Amazing Musicwomen @ Arts Garage Feb 5
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Autumn Roundup
Since March 2007, Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes women musicians, globally, has presented several successful programs to community seniors, adults, children and students. Through a number of grants, WIJSF organized and promoted Amazing Musicwomen at AARLCC in 2008, Lauderhill Jazz Series (2009) at the Warehouse in Lauderhill , Community Musicwomen (2009-2010) at ArtServe and senior centers in Sunrise and Miami Beach, and the Lauderhill Jam in 2010. * * * Founder and executive director Joan Cartwright will receive the Spirit of Excellence Music Leader of the Year Award from American Business Women's Association of South Broward on November 9, 2011. Along with musicians like guitarist KJ Denhert, harpist Chrystal Sawyer, pianists Melody Cole and Paul Banman; Bickley Rivera on steel pan, and singers Robin Avery, Jus' Cynthia, Jae Duncan and Mzuri Moyo, Joan has distributed the organization's first compilation CD Volume ...
What's Happening?
Coming in October. . . www.wijsf.com/events.htm www.fyicomminc.com/files/gigs.htm Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc. has new Board members : Amanda Sedgwick is our new president, Joseph Mustipher is vice president, Mimi Johnson is secretary and Vanessa M. Lowe stays on as Treasurer. As Executive Director, Joan Cartwright continues to work diligently to recruit new members and acquire grant funding for performances. September has been a blast! Lots of work and more in store. August is almost over and the weather has been very entertaining. Rain, rain, rain filling the lake. It's raining as I'm typing this post. Pouring outside my sliding door like it's never rained before. Soon it will stop and the humidity will crawl back to my screen like a lizard fresh from the swamp! No see ums will tick at my legs and arms exposed because of the heat. Electric storms abound. The other day, it cracked so hard I squinted. No really, I gathered myself up in my arms and my whole body squi...
What's Next?
July is starting out here in South Florida with lots of rain to refresh the atmosphere. Enjoy our JULY Newsletter for exciting news about the twinning as Sister Cities of Lauderhill, FL and Fiuggi, Italy; for Upcoming Events and, especially, our Member Spotlight featuring Beverly Lewis in Italy, Paulette Dozier in Florida, and Mimi Johnson in Georgia.