SAVE THE DATE FOR 2012! We’re already plotting and planning for Womenfest 2012, Sept 4-9. We’re already talking with comedians, musicians, DJs, and more. If you’ve got ideas of what you’d like to do or who you’d like to see in 2012, let us know. You can email us at info@gaykeywestfl.com. Looking forward to seeing you at Womenfest, Sept 4-9 2012.
Thank you everyone who helped to make Womenfest 2011 such a great success. Our event hosts, our sponsors, our volunteers, our entertainers, and of course the women who attended in record numbers! It’s hard to name all the highlights of the event. Julie Goldman, Jackie Monahan, and Gloria Bigelow had the sold out audience screaming with laughter at he Curiously Strong Comedy Show. The women from the original film ‘Jan’s Coming Out’ kept us entertained on and off the screen at the packed out US Premiere of the movie. The Leslie Leonelli Memorial Women’s Golf Classic gave women the chance to show-off their back swing. The music of Natalia Zuckerman and Adrianne Gonzalez brought the audience to their feet at the Studios of Key West ‘Art is Song’ Tour. Southernmost Hotel, Pearl’s Key West, and Alexander’s Guest House kept all the women wet at their very adult pool parties. Sunset Watersports, Fury Water Adventure, Venus Charters, and Barefoot Billy’s made sure everyone had maximum fun off “the rock,” and Aqua Night Club, Cowboy Bill’s Hog’s Breath Saloon, 801 Bar, and Smokin’ Tuna had us dancing the nights away with great music played by amazing women.
A special thank you goes to our sponsors, including Olivia, Curve, Key West Butterfly Conservatory, Bud Light and Select 55, Barefoot Wine, She Magazine, Gir(L) Magazine, LGB, South Florida Gay News, My Lesbian Radio, SheWired.com, Mark’s List, Cape Air, OMG Magazine, Centennial Bank, Girls Gay Days, LesbianLush.com, Watermark Publications, Minerva Productions, Damron Travel, First State Bank, and the Monroe Tourist Development Council.
Be sure to check out Womenfest Key West on Facebook and see all the great pictures from the week!
DJ Lixs returns to Key West and Womenfest to support an event she’s been instrumental in helping to grow. Her early musical spinning grounds and home was Key West. She even named her first cd “History in K-West” as a tribute to all that made it possible.
DJ Lixs has been recognized as one of the top female DJs in Europe for her remixes in 2009. She hit over 12,000 hits on Itunes for her cd History in K-West and has been nominated Female DJ of the year at various underground events. DJ Lixs contributes to many charities and offers to teach Djing to anyone who desires to learn — even if they have no financial means. “If through music, I can make a moment become a long life memory I did my job.” Dj Lixs
Look for DJ Lixs at the Womenfest Opening Party and at the various pool parties at the Southernmost Hotel. You can also hear her nightly at 801.
The ‘Art is Song’ Tour with Natalia Zukerman and Adrianne Gonzalez
Singers, songwriters, and guitarists Natalia Zuckerman and Adrianne Gonzalez embark on an inter-disciplinary tour that explores the relationship between the visual arts and the performing arts. This unique performance uses blues, jazz, rock, to explore the symbiotic inspirations that exist between art and music. Which came first the music or the art? Let’s find out together! Doors Open at 7pm, please come early and view their artwork. Concert begins at 8pm. Tickets on Sale July 8 at www.keystix.com. $$
WF Leslie Leonelli Memorial Women’s Golf Classic to Benefit Womankind. Grab your clubs (or rent them). Grab some friends (or we’ll supply them). No matter what your level of expertise, you’re invited to play in this Best Ball Scramble to benefit Womankind, our local healthcare provider for un and under insured women in our community. Named to honor Leslie Leonelli, co-owner of Pearl’s and an advocate of women’s healthcare, our Womenfest Golf Classic attracts women from across the United States. Play golf on a tropical island, among the palm trees and sand traps. Share the greens with iguanas and osprey. See why there’s no place like Key West — even on the golf course. Register as a four-member team, an individual, or anything in between! All skill levels welcome. Drinks, lunch, and prizes included. Pregister at wfgolf@womenfest.com
Please join us for Womenfest, Sept 6-11. We’re working on a schedule that will showcase the diversity of our island’s charms. From watersports to late night dancing, you will find life-time friends and perhaps even a special someone … or two. SAVE THE DATE!
