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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 12 – SWAN Day Miami 3/23/19

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 12 – SWAN Day Miami
Saturday, 03/23/2019 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Blvd.,
MIAMI, Florida 33138
Website
Cost: Free

Spoken Soul Festival 2019 main event SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol 12 Celebrates Women Artists in Honor of SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now)
Spoken Soul Festival is celebrating an equally simple and complicated concept: the word. SSF 12’s theme, #WordIsBond, explores how in the digital age words have no boundaries and comments on how because of this, words are more powerful than ever before in our history. The open admission showcase will experience the rich cultural diaspora that they have come to expect from the SSF’s signature event: women dancers, poets, visual artists, vocalists, and a female DJ, all representing different cultures and unique voices. This year’s theme, #WordIsBond, will take center stage, weaving in, out and in between dancers’ limbs, peeking out from visual works, and swirling through the air in sync with live musical notes.

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 11 – SWAN Day Miami 4/7/18

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 11 – SWAN Day Miami
Sunday, 04/07/2018 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33137
Website
Cost: Free

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 11 – SWAN Day Miami Highly-Anticipated Miami-Based Women’s Arts Event, To Take Place At The Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami-Dade County
SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 11 – SWAN Day Miami is the flagship event of the Spoken Soul Festival. The popular one-day event features the work of local women artists, including photographers, spoken word artists, DJs, visual artists, designers, MCs, performance artists, vocalists, and admission is free. This year’s event will showcase the work of ten women. Experience the work of local artists and meet them in person at the event the Miami New Times called the “Best Place to Meet Intelligent Women” and the WomenArts foundation named one of the “Top 5 SWAN Events in the World.”

Photo – SSF Artist 2011 and 2017 Crys Alexandra, pic by Ezequiel Williams

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 10 – SWAN day Miami 3/25/17

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 10 – SWAN day Miami
Saturday, 03/25/2017 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Website
Cost: FREE

As the Festival’s signature event, the Showcase provides a evening of live musical and poetry performances, art and photography exhibits, and the chance to meet and mingle with the artists and other art aficionados. Take in performances by vocalists and spoken word artists, and explore the work of photographers and visual artists—15 featured women artists in total. Featured artists this year are all SSF alumni, such as filmmaker Omilani, who will be screening her short documentary, “Latinegra,” about the black Latina experience; and vocalist and radio personality Lyrists Stichiz, from iHeartradio’s 103 The Beat, who will put on a performance the likes of which you’ve never seen. This free and open to the public annual event progressively pushes women featured artists to BRING IT, resulting in a truly unique event.

Vanessa Baez Memorail Women’s Brunch 3/24/19

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Vanessa Baez Memorail Women’s Brunch
Sunday, 03/24/2019 – 11:00 am – 02:30 pm
Brava by Brad Kilgore at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami Dade County
1300 Biscayne Blvd.,
MIAMI, Florida 33138
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Cost: $70 – $700

This year marks the 15th year of the Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch, an event created to remember the short life of Vanessa Baez, a mother, daughter, and sister who demonstrated extraordinary courage while battling sarcoidosis.

Each year this brunch fosters a growing sisterhood of creative and inspiring women in Miami joined together while “Celebrating Everyday Women With Extraordinary Courage.” The brunch includes a delicious buffet and cocktails, amazing raffle prizes, and an exciting and entertaining live auction. This year’s brunch will be returning to the elegant BRAVA by Brad Kilgore and will feature award-winning chef, author and TV Host Michelle Bernstein as the Guest Speaker.

The Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch is the closing event of the Spoken Soul Festival, a volunteer-run 3-day event supporting local women artists in support of international SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now). Proceeds of this fundraiser support the Spoken Soul Festival. Details on this year’s added beneficiary will be announced in 2019.

