Tours: Ladyfest hits Philadelphia from March 20-23

Ladyfest Philly, a nonprofit festival for women in the arts, has announced more confirmed performers and artists who will participate in the festival showcasing women in the arts to be held from March 20th to 23rd, 2003 in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Weekly has also recently contributed to the festival by becoming its main sponsor. Ladyfest Philly was recently awarded a grant from the Bread and Roses Community Fund, a unique partnership of donors and activists committed to supporting social change in the Delaware Valley. Other Ladyfests organized by women around the globe have taken place in San Francisco, DC, London, Belgium, Chicago, Olympia, WA, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York.

All profits raised from Ladyfest Philly will be donated to two local organizations who serve women in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities. Women's Anti-Violence Education (WAVE) teaches practical, supportive and empowering safety and self-defense skills to women, girls and other populations vulnerable to assault such as sexual minorities, people with disabilities and immigrants. The Greater Philadelphia Women's Medical Fund (GPWMF) provides direct financial assistance to low-income women and girls who wish to terminate an unwanted pregnancy but cannot raise enough funds to obtain a safe, legal abortion.

4-day passes are being offered at $55.00,
and 2-day passes for Friday and Saturday are $35.00. Group rates are available
for pass purchases of 10 or more. Individual tickets to events will also be
available (prices tba).  For more information on ordering tickets via mail or
online, go to
href="http://www.ladyfestphilly.org/">www.ladyfestphilly.org. Online
ticketing is being donated by BuyOlympia.com.

Click READ MORE for a full listing of all music, spoken word, dance, film, visual arts, and workshops taking place at the fest.

LADYFEST PHILLY PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS

MUSIC

April
Disaster (Philly)

Bahamadia
(Philly)

The
Beatings (Boston,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MA)

Bonfire
Madigan (San
Francisco, CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'>)

Cheese
on Bread (Philly)

Cozmic
Cat (Philadelphia,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Creme
Blush (NYC)

Dear
Nora (Portland,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>OR)

Del
Cielo (Washington,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>DC)

Eufio
(Minneapolis,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MN)

Falkor
(Philly)

The
First Ladies DJ Collective featuring DJs Kitty La Rock &  Junebullet

Flo
Brown (Philly)

Frostiva
(Columbus,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>OH)

Gamelon
(Philly)

Rebecca
Gates and Jodi Buonanno

Hallelujah
(Philly)

Hang
on the Box (Beijing,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>China
style='font-size:10.0pt'>)

Ida (Providence
style='font-size:10.0pt'>, RI)

Jen
Hess (Philadelphia,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

The
Jane Anchor (Philly)

Ken
(Philly)

Kimya
Dawson (NYC)

Lady
Alma

Lorelei
(Pittsburgh,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Lauren
Flax (NYC)

LotSix
(Philly)

Mascott
(Brooklyn,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Cynthia
Mason (Philly)

the
Method and Result (Philly)

Mirah
(Bala Cynwyd,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA / Olympia,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>WA)

Nytelite
(Austin,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>TX)

The
Operators (Boston,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MA)

Paper
Doll (Washington,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>DC)

Sashimi
(Philly)

Kelly
Slusher (Brooklyn,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

The
Snow Fairies (Philly)

Somna
M Bulist

Soviet
(NYC)

Stiffed
(Philly)

Teradactyl
(Honolulu,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>HI)

Trace
Fury (Philly)

Triple
Creme (Brooklyn,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Tsunami
(Washington,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>DC)

The
Tunics (Bethlehem,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Vertebrae
(Philly)

V for
Vendetta (Providence,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>RI)

Victory
at Sea (Boston,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MA)

Winterbrief
(Philly)

Woozyhelmet
(Austin,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>TX)

x's x's
(Philly)

 

SPOKEN WORD

A.J. Geil
(Asheville,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NC)

Akilah
Oliver (NYC)

Alix
Olson (Brooklyn,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Angela
Jones (Detroit,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MI)

Beulah
Gordon-Skinner (Camden,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NJ)

D.
Seibel (Missoula,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MT)

Deborah
Richards (Philly)

Dyke Mic:
J.T. Newman, Katherine Zwick, Rose Tully, Samaiya Ewing (Chicago
style='font-size:10.0pt'>, IL)

Empire
Isis (
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Brooklyn
style='font-size:10.0pt'>, NY)

Frankie
Bolt (Asheville,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NC)

Gabrielle
Burke-Casella (Lansdowne,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Hannah
Sassaman + Laura Goldstein (Philly)

