Performances by Alice Schoenberg, Michaela Bridgemohan, and Nicole Mary. Exhibition text by Toni Cormier. Performance Ephemera on display in main floor common area.

Her Story: An Alchemy of Cultural Re-Creation

The power of storytelling lies in its capacity to be a catalyst for transformation as much as in its ability to entertain. Through storytelling, one is given the potential to infect our society and the world with ideas that can inspire, connect and aid understanding while challenging problematic ideologies. The process of cultural re-creation as it relates to re-imagining gender and gender expression is gradually being undertaken by the rise of gender parity discourse. These initiatives are dedicated to addressing and resolving gender inequality in the film industry while re-defining depictions and stories of women in film.

In order to re-create and re-define gender and gender expression in our culture as it is reflected on screen, female and female-identified filmmakers are needed to tell stories that accurately represent diverse perspectives and voices in order to subvert the male gaze in visual storytelling and fill the void that currently exists in the male-dominated film industry worldwide. The importance of telling her story lies heavily on the concept and necessity of women’s agency and authorship in film and film production.

In our effort to champion stories from an alternative perspective, Femme Film is proud to present a film package written, directed and/or produced by local as well as national female talents armed with agency and the desire to carve a space in an industry that traditionally under- and misrepresents the bodies, identities, expressions and stories of women. These works use various methods and treatments illustrating how versatile and responsive the art of film can be in uplifting and empowering diverse perspectives. The filmmakers re-create and re-invent culture by producing films that imbed in our collective psyche an array of voices and representations of the intersectional life of women as it is experienced, filtered and expressed by each unique and individual lens.

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9:00 pm Emcee Deverybess

9:10 pm Adora Nwofor

9:20 pm Amy Edgar

9:35 pm Nancy Webb

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Natmi mixes urban jazz, R&B and hip hop elements, weaving personal, illustrative lyrics and soft melodies – resulting in a sound and flavour that resonates. An independent songwriter and co-producer based in Calgary, Natmi taps into every corner of her lived experience, translating it into an incredibly captivating performance – both on stage, and on record.

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Get your natal charts and synths ready, y’all. Polly Dactic answer the age-old question “what happens when you put an air sign and a water sign in a band together?” That’s an age-old question, right? Either way, the result is this electronic, improvisational project from Aquarius Nyssa Brown (Blue Shorts, Hagface) and Scorpio Mathieu Blanchard (Sunglaciers, Crystal Eyes). Together, their bass-heavy and engaging live show was met with positive feedback at this year’s Sled Island, and since Femme Wave is during Scorpio season, you’re in for a wild ride.

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Everybody’s fave Lethbdrige weirdos make their Femme Wave debut! Drawing from several eras of post-punk to create moody, angular and spacious sounds, Body Lens are chaotic and focused, dark and uplifting, and entirely groovy. They’ve been supes busy, only performing live for just over a year, but have already released a debut EP, made appearances on several compilation records (CJSW, Grey Records, Cups N Cakes) and have toured from Vancouver to Winnipeg. This is that band that shows up in your Instagram stories and you’re like, “goddammit why did I miss that show?” Don’t do that to yourself again!

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Femme Wave and the Calgary Queer Arts Society are proud to screen shorts about growing into self and community by youth filmmakers. The Youth Queer Media Program (YQMP) is an exciting opportunity for youth who have an exceptional story to tell. Participants work alongside industry professionals to create a short film that represents their unique perspective on queer identity for youth today.
The program is open to any youth between 16-24 years of age, and no previous film experience is required. Short films can be of any genre or type and final films can be up to 15 minutes long. The program runs each year from December – March and provides the time and tools to create a short film, including workshops with industry professionals in storyboarding, editing, filming, and production.
This is an encore presentation of these films, which initially premiered at Fairy Tales Calgary's Queer Film Festival in May.

Please note these films deal with complex issues, including intense emotional duress and trauma. This event is all ages, however the films deal with some mature themes. Please reach out to festival volunteers if you need help. We are a community and we exist to support each other.

1) Everyday Love 4:29
Directed by Hannah Hunter-Loubert
Everyday Love is a portrait of a queer couple and the way love can be very mundane.

2) Working to the Top 8:10
Directed by Sean Ruhland
A transition can't happen overnight, but one night can make you realize just how long the transition is taking. Working to the Top shows just some of the ways life is make harder for trans people when all they're doing is existing in the same space.

The Luminous Ones 14:11
Directed by Lee Doré
The Luminous Ones is a sonic journey of three innocent heroes guided to battle a dark machine entity trying to overtake the world.

