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Sonoma County Gazette February 2022 article on Women's Spaces Celebrating 10 Years on Radio. Download pdf:

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Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams

Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams returned on February 12, 2024 discussing the History of Black Women in Literature and in Music. and previously on May 11, 2020, June 8, 2020, and July 6, 2020 with a 3-part series of Feminism and Black Lives Matter. Click here for the show's page.
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Marianne Williamson - Official Campaign Marianne Williamson resident 2024 Photo

Marianne Williamson - Official Campaign Marianne Williamson resident 2024 Photo

Marianne Williamson has returned to Women's Spaces for our show in 9/18/2023 Conversation. Previously she was on our 1/14/2013 and 2/25/2013 shows on
Law of Divine Compensation.
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Attorney Gloria Allred has returned to Women's Spaces for our July 11, 2022 show on the SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v Wade and Next Steps. She also contributed as a guest on March 5, 2018, and on June 15, 2020.
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Lynn Woolsey, Former Congresswoman, Marin/Sonoma

Lynn Woolsey, Former Congresswoman, Marin/Sonoma

Lynn Woolsey, Congress-woman (Retired) returned on 10/16/2023 and on 8/162021 to speak on bold steps for our Nation to take.
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, Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen
returned on Monday June 29, 2020 as a guest on Women's Spaces to discuss the Millionth Circle of women coming together. Visit the show's page by clicking here.
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When our representatives are making important decisions that impact all of our lives I believe it is important to ask one basic question before making
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Is this good for
the children?
Just imagine what our world would be like if that question was asked prior to making decisions about going to war, the environment, education or healthcare.

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2/1/2022: Sonoma County Gazette February 2022 article on Women's Spaces Celebrating 10 Years on Radio.
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8/31/2021: Podcasts are available on the following venues:

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3/5/2018: Women's Spaces Show begins to air a repeat broadcast on Radio KPCA
103.3 FM Petaluma and at this link stream
on Wednesdays at 11:00 AM.
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10/30/2017: Women's Spaces celebrates its 5th Anniversary returning to Radio KBBF for a weekly live 1-hour show at 11am, repeating at 11pm.
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3/21/2017: The mp3 audio player has been changed so the shows no longer autoplay on opening the webpages of shows archived in 2017 and forward, as well as on the home page.

7/13/2015: The 11 AM Monday show on Radio KBBF FM-89.1 now repeats at 11 PM.
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9/1/2012: Radio KBBF FM-89.1 for North San Francisco Bay Area begins broadcasting a regular weekly Women's Spaces Show on Mondays at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. See our Radio page (its tab is on the menu bar above) for the links to archive pages of the live shows that have been broadcast.
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The Melissae Ensemble Balkan Choral Music

Duration minutes

8/20/2018

Original Radio Show ID:
WSA180820

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Featured Guests

1. Melissae Ensemble , Members include Karen Guggenheim, Darina Drapkin, Natalie Hicks, Carol Singer, Joli Jacobs, Jana Mariposa

Melissae Ensemble

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1. Our Guests are the Melissae Ensemble of 6 women from the North Bay gathered in the studio with a drum and Bulgarian Bagpipe to sing in harmony Balkan Music for today's show. The singers share how they were introduced to the music and their love affair with it ever since. The music is from prehistory, adapted to the changing dominating religion, such as dedicating songs Saint holy days during the Chirstian era. The bagpipe design is over 2,000 years old. They sing a special Bee Song, welcoming the Bees and their pollinating and honey and wax making. Six years ago the six women encircled Elaine since she helps Ken keep Bees, and sang the song of blessing of the bees, while she held a bowl of water. After the song the water was sprinkled on the participants and some water brought to our hive to be sprinkled. That summer attracted 4 more swarms and the next summer 7 more swarms to our little yard, to which we attribute the vibratory power of this song as sung by the Melissae Ensemble.

The Melissae Ensemble sing 3 songs:

First Song: Pchelitse, from Bulgaria – what a beautiful song.
Second Song: Domakine, from Macedonia
Third Song: Vecher e Rado, from Bulgaria

Ken beekeeping

Ken Norton beekeeping. 2013 Photo by Elaine B. Holtz

About our Guests: Melissae Ensemble:

Karen Guggenheim lived in Bulgaria in the Communist era and has performed and taught Bulgarian music for 40 years.

Darina Drapkin, a lifelong singer, was born in Russia and teaches music to children.

Natalie Hicks, a singing grandma from Lagunitas, has been singing Balkan music since the 1970s.

Carol Singer has been Balkan dancing since the 80s and singing the music since the year 2000.

Joli Jacobs has sung with Gradina and Melissae Ensemble for over 15 years and Balkan dancing since she could walk.

Jana Mariposa has been singing, dancing, and playing Balkan music since the 1970s, and danced the polka at age 4. She also grows flowers for bees.

Guest Links: http://traditionalfun.org/melissae.html

Honoring the Sacred Honeybee Ritual - youtube video of event in San Rafael

Bee on Lavender

Bee on Lavender - 2013 Photo by Kenneth E. Norton

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21st Annual Petaluma Progressive Festival

August 26, Sunday, Noon - 5:30 PM featuring the SF Mime Troupe, and authors Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Phillips at Wallnut Park, Petaluma Blvd South and D Street, Petaluma, CA http://progressivefestival.org/

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Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin: The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

May You Walk in your Life sung by Betsey Ross from the Album Welcome to the Circle (2006 Paper Crane Music)

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Rosey, our rescued Chorky

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9/1/12: The Women's Spaces Show begins airing and streaming its 1-Hour show on Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, Mondays live at 11:00 AM and repeats at 11:00 PM. kbbf.org

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