WO-MA-MU retreats are held spring and fall in northern California at the beautiful Bishop's Ranch. We are a community of big-hearted women who love to sing, laugh, and play. We support risk-taking and cooperative music-making for everyone from professionals to complete beginners. Over three hundred-fifty women have been to our retreats since our first gathering in 1991. Women of all musical abilities are welcome.
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Spring 2010 WO-MA-MU
Friday, March 26 (4 PM) - Monday, March 29 (11:30 AM)The Bishop's Ranch near Healdsburg, CA
HARMONY GRISMAN GUITAR & HEARTSONGS
PAMELA STONEHAM COMEDY IMPROV/BODY PERCUSSION
DEBBIE FIER DRUMMING & BODY PERCUSSION
IRINA RIVKIN VOCALIZING WITH LOOP TECHNOLOGY
SANDY BAISDEN BLUES HARP & BEGINNING HARMONICA
NANCY IBSEN PRAYER FLAG PROJECT FOR SYNNØVEI GODDESS
CAMP DIRECTOR JUDY FJELL
UKULELE, GUITAR, VOICE, TECHNO-MUSE
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - $335-$365
REGULAR REGISTRATION (after March 5) - $355-$385
Fees cover all classes and activities
and the BEAUTIFUL accommodations and DELICIOUS food of The Bishop's Ranch
Workshops, Jam Sessions, Song Circles, Open Mikes, Dancing, Harmony Singing
DOWNLOAD March 2010 WoMaMu Registration Form printable PDF (mac or PC ok) For more info, call or email our friendly and helpful registrar: Lynne Pethtel at (541)245-9540 email lynnepethtel@charter.net
Note!! We have scholarships and work exchanges available. We URGE you to apply by contacting our registrar and requesting an application! No deposit is required.
What does a WoMaMu weekend look like? Click here to see the Photo Gallery from Fall 2005 WoMaMu!
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New Wild Jammin' Women Photo Gallery
New WoMaMu Photo GalleryThe Origins of Women Making Music Retreats
Some very enthusiastic campers were so excited about their experiences at Judy Fjell's Music Empowerment Camp in Montana in the summer of 1991 that they decided to host the first Women Making Music weekend retreat in Northern California that very fall with Judy as artistic director. WoMaMu has been held twice a year ever since and was incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 1993. Judy also directs Music Empowerment, Inc., a 501(c)3 which has hosted many women's cultural events, including the Northern California Women's Chorus Dinner Party Tour to Los Angeles, the Canta Bella Women's Chorus Invitationals, Montana Summersing Camp, and Wild Jammin' Women retreats(wildjamminwomen.com) in Southern California. For more information on Judy's career and other empowerment and educational activities,see www.judyfjell.com .
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