Photos by Roxanne Frith
36th Annual Festival
Saturday, November 13, 2021
East Lansing, Michigan
2021 Festival info
For the safety of all festival goers, this year’s event will be a one day hyper-local gathering, featuring a smaller-yet-still-vibrant artist market, a uke workshop in the morning, tasty refreshments from the Sistrum Cafe and a fabulous afternoon of music and spoken word by Mid-Michigan artists. The event is free and open to the public (donations will be accepted).
Face coverings required. Please take careful consideration of safe distancing throughout the venue.
Enjoy the immense talents of these local Mid-Michigan women on the WITA Stage! ASL Interpreted by Katie Darling.
12:00 PM Sally Potter
12:45 PM Tammy Cook
01:30 PM Jen Sygit
02:15 PM Murray Stewart Jones
03:15 PM Olivia DeJonghe of LVRS
04:15 PM Voices of the Revolution
Click here for more info about the performers
Beginning Ukulele Workshop: 10:30-11:30am
Perfect for the absolute beginner who want to have fun and learn the ukulele. In this free one hour workshop led by Jennifer Rangel, you’ll learn 2+ chords, strum 2+ songs written by female songwriters and sing with 2+ aspiring women ukers!
Artist Market: Open 9am-6pm
Over 30 of your favorite vendors! Featuring women-made creations, including paintings, illustrations, photography, jewelry, textiles, sculpture, pottery, glassware, books, and music.
Click here for listings and photos from the artists
Artist Market on Facebook Marketplace
An online marketplace for all artists, whether participating in-person or not.
Online Auction
This year we will be offering a limited auction online from Nov. 5-12.
Bid on fantastic merchandise generously donated by festival artists and area businesses. All proceeds support Women in the Arts.
Items available in the 2021 WITA Online Auction:
- Wharton Center tickets to Hadestown and Gina Chavez
- Signed MSU women’s basketball
- Creative Wellness massage gift certificate
- Playmakers gift certificates
- Bonilla’s Salon & Spa gift certificate
- Stained glass panel by Jhaan Studios
- Photo by Ursula Hoppe Photography
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Seams Sewing and Mercantile gift certificate
Bonilla’s Salon & Spa Gift certificate
Creative Wellness Massage certificate
Jhaan Studios Stained Glass Panel with Ferns
Playmakers Gift certificates
Wharton Center Gina Chavez tickets
Wharton Center Hadestown tickets
Suzy Merchant Signed MSU Women’s Basketball
Ursula Hoppe Signed 16×30 Canvas Print
Location & Directions
Edgewood United Church
469 N Hagadorn, East Lansing, MI
Edgewood United Church is located in East Lansing, Michigan. It’s easy to reach by foot, bike, automobile or public transportation. If you’re traveling from some distance away, you’ll want to take the Saginaw Street exit from US-127 and head east. Then you’ll make right turn (South) on Hagadorn. Turn right at Beech (Edgewood is on the corner of Beech and Hagadorn) and you’ll find parking on Beech and a spacious lot at Beech and Lexington.