90th for the 19th 'Women's City Cabaret'

By Mary Ann Grossmann (mgrossmann@pioneerpress.com)
stellar group of women will take the Fitzgerald Theater stage Wednesday during the 'Women's City Cabaret,' a celebration of the 90th anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and the first in a series of events celebrating the Fitz's 100th birthday.

Jearlyn Steele, of the singing Steele family, will be host for this evening of music, poetry and stories about the power of women. She'll be joined by folk artist Andra Suchy, jazz/pop singers Connie Evingson and Debbie Duncan, Lori Dokken on piano, Nona Marie Invie of Dark Dark Dark and the Twin Cities Women's Choir.

Elizabeth Strohfus, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), will recall her groundbreaking and dangerous flying experiences during World War II. St. Paul poet laureate Carol Connolly will read an original poem, joined by poets Heid Erdrich and Desdemona. Special honors will go to the League of Women Voters, presented by Keesha Gaskins of the Minnesota chapter. The league is also celebrating its 90th birthday.

MPR reporter Suzanne Pekow will present a field report on an issue related to women's history, and in the works are audio postcards from Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and State Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer. Andrea Grey, who's producing the show for Minnesota Public Radio, says that as a woman in her 30s, she learned a lot while working with the accomplished women who will participate in Wednesday's show.
As Grey put this program together, she said she made two.

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