Special thanks to this year’s Host Committee Members include: Ana Corrales, Betty Llorente, Carla Hill, Loni Johnson, Marie Vickles, Rebekah Lengel & Terri Johnson.
Photo by Moment77

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 9 4/2/16

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 9
Saturday, 04/02/2016 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SWAN-Flyer-NoTextLittle Haiti Cultural Complex
260 NE 59 Terrace,
Miami, Florida 33137
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Cost: FREE

In its ninth installation, SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase continues to celebrate the international holiday, SWAN Day (Support Women Artists NOW). Part of the Spoken Soul Festival, SWAN Day – Miami has won the “Top 5 Cities” in the world to celebrate SWAN Day and has done so for the past seven consecutive years. This year’s women artists range from culturally rich designers, powerful FEMcees, singers and poets, sensually controversial photographers, and vibrant visual artists. Sponsored by Santos Sangria and WomenArts. Hosted by Chanel
2016 Goddess by Alfrena Moosa

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase – 2015 SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase on 3/28/15

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of the SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 8 – SWAN Day Miami 2015″ SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 8 – SWAN Day Miami 2015 at Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Saturday, March, 28, 2015.

To see more of  Anthony Jordon‘s  work go to his Instagram page or his facebook page.

 

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 8 – SWAN Day Miami 3/28/15

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 8 – SWAN Day Miami
Saturday, 03/28/2015 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SpokenSoulFestival_xxxLittle Haiti Cultural Complex
212-260 NE 59th Terrace,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

The Spoken Soul Festival, named the “Best Place To Meet Intelligent Women” by the Miami New Times, is back and better than ever. The three-day festival, inspired by SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day, explodes with performances and art exhibits during the SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 8 on Saturday, March 28.
Art aficionados kick back as vocalists and poets tear up the stage, walk around soaking in the paintings and photography on display, and sip on complimentary Prime Wines, all while being able to mingle with the artists themselves.
Hosted By Chanel from MEGA 949 The Joe Ferrero Show

Call For Women Artist – Spoken Soul Festival 2016 1/8/16

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Call For Women Artist – Spoken Soul Festival 2016
Friday, 04/01/2016 – 04/03/2016 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm
SSF_Color_TextLittle Haiti Cultural Complex
260 NE 59th Terrace,
Miami, Florida 33137
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Cost: Free

Call For Women’s Artists! The 9th Annual Spoken Soul Festival 2016 – SWAN Day Miami
Be a part of this 3 day HER-storic event that supports women artists transition from novice to professional artists.
Spoken Soul Festival prides themselves in working very hard in support of women artists. Therefore those selected featured artist are asked and required to do the same for themselves and the mission of the festival.
All performing and visual artists welcome to apply!

Highly-Anticipated Spoken Soul Festival Goes Global With A New Website Launch 3/29/14

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Highly-Anticipated Spoken Soul Festival Goes Global With A New Website Launch
Saturday, 03/29/2014 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Poster_SSF2014Spoken Soul Festival Website
Spokensoulfestival.com,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Highly-Anticipated Spoken Soul Festival Goes Global, Popular Miami-Based Women’s Arts Event Premieres Worldwide Via Web This Year
In 2014 the SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase will be held at a unique location – cyberspace. To celebrate its seventh year and immense growth, SSF has prepared a full-on global assault and is taking the Showcase worldwide for the very first time. With the launch of Spoken Soul TV on the Festival’s website, the performances of this year’s SSF featured artists, including two DJs, an MC, three poets, a harp player, and three vocalists, as well as the works of the featured photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists, will be broadcasted to a bigger audience than ever before through a live, online broadcast. And Spoken Soul TV won’t stop there – you can continue to watch other SSF alumni events all year round, including interviews and panel discussions on marketing and other topics helpful to women artists around the world. The enhanced website will also offer several new features, including SSF Featured Artists, an archive of all the female artists who have participated in years past; the SWAN Sister Series, where SSF alumni can post about upcoming exhibits and events; the Spoken Soul Blog, an interactive space where artists, alumni, partners, and sponsors will be able to share exciting news; and Spoken Soul Radio, playing featured SSF singers and DJs. The SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 7: SWAN Day Miami, will be an unparalleled and truly HER-storic event – a live arts festival that the entire world can attend.

SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 6 – SWAN Day Miami 3/23/13

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SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 6 – SWAN Day Miami
Saturday, 03/23/2013, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SPOKENSOULFESTIVALPOSTER_Nadyia_DuffREDUXsmall2Gibson Miami Showroom
The Dorissa Bldg, 2751 North Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link

The Award-Winning Spoken Soul Festival Celebrates SWAN Day Miami on Saturday, March 23, 2013.

Showcasing and uniting female warriors armed with paint brushes, microphones, and camera lenses through advocacy and creativity.

