2019 Riverwest FemFest
This week-long, city-wide festival and fundraiser was founded in Milwaukee, WI in 2015.
The 5th Annual Riverwest FemFest is here!!
2019 programming includes Gallery Day at multiple galleries throughout Milwaukee showing work from local artists, a Film & Video Showcase highlighting queer, non-binary, trans, and female identifying filmmakers, a Keg Stand-Up Comedy night at Lakefront Brewery, a two-day Maker’s Market, numerous Workshops, and five days of music featuring over 60 local and national artists.
This week-long, city-wide festival and fundraiser was founded in Milwaukee, WI in 2015. This years’ festival runs from May 26th – June 2nd, 2019. Each year FemFest transforms and grows into a more expansive celebration. With that in mind, this year the Fest will be found all over Milwaukee and not just in its home neighborhood Riverwest.
Riverwest FemFest seeks to empower our communities through the celebration of art. It is a platform for femmes, trans, GNC, women, non-binary and POC, honoring the reclamation of power for those who have been historically excluded from, or not had, creative spaces.
All proceeds from FemFest go toward community-based organizations within the city of Milwaukee that work to help and protect women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and families. The 2019 festival beneficiaries will be Diverse & Resilient and the Milwaukee Women’s Center.
Femfest Schedule at a glance:
Sunday, May 26th – Riverwest FemFest Keg Stand Up! @ Lakefront Brewery, 7PM
Monday, May 27th – FemFest + FTAM Presents: An Experimental/Electronic Showcase @ Jazz Gallery, 6PM
Tuesday, May 28th – Speaking the Truth Through Art, Femfest Spoken Word and Performance Art night@ Walker’s Point Center For The Arts 530PM
Wednesday, May 29th – FemFest Film & Video Showcase, @ Microlights, 7PM
Thursday, May 30th – FemFest Songwriters in the Round ft. SistaStrings and more! @ Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co, 7PM
Friday, May 31st – FemFest x FEMMESPACE x Grace Weber‘s Music Lab, 4PM
Music at Cactus Club and Club Garibaldi, 7PM
Saturday, June 1st – Femfest Gallery Day 11AM – 4PM, Makers Market @ Company Brewing, 2PM- 10PM, Music @Company Brewing 2PM – 2AM
Sunday, June 2nd – Makers Market @ Company Brewing, 12PM – 6PM,
Music @Company Brewing 12PM – 10PM, Official After Party @ High Dive 10PM – 1AM
Get your weekend pass here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4235839
Link to Full Schedule: https://www.rwfemfest.com/2019
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
