AUBURN #- More than 250 women, from young daughters to mothers and grandmothers, gathered at the Holiday Inn Friday for a day all about celebrating women.
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Adrianne Rose shows jewelry to Chris Taylor and Kyrsten Bellen at the Room Full of Sisters luncheon Friday morning at the Holiday Inn in Auburn. The 14th annual luncheon was held in honor of Women's History Month and featured booths selling mostly hand-crafted items, as well as musical and dance performances.
Adrianne Rose shows jewelry to Chris Taylor and Kyrsten Bellen at the Room Full of Sisters luncheon Friday morning at the Holiday Inn in Auburn. The 14th annual luncheon was held in honor of Women's History Month and featured booths selling mostly hand-crafted items, as well as musical and dance performances.
Tying in with Women's History Month, Friday marked the 14th annual “Room Full of Sisters” luncheon celebration.
Women had the opportunity to gather, talk, shop and celebrate all aspects of womanhood.
Laura Coburn has been working for the past two years with the event's founder, Melina Carnicelli, to help plan and coordinate the celebration.
“Melina and I have been friends for 20 years,” Coburn said. “She was working in Ithaca and she wanted to have someone local help her out to get all of this organized. She asked and it was something that I was definitely interested in doing. It is a really big event.”
The gathering brought together a diverse cross section of women, from Seattle-based poet Mona Lake Jones, who read live via speaker phone, to performances by harpist and sound
healer Ani Williams and belly dancer Adi Skakti.
It also offered a place for a wide variety of vendors to display their works, from spiritual healing and massage, to jewelry, clothing and other handmade products.
“Things have been excellent this year,” Coburn said.
“We have a lot more vendors from all over the region and out of state. We also have a lot of information booths and a lot of local items and services.“
This diversity of interests and attractions has been a big draw for many women year after year.
Marcia Gessler said that she has made it a point to come to the celebration for the past six years and that for her it has grown into a real family event. She brings both her daughters and granddaughters.
“For me, it is a day out of the normal routine,” Gessler said.
Others were attending the luncheon for the first time.
“I really like all the products and how creative everything is,” Rachelle Lando said.
Coburn believes it is this wide array women, both young and old that makes the gathering so special.
“We get a good mix of women and a few brave men and I think everyone enjoys having this opportunity to share their experiences and thoughts together like this,” Coburn said.
Every year part of the funds raised from the luncheon go toward supporting organizations that benefit women.
This year a portion of the money raised would go to the Cayuga Women's Business Fund, which was established to help women in entrepreneurial efforts.
A Room Full of Sisters kicks off the Weekend of Light, which will continue at the Auburn Public Theatre with guided meditation exercises and workshops as well as performances by Williams and Skati Saturday evening.
These performance will be open to the public, and tickets will be sold at the door for $26.
Women had the opportunity to gather, talk, shop and celebrate all aspects of womanhood.
Laura Coburn has been working for the past two years with the event's founder, Melina Carnicelli, to help plan and coordinate the celebration.
“Melina and I have been friends for 20 years,” Coburn said. “She was working in Ithaca and she wanted to have someone local help her out to get all of this organized. She asked and it was something that I was definitely interested in doing. It is a really big event.”
The gathering brought together a diverse cross section of women, from Seattle-based poet Mona Lake Jones, who read live via speaker phone, to performances by harpist and sound
healer Ani Williams and belly dancer Adi Skakti.
It also offered a place for a wide variety of vendors to display their works, from spiritual healing and massage, to jewelry, clothing and other handmade products.
“Things have been excellent this year,” Coburn said.
“We have a lot more vendors from all over the region and out of state. We also have a lot of information booths and a lot of local items and services.“
This diversity of interests and attractions has been a big draw for many women year after year.
Marcia Gessler said that she has made it a point to come to the celebration for the past six years and that for her it has grown into a real family event. She brings both her daughters and granddaughters.
“For me, it is a day out of the normal routine,” Gessler said.
Others were attending the luncheon for the first time.
“I really like all the products and how creative everything is,” Rachelle Lando said.
Coburn believes it is this wide array women, both young and old that makes the gathering so special.
“We get a good mix of women and a few brave men and I think everyone enjoys having this opportunity to share their experiences and thoughts together like this,” Coburn said.
Every year part of the funds raised from the luncheon go toward supporting organizations that benefit women.
This year a portion of the money raised would go to the Cayuga Women's Business Fund, which was established to help women in entrepreneurial efforts.
A Room Full of Sisters kicks off the Weekend of Light, which will continue at the Auburn Public Theatre with guided meditation exercises and workshops as well as performances by Williams and Skati Saturday evening.
These performance will be open to the public, and tickets will be sold at the door for $26.
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