
Thank you for joining us for the 9th Annual W.H.A.M. Festival!
See you next year! Stay tuned at www.goddard.org/wham
Every March, during Women’s History Month, Goddard Riverside’s Community Arts program hosts an exciting month-long intersectional, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary performance arts festival where mixed audiences gather to celebrate local women’s creative leadership. Join us this year for W.H.A.M. 2024!
W.H.A.M. serves as Goddard Riverside Community Arts Program’s annual charitable fundraising drive that jointly supports our presented artists and the future of our program.
This year’s W.H.A.M. festival will be taking place at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center.
W.H.A.M. 2024 Calendar of Events


The Accidental Artist: Joy & Cohesion in Black Life
Pop-up gallery exhibition of paintings by Nancy Brandon for sale for the duration of the festival. See webpage for Gallery Hours.


W.H.A.M. Opening Reception: Nancy Brandon’s Career Retrospective
Celebrating 93-yr old painter and UWS visionary, Nancy Brandon. See the exhibition and mingle at the 9th annual WHAM Festival launch party!
SOLD OUT


Gathering Myself
Good Light Productions’ signature personal creative writing workshop for older adults. Led by Season Artist-in-Residence, Carolyn Harrison.
$10, Registration Required. Includes coffee/tea, cookies, and writing supplies.


10-Minute Play Soirée
Daring festival of new short works by women writers, produced by NYC’s Greenhouse Ensemble.
$15 in advance, $20.00 at the door. Friday, March 15th at 7 PM; Saturday, March 16th at 2 PM & 7 PM


Precious Metals: Beauty in Brokenness
Empowering multi-character solo performance by Carolyn Harrison. Good Light Productions equips and encourages the telling of stories that have been in the dark for too long.
$25.00 General Admission, $45.00 VIP Ticket Saturday 7pm only. Friday March 22, 7:00pm; Saturday March 23, 7:00pm – Has been CANCELLED, 7:00pm; Sunday March 24, 3:00pm


BIPOC Women’s Health Forum & Film Screening
Featuring A Little You: A Fibroid Story, the short film by Essence Mason and a talkback with a panel of experts in BIPOC Women’s Health including local OB/GYN putting women’s health issues front and center.
Free RSVP, Donations appreciated. Light refreshments served.
Goddard’s Bernie Wohl Center
647 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025