In
the Company of Poets (Philly)

Ish
Klein (Philly)

Iya Isoke
(Harrisburg,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Janet
Hamill & Moving Star (NYC)

Joan
Kim (Philly)

Kate
Bornstein (NYC)

Kate
Carter (Philly)

Kelli
Dunham (Philly)

Kelly
Werkheiser (Philly)

Laura
Bardwell (Philly)

Laura
Smith (Philly)

Magdalena Zurawski (Philly)

Maleka
Fruean (Philly)

Malika
Freydberg (Stone Mountain,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>GA)

Marj Hahne
(NYC)

Maura
Kelly (Philly)

Natalie
E. Illum (Washington,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>DC)

Paige
McBee (Somerville,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MA)

Pandora
Scooter (Highland
Park, NJ
style='font-size:10.0pt'>)

Penny
Arcade (NYC)

Rebecca
Buchanan (Bakersville,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NC)

Samantha
Barrow (Philly)

Sara Seinberg
(Boston,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MA)

Sheila
M. Fuentes (Scranton,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>PA)

Stephanie
Durann (Philly)

Taina
Del Valle (Philly)

Trapeta
Mayson (Philly)

Ursula
Rucker (Philly)

Walidah
Imarisha (Philly)

Yellow
Rage (Mantua,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NJ)

 

VISUAL ARTS

Alicia
Arnold (Philly)

Beth Uzwiak
(Philly)

Brie MacGill 
(Sacramento,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>CA)

Casita
Lynn (Philly)

Christina
Dallas

Danielle
Vardakas (Philly)

Devorah
Sawyer (Hamilton,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NJ)

Elysa
Voshell (Philly)

Erin
Lucia

Faye Colosi
(New York,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Genevieve
Coutroubis (Philly)

Harmony
Thompson (Philly)

Jennifer
Rothfus (Philly)

Jess Polsky
(New York,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Kara
Walker (Philly)

Kate Cicalese
(Philly)

Kimberlee
Traub (Philly)

Katherine
McVety (New York,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Kristen
Anderson

Medusa
(Texas)

Michelle
Wilson (Philly)

Mira
Sloane (Philly)

Moira
Johnston (Philly)

Nell Tallos
(Philly)

Rachel
Mackow (Philly)

Rain Polsky
(Brooklyn,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NY)

Sharon
Wasko (Philly)

Talia
Greene  (Baltimore,
style='font-size:10.0pt'>MD)

Tina Zavitsanos
(Philly)

 

DANCE

De
Facto Dance

Headlong
Dance Theater

Kate
Watson-Wallace

Daniele
Strawmyre

Winged
Woman Dance Company

Rebecca
Sloan

Myra Bazel

Nichole
Canuso

Montäzh’

Laurel
Kirtz

Jamie
Smith

Philadelphia Tribal Bellydance

ASCAB
Philadelphia Capoeira

PIMA
Group

Krystyna
Wiercioch

Kristen
Shahverdian

Karin
Bookbinder

Renee
Robinson-Buzby

Gin MacCallum

Rachel
Thorne Germond

Amanda
Diorio

The
Bald Mermaids

 

FILM

"The
8 Husbands of Zsa Zsa Gabor"

Big
Tea Party by Elizabeth Fiend, Valerie Keller, and Gretjen Clausing

Cradle
by Katherine Sender, Myra Bazell & Joe'l Ludovich

"Das
Neue Monster" by Kate McCabe

Hot
and Bothered: Feminist Pornogrpahy by Becky Goldberg

I
Heart ME by Holly Boerner and Adriana Quintero

If
You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now by Diane Bonder

Playing
Unfair produced by the Media Education Foundation

A
series of shorts by Sarah Skapin

The Vibrinator
by Tepid Fish Productions

A
Visit From the Incubus by Anna Biller

VOX
by Caitlin Horsmon

War
Zone, The Media Education Foundation  by Maggie Hadleigh-West

 

WORKSHOPS

A
Lady's Choice

Body
Centering

Bookbinding
with the Bookmobile

Introduction
to B-Girling (Breakdancing)

Intro
to the Guitar with The Haggard

Drum
Workshop with Falkor

Duct
Tape Magic

Home
Sweet

Homebrew

Kick
it up on the Green! (volleyball)

Grass
Roots Organizing for the Anti-War Movement with SEAC

Radical
Menstruation and Pad Making Workshop

Bike
Riding

Bicycle
Repair

Cooking
Workshop

Knitting

Feminist
Parenting

Sexual
Abuse Survivors Discussion Group