Article on Grrrl in Examiner.........

http://www.examiner.com/article/feminists-teen-bands-come-out-to-support-brooklyn-s-grrrl-fest

Just In Case You Missed It.......

Here are some pictures our guests took from the day..........

Check out these super fun photos of the day from photographer: Jenny Gorman.

Thanks Jenny!!!

Post Grrrl "To Do" List...........

Grrrl Fest Music List:

There are too many great female musicians but here are some that we suggest.…….

Bikini Kill

Bratmobile

Heavens To Betsey

Razika

The Slits

The Raincoats

Blondie-Debbie Harry

Patti Smith

Tuneyards

“X”

Mountain Man

Vashti Bunyan

Merline Johnson

Lunachicks

L7

Erykah Badu

Joan Jett

Joni Mitchell

The Breeders-Kim/Kelly Deal

PJ Harvey

No Doubt

Lauryn Hill

Cat Power

Hole

The Cranberries

The Plasmatics

Stevie Nicks

First Aid Kit

Lydia Lunch

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Pretenders-Chrissie Hynde

Best Coast

Bjork

Dolly Parton

Loretta Lynn

Icona Pop

Janis Joplin

Sleater Kinney

Suzie and the Banshees

Santigold

The Butchies

The Vivian Girls

Grrrl Fest Reading List:

There are too many great books by women but here are some that we suggest.……

The Feminine Mystique: Betty Friedan 

A Room of One’s Own: Virginia Woolf

The Beauty Myth: Naomi Wolf

Sister Outsider: Audre Lorde

The Second Sex: Simone de Beauvoir

The Woman Warrior: Maxine Hong Kingston

Sexual Politics: Kate Millett

How To Be A Woman: Caitlin Moran

The Beauty Myth: Naomi Wolf

The Vagina Monologues: Eve Ensler

Feminism Is For Everybody: Beth Hooks

Girls To The Front: Sara Marcus

The Color Purple: Alice Walker

The Female Eunuch: Germaine Greer

The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood

Female Chauvinist Pigs: Ariel Levy

The Awakening: Kate Chopin

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou

Grrrl Fest Artist List:

There are too many great books by women but here are some that we suggest.…….

Frida Kahlo

Georgia O’Keefe

Yayoi Kusama

Louise Nevelson

Louise Bourgeois

Kara Walker

Carrie Mae Weems

Mary Cassatt

Marina Abramovic

Amanda Valdez

Lorna Simpson

Gillian Laub

Kasi Lemmons

Lisa Cholodenko

Judy Chicago

Peggy Ahwesh

Janine Antoni

Blanka Amezkua

Lynda Benglis

Cass Bird

Zoe Cassavetes

Ida Lupino

Maya Deren

Catherine Opie

Ami Vatale

Renee Cox

Mary Coble

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons

Tracey Emi

Regina José Galindo

Wangechi Mutu 

Gemma Nelson

Carolee Schneemann

Laurie Simmons

Sylvia Sleigh

Swoon

Sara Naomi Lewkowicz

Hannah Wilke

Nancy Spero

Samella Lewis

Faith Ringgold

Adrian Piper

Grrl Fest List of Organizations to Get Involved in:

There are too many great books by women but here are some that we suggest.…….

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/nyc/

http://www.paradigmshiftnyc.com/

http://nownyc.org/

http://www.madre.org/

http://www.nywf.org/

http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/

http://www.msmagazine.com/

http://feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com/

http://bluestockings.com/

http://www.prochoiceny.org/

http://chipsonline.org/

http://tomtommag.com/

http://www.bust.com/

http://williemaerockcamp.org/

http://www.cae-nyc.org/

Hey Grrrl You Rocked It!!!!!!

Thank you everyone for your hard work and commitment to Grrrl!!! 

It is because of you that we had such a successful event!!! 

We are forever grateful to each and every one of you.

We will be posting pictures from the event on our blog and on Facebook.   Make sure you check in on the blog periodically to keep up to date on any upcoming shows, events, thoughts and interesting info relating to Grrrl Fest and our mission.

We will also be adding to our blog,  a "Post-Grrrl" suggested listening/reading list, along with a list of great female artists that we feel everyone should know about. 

We will be in touch soon about T-Shirt/Tote sales and about the future of Grrrl and how you can stay involved.

XXOO

The Grrrl Fest Group

Thanks again to the following people/organizations and other...... 

Grrrl would be nothing without you:)

The Silent Barn Crew-Nat, Andrew & Nina

Bluestockings-Corey, Daniel, Janelle, The Cute Rat and the RAT'S Lovely Owner + The Rest Of The  Gang

The Inflatable Dinosaur

Planned Parenthood Jessica & Amanda & Crew

JAIA Gena & Crew

CHiPS- Brigitte 

Resource Magazine

BUST-Maggie and the Gals

Tom Tom- Mindy & Gang

The Yummy PB & Banana Sandwiches

The good VIBES

Willie Mae-Karla, Emmet and Crew

The Center For Arts Education-Doug and Gang

Bennington-Libby Hux-Sarah Goldsmith-Ashley

Good Music, ART and WRITING

The Beacon School- Administration & Community 

Katie Fuller

Emma Orlow & Tyler

Good Art

Ebun

Chris 

Savannah 

Rob

Mia

Claire

Esme

Abbie

Darcey

Jenny

Lucy

Nya

Sabrina

Clare

Casey

Scott

Marie 

Keith 

Jayne 

Kate

Sarah

Kim

Ruth 

Kyra 

Melonie 

Alma

Emma

Skye

Anais

Sylvie

Brigid

Nadia

Francesca

Kylee

Sebastio

Gabbie

Clay

Philip

Paola 

Aminata 

Mika 

Micaela 

Beacon Freshmen Dance Ensemble

Beacon Dance Company

Anyone who DONATED

ANYONE who bought something

The Button Making machine at the BENNINGTON table

The Glitter Peeps

The bracelet PEEPS

The amazing weather

The Tarot Cards and the gals who read them

sunglasses

Sunscreen

COFFEE

weekends

LAUGHter

The FUN people who sat up in the Garden area....The Garden Area

The People that DANCED all day and all night

Everyone who came and got a Glitter Tattoo, Painted their NAILS or made a Bracelet.

The people THAT PICKED up garbage

The Zine Table....YOU ROCKED IT!!!

The girls with the BLUE hair

The girls with the PINK hair

Marina Zero and her Band

Lina 

Lindsay

Khaya Cohen and Band

Rachel Chevat

Bella and Rayssa

Webb Crawford

Potty Mouth

Fleabite

Shellshag

Bad Behavior

Petal War

Alex

Esme

Lena

Abbie

She Monster

Maya

Esme

Lena 

Elizer 

Steel Drum

Kasey 

Cachabacha

Andrea 

Natalia 

T-Rextasy

Lyris

Ebun 

Lena 

Annie 

Vera

Granted

Finn 

Noah 

Henry 

Theo 

Mud Bay

Charlie 

Chris 

Robby 

The Dirty Girlz:

Mila and Crew

The Easy Rollers:

Charlie 

Nicky 

Eli 

Sam 

Hannah 

Joe 

...and the many others who may not be on this list but are in our HEARTS...Thank YOU!!!!!!