FemFest raises cash for home abuse survivors

THE FORECAST, COMING UP. AUDR:EY THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN. FEMFEST IS AN EVENT THAT RAISES MONEY FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORINS WINSTON-SALEM, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ARTISTS ARE STILL COMING TOGEERTH TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE. TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT, I WOULD LIKEO T WELCOME ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF FEMFEST. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. AUDREY: WHAT’S IN STORE FOR FEMFEST THIS YEAR? >> IT’S A YEARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL BRINGING TOGETHER FEMALE LEAD OR FAN LED BANDS- – FEMME LED BANDS, AND ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO A WINSTON-SALEM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. IT’S REALLY EXCITING. A LOT OF THE BDSAN HAVE DONATED THEIR TIME AND ENERGIES AND ARE NOT TAKING ANY MONEY FOR THEIR VIDEOS AND VIDEOTAPING. IT’S YEAH. IT’S ONE BIG COMGIN TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEEN AWESOME. AUDREY: HOW DID YOU AND SEVERAL ORGANIZERS COME UP WITH THIS IDEA, AND WHEN DID IT BEGIN? >> WE ARE IN THE EIGHTH YEAR OF FEMFEST. ITAS W THE BRAINCHILD OF BRYNN, WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR, WHICH IS WHY SARAH AND I ARE SPEARHEADING IT. BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS SUCH A BIG SUPPORTER OF T DHEOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, AND THIS WAS A WONDERFUL CAUSE NEAR END YOUR TO HER HEART. IT STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO AT THE GARAGE IN WINSTON-SALEM AND SHIFTED VENUES BWEETEN THEN, TBU THIS IS A BIG HOMECOMING, BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO RECORD AT –, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE GARAGE. WE ALSO HAVE A RAFFLE AND A LOT OF ONLINE STUFF THAT IS HAPPENING. ALONG WITH THE MUSIC FESTIVAL ITSELF, WE ALSO HAVE A RAFFLE AND AUCTION FEATURING LOCAL ARTISTS AND BINUSESSES THAT HAVE DONATED ITEMS. AUDREY: THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. WHAT BUSINESSES ARE PARTICIPATING IN WHAT ARE SOME THINGS PEOPLE CAN BID ON AND WIN THIS YEAR? >> EMBER AUDIO AND VIDEO HAS DONATED AN AMAZING TURNTABLE, WHICH IS ALSO ON THERE. WE ALSO HAVE A MASSIVE LIST OF LOCAL ARTISTS, FEATUNGRI LAURA LASHLEY AND AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER DTOONATE PIECES THEY FEEL REFLECTEM FFEST OR SHOWCASE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. AUDR:EY AND THIS IS A MUSIC FESTIVAL, SO WHAT BANDS ARE PARTICIPATING? >> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF FUN BANDS THIS YEAR. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BASND IS GUITAR GABBY FROM ATLANTA. WE ALSO ASKED FANS WHO COULDN’T MAKE IT — BANDS WHO COULDN’T MAKE IT TO BE RECORDED. SO WE DID TAKE A CHANCE TO VIDEOTAPE AND RECORD SOME BANDS. ONE OF THEM IS MY BAND, THE P 90’S. THERE IS BANGS, FROM DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. CASEY NOEL, AN INCREDIBLE SINGER-SONGWRIR.TE IT’S AN INCREDIBLE GAMUT, PUNK ROCK BANDS TO DIINE ROCK BANDS TO AT THE REAL, ATMOSPHERIC BANDS TO SINGER-SONGWRITERS. AUDREY: IN THE MOST IMPORTANT QUTIES — HOW CAN PEOPLE WATCH? >> YH,O GEA TO FEMFESTNC.COM. YOU WILL FIND THE PLACE WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP ALL OF OUR ITEMS, BUT IT WILL ALSO TAKE US TO OUR YOUTUBE. GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN FEMFE ST NC, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH IS THERE. AUDREY: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU ARE DOING- -FORHA WT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU HEARD

Winston-Salem: FemFest Music Competition raises cash for home violence survivors

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