#MECCAcon2015 App, Tickets, SCHEDULE

We are very excited about this year’s MECCAcon 2015 convention, and would LOVE for you to join us!

MECCAcon2015 is 3 events in 1:: 

DJ WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCE NIGHT – SEP 18, MBAD/ABA COMIC BOOK CONVENTION – SEP 19, DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL – SEP 19, DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/501568086654943/; http://meccacon.weebly.com; https://meccacon.wordpress.com 

#MECCAcon2015’s HIP HOP NIGHT
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MBAD/ABA African Bead Museum (aka Dabls)
6559 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48208

5:30-7:00 DJ & BEAT MAKING STATIONS-
w/ DAN Z & DJ JUNGLE (dj stations), DJ HEAD & NICK SPEED (beat making stations)
6:00-8:00 SPOKEN WORD
8:00-10:00 HIP HOP PERFORMANCES

500 opening DJ set w/ MEL WONDER
600 HoneyComb
610 Shaun Moore-Bey
620 Detroit Bleu
630 One Single Rose
640 Sheezy
650 Shah Blacq
700 Black, Ju, Mental, KnowledgeBorn
730 Black Tie Collective
800 MAHOGANY JONES
820 THE MICROPHONE MISFITZ
840 5 ELA
900 FATT FATHER
920 NICK SPEED & SEVEN THE GENERAL
940 DJ LOS closing DJ set

#MECCAcon2015’s COMIC BOOK CONVENTION & WORKSHOPS
SATURDAY, 9/19/15, 11a-6p
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY, 5201 Woodward, Detroit, MI
11a-6p http://wp.me/p5ETR1-gP

STROHAM HALL (third floor)
11a-6p::: DEALER/VENDOR FLOOR

11a- 2p PEEP GAME COMIX registration/sign up
11:30-12:15 Eric Holman:: Comic Book Script Writing
12:30-1:15- N Steven Harris, THE ART OF STORYTELLING workshop
1:30-2:10- DYNAMIC ANATOMY
2:30-3:15- Lloyd Cheatham, Jr:: Manga Studios EX6 workshop
3:30-6p- PEEP GAME COMIX registration/sign up
3:30-4:15- Aisha Little:: STEAMPUNK WORKSHOP
4:30-5:15- SHAWN ALLEYNE, illustration workshop
5:30- RAFFLES

#MECCAcon2015’s INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, 9/19/15
FRIENDS AUDITORIUM
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY, 5201 Woodward, Detroit, MI
(library’s theatre, basement floor)
11a-6p http://wp.me/p5ETR1-fY

11a-6p::: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL & PANELS

11:15- INTRO/ WELCOME, Ka’ramuu Kush Detroit
11:30a- OYA: RISE OF THE ORISHAS, Nosa Igbinedion, Nigeria/UK (12min)
11:45- BOOK OF RHYMES, omar jones aka Distrakt (7min)
12p- OSIRIS, Donnie Leapheart, Detroit, (8min)
12:15 I AM ALI, dream hampton, Detroit, (19m)
12:40 NICK SPEED: A DAY IN THE LIFE, Nick Speed, Detroit (22m)

1:15p -3:15pm PANELS
1:15p- WOMEN IN COMICS panel, nationwide, curated by Regine Sawyer NY (45min)
2:15p- COMPLEXION OF COMICS panel (45mins), curated by Jiba Moleli Anderson Detroit
3:30-4p INTERMISSION
4p- INTRODUCTION by Ka’ramuu Kush
4:20 – 6:00pm
4:20p- BRICK AND LULU, Evita Castine, L.A., (8min)
4:35p- SWEET, SWEET COUNTRY, Dehanza “Daye” Rogers, Georgia, (19min)
5p- IF I LEAP, J.J. Stone, NY, (20min)
5:30- AND THEN, Ka’ramuu Kush, Detroit (30min)

For Vendor/Dealer/Volunteer application::: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_CLcHGIo1_uRnZMNVRIVzdKUHc/edit?usp=docslist_api

For $6 ADMISSION Tickets :::  http://www.eventbrite.com/e/meccacon-2015-tickets-15482124451

To see DJ WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCES NIGHT ::: https://meccacon.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/meccacon2015-dj-workshops-performance-night-lineup 

To see VENDOR/ WORKSHOP list ::: https://meccacon.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/meccacon2015-vendorworkshop-lineup/

To see INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL lineup ::: https://meccacon.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/meccacon2015-independent-film-festival-creators-panels/

Payment to register for a vendor table is only $75 until JULY 31st! 

