Phenomenally Phenomenal Woman

Three generations of Woman are gathering this spring for the 7th Annual Women’s Festival (www.woemnsfest.net) to be held at the beautiful Rose Center Theater complex in Westminster, California. This is a day designed for women of all ages to explore and celebrate the phenomenal woman that they are. Moms can share this day with their Moms and their daughters. They will enjoy shopping, sharing a lunch, of course. More importantly tall of these women will have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue about issues that are of concern to today’s women.

The Women will be guided through the day by the fantastic talent of emcee Bethany Owens, “The Women of a Thousand Voices”. World renowned, inspiring and best-selling author Dr. Terri Cole Whittaker is the keynote speaker starting the day with her talk “Will the Real You Please Stand Up”. The afternoon key note speaker will be NBC Today Show’s relationship expert, Dr. Brenda Wade. Following these talks will be a variety of sessions addressing some pertinent topics of the day. Dr. Felice Gersh, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USC Keck School of Medicine will speak on “Stress and Women’s Health”; Cappi Pidwell a leading expert in human behavior as a Master of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), will teach on “Empowering You in Any Economy”; Noted author Patty Hansen, co-editor of the Chicken Soup of the Soul Series will share her insights from the latest edition Chicken Soup of the Soul: Divorce and Recovery.

At the same time these programs are taking place, the young girls, ages of 8 through High School Seniors (18), are invited to participate in “Uniquely Me- Inside and Out”, a program designed for specifically for them in collaboration with The Girl Scouts of the USA. All girls may attend this festival free of charge and are eligible to earn a merit charm for their work.

Shopping and Entertainment will be going on throughout the day on the patio. The talents of many local and nationally recognized stars will be featured. Among the lineup is the award winning songwriter Ali Handel whose work has been featured on TV shows such as “Sex in the City,” “Joan of Arcadia,” “Dawson’s Creek. Live! Magazine says “she’s a kick ass guitarist, electric and acoustic, a la Chrissie Hynde meets ani difranco meets Prince.” Ms. Erin Barton, who will be opening for Academy and Grammy award winning songwriter/artist Paul Williams in his upcoming Las Vegas show, will be signing the Festival’s theme song, Women in The Moon, which was written by Paul Williams and Kenny Asher. The music from OC’s Girl Band Girls Nigthout Band, plus the heartfelt music of Melissa Lewis will also be featured.

The Women’s Festival promises to be a day to celebrate and to empower women of every generation. Tickets for this festival many be purchased on line through the website, https://www.womensfest.net/Tickets.html or call the office at 714 754-7399.

The Women’s Festival is hosted by The Center for Spiritual Living Newport-Mesa (www.cmcsd.org). This center is devoted to “doing church in a whole new way.” The center’s vision is “Opening Hearts and Minds To Infinite Possibilities.” For further information, contact the center offices at 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite 111 in Costa Mesa, (714) 754-7399.