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Big Gay Block Party to bring music, community, and on-site haircuts to Burlington

Burlington's Big Gay Block Party is being billed as 'for the queers and those who love us.' We'll hear more about the music acts and other vendors who will be there.
via Abbie Morin
Burlington's Big Gay Block Party is billed as an event 'for the queers and those who love us.'

The Big Gay Block Party is a new music festival coming to Burlington in late September. It bills itself as an event for ‘queer people and those who love us.’ All the musical acts will feature members in the LGBTQIA community.

Event organizer and local musician Abbie Morin shares how the festival is coming together, and the need it fills. They’re also a member of Hammydown, one of the local bands performing at the festival on Sept. 24 at the Wallflower Collective in Burlington. Plus: Joules Garcia, the co-organizer of Burlington Dyke Night, and Rae Murphy of the local punk band, Burly Girlies.

Broadcast at noon Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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