Lineup for this weekend’s Celebration of Women concert streaming live
Featured photograph by Kate Koshnick
Scheduled to stream Saturday, February 20 at 6 p.m., Celebration of Women and their Music has an exciting group of talented artists will be performing live from TAK Music Venue in Moorhead, MN.
Founded in 1998 by Deb Jenkins, Celebration of Women and their Music recognizes artistic passion in women and creates opportunities for emerging and established artists alike.
“Just giving them that pat on the back and being recognized is a big deal, and that’s why we do the show to keep that support for those young girls,” says Deb Jenkins.
A not-for-profit-event, these women come together to show their support and give the young female award recipients (listed below) encouragement and praise for all they have accomplished in their art field.
In their 24th year of concerts featuring female artists, Celebration of Women and their Music will stream live on Saturday with hosts Deb Jenkins and Barb Gravel.
The money raised at this virtual event goes towards continuing this event and to an endowment fund established with the F-M Area Foundation.
“It is important to physically do it because that physical part of the show is so important for them and for us actually too, we’re giving back to the community and the people that come and work,” says Jenkins.
If you have any questions about the application process or this virtual event you can find Celebration of Women and their Music on Facebook.
Lineup of powerhouses set to perform includes:
- Connie Gjermundson
- Hannah Leiseth – 2021 Award Winner
- Deb Jenkins
- Faith Weibye. – 2020 Award Winner
- Janey Hudson – 2020 Award Winner
- Jesse Veeder
- Jessica Vines & Conor Lee
- Madison Hokstad – 2020 Award Winner
- Nita Velo
- Pat Lenertz Band
- Rachael Ianiro
- Sarah Morrau
- Stella Peterson – 2021 Award Winner
- Sara Smith
- Sydney Quibell – 2020 Award Winner
Support Celebration of Women and their Music by purchasing tickets here.
A number of young artists will also be recognized with awards.
Meet the 8 artists receiving awards in 2021 from Celebration of Women and their Music
Brianna Borgen
Vocal / Songwriter – Fargo South
Brianna is a singer and songwriter who writes mostly pop and ballad songs. She can play multiple instruments, but her favorite is the piano. She loves to sing, dance, read, and watch youtube in her free time. Her aspirations include: to continue songwriting, produce and publish her songs, pursue her education, and create a youtube channel to share her music.
Kim Kadrmas
Piano – Fargo North
Kim is the 2021 recipient of Celebration of Women’s Strong Girl Award.
Hannah Leiseth
Cello / Vocal – Moorhead
Avery Moxness
Vocal – West Fargo Sheyenne
Avery is the recipient of Celebration of Women’s Charlotte Stoker Arts Award for her beautiful vocals.
Stella Peterson
Violin / Vocal – Fargo South
Stella has been involved in the music community for about 13 years. She’s taken violin lessons since 2008 with Jane Linde Capistran and voice lessons since 2017 with Sara Lichtblau. She has received over 20 awards for concerto competitions, EDC Music competitions, and State Music Competitions. In 2019 she had the opportunity to travel to Finland for the Soiva International Music Camp to perform her violin. She also had the opportunity to participate in the Met Opera virtual choir this fall.
Elena Schmitt
Visual Art – Hawley Secondary
Elena is the recipient of Celebration of Women’s Soul Sista Award for her visual art.
Seema Tian
Flute – Davies
Jocelyn “Kenzie” Dalrymple
Flute – Moorhead
For tickets ($15), visit Eventbrite here.
Images courtesy of Celebration of Women and their Music.
Celebration of Women and Their Music
