What is the National Women’s Music Festival?
The National Women’s Music Festival is produced by Women In the Arts, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. The 2021 National Women’s Music Festival — the 45th — will be held on the Mandolin streaming platform online June 30th-July 4th, 2021.
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This year the National Women’s Music Festival will be a five-day musical and cultural extravaganza that incorporates all facets of women’s lives. It’s a jam-packed long weekend where choices for things to do range from concerts, comedy, a marketplace, newly released films and videos, workshops featuring a spirituality series, writer’s series, and much, much more!
Attendees come from all genders and cultures, cutting across ethnic, racial, sexual, age, and ability boundaries. Likewise, Festival programming reflects many points of view; a diversity of ideas and topics are explored and discussed in a safe environment. Festival is an environment in which philosophies and politics are open for discussion, not mandated or judged.
The majority of our streamed festival will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing.
This year’s performers included Holly Near, Staceyann Chin, Giwayen Mata, Sarah Bush Dance Project, Kofy Brown Band, SeekHer 7 (Natalia Zukerman & Lisa Ferraro), Sandra Valls, Be Steadwell, Hardened and Tempered, Nancy Scott, e nina jay, Big Bad Gina, Tammy Lynne Hall, Sistah Ngoma. With a special performance by the NWMF Orchestra, directed by Nan Washburn. Our featured speakers will be Bonnie J. Morris and Judith Casselberry.
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Performances Workshop/Featured Speakers
Past performers include Cris Williamson, Kate Clinton, Karen Williams, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Linda Tillery, Jamie Anderson, Holly Near, the Dance Brigade, Melissa Ferrick, Sawagi Taiko, Ferron, Ellis, Ember Swift, Betty, and Margie Adam to just mention a few. Gu est speakers have included Geraldine Ferraro, Rita Mae Brown, Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, NPR reporter and writer Margot Adler, Katherine V. Forrest, artist Judy Chicago, Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders, Pat Califia, Betty DeGeneres, Anita Hill and Judy Goldsmith.