Iowa Women's Music Festival

02/12/2025

Hey all, we’ve been remiss at sending this out. We’re hoping our friends, and specifically friends of disappear fear (and SONiA, who played IWMF), might help a bit. https://gofund.me/26904b87

Terry, SONiA’s wife and manager, has provided some good news lately but her battle is not over. Please help if you can.

UPDATE 11/11/24 The hardest thing, sometimes, I think, is just getting… sonia rutstein needs your support for Rally for Terry: Fight Brain Cancer Together

08/22/2023

Three events coming up:

October 12, 2023 Bitch and Crys Matthews, both previous IWMF performers will be at CSPS in Cedar Rapids, https://cspshall.org/bitch-and-crys-matthews

November 7, 2023 Indigo Girls in Iowa City at Englert Theater, Tix on Ticketmaster
Presale: Wed, 8/23 @ 10am local
Passcode: LOOKLONG

December 1, 2023 Susan Werner (one of IWMF’s coolest shows, IMHO) at CSPS in Cedar Rapids, https://cspshall.org/susan-werner

Bitch is a longstanding q***r music icon. In 2022, she released Bitchcraft, her 9th studio album, on the legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars. The album puts her signature electric violin and lyrical smarts front and center over huge beats and deep synths. Bitch coined the genre "Poet Pop". Bitchcr...

01/16/2023

So deserved.

Pathbreaking folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell has been awarded one of the nation's highest honors in songwriting.

05/12/2022

Coming on May 22, 2022 to the Englert!!

Now in her fifth decade of writing songs and performing, Janis Ian received her most recent Grammy nomination in 2016, making a total of 10 nominations over the years in 8 categories! (She lost to President Jimmy Carter.) Her last Grammy Award, presented at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, wa...

04/15/2021

Dear Friends and Fellow Music Lovers,

YOU ARE INVITED to the first-ever Virginia Giordano Memorial Fund Benefit Concert, with ANI DIFRANCO, BARBARA HIGBIE, BE STEADWELL, CRIS WILLIAMSON,CRYS MATTHEWS, HEATHER MAE, ONLIEST, emcee HOLLY NEAR, and a special greeting from JUDY COLLINS!

Friday April 16, 8:30 p.m. Eastern / 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, streamed exclusively on CrowdCast.

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virginia-giordano

$20.00 (solo ticket), $30.00 (if multiple audience members in one location). Additional donations welcome!

Proceeds benefit the Virginia Giordano Memorial Fund, supporting women in the performing arts! The VGMF continues Virginia's legacy of promoting talented new performing artists, and mentoring backstage production and technical workers. Donations are tax-deductible via our nonprofit umbrella/program partner. Learn more athttp://sisterspace.org/eventguide/VGMF.html.

Register now for Fleming Artists's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Friday April 16, 2021 at 8:30 pm EDT.

03/20/2021

Dear Friends and Fellow Music Lovers,

YOU ARE INVITED to the first-ever Virginia Giordano Memorial Fund Benefit Concert, with ANI DIFRANCO, BARBARA HIGBIE, BE STEADWELL, CRIS WILLIAMSON, CRYS MATTHEWS, HEATHER MAE, ONLIEST, emcee HOLLY NEAR, and a special greeting from JUDY COLLINS!

Friday April 16, 8:30 p.m. Eastern / 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, streamed exclusively on CrowdCast.

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virginia-giordano

$20.00 (solo ticket), $30.00 (if multiple audience members in one location). Additional donations welcome!

Proceeds benefit the Virginia Giordano Memorial Fund, supporting women in the performing arts! The VGMF continues Virginia's legacy of promoting talented new performing artists, and mentoring backstage production and technical workers. Donations are tax-deductible via our nonprofit umbrella/program partner. Learn more at http://sisterspace.org/eventguide/VGMF.html.

03/20/2019

Hey all, there are two great concerts by women artists at CSPS this week that are highly recommended. On Thursday, 3/21, Carsie Blanton plays at CSPS in Cedar Rapids, and on Sunday, 3/24, Eliza Gilkyson plays at CSPS. Support live music by these fantastic artists! Go to www.legionarts.org for more info! Cheers! 😃

Based at historic CSPS Hall in downtown Cedar Rapids, Legion Arts is a leading presenter of art, music and theatre from across America and around the globe.

10/23/2018

Holding up Erika Luckett and Lisa Ferraro, past performers and workshop leaders of IWMF. So sad to share that Erika is in hospice. She’s led a brave fight against cancer for many years and she and Lisa have brought their love and wisdom to us during that journey. Please keep them in your thoughts.

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