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5,000 Women Festival in Philadelphia

Held in honor of Women’s History Month, the 5,000 Women Festival brings together female artists from a diverse array of disciplines, backgrounds, and ages for a not-to-be-missed evening of entertainment. Saturday, March 29th at the Philadelphia Ethical Society (1906 Rittenhouse Square). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased hereHosted by and featuring Philadelphia’s Jennifer Blaine, “whose comic genius is like Lily Tomlin and Tracey Ullman” (Philadelphia Daily News), the evening will also include:

  • Naomi Ekperigin (FX’s “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell”)
  • Sharon Geller (“Saturday Night Live”)
  • Karen Getz and Kelly Jennings (Comedy Sportz, Time-Traveling Victorian Anthropologists — Gwen and Cec)
  • Susan Windle (acclaimed Philadelphia poet, Through The Gates)
  • Jaquetta Colson (dancer and educator, Living Arts Dance)
  • Joy Mariama Smith (cutting edge performance artist, Collage festival)
  • Susan Perti Dunn (singer-songwriter, pianist)
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