The organizers of Ladyfest Martha’s Vineyard recently announced a $25,000 contribution to CONNECT to End Violence, a program of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.
Esperanza Spalding headlined Ladyfest on Saturday, and following her set Carly Simon joined her children, Ben and Sally Taylor, onstage for a surprise performance.
Eight years ago, Kelly Feirtag and Rose Guerin brought a one-night-only women’s music festival called LadyFest to the Ritz on Circuit avenue. On Saturday, the festival is set to take over Alley Waban Park, complete with a Grammy Award-winning headliner.
After a one-year hiatus, LadyFest has moved from Circuit avenue to Alley Waban Park, and will feature Grammy Award-winning artist Esperanza Spalding as the headliner.
LadyFest MV, a music festival that raises money for the Island’s domestic violence prevention program, will be returning to Oak Bluffs this fall after going on hiatus last year.
LadyFest, the annual music festival that raises money for the Island’s domestic violence prevention program, will not be returning to Oak Bluffs this year as the organizers focus on planning for 2025.