4) Paint 14:12
Directed by Selina Martineau
How do Queer artists respond to society? This short documentary explores how local drag performers and queer visual artists are addressing identity in this political climate.

5) Becoming Carrie 14:54
Directed by Brian Ruhland
A first time queen prepares for the stage, emotionally and physically, with the help of community, mentors, and friends.

Total Run Time 56:54
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À La Mode is a dreampop duo from Winnipeg. Dominique and Ava pass the whimsical and vulnerable nature of their songs through electronic beats, electric guitar, synth, and a bit of sardonic humour. They sound like the knick knack collection you inherited from Grand-maman; like the worn out summer dress you wear to sigh in on rainy days; like the ending of an episode of Twin Peaks season 3.

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Making her way from the bush of Northern Alberta, Bebe Buckskin, a Nêhiyaw singer songwriter and matriarch, cultivates a delightful fusion of rhythm & blues, classic rock, and soulful roots that warm the hearts of all who blessed to hear her perform. She is the power through song we’ve all been waiting for.

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Mamarudegyal is a young mother, and KRUMP Dancer of Empirical Freedom Dance Crew, originally hailing from Calgary AB. She represents many demographics and strives to strengthen her community voice enough to make change in today’s world. She is motivated by injustice, and inspired by diversity. She’s an absolute badass, with whip-sharp rhymes. As she says, ‘SOFT (But I’m Mean Though).’

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Low was born in Calgary where she began performing as a dancer at the age of 5. Her loves for dance then grew into a passion for music and at the age of 8, she began writing her own songs. After meeting another writer who wrote poetry, Low would take her lyrics and sing or rap them over beats. From then there was no stopping her. From performing in local talent Showcases to opening up for Xzibit. Low decided it was time to move and in 2012 she left for Vancouver to further pursue her dreams.
She continued to perform around Vancouver any chance she got and along the way met DJ and Producer MrFloetic and in 2016 she released her first EP called RUDE.
Currently working on a new project set to release early next year she is ready to bring a different flavor with a mixture of Hip-Hop, Dancehall, and Latin Flavor.

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Emcee Nite Sun is traditionally known as Tipiskâw Pîsim; she’s a Cree-Queer-Métis culture carrier who embraces, teaches, and continues to learn about her cultural identity through her music. Her homeland is out on the East Prairie Métis Settlement, located in Northern Alberta on Treaty 8 Territory, and her Cree spirit name is reflected through the english translation of her stage name “Nite Sun”. She is a childcare worker, a Métis dancer, an entrepreneur, and is currently working on becoming an inspirational speaker.

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Cartel Madras is a radical hip-hop group made up of rappers Eboshi and Contra and DJEggLad. Fronted by female rappers hailing from South India, the Cartel is disrupting the hiphop landscape by taking familiar and comfortable narratives and destroying them. Their sound fuses the stylings of Dirty South rap, house and trap to bring a depth, lyricism, and an uncompromising turnt up energy to the party. But, I mean, you already probably knew that. Cartel Madras are blowin’ uuuuuup.

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The First Lady is a well-earned title for this Vancouver-based hip-hop and spoken word artist, activist, facilitator, teacher and mother. Coming up as the only female Indigenous beatboxer in Canada, JB has four albums under her belt, and an Indigenous Music Award win. Her music is political, but positive – music with purpose, music with a message. She’s been on our list since pretty much the get-go and we are so stoked to have her at Femme Wave.

The First Lady is a well-earned title for this Vancouver-based hip-hop and spoken word artist, activist, facilitator, teacher and mother. Coming up as the only female Indigenous beatboxer in Canada, JB has four albums under her belt, and an Indigenous Music Award win. Her music is political, but positive – music with purpose, music with a message. She’s been on our list since pretty much the get-go and we are so stoked to have her at Femme Wave.

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If ya don’t know, now ya know. Too Attached, the musical project of siblings Vivek Shraya and Shamik Bilgi, is blowing up. Since the release of their album Angry earlier this year, and Vivek’s triumphant return to Calgary as an assistant professor in the U of C’s English department, the duo is well and truly e-vry-where. And, we mean, duh. The album is a celebration of racialized anger that just happens to also be start to finish absolute bangers. Too Attached have landed on something that is timely yet long overdue, relatable and revolutionary, fun and frenzied. Above all else, Too Attached is entirely necessary. They’re taking artistic risks and making music so explicitly political and deeply passionate, it’s hard to think of another act doing the same, and going as far. It won’t be as hard a few years down the line, because Vivek and Shamik are paving a new path in our collective music history.

