20th Anniversary Iowa Women's Music Festival

UPDATES: Chairs will be available at the Johnson County Fairgrounds for the festival events on September 27-28, but if you want a more comfortable chair, please bring your own. Low-back chairs are not required. We are going to have a special and very fun fashion show at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 before the Summer Osborne/Zoe Lewis/Julie Goldman Comedy & Music Fundraiser. This will be during the silent auction and social time, which starts at 6 p.m. Raven of Ravenworks (http://youtu.be/W1qIrbbd4JM) will outfit volunteers in some funky and cool clothing that you'd love to wear but may be shy to. We'll take volunteers, including performers, to dress up and get some appreciation and applause from the audience. There's no obligation to buy any of the clothing. It's just a really fun time. If you want to volunteer as a model in the fashion show, please contact Lisa at iowalisa@juno.com. You'll have to be there around the time doors open at 6 p.m. Cheers! COME ONE, COME ALL, AND PLEASE SHARE THIS INVITATION! Friday, September 27, 6 p.m. doors, auction, fashion show, and social time; 7 p.m. showtime 20th Anniversary Iowa Women's Music Festival Comedy & Music Fundraiser Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Road SE, Iowa City featuring Zoe Lewis, Julie Goldman and Summer Osborne We'll have a silent auction and raffle also starting at 6 p.m., plus a fashion show at 6:30 p.m. (dressing starts at 6 p.m. for those who want to be in the fashion show; volunteer as a catwalk model by e-mailing iowalisa@juno.com). Cover is $10-25 sliding scale at the door. No one turned away for inability to pay. No tickets for this event will be sold in advance. VIP seating will be reserved for donors via the Indiegogo campaign (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/20th-iowa-women-s-music-festival) and certain level sponsors equivalent to the Indiegogo campaign levels. If you would like to reserve an entire VIP table for you and your friends, please contact Laurie Haag at 319-335-1486. The show will be ASL interpreted. 6:00 p.m. Doors open, silent auction begins, raffle sales begin, social time, dressing for fashion show begins 6:30 p.m. Social time and Celebrity fashion show in period costumes 7:00 p.m. Summer Osborne kicks off as emcee and opens the show with a showcase set 7:30 p.m. Zoe Lewis performs 8:30 p.m. Break; silent auction wraps up at 8:45 p.m., raffle winner announced 8:45 p.m. Julie Goldman performs 9:45 p.m. Pick silent auction items up ________________________________________________ Saturday, September 28, Noon to 6 p.m. 20th Anniversary Iowa Women's Music Festival Day at the Fairgrounds Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Road SE, Iowa City FREE to attend, no tickets required featuring: Andrea Gibson, God Des and She, Annie Mack Band, Claudia Schmidt, Summer Osborne, Kim-Char Meredith, Lojo Russo, Kimberli Maloy, Natalie Brown, Laurie Haag, Gayla Drake, and Jillian Noah We'll have food and merchandise vendors plus some activities for the kids. Everyone is welcome! Socialized dogs on leashes too! (Please clean up after your pets!) The show will be ASL interpreted. Rain or shine! More info at www.prairievoices.net 12:00 p.m. Emcee Kim-Char Meredith kicks off show Jillian Noah 12:30 p.m. Summer Osborne 1:10 p.m. Iowa Power Women (Natalie Brown, Lojo Russo, Gayla Drake, Kimberi Maloy, and Laurie Haag with Kim-Char Meredith) 2:20 p.m. Claudia Schmidt 3:15 p.m. God Des and She 4:10 p.m. Andrea Gibson 5:10 p.m. Annie Mack Band _________________________________________________ Saturday, September 28, 8 p.m. 20th Anniversary IWMF at the Englert Theatre 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City An evening with Suzanne Vega Milk & Eggs opens the show! Get tickets ($30 in advance) and more info at www.englert.org or call 319-688-2653 The show will be ASL interpreted. _________________________________________________ To donate, please go to our Indiegogo page: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/20th-iowa-women-s-music-festival To join our group, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/238650486146219/ (old group, still running) or... https://www.facebook.com/groups/19759649845/ (new, migrated group) If you are traveling from afar and need a place to stay, our website (www.prairievoices.net) has a list of campgrounds, or you can get an affordable room at our host hotel, The Heartland Inn. Official Host Hotel: Heartland Inn, 800-334-3277, 319-351-8132, 87 2nd St., Coralville, IA 52241, www.heartlandinns.com Amenities: • Complimentary Hearty Breakfast and Evening Snacks • Complimentary High-Speed Wireless Internet Access • 100% Smoke Free Hotel • In-Room Coffee and 24-Hour Coffee Bar in Lobby • Serta King or Queen Pillow-Top Beds • Internet Station in Lobby • Complimentary Copies, Faxes, and Local Calls Festie-goers can get a special hotel rate by mentioning the IWMF. We are seeking vendors, volunteers, and donations of in-kind items, as well as monetary sponsorship. If you can help, please call or e-mail: CONTACT INFO: 319-335-1486, www.prairievoices.net, festival@prairievoices.net