Half Way to Michfest Parties
It is that time of year again! Parties galore and women all over the country will be raising money to get OTHER women to the festival. Below are a list of the parties that I know of. Let me know if you know of others. Scroll down for full details. Email me if you know of others and I will add them!
Bellingham, WA - 1/30 6:30 PM
Western MA - 1/31 - 2PM
Chicago, IL - 2/14 - 2-6 PM
Boston / Cambridge, MA - 2/19 - 7 PM
Ann Arbor, MI - 2/22 - 1 PM
Long Beach, CA 2/28 - 6 PM
Portland, OR 3/6
NYC, NY - 3/7
Santa Cruz / Felton, CA - 3/14 - 7PM
Chicago-area Brunch 3/15
Syracuse, NY 4/5 and 4/6 ** NEW **
Come one come all to the Sparkytown Fest Feast and Frolic!!!!
Join us in Syracuse, NY at Sparky’s restaurant (Sparkytown) for a festival extravaganza like no other.
-Eat at an incredible food buffet prepared by none other than the magnanimous Sparky Mortimer (from Gal’s) in her new restaurant. There will be festival favorites, Sparky originals, and of course, everyones fav, LINE BROWNIES!!! (There is a rumor circulating that some womyn may take their shirts off).
-Enjoy a performance by the premier female jazz ensemble, The Nines. They play jazz standards with an incredible flair and their own unique sound that comes from piano, sax, bass, percussion and two of the hottest vocalists on the planet. Most are long-time festival goers with familiar faces. (I may just sit in for a couple myself).
-Have a chance to view the beautiful Traveling Fest Quilt and purchase tickets to win it!!! Roar with be in the house, IN PERSON, to sell you a ticket herself!
AND, GOOD GODDESS IF THAT ISNT ENOUGH!!!!
-Eat at the potluck brunch at Roar’s place the next morning! Roar has promised a speed dating session if enough festis show up. Plus, bring fest pics to share and be prepared for much mirth and merriment at the home of the quilt goddess.
Support the Festival, support Sparky and have loads of fun all at the same time.
WHEN- April 4th and 5th
WHERE- Syracuse, Sparkytown and Roar’s house.
COST- Dinner (entrée, dessert, and drink) and show with the Nines, $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Potluck –FREE
LODGING- FREE FREE FREE!!!!!!! Stay at Scout’s downstairs vacant apt. (see profile for email) with your air mattress or at the home of Roar, the quilt goddess (sewwitch21 at yahoo dot com)
For ticket purchase call Sparkytown to use your credit card or send a money order to the addy on her website. http://sparkytown.net/ Please refrain from calling during the lunch rush 11:30-1:30. Thanks!!!!!Come together in Portland, Oregon for a night of community, friends, dancing and more!!!
Raffle prizes, hot dj's, great venue with a full bar and amazing food, pool tables and a comfy balcony lounge..
Even a chance to win a festival ticket!!
Please help us spread the word about this fundraiser for festival!!
We will be screening Michigan Fever Early and dancing into the night...
*Featuring Festival DJ KY!!
also DJ Yer Momm
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Friday March 6th (8 untill late..)
Zaytoons
2236 NE Alberta Street
Portland Oregon
Find Us On Myspace at:
http://profile.myspace.com/tease_halfway2michfest
Look For Our Group On Facebook too!!
You can even take a peek at the venue here:
Please Join Us For The Pacific Northwest's Biggest Michfest Party.....
more details soon to come....
Any Questions?
Want to help or donate?
Email me at:
See you soon!!!
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We have a DATE for the Half-Way Party in NYC!
Begin to plan your trip!
MARCH 7, 2009.
Time and Place is TBA.
Intimate party with private performances by:
Pamela Means: http://www.PamelaMeans.com
Amber Darland: http://www.AmberDarland.com
Third Artist TBA
Tickets will be an affordable price, and will be on sale soon.
Add yourself as a FAN to FACEBOOK and/or as a FRIEND to MYSPACE
FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michfest-Half-Way-Soiree-NYC/62276176912
MYSPACE:
http://www.myspace.com/halfwaytomichfest
We'll be in touch with more info!!
With Heart & Spirit,
Lisa A. Snyder & Meredith Villano
Co-Founders
Paradigm Shift: New York City's Feminist Community
http://www.ParadigmShiftNYC.com
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Santa Cruz (OK - Felton, CA)
Halfway to Michfest Party Fundraiser
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 7-11 PM
This is a party at our home for all women who have or have NOT YET been to the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. We hope to raise enough money to send at least one or two (or 5?) women (and children) who have never been to the festival! If you are receiving this, it is probably because I think you would have a great time at the music festival or because you've been there and know how magical it is and how wonderful it would be to receive a FREE ticket on your first trip to fest!
Donations will be accepted at the door (or on line if you can't make it to the party)
http://www.alotoflife.com/Giving.html
We will have great company, photos, slideshows, stories, a 10 minute movie about the festival, music from the festival, a quilt RAFFLE (of course) and plenty of fest food! We will also have all the information needed to get YOU to festival.
