3rd Annual Womens Festival of the Arts
***Celebrate Diversity***
New Location - Ebell Club - New Location
290 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach
Two Parts Two-day FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 6
Sunday, March 7
Four-week
Visual Arts Exhibition
March 6 to 28
Juried by Irene Hoffman
Orange County Museum of Art
Noon to 4 p.m.
Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School
Justina Nadal
Na Meakanu O Lak O Hawaii
Dodo & Zeti
(Chinese Lion Dance)
Tintangel
(All-female Celtic band)
Spectrum Dance Ensemble
(Young dancers from Riverside county)
(Long Beach award-winning violinist)
Nafeesa Monroe
(Poet featured on Jewel's "This Way" Summer Tour)
Dekajaz
(10-piece jazz band led by 3 top female musicians)
(Hula Halau)
Immij
(Bay area Pop/R&B Group)
Marina V.
(Russian-born singer/pianist/songwriter)
Little Sista
(5 rockin' sisters - LAMA R&B Artists of the Year)
L.A. Salsa Kids
(Best young salsa dancers in LA & Orange county)
(Long Beach pop trio featuring Camille Smith)
Corday
(Fav local artist & activist. Founder of Venus Envy)
Noon to 4 p.m.
La Enkanto
Raya Yarbrough
(Filipino-American spoken word kollective)
Anastasia Dalesandro
(17-year-old San Diego singer/songwriter)
Nathalie Broizat
(French choreographer & performer, former Fulbright grantee)
Faith Rivera
(Emmy-winning singer/songwriter)
Skyler Blue
(Accoustic duo, Siena Lee & Toast Tajiri)
Found Theater
(Women-run experimental theater)
Marla Leigh
(World percussionist, flautist, composer, educator)
Kerry Getz
(JPFolk's Female Artist of the Year)
Vicki Vann
(Featured on Country Music TV's documentary "Waiting on the Wings")
Swetha Bharadvaj
(Principle dancer from Angahara Dance Ensemble)
Babylon Mood
(Middle Eastern dance troupe)
Lorraine Lewis
(Country singer/songwriter, former front lady for "Femme Fatale")
Kerry Walsh
(Nationally renowned soprano)
(Jazz composer/singer, Alternajazz Festival founder)
BrownEyez
(The HIP HOP princess of Long Beach)
Rachel Kann & the Ladies of Co-Lab
(Poetess & her Sirens)
The 2004 Women's Festival of the Arts is held in honor of California's women artists. It takes place in March in recognition of International Women's Day and National Women's History Month. The festival celebrates California's diversity and includes a visual arts exhibition and two days of entertainment by female musicians, dancers, authors, spoken word artists and indy filmmakers. We are fortunate to hold this year's event at the historic Ebell Club.
The Ebell Club, an all women's organization, was established in Long Beach in 1896. Their original mission was described as a united effort toward the highest development of humanity, philanthropic activities, wider horizons for women everywhere and opportunities for their higher education with emphasis on the arts and sciences.
The 2004 Women's Festival of the Arts is generously supported by the Public Corporation for the Arts, the City of Long Beach, Whittaker Music, Kingston Technology, Humanity’s Team, Trader Joe’s, Prime-Image Media Group, and the National Organization for Women-Long Beach (NOW-LB).
Special thanks to many other participants taking part in this festival:
REFRESHMENTS
- The Second City Council - Light refreshments and drinks offered for a suggested donation
- NOW-LB - Tamales & Lemonade for sale
- Girl Scout Troop #233 - Girl Scout Cookies for sale
- The Second City Council - Women's Festival Mugs
- CDs and assorted items by the 2004 Women's Festival performers
- The Found Theatre - Ethnic Medallions (Public Art fundraiser for The Founds new theatre)
- Whittaker Music
- Shannon LaBounty - Sacred Water Soaps
- Charlene Peterson - Jewelry
- Artesia Psychic - Sarah and Stephanie (Palm and Card Readers)
- Tongue Magazine
- Siena - Jewelry
- Sara Michael's MadWomon Massage
- MoLAA
- The Prime Spot
- Shaolin Kung Fu School
- Humanity's Team
- Ke Po'okela Cultural Foundation
- SongNet (www.songnet.org)
- The public is welcome to bring their own art or community literature. A table will be available.