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Prairie Chola Ayatollah (PCA) is that brown clown with the big sound. Making her debut through the spoken word community, PCA has been laying down realness as a vocalist, DJ and producer in Calgary. Starting as a sound tech for Hard Knocks MMA fights, PCA has since secured a Friday night residency at Broken City with Girls on Decks.

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Using soul and R&B music, with both English and French languages, Karimah communicates stories of struggle and triumph. Her dynamic “stadium diva-meets-bedroom singer” vocal style will give you goosebumps, and her dramatic costumes and mood lighting will put you in a trance. “Reveal to heal” is her motto, so prepare to have your heart ripped wide open when you hear her vulnerable lyrics about love, loss, mental health struggles, dysfunction, and human rights.

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Madeleine Roger is a contemporary folksinger from Winnipeg, Canada. While accompanying herself on acoustic guitar in multiple tunings, it is her artistry as a songwriter that can silence a room, uniting her captivating voice with vivid lyricism and a maturity beyond her years. A former thespian and a lifelong traveler, she is prone to absorbing stories and questioning the way that things are, creating songs with imaginative melodies and honesty that bares truths about being alive.
Madeleine co-produced and co-engineered her debut album Cottonwood (out Oct. 26) with Lloyd Peterson (The Wailin’ Jenny’s, The Weakerthans) at Paintbox Recording in Winnipeg. The album was proudly made with gender parity – half of the producing, audio engineering, musicians, and other artists identify as female. Written from Madeleine’s home in Winnipeg MB, and in a woodstove-heated cabin that her great-grandparents built in the Manitoba backwoods, Cottonwood combines the elegant storytelling of folk traditions with the grounded vibe of roots music. The album portrays her intuitive creativity; reflections on femininity and equality, the majesty of the wilderness, and the beautiful awkwardness of trying to love another person.

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Habesha/Filipina-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Marisolle Negash is an independent R&B artist from Winnipeg, MB. With classical training in both voice and piano, she is equal parts powerful technique and fluid writer. Hooking her audience with dissonant harmony and poignant questions, she is a performer of vulnerability and abandonment. Debuting her work at the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival in 2017, Marisolle has also been a frequent curator of music and live performance events in Winnipeg’s historical exchange district. She continues add to her catalogue as she prepares to release her debut EP in late 2018.

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Ah, yes. One of Calgary’s finest, loveliest, most trustworthy young musicians. Samantha Savage Smith has been working in the ‘biz, as they say, for a number of years, and after the 2011 release of ‘Tough Cookie,’ just keeps getting better and better. Her music is raw and relatable, soft and pointed, tender and tough. Hey, wonder if that’s where she got that album title?? Anyway, she’s set to release some new music real soon, and will be performing with a full band – rumour has it there may even be some bongos involved!

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Saying whatever on whatever days about whatever with you. She watches while you stand in the back corner trying to sort the best time to buy them a drink or go for a cigarette or just go home and listen to whatever’s on your mind. Edmonton’s Sister Ray is as captivating a performer as they come, with a hauntingly beautiful voice and stage presence that cannot be ignored. Honestly, she’ll knock your socks clean off.

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In November 2017 Taylor Jade pulled her seven-song EP “Dreamy is the night” out of the cauldron and has recently opened for artists as diverse as Tanya Tagaq, Lindi Ortega, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Milky Chance. As a longstanding and well-respected pillar of the Saskatoon music community, Taylor’s musical swath cuts as wide as post-folk, grunge, metal, alternative, and bluegrass. Taylor’s solo material now reigns as the most fun you can have getting spilly sad in public.

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Hot Takes With Hot Dykes is a radio show, a podcast and and a performance duo about intersectionally reimagining the dyke diaspora left before us. Our mission statement with every episode is to hold space for art that is transparent, critical, and above all- really funny. Our diversity is in our unrelenting desire in being our whole-hearted queer selves. Our diversity is in speaking candidly about the trials that affect our kin, and not bending our morals to the brambles of the heteropatriarchy. To speak freely in diversity, to understand the power of representation, is to usher in the age of aquarius one episode at a time!

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Third Generation is a rock band made up of three family members, Hannah Owl Child, Lennon Owl Child and Erin Many Heads, who come from the Siksika Nation Reserve in Southern Alberta. Their sound is rock and roll based and they perform original songs as well as covers from CCR to the Ramones. Their biggest influence is their grandfather, who had a few of his own bands in the 70s, one of them being Sundog, and has inspired his grandchildren to carry on the musical gene with a band of their own. Awe!

