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LADYFEST OHIO 2007 MINIFEST THANKS EVERYONE WHO SHARED THEIR ENERGY TO PARTICIPATE OR ENJOYED THE SHOW!
Yeah, our fest may have been wee, but it was replenishing and amazing to be together again with like-minded women and men and those embodying the spectrum inbetween those two poles. We hope you met folks you never knew were so much like yourself. We hope you met folks who are nothing like you, but you liked anyway. We hope you left feeling jazzed. We hope you felt hopeful... for a change ;0). Below is a list of folks that shared their gifts during the fest -- keep an eye out for them as they continue to make our community a really fabulous place to be.
VISUAL ARTISTS
Stephanie Rond, Angie, Adam Apple (aka Cherie Tokarski) and Bobbi, Dina Smith (who is responsible for all the fine pics in the slideshows you see here), Melissa Ayotte, Terra Luna, Les Horn, Sonya (who helped hang the show... and I never got your last name!!)
PERFORMERS/MUSICIANS
Ohio Roller Girls, the Jet Girl crew [High Jinks, Sacred Shimmy, DJ Pickles (Toronto), VJ's Lime and Coconut, and STU (Toronto)], Mz Ginger Jones, JJ Cox, Reverend Roy Rogers, Cleveland Kings, Adam Apple and Bobbi, members of the Royal Renegades, Drevala from Habeeba’s, Eve Warnock's Dr. Sustain, Les Horn, Daina Dickman, Luster, Alyson Greenfield, Ginger Lees, Untouchable, Magical 2 Foot Theater (Cathy Muller), Elisa Nicolas and Drew Lyman, Drew Miller Davis Band, Frozen Feet...
CRAFTERS
(this is admittedly an incomplete list... the whole list will be available soon!) Amy D, Umbrella Girl Productions, Take Warning, Dina Smith Photography, Suzette and Fiona Henderson and the crew at NOW, Mr. Pickles, Wholly Craft... crap, where's my list? Trust me, you're all loved and appreciated! If you can't wait for me to get that together, visit Olivia over at Wholly Craft and she'll get ya the immediate 411.
FILMMAKERS
Lux Killmore Productions: "Buxotic Beauty Murders" 30mins, "Fool" 14 mins, "Pink's Striptease Murders" 13 mins
Jessica Delfino and Nick Fox-Gieg “I Wanna Be Famous” (animated)
Budapest Lesbian Film Collective, "Bandage, Socks and Facial Hair" (34mins). Film by Dorottya Dudas, Eszter Kocsis, Nora Horvath, Maria Takacs.
Youth Video Outreach and Liv, "20 Straws: Growing Up Gay"
Triple Crème’s “Team Queen” video
TEACHERS/WORKSHOP FOLKS
How to be a LGBT Ally - SpeakOUT, IMPACT Safety Mental Safety- Julie Harmon of IMPACT, Puppetry making for kids- Cathy Muller of Magical 2Ft Theater, Drag 101 – Adam Apple of Cleveland Kings, Yoga for Kids and Parents PLUS Yoga for Stress Relief – Amy Prince, BDSM 101 PLUS BDSM as a Feminist Practice – Rita Seagrave & Dawn, Hip-Hop Then and Now – Untouchable (who we believe will be part of the Hot Times Festival this year... go support local hip hop!!)
SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGS
Surly Girl, U Cafe, Betty's Fine Food and Spirits, East Village, Studio 35, Stonewall Columbus, Pastachio, The Garden (thanks for the electricity!), Chipotle, Evolved... crap, where's that list again?
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WANNA DO IT AGAIN? COME TO A MEETING!
We meet every Tues. @ 7:30pm at the Surly Girl Saloon. Honestly, we may take a wee break -- we'll post a bulletin when we start meeting again. But seriously... if this is exciting to you, let's do another one!!
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WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? THE MISSION...
Ladyfest Ohio is a not-for-profit feminist arts and activism festival based in Columbus, Ohio. We've held amazing fests in both 2004, 2005, and 2007, and organized smaller events throughout 2006. The festival is/has been dedicated to promoting the artistic talents and political goals of ladies (past, present, and future), and our definition of "women" is vast enough to include our trans friends. We're part of a much larger grassroots movement that has blossomed to international proportions, but there is no "Ladyfest HQ". For the history of Ladyfests in general, or to find out if a Ladyfest plot is hatching in your town (including South America, Australia and Europe!) visit ladyfest.org .
Ladyfest Ohio is an all-inclusive, women-run event, and all are welcome to attend. The festivals have included workshops, film/video, music, visual arts, performance and more; our smaller events are just kid-sisters to the big-ass fest you've come to expect from midwestern feminists.
We're nonprofit! All of our moolah goes to the Central Ohio Abortion Access Fund and the Girlz Rhythm and Rock Camp . Ask us about these groups! Sometimes we throw smaller events for other fundraising purposes; many events in 2006 benefitted local activist/musician Donna Mogavero to help defray medical costs from an injury incurred during a performance. A big part of our activism is anti-capitalistic in nature... it's important to us that any money generated go right back into our community.
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MORE ABOUT THE GIRLZ RHYTHM N' ROCK CAMP
Ladyfest Ohio beneficiary the Girlz Rhythm n' Rock Camp 2007 was held July 23rd-Aug. 4th and is over for the year. Special thanks to everyone who came out to East Village to see the grrlz in action on August 4th! This is a grassroots, women owned, organized, and mentored camp for girls 10-18 to expose them to music and help them "come to voice". Past mentors have included Donna Mogavero, Waru Cleveland, Katie Reider, Tracy Walker, Sarah Asher, Leah and Melissa of Sacred Fiction, local drum goddess Lois, and many, many, many more.
If you've got a grrrl on your hands between the ages of 10 and 18 who might want to get musical, send her on down! If you'd love to send your grrrl, but don't have the cash, tuition assistance and scholarships are available (this is where the LFO dollars come into play). If you'd like to learn more about mentoring at the camp, visit the website... we always need help. One other way just regular folks who may not have time to volunteer can help support the camp is by donation of music gear, sound equipment, and art supplies. We will find creative uses for your old stuff... just let us know what ya got!
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An important component of Ladyfest Ohio is our pro-choice activism. We sincerely respect every woman's perspective regarding complex issues of reproductive rights. However, our reproductive rights in Ohio are still in dire straights. Our state ranks in the bottom lowest in pregnancy prevention and education. It's important that folks affiliated with us know that if you're runnin' with Ladyfest O, you're going to be associated with pro-choice issues.