***** Please pay via PayPal – crown7176@gmail.com *****

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MECCAcon/5E Gallery’s DJ & ENTERTAINMENT Night, MBAD/ABA MUSEUM, 6559 Grand River, Detroit, MI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ::

Our entertainment for the weekend will be held at mBAD/ABA AFRICAN BEAD MUSEUM, aka DABLS”. This event will be hosted by 5 E Gallery​’s founder, DJ SICARI, in association with DIME​ and Spin Inc.​, along with special guests DJ LOS, DJ HEAD, DJ JUNGLE, NICK SPEED, MICROPHONE MISFITZ, DAN Z, MAHOGANY JONES, VALID, ONE SINGLE ROSE, and many more from across the U.S. Vending spaces for that will be only $40! (Must provide own tables/chairs). DJ Workshops, LIve dj sets, spoken word, hip hop, african language wall tours with Olayami Dabls, and more! This will be in conjunction with DIME: Detroit Institute of Music Education.

MECCAcon COMICS & ART CONVENTION, Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, Detroit MI, SATURDAY, SEP 19, 2015 :: 

Our “dealer room” will be located in Stroham Hall (3rd floor), where creators and publishers from all over the United States will be showcasing and selling their works, as well as handmade artisans and small businesses. We also will be holding classes and workshops on the 3rd floor, as well. Classes include illustration, steampunk character development, children’s drawing, animation, publishing, and more. This will be the main focus of the convention. Diversity is key to MECCAcon!

MECCAcon INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL & PANELS, Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, Detroit MI, SATURDAY, SEP 19, 2015 ::

This year will be our first year that we will be doing our official INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, co-curated by famed and award winning filmmaker, Ka’ramuu Kush! This is an all day event, which will feature 9 short films. Films range from animation, kemetic gods, deities, dealing with mental illness in relationships, claiming your divine feminine, and so much more. We have been working on this film festival for almost a year now We also will be having two very prominent panels in the theatre: WOMEN IN COMICS, and COMPLEXIONS OF THE INDUSTRY. ___________________________

only $75 for dealer/vendor tables until JULY 31st, 2015!! As August 1st, 2015, tables are only $125!! *Prices go up August 1st, NO EXCEPTIONS!*

Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts – MECCA​, aka MECCAcon, is a large comic book and artist convention held annually in Detroit, MI. The primary reason M.E.C.C.A was established was to instill knowledge primarily in the younger art culture. It is my mission to make sure that children know that all “heroes” do not look the same, that many actually look just like THEM. It is also important to learn the origin of comic books, what the historical facts come from, and what the word “hero” actually derives from. Unlike many “comic cons”, we don’t just focus only on comic books. Art has several mediums, and we want to highlight them all. MECCAcon will highlight comics, science fiction, steampunk, fine art, music, graffiti, dj artists, handmade artisans, african belly dance, urban gardening, fashion, african martial arts, and more. Lastly, at this convention, while comic books are the main focus, we want to make sure that ALL forms of art are highlighted. At the end of the day, art is and always will be ART, creative expression. So get YOUR drawings ready!!! share YOUR artwork, YOUR beginning stages to YOUR characters, share YOUR storylines, share YOUR concepts! cuz it will be at YOUR “home”, once AGAIN, on YOUR terms. this is for ALL AGES. This convention highlights CULTURE and DIVERSITY. No need to pass by 100 booths before you find a character that looks like YOU. Bring the ENTIRE family! Celebrate the HERU in YOU!

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Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts – MECCA, or “MECCAcon”, is a division of Amonyet Enterprises. The organization was founded October 2013, by founder and CEO, Maia “CROWN” Williams. for vending applications and further info, please contact ** Maia Crown Williams ** CEO and Executive Assistant, M.E.C.C.A. http://amonyet.weebly.com/ 313-451-0297

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MECCAcon Weekly is a weekly series of features, interviews, and highlights, all focused around comics and art, mainly centered around the AFRIKAAN diaspora community. We focus on the upliftment and advancement of arts thru various mediums. #MECCAconWeekly can also be found on our sister site, DARK MATTERS.

MECCAconWeekly is also a division of Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts – MECCAcon. MECCAcon is an annual convention every SEPTEMBER, located in Detroit, MI.

“BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED” …This is my motto. Whatever environment you come from, whatever your surroundings or financial circumstance, there is ALWAYS room to grow, flourish, and BLOOM.

Maia Williams, also known as “Crown”, is executive assistant to many different businesses, artists, and events in the Metro Detroit area. Crown is also CEO and founder of

Amonyet Enterprises, Cooking Ciphers, MECCAcon, and Crown’s Royalties.