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Riel is an old soul at heart, a singer with a keen ear that translates to full-bodied melodies and thoughtful rhythms that aim to evoke emotion in its purest form. Being compared to a variety of incredible vocalists ranging from Adele to Tracy Chapman, this kid has a powerful voice in their music both lyrically, and literally. They’ve drawn inspiration from a wide range of unexpected places; medieval poetry, modern soul, and old jazz to name a few; but somehow, Riel manages cohesion in a chaos of influence, making them an artist in every sense of the word.

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Upbeat, spunky, freaky, fun. This young singer-songwriter covers all the ground. Unable to put a true name to their genre, Emily Ripley strives to create truthful acoustic music that speaks to their life experiences and feelings using their guitar, ukulele, and voice. Emily doesn’t want to be confined to any sort of genre label any time soon. Getting the nickname “The Blue Fairy” last year in an interview, Emily is ready to release music into the world and wants to focus on recording their originals.

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It’s called housepanther by Odeon. It’s illegal in nine countries. It’s made with real bits of panther. 60% of the time it works every time. Are we still doing Anchorman jokes? No? Okay well in that case, Winnipeg’s housepanther is power pop/slacker rock for the anxious peeps of the world. That’s all they say, and that’s good enough for us!

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Adrienne Crossman and Jane Trash
Exhibition Text by Dana Buzzee
Opening Reception 3:30 -5:00 pm

This new duo of Lethbridge babes have only been on stage together for a short time, but have both been active in the province’s music scene long before then. Their members are organizers of FLIP Fest, our Southern sister fest, and have worked for BeatRoute Magazine, covering the always bustling and burgeoning Lethbridge scene. Now, in Marigold, they’re packing all the punch and mincing no words. Full of feelings, ready for friendship, and picking flowers – Marigold are set to be your new faves.

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Formed during a moment of drunken clarity, Sweater Kittens started as an aesthetic that mirrored its birthplace: a New Year’s Eve house party, littered with empty whiskey bottles, glitter confetti, and bowls of half-eaten guacamole.
After a rousing group rendition of “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” (yes, from Disney’s, The Lion King), Ashley (guitar) and Mallory (bass) dove deep into a conversation about starting a femme rock band. They left the party with a band name, a million-and-a-half merch ideas, and a commitment to starting on a musical journey together.
Today, Sweater Kittens is prolifically creating fuzzy, bass-laden, grunge rock, inspired by their riot grrrl predecessors and all the artists that helped them through their teenage years.

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This YEG favourite has come a long way since getting their start at Not Enough Fest 3 years ago. Their anguish soaked brand of trashy, queer pop-punk continues to evolve, with their new release “bless this mess’ showcasing the heartbreaking range of the Burnett twins buried within catchy but complex melodies and intricate, keep ya guessing leads.
Dealing with themes of violence, trauma and power, this album is a rager that invites listeners to dance, cry, scream, and raucously move through the heartbreak of living in such a messed up world.

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This dynamic duo is ready to make all your dancing dreams come true. Partnering up to kick off our ‘Dance This Mess Around’ event on Saturday evening, you’ll want to be sure you show up early so you don’t miss one minute of of the mayhem. Stretch, hydrate, let loose, repeat.
Montreal born and raised and fresh to the Calgary music scene, Anput found a second home on the dance floor and has made a name for herself via her notoriously effervescent home-brewed selections, elusive livestreams and ephemeral theme parties. Invoking the neon ambiance of by-gone discothèques, she’s here to help you lose yourself to sonic intercessions and forget anyone’s watching…but they should be.
Hailing from Santa Fe and based in Calgary and Vancouver, Ra/Sol began exploring the landscapes of dance music at an early age through years growing up as a classically trained dancer, choreographer and rhythmic gymnast. With a penchant for several genres, Ra has become notorious for their archetypal ability to read a crowd with eclectic DJ sets that can span decades, as well as their forward-thinking dance parties that have a focus on inclusivity, harm reduction, and transcendental experience. Inspired by the sun, Ra/Sol is here to remind you that you were born to move.

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No stranger to the world of electronic music, Duchess of Dub has been deeply rooted in the Canadian electronic music scene since the early days when it was still very much underground.
Originating from the prairies of Saskatchewan, Her Grace was first inspired by the electronic music culture in the early 1990’s. After a personal hiatus the Duchess has returned to her love of Dub, Tech, House and Techno music and has discovered her passion for mixing the sounds she feels eternally connected to.