My Interests

Feminism, Womanism, Activism, Independent Media, Radical Academia, Radical Motherhood, Do-it-youself vaginal inspections, Protests, Reproductive Rights, Art, Film, Music, Culture, Workshops, Performance, Burlesque, Theater, LGBT Awareness, Anti-Violence, Baking, Stitch 'n Bitch, Zines, Environmental Protection, Idiot-Proofing the White House

We met this artist at the Allied Media Conference in 2005... I think she counts as an "interest"

Someday we'd love to meet Ain't Jamama! Enjoy images of commodified mammyisms turned on the ear.

I'd like to meet:

PRO-FEMINIST! PRO-ACTIVIST! PRO-WOMYN! PRO-TRANSGENDER!

You don't have to be a girl to be a feminist, and you can quote me on that! We wanna hook up with anyone involved in the following: cultural production, gender activism, anti-racism, classism, ageism, anti-violence, poverty and global economics, anti-corporate stuff, indie-media, radical education... you get the vibe. We are open to feminists of all stripes, creeds, colors... we hope to be a place to express and explore "difference". We wanna see your work on this stuff and share it with other people.

Ladyfest Ohio meets every Tuesday @7:30pm at the Surly Girl Saloon . Meetings are open to all who are pro-womyn. We usually score a table near the back of the bar... you will know us by the racous laughter, but if you're not sure if it's us or not, all the bar peeps know us by now. Just ask! While our group is Columbus-based, we support meetings anywhere in Ohio! Write us with questions! ************************************************************ ************************

A note about adding friends: We're overwhelmed with your interest and love. Really. We've been getting a gajillion friend requests a day as of late, which is truly exciting. Because of the sheer volume, it's been getting a little difficult to manage it all. Often times we need to make tough decisions about whether or not we can handle all the love... which means sometimes we don't add everyone. Doesn't mean we don't think you're swell, or feminist enough, or whatever. Truly, we are conflicted by our acts of exclusion. It's not meant to be political -- it's simply logistical. To ward off the craziness, we've needed to re-commit and focus ourselves to supporting the under-represented, specifically in the Midwest, and especially those women out there who are not a group or project, but just Midwestern feminists looking for other like-minded women. We also like to add folks from "anywhere" whom our Midwestern base could either utilize or learn from... activist networking if you will.

