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Re: Woman of Valor - from Patti's website - redux: ROCKRGRL



 uhmm their website hasn't been updated, but I suspect the sept/oct issue
has patti on the cover...they were out of the issue at Powell's this weekend
 *http://www.myspace.com/rockrgrl* <http://www.myspace.com/rockrgrl> for
bulletins about the conference
*http://www.rockrgrl.com/* <http://www.rockrgrl.com/> they have a search
engine for places to get a copy of the zine
  On 10/11/05, Li Lightfoot <li_lightfoot> wrote:
>
> Patti Smith is the recipient of the Woman of Valor Lifetime Achievement
> Award at a dinner in her honor, the kick-off event of the 2nd ROCKRGRL
Music
> Conference 2005, in Seattle, Washington, November 10th. She will also be
the
> keynote speaker at the conference on Friday morning, November 11th.
>
> The focus of the ROCKRGRL Music Conference (an off-shoot of ROCKRGRL
> Magazine) is to discuss opportunities for women in the music business.
There
> will be two days of panel discussions, a trade show, and more than 200
> performances by female artists in all genres from all over the world at
> night in 20 venues throughout downtown Seattle.
>
> When it came to choosing this year's recipient, Patti was a natural
> choice. "Patti has always been such a force and inspiration to so many
> women" said conference founder Carla DeSantis. "We are thrilled to be
> honoring her contributions."
>
> Other participants in the conference include Saturday keynote speaker
> Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde), Bonnie Raitt, Ann Wilson (Heart),
> Cris Williamson and more.
>
> For registration information please visit the ROCKRGRL Music Conference
> 2005 Web site at
www.rockrgrl.com/conference<http://www.rockrgrl.com/conference>