As part of honoring Women's History Month, WPFW Radio (89.3 FM Pacifica Radio, Washington DC), held a special event entitled Yes We Do: The Many Faces of Women in Music, a series of programs, round-tables and discussions dealing with the numerous issues relating to women in the arts. This special event will be held on Saturday, March 28th from 11:00am to 4 PM, and will be hosted by members of Sophie’s Parlor, a women radio collective in Washington DC.
An important part of the day’s programs will be a special round table on folk arts hosted by Marietta Ulacia from the Latin American Folk Institute. This panel discussion will include topics such as the use of folk music as a form of coping and resistance, the communal aspects of folk art, the universal basis of women's arts, the role of international women's music in the U.S., the value of the oral tradition, among other issues. Panelists include Verona G. Iriarte, WPFW Producer and Historical researcher on Native America, Latin America and the African Diáspora, Lona Alias, producer/host of WPFW’s “Spirit of Jazz,” and Dr. Stephanie Smith, Smithsonian Archivist and Researcher of Scottish Folk Music and Dance.
WPFW is a member of the Pacifica Radio Network and can be heard on 89.3 FM, or streamed on the Internet at www.wpfw.org
