January 24th, 2012 maggie
The 2012 Femme Conference is 8 scant months away and they’re looking for workshops, art and entertainment. Expect to see some Femme Show folks there – we love Baltimore and we’re excited for another FemmeCon.
Femme2012: Pulling the Pieces Together
National Call for Submissions!
Call for Workshops, Papers, Panels, Films, Performance, and Visual Art
Baltimore, MD
August 17-19, 2012
www.femmecollective.com for the full call.
Femme2012: Pulling the Pieces Together is a multi-threaded conference and forum for those who think about, talk about, and create Femme as a queer gender and identity.
Following our Femme2006, 2008, and 2010 conferences in San Francisco, Chicago, and Oakland, where hundreds of femmes and allies gathered for workshops, panels, films, visual art galleries, and performances, we again invite femmes of all kinds and their allies to continue the conversation by participating in Femme 2012 as presenters and participants.We are invested in having Femme2012 continue to reflect the diversity and complexity of femme gender, identity, and contributions. We hope for this conference to be a community-building event, as well as an exploration and celebration of what it means to build and live queer femme identities.
Submissions of all kinds are welcome, particularly submissions by Femmes. We are committed to having our presenters reflect as many different voices from within our Femme community(ies) as possible. We aim to prioritize and centralize the experiences of historically marginalized groups, including but not limited to people of color, working-class people, fat folks, trans and gender-non-conforming people, elders, youth, previously incarcerated individuals, people without documentation, and people with dis/abilities. Femme2012 will continue the community dialogues from Femme2006, Femme2008, and Femme2010. In particular, we hope that the intersections of femme with race, region, class, access, dis/ability, privilege, oppression, and marginalization will be talked about, given space, meditated upon, constructed, and deconstructed.
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October 31st, 2011 maggie
We are so excited to share this news:
SAVE THE DATES! The 4th Biannual Femme Conference is coming!
Femme2012: Pulling the Pieces Together
August 17-19, 2012
The Femme Conference provides a weekend by, for, and about queer femme-identified people and our allies.
Every other year the Femme Conference steering committee co-creates with you, our femme community and allies, an opportunity to hold and experience femme-centered space. Together we bring each other thought-provoking workshops, brilliant keynotes, glittering performances, resource sharing, community building, and so much more.
Past keynote speakers have included Dorothy Allison, Kate Borenstein, Jewelle Gomez, Amber Hollibaugh, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Moki Macias.
Our 2012 event aims to explore how we grow, build, nurture, and align the many pieces of our communities and identities while building shared femme community and power.
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September 8th, 2011 maggie
Can you believe it? Our fifth annual show is just around the corner, September 30 and October 1 in Cambridge. Tickets are on sale now! If you don’t have the dough or just want to hang with us, why not volunteer?
Our stellar cast includes: Amy Rain, Essence Revealed, Maggie Cee, Rachel Kahn, Johnny Blazes, Stella Swingline, Notorious OMG and Madge of Honor! We’re pulling out all the stops, with new work along with some of our greatest hits. This is queer art for queer people; challenging, introspective, brazen, funny, sexy, and gritty but always powerful.
The Femme Show plays September 30 and October 1st at 8:00 PM at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre, located at 820 Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square, Cambridge, MA. Advance tickets are available for $12 through www.thefemmeshow.com, and tickets will be available at the door for $15.
Saturday’s performance will be ASL interpreted. Both shows feature community vendors and a bake sale to benefit the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. There will be an after party Friday night sponsored by MadFemmePride.
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August 24th, 2011 maggie
We were so busy schooling queers on etiquette and safety (where are your bike helmets, philly?) poppin’ pasties and rocking out to “femme bots have feelings too” that we didn’t have time to update you with our travel stories…. so here goes.
Albany
The queers of Albany were apparently at some sort of extreme mud race all day, and then they raced back to Steamer 10 for the show.
The drawbridge at Steamer 10.
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August 13th, 2011 maggie
I think the Portland show was our funniest show ever. We just laughed and laughed, and the audience did too. Thanks to the guest artists and to Mayo Street Arts for a great night.
Touring cast, Ms. Gingerita, Lisa Bunker and the Dirty Dishes. If we look a little washed out, blame the sunshine streaming in through the window.
Then it was back to Boston for a show and reception at UForge Gallery in JP. It was so great to perform right in our neighborhood! Thanks to Fazenda Coffee Roasters, City Feed and Supply, Ula Cafe, Taza Chocolate, Monumental Cupcakes and the Pita Pit for tasty snacks.
UForge Gallery is all about art for everyone! 767 Centre St. in JP. You should check it out.
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August 11th, 2011 maggie
Hi Friends! Check the Tour Page for updated info about all our dates, including guest artists and ticketing. We are so excited to head to Portland today, then back to Boston for a very special show!
Will Phyllis and Beatrice make it on their tandem? What’s in the hatbox? Watch for updates here!
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August 1st, 2011 webmasterabc
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Everything appears to be back up and running properly now…and not a moment too soon! The FemmeMobiles head out on the 2011 August Tour starts in less than two weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?
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