This is the year we're ALL gonna go!
Also the event is on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=45721028401
and you can email me for details v at a lot of life dot com (no spaces)
Feel free to repost (especially the donation link!) Thanks for helping us spread the word!
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MICHFEST LOVE-FEST
Party on Valentine’s Day
Saturday, Feb 14 2009
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Campers, Workers, Fest-Curious
Bring your photos, stories, and friends
At Raffle Rose’s/Pat Dodson’s apartment
3000 Sheridan 12 F, Chicago
(corner of Wellington and Sheridan)
RSVP: (by Feb. 10 please)
Rose: patdodson at rcn dot com 773 975 0245
Susan Alborell: salbore at foxvalley dot net 847 942 5175
Po Wood: po finally at msn dot com 219 395 6328
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You're invited
Western Mass Michigan Festival Sledding Party and Potluck in Conway, MA.
Saturday, January 31, 2 p.m.
Bring sleds, snowshoes, inner tubes, food to share, dry clothes for afterwards and bundle up! Loaner sleds available.
Sledding optional; warm woodstove and picture window available for sledding spectators. After sledding, we'll eat and share stories of the Festival and start planning our time at the Festival this year. We’ll show Radical Harmonies if there’s enough interest (it’s a film about women’s music, including a lot about the Festival and other women’s music festivals).
We will provide hot chocolate and apple cider.
Please RSVP to pleides2008 at hotmail.com or mmcclinto at yahoo.com & include your phone number. We will reschedule if there's no snow or bad weather. Carpooling and RSVPing strongly encouraged since parking is tight.
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We are hosting the quilt in Bellingham, WA!!!
Here are the details:
When: Friday Jan 30th 6:30pm - ???
Where: Bellingham, WA
Attire: in true Michfest style clothing is optional, but if you insist on wearing clothes you could wear tie dye, Michfest paraphernalia, or come dressed for the Butch/ Femme parade. hehehe
Food: Burritos are on us
Entertainment: the incomparable, Amber Darland (you may have heard her sing the Butch Anthem at the beginning of the butch parade) ; lots of tunes from past Fest performers; & Bring Drums!
contact me at rec4healing at gmail dot com
for more info
We can find some space if womyn are coming from far away and need to spend the night
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Ann Arbor Festie Potluck!
Who: All festie virgins & veterans
When: Sunday, February 22, 1P-??
Where: Trixie’s house in Saline, MI (a few miles south of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit, 50 miles north of Toledo)
What to bring: some delicious foods to share (a salad, side dish, dessert, whatever), festie pictures, stories, and festie love!
Trixie will be making NUTLOAF and providing drinks.
Raffle tickets will be available for a beautiful festie-made quilt. All proceeds will help womyn get to Fest who might not otherwise make it.
Email for directions! vsmead AT alumni DOT nmu DOT edu
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February gathering and pajama party in Boston
Okay, don't shoot me because it's on a Thursday - so not my fault! (That just happens to be when Bitch is in town!)
When: Februrary 19, 7:00 PM
Where: Club Passim, Havard Square
What: We're going to see Bitch and then go to Kip's house for a viewing of Shortbus, Bitch's latest film! We'll stay up all night, drink stuff - either with or without alcohol -your choice, and when we get tired there will be a massive puppy pile with lots of Festie snuggles!
I wanna' go, what do I do?
1) Go to http://tickets.passimcenter.org/default.asp?SearchMonth=2%2F28%2F2009&monthsubmit=x&MV=2%2F28%2F2009 and order your ticket. (Still plenty of great seats left!)
2) Decide if you want to come to the pajama party after and email me at kippendoodle at yahoo dot com
I wanna' go, but I'm out of town or I need a ride No problem! Email me at kippendoodle at yahoo dot com and I will get you totally hooked up! We already have one Festie coming in from Canada and maybe one from California!
I am going to try to get raffle tickets for the traveling quilt and we can help out the Fest at the same time!
So, you know you wanted a good excuse to play hooky from work - now you've got one!
Here's a fabulous opportunity to meet other SoCal women, listen to womyn's music and ask all the questions you want!
If you've already been, then you know what an amazing experience it is. Please celebrate with us!
Saturday, Feb 28th
Viento y Agua Cafe
4007 E 4th Street
Long Beach, CA
(corner of 4th and Termino)
562.434.1182
6:00 pm - Gathering of the Tribe
Drum circle, calling in the directions and setting of intention
7:00 pm - Intro and MWMF Video
7:30 pm - Performances begin:
Queen
Amber Darland
Jianda Johnson
D'Lo
Angie Evans
Between sets, womyn will have a chance to get up and speak about Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. There will be a Q&A session as well.
There is NO cost to attend this event, however; donations towards performer travel expenses will be graciously accepted.
Hope to see you there!
Robin
1/26/09
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