A Celebration of Women and Their Music

Founded in 1998 by Deb Jenkins

Mission
Our mission is to recognize artistic passion in women and create opportunities for emerging and established artists by opening avenues for networking, mentoring, support and promotion of their individual talents.

The Celebration of Women and their Music was founded in 1998 by Deb Jenkins, Fargo, renowned blues singer, chef, and caterer. Over the years the show has featured regional women performing a variety of musical genres from popular to classical. Each year brings newcomers to the stage as well as returning favorites from previous years in a celebration of the talent and artistic camaraderie of women in the Fargo-Moorhead region.

This is a not-for-profit event. None of the artists involved get paid. They come together to show their support and give the young female award recipients encouragement and praise for all they have accomplished in their art field. The money raised at this event goes towards continuing this event and to an endowment fund established with the F-M Area Foundation. The endowment helps fund an annual scholarship awarded to one or more local high school senior female artists to go toward continuing her education.
 
THE CELEBRATION OF WOMEN & THEIR MUSIC IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS.  Please see important dates below. Winners will be announced at the end of January.  If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Download application HERE.

STUDENT AWARD APPLICATIONS
Friday October 18, 2013              Award Applications accepted
Monday December 16, 2013      Application Deadline by 4:30pm
Friday, January 17, 2014             Notification of award winners
Wednesday February 12, 2014  Awardees party at the Red Raven
Saturday February 15, 2014        Celebration of Women Main Event at the Fargo Theatre
 
All awardees are invited to the Awardee party on February 12th and are encouraged to attend, to meet the benefactors of the monetary awards, members of the Celebration of Women & Their Music committee, and Celebration musicians. 
 
One to three of the 2014 awardees will be invited to perform or display their work at the Main Event on Saturday February 15th.  All awardees will be presented with their awards onstage at the event.  All awardees are encouraged to attend, and will be allowed to bring two guests.

17th Annual Celebration of Women & Their Music
Saturday February 15th, 2014
Historic Fargo Theatre in downtown Fargo, ND
Stay tuned for more details!

Thank you to our 2013 Performers!
Amanda Standalone & The Pastry Shop Girls (Fargo-Moorhead)
Calli Adamson & Little Winter (Fargo-Moorhead)
Chants & Seas (Minneapolis)
Chastity Brown (Minneapolis)
Diane Miller (fargo-Moorhead)
Hannah Christianson (Boston)
I’m with Her (Angie Stevens & Haley E Rydell) (Denver)
Kris Kitko (Bismarck)
Raining Jane (Los Angeles)
Samantha & Zoe Adank (Fargo-Moorhead)

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