Saturday, March 11, 2023

Queen City Women’s Day

Saturday March 11th is Queen City Women’s Day and this is a pop-up event featuring and showcasing women. You can find the following pop-ups at the event:
• Queen City Games & Gifts, which sells women-made art and gifts will host a pop-up from infant and children’s clothing boutique Lillybit Cottage. A portion of their sales will support the Valley Children’s Advocacy Center and its work helping child survivors of sexual abuse, physical abuse, severe neglect, and witness to violence.
• Essentially Zen will offer henna sessions from Alyssa The Glitter Bee. Also at Essentially Zen, Traci Got Rocks Jewelry can professionally inspect and clean your favorite jewelry.
• Accordia Staunton is holding an International Women’s Day Celebration – Stories & Blues Music. Where Mary Kathrine Froehlich will speak about peace cycle bags from Haiti, dignity to women, recycling of plastic, and more from (4:30-6:30 p.m.) There will also be Live blues music by Kiz Lisa G. Carter (7-9 p.m.)
• At Burrow & Vine Visitors can see artist Noelia Nunez ART painting live, Jewelry artists S.E.W What Bead Company and Anam Cara Clay Goods will also be onsite.
• An Art Market at Redbeard Brewing (noon- 5 p.m.) featuring numerous women owned pop-ups
• Redbeard Brewing will also host the Queen City Women’s Day After Party with The Hot Mamas Trio (9-11 p.m.)
For more information and a list of women owned businesses in downtown Staunton you can visit the SDDA website at visitstaunton.com