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April 19,
2002
Women
and Music Festival to Be Held at MHC April 27
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bitch and animal
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Kris Delmhorst
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Toshi Reagon
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Patty Griffin
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Jill Sobule
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Voices on the Verge
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With a mission to
"promote the diversity of music made by women through an
annual festival to be held each spring in the Pioneer Valley;
to increase awareness of female musicians across musical style,
geography, and age; to contribute to the prosperity of women performers;
to open up opportunities for upcoming women musicians; and to
give the valley an opportunity to celebrate," the second
annual W.A.M! (Women and Music) Festival will be held in Chapin
Auditorium Saturday, April 27, from 11 am to 8 pm. The celebration
of women's music will feature a wide variety of performers and
combine music on two stages. The side stage this year is hosted
by WMHC in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary. Food vendors
and female artisans will also be on hand. If music is not enough
entertainment for you, there will also be hot air balloon rides
and an appearance by local improv favorites the Villa Jidiots
Among the performers
are singer/songwriter Patty Griffin, known for her passionate
and intimate sound; Voices on the Verge (Erin McKeown, Jess Klein,
Beth Amsel, and Rose Polenzani), whose debut album, Live in Philadelphia,
was nominated for a Boston Music Award; Jill Sobule, renowned
for her well-crafted songs that span everything from acoustic
ballads to winsome rock; Toshi Reagon, whose influences range
from Led Zeppelin and Kiss to her own mother, activist Bernice
Johnson Reagon of Sweet Honey and the Rock; and Antigone Rising,
a group composed of guitar- slinging sisters Cathy and Kristen
Henderson, Dena Tauriello on drums, Anne-Marie Stehn on bass,
and lead vocalist Cassidy.
The Office of Student
Programs is offering a limited number of W.A.M. tickets at a discounted
price of $15 for the MHC community. Discounted tickets are available
now (with an MHC ID) at the Blanchard information desk as long
as supplies last. Regular prices are as follows: $24 in advance
and $30 at the door. Children under twelve are free. Call x2045
for more information. For festival and artist information, visit
www.wamfest.com.
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