BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:248268@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260915T071859Z DTSTART:20260929T190000Z DTEND:20260929T210000Z SUMMARY:We Will Always Love You: A Queer\\, Literary Tribute to Dolly DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT HERE\\nAs an early supporter of the LGBTQI A+ community\\, and an advocate for childhood literacy\\, Dolly Parton le aves behind a legacy as big as her personality. Join Brian D. Kennedy\\, author of A Little Bit Country\\, and his friends as they celebrate the i mpact Dolly had on their art and their lives. An evening of performances\ \, conversation\\, and trivia (with bookish prizes!)\\, to honor the lege nd who taught us to “find out who you are and do it on purpose.”   \\nA limited number of signed copies of A Little Bit Country will be ava ilable for free\\, with a suggested donation for the bookstore.\\nApril S alazar (she/her) is a writer and storyteller based in New Jersey. She sta rted in radio at Manhattan’s WKCR\\, where she held many roles\\, inclu ding the one closest to her heart—host of The Tennessee Border\\, devo ted to classic country. More recently\\, her work has been featured in T he New York Times\\, NPR’s Latino USA\\, and PRX’s The Moth Radio H our.\\nBrian D. Kennedy (he/him) is the award-winning author of A Little Bit Country and My Fair Brady. Born and raised in Minnesota\\, he now liv es in New York City with his husband and more books than can reasonably f it into a one-bedroom apartment. When not writing\\, he can be found work ing at an LGBTQ nonprofit and obsessing over all things Dolly Parton.\\nJ ustin Kirkland is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in GQ\\ , NYLON\\, The Guardian\\, and more. Originally from East Tennessee\\, hi s writing often looks at the intersection of culture and politics\\, with a focus on queerness\\, socioeconomic class\\, and the South. He also ho sts This Is Not a Weapon–\\;a deconstructionist podcast about growi ng up Evangelical. He lives in Brooklyn with his husband and two cats\\, Jimmy and Puddle.\\nMark Sanderlin is a voice actor\\, musician\\, and au thor based in New York City. You can hear his voice in over 350 audiobook s. The Washington Post has described his narration as “intellectual\\, musical\\, knowing…[and] subversive.” Kirkus has awarded him numerous Earphones Awards for Excellence and called his work “a listening maste rpiece.” With two Audie Award nominations\\, Mark is much lauded for hi s narration in a variety of genres for every major publisher. You can fin d Mark’s work anywhere audiobooks are sold\\, and later this fall\\, yo u can read or listen to his debut rom-com novella “What Are You Doing N ew Year’s Eve?”\\nFreeda Lay –\\; Freeda Lay has never been on D rag Race. But she has raised over $10\\,000 for the LGBT Center with her fundraising drag shows and game nights over the past 3 years. She lives in Chelsea with her partner\\, Christian\\, and Primrose\\, a toy poodle named after the Hunger Games character. She has been to Dollywood so many times that she has stopped counting\\, but is very excited to be going b ack there this Christmas to pay tribute to the Queen in person.\\nThe Bur eau of General Services—Queer Division is Manhattan’s only queer book store\\, located on the second floor of the LGBT Center. We’re open Tue sday-Sunday from 1-7pm and accessible by the 6th Ave 1 2 3 L trains and 8 th Ave A C E trains. Our cafe\\, The Bureau Cafe\\, is open Tuesday-Sunda y from 9am-7pm. \\n \\;\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-st ates/new-york/events/we-will-always-love-you-a-queer-literary-tribute-to- dolly-2026-09-29 LOCATION:Bureau of General Services-Queer Division URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/we-will-always-love-you-a-queer-literary-tribute-to-dolly-2026-09-29 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR