Welcome to the 2025 Womxn’s Month Calendar
A comprehensive look at events and offerings taking place throughout the month of March that either feature, highlight, or uplift the work of womxn at UC Irvine!
The Womxn’s Center for Success would like to thank all of our partners who so graciously allowed us to showcase their events as part of this community calendar. If you would like to be included in our annual calendar in future years, please contact womxnscenter@uci.edu with the subject line: Womxn’s Month.
Week Eight
Take a look at some of the events taking place during week 8 – February 24th through March 1st!
Quit Bitchin’
Host: UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Dates: February 28, 2025 through March 15, 2025
Time: Varies
Location: Claire Trevor Theatre
Description: Step into a world pulsating with energy, where every moment crackles with the intensity of life. Maddie, Tig, and Jules are in a laundromat in rural America, exploding with pent-up rage from young motherhood, workplace misogyny, and uncertainties about marriage. With help from three powerful women who run the local liquor store, Maddie, Tig, and Jules find new freedom to face life with a ferocious courage strong enough to change their lives. Quit Bitchin’ is not just a play—it’s a modern reimagining, a fusion of ancient Greek myths and contemporary experiences, so prepare for a journey where every twist is a revelation.
Lorna Griffitt, piano
Host: UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Date: March 1, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Winifred Smith Hall
Description: Join pianist Lorna Griffitt on a journey through musical treasures by Bach, Chopin, and the scintillating and mesmerizing Le tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel. Also on the program will be the world-premiere of a work by Yungwha Son, a Korean-American woman composer who received her Ph.D. in music composition from UC San Diego.
Dynamic Womxn Awards Nominations Open
Host: UC Irvine Womxn’s Center for Success
Dates: March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
Time: All-Day
Location: Virtual
Description: Do you know a dynamic womxn at UC Irvine? Nominate them throughout the month of March to be recognized at Dynamic Womxn Awards 2025.
Week Nine
Take a look at some of the events taking place during week 9 – March 2nd through March 8th!
Leveling the Playing Field: Health Professions Overview for First-Gen & Underrepresented Students with Lena Njoku, M.Ed
Host: UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways
Date: March 3, 2025
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Zoom
Description: Join us March 3 (1-2 PM) for a one-hour session designed to help YOU become a competitive applicant for graduate health programs like medicine, pharmacy, public health, and more. Whether you’re just beginning to explore options or gearing up for applications, this session will break down key steps, resources, and advice tailored to the unique challenges faced by first-gen and underserved students.
Leveling the Playing Field: Health Professions Overview for First-Gen & Underrepresented Students with Lena Njoku, M.Ed
Women in Science Society: Greeting Card Making
Host: Women in Science Society
Date: March 3, 2025
Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: SSPA 1165
Description: Volunteer with Women in Science Society to make greeting cards for the elderly!
Spill the Tea
Host: Grad and Family Housing, LGBT Resource Center, and UC Irvine’s Counseling Center
Date: March 5, 2025
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Location: Verano Place Community Center Lounge
Description: Grad and Family Housing, the LGBT Resource Center, and UCI’s Counseling Center collaborate to create a welcoming space for our LGBT community. Join us once each month for tea, cookies, fruit, and community! Casual get-together to meet people, ask questions, and get connected to resources.
Sista Circle Dance Workshop
Host: Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research
Date: March 5, 2025
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Dance Studio 120 – Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Description: Sista Circle Dance Workshop on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 4 pm- 6 pm | DANCE STUDIO 120 – UCI CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Get up and move with our guest instructor, Kyla Chaney.
NOTE: Every participant will need to fill out a waiver prior to attending. Click this link to download the form. Make sure to bring it with you!
Sound Bath and Meditation Circle
Host: UCI School of Physical Sciences Office of Access, Outreach and Inclusion
Date: March 6, 2025
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Aldrich Park
Description: Students, staff and faculty are invited to sit, take a breath, and relax into a deep meditation as they enjoy a beautiful sound bath where healing frequencies will calm the nervous system and relax the mind.
This workshop is part of Whispers of Wisdom: A Community Healing Series hosted by the School of Physical Sciences’ Office of Access, Outreach and Inclusion and supported by the office of Inclusive Excellence.
Womxn’s Basketball vs. UC Davis
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 6, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Bren Events Center
EmpowerUS Summit
Host: UC Irvine Womxn’s Center for Success
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 9:00am- 3:00pm
Location: The Cove at UCI Beall Innovation
Description: This engaging summit experience will provide tracks for both students and professionals, mentoring opportunities, and an inspirational keynote speaker. Session topics will focus on well-being, intersecting identities, and personal and professional development.
International Coffee Hour: International Womxn’s Day
Host: International Center, Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication, Counseling Center, and ASUCI International Student Advocacy Commission
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Location: Science Library Terrace
Description: International Coffee Hour is a weekly program that offers free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, snacks, and activities. The themes and activities for each week varies and for March 7th, 2025, International Coffee Hour will be celebrating International Womxn’s Day by providing an opportunity to make flower bouquets.
International Womxn’s Day Basketball Game: Womxn’s Basketball vs. UC Santa Barbara
Host: UC Irvine Womxn’s Center for Success and UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 8, 2025
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Bren Events Center
Description: Join the UC Irvine Womxn’s Center for Success as we celebrate Womxn’s Month and International Womxn’s Day at the UC Irvine Womxn’s Basketball game!
Week Ten
Take a look at some of the events taking place during week 10 – March 9th through March 15th!
Women’s Tennis vs. Utah State
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 9, 2025
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium
UCI Happiness Week
Host: Division of Undergraduate Education
Date: March 10, 2025 – March 14, 2025
Time: Varies
Location: Varies
Description: Led by the Division of Undergraduate Education and joined by almost 400 Social Ecology students taking Positive Psychology and about a dozen campus units, Happiness Week offers a diverse range of events to help you thrive academically and personally. Explore the power of gratitude with acts of kindness, unleash your creativity with Powerpoint Karaoke, find your inner peace through meditation sessions, and widen your world view with awe-inspiring experiences. If that’s not enough, you’ll also be able to grab an array of happiness-filled free snacks and diverse activities across campus, and even throw a pie at Dean Michael Dennin in honor of this year’s Pi Day (3/14).
Women’s Tennis vs. Illinois State
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium
Finding Light: Alzheimer’s Stories ft. Dr. Irene Messoloras
Host: UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Irvine Barclay Theater
Description: Experience the profound journey of Alzheimer’s through music in a powerful event featuring soloists, choir, percussion, and piano, brought to life by 200 voices. This contemporary and melodic work is divided into three movements in an effort to capture three different perspectives and follow the arc of the disease, from consciousness to unconsciousness. The first movement delves deep into Alzheimer’s disease, beginning with the origins of its discovery, the story of how it came about, and its statistical impact on society. The second part features poignant texts written by Alzheimer’s patients, sharing their memories and personal stories, creating a beautiful and impactful narrative. The final section shifts to the emotional journey of caregivers, highlighting the challenges they face and the power of music to bring patients
Women’s Tennis vs. Lehigh
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium
Women’s Water Polo vs. Concordia University Irvine
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Anteater Aquatics Complex
Description: 500 COMPLEX CAPACITY. FIRST-COME, FIRST-ADMITTED
The Art of Performance @ UC Irvine 10th Edition
Host: Curated and produced by Deborah Oliver
Date: March 13, 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)
Description: Sacred Resistance
By Patrisse Cullors with Ashley Blakeney and Darius Williams
Sacred Resistance is an exploration of the sacred act of safeguarding our essence, our being, and our collective history as Black women. Originally commissioned by the LACE Performance Series “Abundance,” this work serves as a profound meditation on the themes of defense, healing, and empowerment through the ancestral and contemporary experiences of Black femme warriors.
The Open: A collective performance by UCI students from winter 2025
By Simon Leung
Using “radical juxtaposition” as a guiding principle, The Open is a collaborative performance developed as an experimental artwork within the New Genres area of the Art Department. Produced under the direction of Professor Simon Leung, this project explores how the social & political dissonance of our age intersects both private life and the public sphere.
The performances are followed by a Q & A with the audience.
Women’s Track & Field Challenge Cup
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 14, 2025
Time: To be determined
Location: Anteater Stadium
Women’s Water Polo vs. CSUN
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Date: March 14, 2025
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Anteater Aquatics Complex
Description: 500 COMPLEX CAPACITY. FIRST-COME, FIRST-ADMITTED
CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Vibhuti Ramachandran – “Immoral Traffic:” An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India
Host: UCI School of Law
Date: March 14, 2025
Time: 12:00pm-1:15pm
Location: Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500
Description: Vibhuti Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at UC Irvine School of Social Sciences, will present: “Immoral Traffic:” An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together scholars both within and beyond the UCI community working at the intersections of law, social sciences, humanities, and the arts to discuss works-in-progress. The Workshop also features a series of book talks in which authors discuss their recently published work.
To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact centers@law.uci.edu.
Finals Week & Beyond
Take a look at some of the events taking place during finals week and beyond – March 17th through the end of the month!
Sad Girls Study Session
Host: UC Irvine Womxn’s Center for Success
Dates: March 17, 2025
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Location: RISE Suite, G458 Student Center
Description: Come study with the Sad Girls! Grab a snack, take a breather, and study with us in the RISE Suite.
Women’s Water Polo vs. Brown
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Dates: March 25, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Anteater Aquatics Complex
Description: 500 COMPLEX CAPACITY. FIRST-COME, FIRST-ADMITTED
Women’s Tennis vs. UC San Diego
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Dates: March 27, 2025
Time: 11:00am
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium
Women’s Tennis vs. Stanton
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Dates: March 27, 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium
Women’s Track & Field Vince O’Boyle Track & Field Classic
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Dates: March 28, 2025 – March 29, 2025
Time: To be determined
Location: Anteater Stadium
Women’s Water Polo vs. UC Santa Barbara
Host: UC Irvine Athletics
Dates: March 28, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Anteater Aquatics Complex
Description: 500 COMPLEX CAPACITY. FIRST-COME, FIRST-ADMITTED
CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jothie Rajah – Necropolitical Law, War, and Media
Host: UC Irvine School of Law
Dates: March 28, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location: Law Building (LAW), LAW 3500
Description: Jothie Rajah, Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, will present “Necropolitical Law, War, and Media.”
Hosted by the UCI Center in Law, Society and Culture, the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together scholars both within and beyond the UCI community working at the intersections of law, social sciences, humanities, and the arts to discuss works-in-progress. The Workshop also features a series of book talks in which authors discuss their recently published work.
To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact centers@law.uci.edu.
KAUMAKAIWA AND KULAIWI Contemporary Music & Hula of Indigenous Hawai’i
Host: Irvine Barclay Theater
Dates: March 29, 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Irvine Barclay Theater
Description: Kaumakaiwa and Kulaiwi represent the heartbeat of Hawai’i today. With soaring vocals, island harmonies and a delightful folk vibe, their original songs reflect their diverse musical styles and passionate commitment to their native Hawaiian roots.
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole, a charismatic dancer and singer, possesses an impressive vocal range spanning from tenor chant to Hawaiian falsetto singing. A five-time Na Hoku Hanohano (Hawaiian “Grammy”) Award-winner, she seamlessly blends Hawaiian cultural elements with modern sensibilities to create profoundly moving music.
