To download the show, click here: Marquita Thomas Interview.
ABOUT THE ARTIST - Marketing consultant Marquita Thomas, founder of Out & About, a group for lesbians and bisexual women of color, is a longtime activist and founder of the Serafemme Queer Women of Color Music Festival. She's assisted in promoting events on a national level including Girls in the Night's Femme-nomen-al Weekend at Atlanta Pride and the Ebony Pyramid Black Gay and Lesbian Cruise to the Bahamas. For the past two years, she has produced multicultural women's events at Dinah Shore weekend and has recently joined the marketing/promotions team at the National Black Lesbian Conference. She recently received the LA Gay & Lesbian Center's L.A.C.E Award in Arts & Entertainment and the Pat Parker Arts Award from Christopher Street West.
ABOUT THE SERAFEMME FESTIVAL - Serafemme Queer Women of Color Music Festival is a six-hour,17+ artist outdoor festival created in 2005 by producer Marquita Thomas to address the lack of visibility for lesbian and bisexual women of color artists. In just a few years, it has garnered an audience of hundreds and grasped the attention of women all over the world who enjoy its eclectic mix of music, spoken word & comedy. Grammy nominated & Tony award winners Nadirah Shakoor and Staceyann Chin have graced its stage and the response to the festival has been overwhelming. This year's festival is slated for August 17, 2008 at the West Hollywood Park Baseball field and it is sponsored in major part by the Lesbian Visibility Committee of the City of West Hollywood.
For more info on Marquita Thomas, Seraemme Festival and Out&About, visit http://www.beoutandabout.com/.
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