Gay Pride Events
5th Annual Wise Woman's Festival

Feb 26, 2008

The 5th Annual Wise Woman's Festival will take place April 4-6 at the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice Camp in Hampton, FL near Gainesville. The festival will feature magical events and fabulous performances, including appearances by Alycin Hayes, Flash Silvermoon and Sista Flame.  

Friday Night will feature Sacred Belly dancer for the Goddess, Morgana and founding mother of the Pagoda in her first Gainesville performance in many years, world percussionist Alycin Hayes.  

Returning this year is Third Eye Spoken an amazing spoken word poetry group.  Abiola, Portia and Corky will offer up some wise words during the festival as well and Flash and Anna Alvarez will take you on a magical mystery journey to sacred Goddess sites through space Space music and guided Visiualization.  

The festival will also feature a sweat lodge the evening events. A drumming circle and poetry will be available for those not doing the Sweat Lodge. If enough women want, a second sweat lodge will be added after the Saturday night concert/dance.  

The Saturday night concert will feature Flash Silvermoon, blues sister Omi Aladora Ajamu and the ultra hot, Sapphic, erotic, spiritual, political spoken words from Sista Flame, bustin' out of Orlando just for WWFest. As always, the jams with all the various performers joining in assures a roof raising elevating celebrating experience for all as we dance and groove into the night. Other surprise guests are likely!  

Workshops at the festival will focus on topics such as wise woman's tarot, sacred stones, woman to woman tantra, African dance, Hatha Yoga, trauma release exercises, elemental alchemy, aura reading, belly dancing for healing and celebration and more.  

On Sunday afternoon, from 4-6 pm, the festival concludes with a multitraditional circle for peace, justice and healing to raise the vibe for the tribe!   

The camp space features vendors and hot, indoor showers, as well as a fabulous new chef so there will be great food for purchase [at great prices too] for vegies and meateaters alike.  

Camping is free with tickets, which includes everything but meals. Tickets can be purchased at Wild Iris in advance or at www.flashsilvermoon.com. Friday through Monday a.m. is $65 or $30 per day. Day of on site is $70 for the weekend or $35 per day cash, only at the gate. There is still room for some helpers and vendors. Attendees are asked to purchase tickets as early as possible to help with preparations for the festival.  

This is the South's only spirtuality festival specifically for women, so come and join and make new friends and help create a spirited women's culture. This year's festival is dedicated to the memory of Tara Allen, whose love, support and resources helped to create the Wise Woman's Festival.  

For more information, visit www.flashsilvermoon.com.