Femme Fest is an annual conference for self-identified queer femmes of all genders, sexualities, and presentations in Seattle WA. It is a welcoming space for everyone living or exploring femme identity.

FemmeFest exists to create space and community for systematically oppressed feminine of center queers. We place special emphasis on the voices and experiences of trans femmes, femmes of color, disabled femmes, and other femmes whose identities are are similarly undervalued and unseen.

Schedule:

Saturday, November 7th:

12-1: FemmeFest Reception – get a name tag, drink some coffee, meet up with friends, and mingle before the event begins. **Open to allies**

1-1:30: FemmeFest 2015 Convocation and Opening Ritual

1:30-3: What is Femme? Reflections on Identity

3-3:15: Break

3:15-3:45: Femme Secret Handshake, a movement piece

3:45-4: Break

4-5:30: Femme in Relationship – dating advice, stories, and a chance to role play new strategies

5:30-6: Closing

6-7:30: Break

7:30-8: Salon Reception – mingle and sip some delicious beverages **Open to allies**

8-9:30: Femme Salon – femme performers welcome to the stage! **Open to allies**

Later: group field trip to Nightcrush!

Sunday, November 8th:

12-1:30: This Femme Thing I’m Good At
and
Femme Identity Vines

1:30-2: Break

2-3: For Queers by Others: On Representation of the Queer Community in Media and Society

3-3:15: Break

3:15-3:45: FemmeFest 2015 Debrief, looking forward

3:45-4: FemmeFest 2015 Closing Ritual

Other highlights:
-Alter to Femmeness – bring an object that honors a femme, a moment in femme time, a representation of what it means to you to be femme, yourself
-Femme Give/Ask Board – give freely, share creatively; a femme buy nothing board

Buy tickets for FemmeFest in advance using Brown Paper Tickets (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2412757 ), or at the door. FemmeFest is $10, with no femme turned away for lack of funds. Use the Concession tickets to reserve your space for free. All funds raised in excess of paying for space and snacks will go to Gender Justice League to support queer femmes of color and the broader queer community. http://www.genderjusticeleague.org/

**Accessibility** FemmeFest 2015 will take place at the Gay City auditorium November 7th and 8th. Gay city is ADA accessible, has two single-stall all-gender restrooms, and is minimally scented. There will be scent free baby wipes and scent free soap provided in the venue throughout FemmeFest.

Fragrance free request: Please join us in ensuring accessibility for beloved community members with chemical sensitivity and chronic illness by not bringing fragrances or scents on your clothes, hair, or skin from colognes and perfumes, scented laundry detergent, hair and body products, natural products, and essential oils. You can prepare in advance by not using products with fragrance, or by using fragrance free, non-toxic products. For more information on why scent free space is so important and what you can do to arrive scent free, start with this article:
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/being-scent-free/

Information for scent sensitive people: Gay City is not a scent free space. Scented cleaning products are used in all areas, including hand soap in the bathroom. Additionally, cigarette smoke from the front entrance can drift into the space, there are often strong scents of coffee and baking from Kaladi Brothers Coffee, and many patrons are not scent free. Please protect yourself accordingly.