SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE OF MZ FEST!

TUESDAY, 3/31 @ 8PM: ALL 3 SHOWS

There will be a panel of lady artists following the performance announcing exciting female-centric opportunities coming up in the next 6 months. We will open up the floor for discussion about where we go from here and opportunities we think we still need to create.

Moderator: Claire Moyer
Panelists: Corinna Burns, Polly Edelstein, Liz Filios, Sarah Stearns , Allison Heishman, Cheryl Williams, Meredith Laboon, Elaina Di Monaco, and Mz Fest 2015 Leaders

Featuring: Karina Balfour and Matt Dell’Olio

Making Sounds with Regular Folks: A Vocal Workshop with Gina Purri, Kaleid’s Composer
Come shake off your workaday cares and indulge in some fun and freeing musical games.  No experience or instruments necessary – just bring yourself and your willingness to be playful!  Led by Gina Purri, Take/Sacrifice’s composer & musical director.
WORKSHOP LEADER BIO:
Gina is a Philadelphia-area teacher, composer, workshop leader, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. She believes that to be human is to be musical: everyone has equal access to the joy and connection that music provides.

She is currently teaching a private studio of around 15 students, aged 4 to 73 years; working as the composer and music director for Take/Sacrifice; singing with the Philadelphia Singers; developing vocal empowerment workshops; and creating music educational videos to be released as web content. Find her at shamelessmusiclessons.com.

Ladies Night Poker, in Quig’s Pub

In support of Mz. Fest, Free Poker Night is sponsoring a special game. Women will be seated first up to the usual 11 seats limit, with all other players — of any description — welcomed to join the alternates list as usual, first come first listed. Seating will be by order of arrival, with the start time determined by the end of that night’s performance of Take/Sacrifice.
Your co-dealers will be Franklin Evans and Kevin Rodden. Blind schedule and other details to be provided via updates here. There will be a special first prize.

Poetry Workshop:“Putting Your Poetic Thoughts in Rhythmic Motion”, with TS Hawkins and Sam King
TS Hawkins and Sam King have teamed up to help the community become composers of their own journey. In this workshop, participants will venture through their poetic thoughts with TS then receive one-on-one time with Sam to arrange their poetry to music! As a bonus, participants will have an opportunity to record a snippet of their fresh new work.
WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS:
TS Hawkins is an international author, performance poet and an artist of many trades. Her newest work, The Secret Life of Wonder: a prologue in G, is debuting at Plays & Players during Mz. Fest. Publications: Sugar Lumps and Black Eye Blues (2006), Confectionately, Yours (2007), Mahogany Nectar (2009), Lil Blaek Book: all the long stories short(2011), The Hotel Haikus (2012). Off Broadway credits: Seeking Silence (2011), Cartons of Ultrasounds (2012). Short works: Too Late To Apologize (2013). For more detailed information, visit www.tspoetics.com

Samantha King is an alternative/rock guitarist/composer and actress from Philadelphia. She teaches guitar and is a backup guitarist for “Ang & The Damn Band” who has opened for “Pizza Underground” and “Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys”. Currently, she is living in New York, networking, writing original music with other musicians and taking acting classes at the Barrow Group School in Manhattan.

Featuring:  Sarah Clemency, Wendy Lenhart, Cynthia Marie, Meredith McDonald, Mallory Rhodes, and Elizabeth Samti

POST-SHOW EVENT @ MIDNIGHT: 
Festival Dance Party, Featuring DJ Intense (from Synergy Sound & Entertainment)