Miami, FL (March 7, 2013) – Winner of Miami New Times’ “Best of Miami 2012” Best Place To Meet Intelligent Women, Spoken Soul Festival celebrates its 6th year by continuing to make a HER-storic impact on the arts community in South Florida.

Spoken Soul Festival is a three-day celebration of philanthropy, community, and women artists. For the 3rd year in a row and out of approximately 1000 SWAN Day events, Spoken Soul Festival’s SWAN Day Miami has been named by WomenArts one of the Top 5 Cities in the world that celebrates the international holiday SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now!). In addition, this not-for-profit festival has been awarded a total of $3000 in grant monies over the past 3 years by WomenArts.

“Each year we grow and many more women artists’ careers are launched. This can only mean we are doing something right, and our community wants it and needs it,” Deborah Magdalena, Founder and Director of SSF.

This year’s SWAN Day Miami festivities are on Saturday March 23, 2013 from 6pm – 10pm during SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 6. This FREE event will showcase twelve women artists inside the new buzz-worthy Gibson Miami Showroom at The Dorissa Bldg, 2751 North Miami Avenue. Gibson will graciously lend a one-of-a-kind Gibson guitar to the musicians and their very cool Stanton DJ line for the featured DJ. In addition, our presenting sponsor, DUCK Tape Wine, will award $100 dollars and a case of wine to one featured artist who best incorporates actual DUCK Tape in one of their showcased originals.

On-air radio personality, Chanel from 939 MIA and MEGA 949, will host the SWAN extravaganza. Between DUCK Tape Wine, Santos Sangria, smooth music by the featured DJ, outstanding visual and performance art by some of South Florida’s up and coming super star women artists, SWAN Day 2013 Miami will surely be another award-winning event.

SWAN Goddess 2013 by Nadyia Duff

ABOUT

Featured Artists & Production Team pictures and biographies available on www.spokensoulfestival.com

WomenArts a non-profit arts service organization dedicated to helping women artists all over the world www.womenarts.org

Fractured Atlas is a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists and arts organizations. www.fracturedatlas.org

DUCK Tape Wine: For when you need something to hold you together. www.premiumblend.com

Gibson www.gibson.com

Photographs of Spoken Soul Festival & Brunch

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Spoken Soul Festival is three days of philanthropy, showcase, and support. The main SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 6 celebrates SWAN DAY 2013.

Support Women Arts NOW! Winner of Miami New Time’s “Best of Miami” Best Event to Meet Intelligent Women, is featured some of the most talented women artists of South Florida. This free event showcased twelve women artists inside the historic Gibson Miami Showroom. For more information, check out: www.spokensoulfestival.com


Spoken Soul Festival
Gibson Miami Showroom
2751 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
www.spokensoulfestival.com

 

Spoken Soul Festival 3/23/13

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Spoken Soul Festival
Saturday, 03/23/2013, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SWAN_FLYER_FRONT_FINALGibson Miami Showroom
2751 North Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link

Spoken Soul Festival is a three-day celebration of philanthropy, community, and women artists.

The SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 6 celebrates SWAN DAY 2013 – Support Women Arts NOW! As the winner of Miami New Times’ “Best of Miami” Best Event to Meet Intelligent Women, it’s expected to feature the most talented women artists of South Florida.

This FREE event will showcase 12 women artists inside one HER-storic Gibson Miami Showroom.

Girls Who Score: Hot Lesbian Erotica Book Release Party at Eleazar Delgado Studio 8/30/12

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Girls Who Score Book Release Party with DJ Maximus 3000, Live Reading by Deborah Magdalena and Book Signing
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Eleazar Delgado Studio
2703 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL.
Wynwood Art District

To RSVP for the event, contact Ily Goyanes at ily.goyanes@ampersandeditions.com

Girls Who Score release party is free and open to the public. Free libations provided by Premium Blend are sure to get everyone in the mood for the up-tempo beats of DJ Maximus 3000 (Twist, Revolution, Miami Beach Pride) and a special performance by writer, activist, actress, and organizer of the SWAN Spoken Soul Festival, Deborah Magdalena, who will be reading from GWS.

Celebrate the Sex Appeal of the Summer Olympics with the Release of Girls Who Score: Hot Lesbian Erotica

Miami-based Ily Goyanes, writer, editor, publisher, and filmmaker, has done it again. With the release of her latest anthology, Girls Who Score: Hot Lesbian Erotica, she not only pushes the envelope — she tears it open! Available now at top booksellers such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon, Ily Goyanes is set to celebrate the release of Girls Who Score on Thursday, August 30, 2012.