Having said all that, please ask to be added anyway. If you don't get added, take a peek at our f-list... you might find the type of folks you were hoping to connect to. Finally, I try to say something witty to everyone we do add... but somedays I'm just not that funny. While your silence may not protect you, my own will sometimes protect you from awful jokes on your comment page. You can thank me later ;0) One caveat: We will not add anyone whose profile is set to "private"... we need to see who you are. If you are a "private" person, please send us a message telling us why we should add you. Otherwise, don't bother.***************************************************** *******************************

A NOTE TO PIMPS Okay... didn't think this would be necessary, but I've got ask some of you this. WHY would anyone identifying as a "pimp" want to friend a feminist collective? We can dig that you're an indie filmmaker and/or performer... undiscovered, underfunded, underappriciated, it's tough, we know, we sympathize. But if you're glorifying rather than deconstructing and challenging the dichotomy of pimp/ho and ignoring the racist, sexist, homophobic and classist systems that make that dichotomy possible, pretty please don't waste our time. It's a form of slavery of men and women and all those inbetween, and we're not buying it. You don't need our support anyway... it's an easy commodity, EVERYONE ELSE is buying it. And for the record, much love and support to the women making their living on the erotic, by choice or for survival... no one works harder. ************************************************************ ************************

SPECIAL TOP FRIENDS: ACTING LOCALLY -or- YOUR MOM GOES TO COMFEST
As Comfest and Columbus Pride festivities decend upon us, it might be time for a lil' local love. Below are local arty-peeps, organizers, and rabble rousers that make Columbus suck so much less. LFO knows how hard you work, and we continue to be inspired and grow because of you. There are a TON of our friends that should be on that list... if you're not seein' your self here, it's just cuz I got tired digging through the profiles. Rest assured, you are loved and appreciated.

Music:

One of our coolest events invovled Gaye Adegbalola with Roddy Barnes... if you don't know who Gaye is, FIND OUT NOW!! Music featured during the 2005 fest: The Rememberings, Drew Miller Davis, Marsha Bradee, Broadband, Da Lyrica, Donna Magavero, Sarah Asher, The Blue Belles (Eve Warnock), Fat Girls By The Snack Table, Blue Umbrellas, Red Dahlia, The Cinema Eye, Pamela Means, Malachi, Ranier Maria, Tracy Walker, Burning Sage,

General stuff we dig: of course the "godmother" difranco, bitch n' animal, the butchies, fruit, boris, emmie lou harris, laurie anderson, nellie mckay, tracy + the plastics, the gossip, ladytron, sleater-kinney, aqui, p j harvey, sara jones, sonic youth, the yeah yeah yeahs, slumber party, the bangels, lover lover, glass candy, bikini kill, superduper, elastica, scrawl, le tigre, frostiva, ember swift, peaches, madonna, joan jett, bjork, cat power, veruca salt, and so much more. didn't see your favorite? don't worry... this changes all the time.

We made a new friend recently that is awesome... The Females of Hip Hop. It's a "herstory" of hip hop, and a resource for women in hip hop to support one another. Get yourself schooled: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro file&friendID=105226659
Check this shit out... righteous anger that really upset one of our myspace buddies. Sorry we can't all sing "My Name is Luca" forever.

This here is our buddy Alyson's video. Enjoy!

Vote Now at MusicNation.com

Movies:

It's worth mentioning that S.I.R. Video has been very generous in the past, allowing us to publicly screen their films for fundraising purposes. Check out P.M.S. Media for some excellent indie docs. Have you seen "Not For Sale" ? It's a doc about the 1970s feminist art movement, and a MUST if you consider yourself at all arty.

Filmmakers we've screened in 2005: Hallie Bourne, Hristina Panovska, Penny Lane, Maria Takacs, Katrin Kremmler, Sue Rumph

General stuff we've seen and enjoyed... Queen Christina, Hedwig, Watermelon Woman, Daughters of the Dust, Lust in the Dust, Boys Don't Cry, The Royal Tennenbaums, Go Fish, Iron Jawed Angels, Control Room, Hook or by Crook, In the Company of Wolves, anything with zombies in it, Wild Zero. Have you seen "Stacy"? It will make your eyes cross. We also like movies made by Lizzie Borden. Some of us liked "Tank Girl" while others are bored by boobies.

Television:

Martha Stewart shows. ummm... someone else wrote that. We're conflicted about TV. Many of us like reality stuff, are addicted to Lost, can't get enough of Passions, see themselves in the L-Word. Personally, i heart jon stewart, colbert, and monty python re-runs, Battlestar Gallactica and Dead Like Me. We'd be fucked without Lucille Ball. Did someone say "AB FAB"? We miss Xena and Buffy. I'm glad no one remembers Colista Flockhart. You gotta give props to Oprah, Ellen, and Rosie, Will n'Grace, Queer Eye. He is a terrible feminist, but we miss Dave Chapelle. And it's about time Margaret Cho got her fabulous ass back on TV. Why are none of us watching that show about a female president?
Personally again, Golden Girls and Laverne and Shirley re-runs aside, I'd like to detonate the Lifetime channel, the network for victims (we're SURVIVORS, baby!) Oxygen channel holds no appeal... are we not the target audience somehow? WTF?

