FemmeFest / International Womxn’s Festival Calendar of Events
FemmeFest / International Womxn’s Festival strives to create a platform for interweaving lectures, panels, exhibitions, concerts, performances, and educational experiences centered in intersectional gender justice principles and in celebrating and lifting up the voices of historically marginalized communities, such as women of color a well as trans* and non-binary people.
FemmeFest is made possible thanks to a Belong @ Coastal Inclusive Excellence Grant and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program
Monday, March 11th
Women’s History Month Faculty Exhibit – Kimbel Library (through the end of the month)
"Women at CCU, in SC, and the World" Display – Prince Lawn (through the end of the month)
Artist Colleen Toledano's "When the Obscure is Clear" exhibit – Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery (through the end of the month) [Toledano's collection presents autobiographic ceramics that explore notions of family, motherhood, and domestic relations]
Tuesday, March 12th
What Were You Wearing Exhibit @ 4:00pm – LJSU Rotunda (through March 19)
Wednesday, March 13th
Erasure Poetry Workshop with Jess Hylton @ 2:00pm – EHFA 165
Thursday, March 14th
Consent & Intimacy Best Practices Workshop with Echo & Dory Sibley @ 10:50am-12:05pm – Prince 102
Artist Lecture with Colleen Toledano, "When the Obscure is Clear" @ 4:30pm – Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery
Women From Mars Presents: SILENT REFLECTIONS: A Clown Noir Cabaret @ 7:30pm – Wheelwright Auditorium – Tickets [Proceeds will support future WGS programming]
Friday, March 15th
FemmeFest Kickoff & International Women’s Day Festival @ 12:00pm-5:00pm – Prince Lawn [Meet and mingle with on-campus and off-campus vendors and organizations]
Hats off to Women Award Luncheon (sponsored by IISS) @ 11:00am-1:00pm – Allen Ballroom (SNGL 129) – RSVP
FemmeFest Kickoff Keynote with Jess Hylton & Guest Speakers @ 4:30pm – Prince Lawn
Amanda Harberg Pre-concert Reception @ 5:00pm – Edwards Courtyard
Amanda Harberg in Concert Sponsored by the Department of Music and the REPRESENTATOIRE Project @ 6:00pm – Edwards Recital Hall (EHFA 152) – Tickets
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 7:30pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Saturday, March 16th
Brunch 'n Bling Extravaganza sponsored by IISS and PRIDE @ 11:00am-2pm – West Zone Suites at Brooks Stadium [Brunch begins at 11am with performances starting at noon.]
Bottoms Film Screening & Post-show Panel @ 6:00pm – LJSU Coastal Theater
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Sunday, March 17th
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 2:00pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Tuesday, March 19th
Student Symposium: Multimodal Projects about Intersectionality with Digital Culture & Design from 10:50am - 12:05pm – LJSU A201 [A symposium featuring student speakers showcasing their multimodal projects that explore intersectionality in the media, entertainment, sports, culture, politics, and more]
"Chemical Diasporas: The Kinship and Afterlives of Agent Orange," a talk with Natalie Duong @ 12:15pm – Wall 116 [This talk addresses the concept of a chemical diaspora as a network of harm but also a source of political solidarity that connects populations exposed to herbicides. This talk is possible thanks to SC Women in Higher Education.]
"Choreo/cartographies: Mapping Research across Disciplines," a workshop with Natalie Duong @ 1:40pm-3:10pm – HTC 141 [This workshop investigates alternate ways of mapping space as a form of embodied research and resistance. No prior dance or movement experience required; please dress in clothes that allow you to move comfortably.]
Takeover Tuesday with SAGE x CHROMA [Yarn Bombing Workshop] @ 6:30pm – KRNS 110
Wednesday, March 20th
Women’s History Month Trivia Night @ 6:00pm – LJSU A201 [Gather for food and test your knowledge of women’s history to earn prizes]
Thursday, March 21st
Jackson Scholar Lecture with Serene Khader "What's Wrong with White Feminism?" @ 4:30pm – Johnson Auditorium (Wall 116)
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 7:30pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Friday, March 22nd
Guest Poets Presentation in collaboration with Social Justice Research Initiative @ 1:00pm – Edwards Blackbox (Department of Theatre Common Hour)
"Femme Fusion: Speaking Truth to Power by Uniting Womxn's Voices through Poetry" in collaboration with Social Justice Research Initiative @ 6:00pm – LJSU Coastal Theater
Students Advocating Gender Equality's (SAGE) Second Chance Prom @ 6:00pm – Allen Ballroom (SNGL 129)
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 7:30pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Saturday, March 23rd
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 7:30pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Sunday, March 24th
Three Sisters presented by the Department of Theatre @ 2:00pm – Edwards Blackbox – Tickets
Tuesday, March 26th
Salary Negotiation Workshop @ 3:00-5:00pm – KRNS 108 [learn about the gender wage gap and effective techniques to negotiate your salary]
Student Symposium: Data-driven Storytelling about Mental Health with Digital Culture & Design @ 4:00pm – Alford Ballroom (ANTM 105) [A symposium featuring student speakers showcasing their data-driven stories that explore mental health impacts of social media, competitive dance, and LGBT+ folks’ relationships to religious communities]
Story Circles, Performance, & Activism Workshop with Amanda Masterpaul @ 5:30pm – Allen Ballroom (SNGL 129)
Wednesday, March 27th
Madan Sara - The Power of Haitian Women Film Screening @ 5:30pm – LJSU Coastal Theater
Thursday, March 28th
Transgender Day of Visibility Panel in collaboration with Social Justice Research Initiative @ 5:00pm – BRTH 101
Friday, March 29th
Performance Art in Community Student Exhibition @ 6:00pm – Fresh Brewed Coffee House (933 Broadway Street, Myrtle Beach) – Tickets