Published by Cleis Press, a leading publisher of BDSM and romance erotica, Girls Who Score features stories written by some of the most popular erotica writers around, including award-wining authors Delilah Devlin and Sacchi Green. Girls Who Score satisfies with story after story of lesbian athletes getting hot and sweaty on and off the field.

“Each of the sixteen stories in GWS plays up the sexuality of female athletes. Women who play sports have an easy confidence about them, a natural nonchalance, and usually a killer bod, that draws all kinds of women to them — straight, bisexual, lesbian, curious, questioning — you name it,” Goyanes says about her latest publication.

Spoken Soul Festival / Celebrate Women Artists 3/30/12 – 4/1/12

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Spoken Soul Festival / Celebrate Women Artists!
March 30 – April 1, 2012
spokensoulfestival.com

Friday, March 30, 2012
SWAN Community Program Benefiting The Safespace Foundation
SWAN Community Program is a special invitation only, community service event that empowers young girls and women through the arts. The SWAN Community Program 2012 beneficiary is The Safespace Foundation, a non -profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to the advocacy of domestic violence victims and survivors.
All teaching artist interested in volunteering please email dm_spokensoul@yahoo.com.

Saturday March 31, 2012 6pm – 10pm
SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 5 | SWAN Day
The Moore Space | Miami Design District
4040 NE 2nd Avenue – 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33137
15 South Florida women artists will be showcased, celebrating women artists on SWAN Day, an annual event that take place on the last Saturday of Women’s History Month (March).

Sunday April 1, 2012 11:30am – 2:30pm
Spoken Soul Festival’s Closing Special Event
Mister Collins | One Bal Harbour Resort
10295 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
Price: $40 per person. Includes brunch.
8th Annual Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch
“Celebrating Everyday Women with Extraordinary Courage”
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence at The Safespace Foundation
Must pre-pay to reserve seating via email: dm_spokensoul@yahoo.com
Valet Parking: $5 with Restaurant Validation
Guest Speaker: Elena Linares of RazzleDazzle Barbershops

The Fifth Annual Spoken Soul Festival sets to celebrate female artists during National Women’s History Month and International Support Women Arts Now Day (SWAN Day) from March 30 through April 1, 2012. The event is one of 55 international events that celebrates women artists on the last Saturday of Women’s History Month and is organized by WomenArts, a worldwide community of artists and produced locally by South Florida art advocates.

Spoken Soul Festival’s mission is to produce an annual festival that will help advance the careers of a variety of women artists including poets, fine artists, photographers, filmmakers, and designers. Spoken Soul Festival features three events: SWAN Community Program, SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 5 on SWAN Day, and the Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch.

On Saturday, March 31, Miami’s art community will embrace the female creative spirit showcasing over 15 artists including music, poetry, art and design at the beautiful Moore Space in the Design District.

“The Historic Moore Building in the Miami Design District is the perfect venue for this year’s Spoken Soul Festival. Now in it’s fifth year, the Festival has grown exponentially, expanding its reach and supporting some of the best women artists in Miami. We are pleased to provide such a venue in support of Spoken Soul Festival this year as in years past so that the Festival can continue to grow and have a positive impact on Miami and beyond,” said Tiffany Chestler, Curator and Manager of The Craig Robins Collection.

Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 5 will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Moore Space located at 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 200 in Miami ‘s Design District. The event is free for both participating artists and the public and will be hosted by Chanel, Clear Channel radio personality for 9.39 MIA and MEGA 94.9.

“This is my favorite event of the year! It’s such an honor to be a part of Spoken Soul Festival and SWAN Day. Every year there’s a new group of talented women that leave me in awe,” said Chanel.
Singers such as local favorite Antonia Jenaé, top selling poet, Haiku Death Match Miami Champ 2011 and featured author of Hialeah Haiku, Elena Santayana, NFAA’s YoungArts star visual arts discipline coordinator lonijae (Loni Johnson) along with emerging DJ, photographers, and designers are set to blaze The Moore Space with talent, grace, color, and living art.

