - 3:20p - Jewelle: A Just Vision - Film Series

2:00 - 3:20p - Capacitar Techniques: Simple Healing Practices for Stress and Anxiety - Rain Gaia Foster and Firehawk Stewart

2:30 - 3:50p - Cats! Let’s talk about ‘em. - Marie Sienkowski and Lauren Kristin Smith

2:30 - 4:20p - NWMF Women’s Drum Chorus Practice - Rani Biffle - Quimba, Director

3:00 - 3:50p - Behind the Music with Mama’s Black Sheep - Laura Cerulli and Ashland Miller

3:00 - 4:20p - Spirituality, Healing, and Shamanic Journeys - Dr. Valorie Nybo and Susan R. Atlas

3:00 - 4:20p - Womyn Singing in Sacred Circle - Shelley Graff

4:30 - 6:30p - Multicultural Women of Color Event - Helen H Yee

1pm - SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

Leberta Loral

Joy Clark

Rachael Sage

7pm - SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

NWMF Orchestra Directed by Nan Washburn

Cris Williamson   

Ubaka Hill

June 23, 2024

Workshops:

9:00 - 10:50a - NWMF Women’s Chorus - Miriam Davidson, Director

9:00 - 11:00a - The Oral Herstory Project - Dr. Bonnie Morris

10:00 - 10:50a - Universal Worship Service - Rev. Boye and Sally Jeaux

10:00a - 1:00p - Room of Remembrance - Sara Karon

10:30a - 12:30p - Red Tent - The Red Tent Clan

Goddess Is Listening (by appt)

- Free Hand Massages (by appt)

- Free Tarot/Oracle Readings (by appt)

11:00 - 11:50a - Red Tent and Now We Say Goodbye: Closing Ritual - Harvest Brown

12:00 - 12:50p - NA Meeting - Wendy R

SheRocks & Spotlight Stages

- 11am: Chorus

- 1pm: Comedians

- Rani Biffle-Quimba

- Miriam Davidson

- Jori Costello

- Robin Tyler

- Rose Vineshank

Date: June 20 - 23, 2024

Location:

Marriott Madison West - 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive Middleton, WI 53562

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