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Ladyfest highlights women’s artwork, dance, music
Ladyfest Dayton will begin tonight, highlighted by three days of music, dance, and many other forms of art.
There will be music and performers, visual artists and sales of art and workshops for topics of interest to women.
It’s the second year a Ladyfest event has been held in Dayton.
“Our purpose is to showcase the talent in the area that a lot of the females have and aren’t normally showcased,” said Mary Kathryn Burnside, one of the organizers of the event.
Ladyfest will include dancers ranging from hip hop to breakdancing. There will be bands featuring high school students to bands led by women in their 40s.
Visual artists, including painter, sculptors, photographers and more will be as young as 7.
It will take place over three afternoons and evenings at c}space, 20 N. Jefferson St.
Ladyfest events have taken place across the world since the first in Olympia, Wash. in 2000. Since then, they have taken place in locations as wide-ranging as Seville, Spain and Tokyo to Orlando and Columbus.
Proceeds from Ladyfest events are usually given to nonprofit group. The Dayton event will benefit The Artemis Center and Planned Parenthood’s PUSH.
Burnside said at last year’s event a lot of women learned from each other and continue to do so.
“Last year there were so many friendships made,” she said. “Some people just met while they were setting up and now are collaborating on things together.”
How to go
Ladyfest Dayton
Friday, Aug. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 23
Hours Friday are 5 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.; Saturday 2 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
c}space, 20 N. Jefferson St.
For more information, go to LadyFestDayton.com
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By Irony
August 14, 2009 3:16 PM | Link to this
It’s too bad they’re billing this as being pro-woman, yet donating proceeds to Planned Parenthood, what with its long and sordid history of injuring and sterilizing women, illegally covering for rapists, promoting eugenics and killing young females.
By Bob
August 20, 2009 2:14 PM | Link to this
Why don’t these people post how much this event is…it’s not on their web site, or here, or anywhere?
By t.
August 22, 2009 2:14 AM | Link to this
Ladyfest supports and encourages women in the arts…both the artemis center & planned parenthood help woman in the dayton area in some way or another. i am not sure where the negativity comes from; but being realistic, women w/out healthcare need things that can be provided for them. $10 fri-sun.