Spoken Soul Showcase Support Women Artists 3/25-27/11

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South Florida’s Spoken Soul Festival Is Selected As One Of The Top Five Swan Day Celebrations In The World

Spoken Soul Festival 2011 Event Schedule
Spoken Soul Festival & Wemerge Magazine Press Party
Saturday March 12, 2011 6pm
THE STAGE 170 NE 38th Street Miami FL 33137
FREE and open to the public. Press must RSVP at info@spokensoulfestival.com

Swan Community Program
Volunteer Appreciation & Youth Art Activity Day,
Artocconecto in participation with Arts Studio Miami
Friday March 25, 2011 12pm – 5pm
Arts Studio Miami 7230 NW Miami Ct, Studio #5 Purple Door, Miami, 33150
NOTES This FREE event requires RSVP at info@spokensoulfestival.com.
Limited Seating

Swan Spoken Soul Showcase Vol. 4
Saturday March 26, 2011 6pm – 10pm
THE STAGE 170 NE 38th Street Miami FL 33137
FREE to the public; Hosted by 939MIA on-air personality Chanel

Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch
Sunday March 27, 2011 11:30am – 2:30pm
UVAS Restaurant – 6900 Biscayne Blvd # 3 Miami, FL 33138
Women only event; $40 per person to be pre-paid at www.spokensoulfestival.com
Requires RSVP: info@spokensoulfestival.com. Limited seating.

Spoken Soul Festival’s Three Day Event Honors and Promotes South Florida Female Artists During International Women’s History Month

Three days of community service, sexy designs, hypnotizing hips, powerful poetry, and delicious mimosas is just a glimpse for what is to be expected at the 4th Annual Spoken Soul Festival – SWAN Day 2011. “I am so impressed with the women organizers of SWAN Day Miami. Their Spoken Soul Festival is one of the top five SWAN Day celebrations in the world, and it gets better every year,” states founder of the international holiday celebrating women artists, SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now), Martha Richards.

The mission of this three-day event is to produce an annual festival that will help advance the careers of a variety of women artists. Spoken Soul Festival’s three feature events are: SWAN Community Program, SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase – SWAN DAY, and the Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch.

Since its launch in March 2008, the festival has been awarded proclamations from the City of Miami Beach, Miami Dade County and the City of Miami. Featured artists have been commissioned or featured at Art Basel Miami, Gibson Guitar Showroom, New York Fashion Week, and Gen Art’s Fresh Faces Miami.

To kick off the 4th year in style, festival sponsor Dacra Development will host SSF’s press party on Saturday March 12, 2011 during their 2nd Saturday Gallery Walk at The Stage.“Spoken Soul Festival’s focus on women artists and community outreach is a natural fit to take place in the Miami Design District,” states Tiffany Chestler, manager and curator for The Craig Robins Collection.

Featured artists from past years and this year will participate in SWAN Community Program on Friday March 25, 2011 at 12pm. The program benefits Artoconecto’s KIDSART program, in partnership with Art Studio. Artists will be mentoring at-risk youth by discussing positive image, role models, and women of the future by using drawing, painting and poetry.

For the 3rd year in a row radio personality Chanel from 93.9 MIA FM will host the 4th annual SWAN Day – SWAN Spoken Soul Showcase Vol 4. Chanel shares, “I had the honor of meeting some amazingly talented women and can’t wait to see who will be a part of this year’s show.” This FREE event will be held in the heart of the Miami Design District at The Stage located at 170 NE 39th Street on Saturday March 26, 2011 at 6pm. The venue will be buzzing with women DJs, belly dancing, poets, fine artists, designers and much more. The event will be an opportunity for powerful, inspiring women to network and show support for each other’s work.

The 7th Annual Vanessa Baez Memorial Women’s Brunch is the closing event of the annual Spoken Soul Festival on Sunday March 27, 2011 at 11:30am. The founder of ArtSpring, the inspiring Leslie Neal will be the guest speaker. Seating is limited and for women only. The all-inclusive delicious brunch costs $40 per person hosted at UVAS Restaurant 6900 Biscayne Blvd. Visit www.spokensoulfestival.com to buy your ticket now. Guests will receive a complimentary gift bag full of surprises from the brunch sponsors. “It is obvious that our community wants an event like this, where indeed women artists are appreciated. I intend to produce this festival for the rest of my life,” says Deborah Magdalena, founder of Spoken Soul Festival and sister of Latin Grammy Winner Nestor Torres.