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Kellarissa is Larissa Loyva, a classically-trained Vancouver singer and synthesizer experimentalist who uses a loop pedal to expound on simple chord structures to create intricate pop songs. Kellarissa is a fever-dream of reverberating, disembodied voices and soothing waves of warm synths. Their subject matter includes the vastness of the Universe, the mysteries of Nature and the compelling beckoning of the sea.

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Mother Mary is Alex Naylor, an organizing and creative force in Calgary’s electronic music scene, and far beyond. Mother Mary, chosen as a queer reinterpretation of their family’s Catholic background, sees Naylor translate their passionate community activism, social work, and grassroots mindset into a captivating onstage performance. Dynamic, sparse, aggressive, downtempo – Mother Mary hits every possible note.

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Hailing from Calgary, this techno powerhouse has an insatiable work ethic and thirst for Ableton production knowledge, which is showing no signs of slowing down. In 2017, Kloves was selected to be one of 10 artists given the opportunity to attend Richie Hawtin’s Master class, later performing direct open duties for Hawtin himself at the HiFi Club. When they are not teaching music production, producing their own tracks and touring, they take the time to give back to their community by specifically scouting out Woman Identifying/Queer talent to join the roster on their record label OBSKUR MUSIC, co-founded with Nomad Black.

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Zine Fair run by Blake MacLeod Featured artists : Stacey Bru, Chelsea Allard, Alexis Kondra, Olivia Forsyth, Madison Hope, Krow Potter, Mary GN

Patrons can drop by - type or handwrite a letter describing a personal situation that describes overcoming social/cultural challenges and how to overcome them. Be as raw and personal as you can be, it’s for yourself. It’s a way to expose oneself and to not ‘sweep under the rug’

Facilitated by: Leila Sidi from Tuna Tone + Kendra from Not Enough Fest, Edmonton

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"Do you create things?! Do you care about justice?! We do! Design justice asks that we interrogate our creative processes and center community, care, and accessibility in our work. As creators and collaborators, we are encouraged by the Design Justice Network and its design principles to disrupt narratives of power and privilege that determine who gets prioritized in design practices and who gets left behind. Join us in imagining what a liberatory design justice practice might look like. We will ask questions such as: how can we dismantle systems of oppression through code? Or heal through woodwork? How can the designer become facilitator instead of expert? Leila is a tenderhearted community handyboy. She is a woodworker and designs and builds electric guitars under the name TunaTone Instruments. She organized the Brown, Black & Fierce festival in Edmonton. Kendra is forever a schemer, faithful collaborator, and self-deprecating artist. She is a grad student in digital humanities and library and information studies and she works at the EPL Makerspace. She organized Not Enough Fest Edmonton for the 2 years of its existence. Leila and Kendra love deep and meaningful friendship and each other." Leila Sidi | Tuna Tone : tunatoneinstruments.com

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Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, and film. Vivek is headlining the Femme Wave Fun House on Friday night as one half of Too Attached, and we are thrilled to have her speak at our workshop event. This Q&A session will be hosted by local hip-hop favourites Cartel Madras.

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What the heck is a zine? The world wide web defines a zine as a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter. Come one, come all! Let’s turn a simple 8.5x11 sheet of paper into a vehicle for your doodles, poetry, maybe even your grocery lists - a zine knows no bounds! Bio: Blake McLeod is a mixed media artist originally from Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada whom is currently living and working in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She moved to Calgary to finish her Bachelor of Fine Art at the Alberta College of Art + Design which she completed in May 2016. She has been writing songs and slinging coffee ever since.

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Join us for playful creative exploration and conversation through art and writing. There will be individual and group exercises. No art or creative writing experience necessary. Supplies will be provided.

Stephanie and Maraya are the Book Babas
Maraya Loza Koxahn is a published author, visual artist, teacher, editor, and book coach with over years in the health and wellness industry.
Stephanie Hrehirchuk is a published author with diverse training in complementary alternative modalities. She has been coaching women for nearly 20 years and facilitating women’s circles for over five years.

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The lunar nodes are not planets but points in the heavens where the Sun, Moon and Earth’s orbit meet. The North Node symbolizes our karmic path forward, our growth edge for this lifetime. The South Node represents both the reservoir of gifts we have brought with us AND our unfinished business from previous lives (or previous 'this life'). Knowing the meaning behind their placement in our chart can give us insight into the place we stumble and struggle and help us to activate our innate gifts and greatest growth potential for our time on the planet. Workshop time 1.5 hours

Instructor, Ariel Learoyd, is a wholistic counsellor, energy healer and certified counselling astrologer. She has been studying and using symbolic systems for personal guidance and in her work for over 25 years.