Welcome to the L-Word online!
We're happy to have this space to share some of what we put in the paper plus things that we find out about too late to get them in. We update the site at least monthly, so when the L-word's paper publication comes out you should see some changes reflected here as well. And there might be changes in between, if we find out about something exciting, so check back.
Our site holds a local calendar of intriguing events, archives of Kulture Klatch and Ruth's Review as well as local resources. If there is something else that you think is important to get up here, please, don't hesitate to contact us! We are always looking for the next best idea.
Summer is Festival Season
We're sorry to report the the Northern California Women's Music Festival won't be happening this year, but summer is still a good time to gather with women from all over the U.S. and the world. Starting relatively close to home, there's the Women in the Woods gathering, August 20-23 at Breitenbush Hot Springs in Central Oregon. Or, even closer, there's one more chance to catch the Women's Herbal symposium this year. It's at Black Oak Ranch near Laytonville September 4-7. If you want to gather with older women, there's the BOLD (bold older lesbians and dykes)conference in Vancouver B.C, September 10-13. (But your next change to gather nationally with Old Lesbians Organizing for Change won't be until 2010). There's a gathering of women at Twin oaks Community, in Virginia, August 21-23 (www.twinoaks.org/community/women), and a Landdyke gathering Sept 18-25 in Missouri (email Mary for info). Or check out the big Michigan Women's Music Festival, in southern Michigan August 4-9, or the Ohio Lesbian festival Sept 19-20, or the Iowa Women's Music Festival September 11-12. There are also gatherings in Maui, Provencetown,and Yelapa, Mexico, if you really want to travel. If you don't want to go so far, another semi-local option is the Fabulosa festival on the Russian River, July 17-19th, women-centered but not women only. (the Russian River Women's weekend is in May). Have fun!