Books:

Holy poo... this would take forever. Read everything with a critical eye, and knowledge of the when's and why's of it's writing. Almost all of our "heros" wrote something... start with them. For what it's worth, if "art" is your thing, start with The Power of Feminist Art edited by Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard. Both Coco Fusco and Ella Shohat have written eloquently on colonialism, feminism and art.

If you're a writer or spoken word performer, there's this really cool resource for getting your stuff on tour! Check out Let's Do It on the Road .

We at casa de Ladyfest O also believe in laughing... your feminist comic book intake is a must. Check out Mikhaela Blake Reid, Jennifer Camper, and of course Alison Bechdel!

Heroes:

my mother and her mothers, Leslie Feinberg , "The Lavender Menace", Audre Lorde , Coco Fusco , Patricia Williams , Adrian Piper , "Women in Black" , P.M.S. Media, Catherine Opie , Tee A. Corinne , Alice Paul , Phoolan Devi , Ella Shohat , Laura Cottingham, Jaune Quick-to-see-Smith , Ann DuCille, Maya Deren , Hannah Arendt , Sylvia Plath , Emma Goldman , Rebecca Walker and her mom Alice , Angela Davis, Annie Sprinkle, S.I.R. Video, Kathleen Hanna, bell hooks, Gorrilla Girlz, The Baroness Elsa, Judy Chicago, Faith Ringhold, Faith Wilding, Shirley Chisolm, Hannah Wilke, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Annette Kuhn, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, survivors of bigotry, and you.

My Blog

Workshop Descriptions for Ladyfest Ohio 2007 Minifest

Hey LFO Fest Goers!The below is not a comprehensive list... these are the few descriptions of what folks shared with us.IMPACT Safety MissionIMPACT builds safety from the inside out.We teach people of...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:54:00 PST

It's Ladyfest Ohio Minifest Press Release

if you want to volunteer or donate raffle items, please send me a message or call 614.299.7367 or 216.215.2660 (cell). thanks! best,deb/ginger LADYFEST OHIO Minifest July 20-22, 2007 (July 1, ...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:43:00 PST

Largest-ever exhibit of Frida Kahlo work to open in Mexico

Largest-ever exhibit of Frida Kahlo work to open in MexicoTue May 29, 6:04 PM ETMEXICO CITY (AFP) - The 100th birthday of artist and feminist icon Frida Kahlo will be honored with the largest-ever exh...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Thu, 31 May 2007 04:16:00 PST

B4MD Screening/Benny 4 Girlz Rhythm n' Rock Camp

Hosted By: David CalevskiWhen: Friday May 18, 2007 at 9:30 PMWhere: Studio 35 Cinema3055 Indianola Ave.Columbus, OH 43202United StatesDescription:David Calevski Click Here To View EventHey all,L...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Sat, 12 May 2007 11:11:00 PST

2 articles about feminism & art; it's madness!!

Has the world gone mad?! Two articles about feminism and art, as if they mattered! And it ain't even March (aka women's herstory month). Check out the smorgasbord of gynocentricity below. Honestly,...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:12:00 PST

Women Animators...

It's probably no surprise that women working in the medium of animation tend to be under represented industry wide. Add the subcategory of personal/independent animated films, which are notoriously d...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:33:00 PST

Benefit for Roy G. Biv nonprofit Art Gallery

Dearest Art Lovers, Now is the time to support our local non-profit gallery for emerging artists. The Roy is having their annual fundraiser and needs your support. You'll get a great night of fashi...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:02:00 PST

Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion 3/17 (cleveland)

Hosted By: The Cleveland Kings and GirlsWhen: Saturday Mar 17, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere: Bounce NightclubDetroit Rd.Cleveland, OH 44101United StatesDescription:The Cleveland Kings and Girls Click Here To ...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST

Ladies Night Artist Reception @ MadLab 3/22 (columbus)

Hosted By: Dina Smith and MadLabWhen: Saturday Mar 24, 2007 at 5:00 PMWhere: MadLab105 N Grant AveColumbus, OH 43215United StatesDescription:Dina Smith Click Here To View EventThis exhibit features Co...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:01:00 PST

International Womens Day Celebration 3/8

Just an fyi... this states that it's the first event of it's kind in Central Ohio. Not true, but perhaps the first in Franklinton? It's cool, so check it out anyway.Contact: Harlan SchottensteinAssoc...
Posted by Ladyfest Ohio on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:21:00 PST