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Happy 10th Annual International SWAN day! What a feat! There are celebrations going on around the world, celebrating the great work of women artists everywhere. Moreover, I'm excited because it means that my website is also two years old. I launched it on SWAN day 2015. So holy cow!

I'll tell you how I'm celebrating SWAN day. This week, I've spent a lot of time working on my book. I'm reviewing transcripts and editing portions for the book itself. Very exciting. On Thursday, I went to see the amazing Misty Copeland with the Chicago Humanities Festival. Last night, we saw the incredible Regina Spektor at the Chicago Theater. Today, I finished Ann Petry's heartbreaking and beautifully written The Street.

And I'm just getting started.

What are you doing to celebrate and support women artists now? Today? Tomorrow?

I can't wait to hear all the amazing ways you all have been supporting women artists.

Just a quick note. I completed the 59th interview this past week with Dawn Xiana Moon, singer, songwriter, bellydancer, and more. You can check out her group Raks Geek here: http://raksgeek.com/ for amazing bellydancing with a geek culture theme!

This weekend, I also had the pleasure of seeing Honey Pot Performance's Ma(s)king Her at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. I've talked about this group and work previously; I interviewed Meida Teresa McNeal, Executive Director and Artistic Director, for the project and the Vocalo piece. The work was the result of several workshops held in the fall at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, other universities and colleges and more. The piece was inspired by Afro-Surrealism and Afro-feminist thought. It was a moving and powerful modern fairytale. I'm quite pleased that I had the chance to check it out. Below are some photos from the performance.

That's all for now!

10th Annual International SWAN Day

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