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Celebrate Black History Month by supporting black creatives.
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The second week of February in NYC it is feeling like Spring enjoy the nice weather. Check out all the Black History events and Black Creatives in this issue.
If you have events, art, people, music or a Kickstarter that you want me to promote feel free to contact me. My email is: sean@spthegeekout.com.
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Upcoming Cons & Events
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Check out Black History Month Game Jam, Pull Up x Black Creators, Black Creatives + Culture Market and the Harlem Fine Arts Show.Don't forget about MagicCon Philadelphia & KingKon IV.
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- BLACK HISTORY MONTH GAME JAM
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Black History Month Game Jam: February 17-19, 2023
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Awesome NYCpresents the Black History Month game jam. Celebrating a weekend-long event for underrepresented creators to come together and learn how to develop video games. This event provides early-career and aspiring game developers with an opportunity to build a playable game, learn from industry experts and connect with their community.
The Yard Flatiron North
246 5th Ave,
2nd Floor New York, NY 10001
Friday, February 17
5 PM - 9 PM
Saturday, February 18
11 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, February 19
11 AM - 3 PM
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- PULL UP X BLACK CREATORS
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Pull Up x Black Creators: February 22nd, 2023
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Join Patreon Pull Up to celebrate Black History Month with Pull Up x Black Creators. Let's talk about how creators in community can unlock their creative independence. It takes courage to make this leap and you don't have to do that alone. In this session, you will hear from Pull Up creators and their journey to get there.
Patreon Virtual Event
February 22nd
1 PM
Get Tickets Here
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- BLACK CREATIVES & CULTURE MARKET
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Black Creatives + Culture Mkt: Black History Month Edition '23: February 24-26, 2023
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Black Creatives + Culture Market is in honor of Black History Month, DA SPOT NYC in partnership with City Point BKLYN will host and curate the 3rd annual Black Creatives & Culture Market featuring 50+ BIPOC Creatives!
City Point Brooklyn
445 Albee Square West,
Brooklyn, NY 11201
February 24-26
11 AM - 7 PM
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- HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW NEW YORK 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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Harlem Fine Arts Show New York 15th Anniversary Celebration: February 24-26, 2023
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- MAGIC THE GATHERING CON
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MagicCon Philadelphia: February 17-19, 2023
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Wizards of the Coast and Reedpop present MagicCon Philadelphia!
MagicCon is a festival event series dedicated to celebrating all things Magic: The Gathering, and Philadelphia is the first stop on the MagicCon tour in 2023.
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St,
Philadelphia, PA 191070
Friday: Feb 17
Saturday: Feb 18
Sunday: Feb 19
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- COMIC-CON
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KingKon IV: March 25-26, 2023
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A quintessential hotel-style Comic Con featuring Golden, Bronze, Silver, Copper and Modern Age Comic Books. Tons of vendors with stock accommodating to all budgets - especially in the current buyer's market!
The APA Hotel
120 S Wood Ave,
Iselin, NJ 08830
October 6 - 8: 10am - 10pm
Saturday, March 25, 2023, 12 PM - 4 PM
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 10 AM - 4 PM
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Music
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Imani Rouselle performs Friday February 10th then Rock with Us Saturday, February 11th at The Rockaway Hotel, Soca vs Reggae on February 17th, and Jewel the Gem album release Ratchet Revolution on February 25th.
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- IMANI ROUSELLE
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Arts, Culture and Fun Presents: Imani Rouselle
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- DJ SETS & ROLLER SKATING
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Rock with Us
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The Last Resort Artist Retreat presents Rock With Us at The Rockaway Hotel - an evening of roller skating, featuring a DJ set by Papi Juice & Friends, ushering in the Valentine's Day weekend and the unveiling of the hotel's roller rink pop-up! This will be a joy-filled night among friends and lovers in support of TLRAR and our mission to bring leisure and connectivity to the forefront. The proceeds from this event will go directly to future programming at TLRAR.
Saturday, February 11, 2023, 7 PM - 11 PM
The Rockaway Hotel
108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
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- SOCA VS REGGAE
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Soca vs Reggae- Hosted By Kranium
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Soca VS Reggae Returns to Schmanski with Special Host Kranium a true basement party in Williamsburg. Early arrival is Suggested.
Friday, February 17, 2023, 10:00 PM
Schimanski
54 N 11th St,
Brooklyn, NY, 11249
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- BLACK HISTORY MONTH NEW ALBUM
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Jewel the Gem: Ratchet Revolution
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Join Jewel the Gem, and special guest BHawk Snipes, at Basquiat's Bottle to celebrate Black History Month and her new album Ratchet Revolution. Jewel The Gem is a fearless rapper, vocalist, and trendsetter who cuts across eras with her scintillating bars and immaculate wordplay that will inspire and move audiences at TLRAR.
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 6 PM - 9 PM
Basquiat's Bottle
1198 Fulton St,
Brooklyn, NY 11216
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Upcoming Burlesque & Circus Events
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Check out GLAMORAMA every Wednesday at Someday Bar Brooklyn NY and The Sweet Spot Burlesque Saturday, February 19th.
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- BURLESQUE / DRAG
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GLAMORAMA: A Free Drag and Burlesque Show: February 8th & 15th 2023
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Welcome to the show that is GLAMORAMA, It is a weekly drag and burlesque extravaganza that celebrates entertainers who want to feel their oats and bring to you what they deem to be glamour.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023,
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023,
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Someday Bar NYC
364 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
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- BURLESQUE / VARIETY SHOW
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The Sweet Spot Burlesque, NYC: February 19, 2023
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The Sweet Spot is a high-energy; heart-pumping; down-right decadent-dancing; laugh-out-loud burlesque stage production celebrating the sexier side of life. Performing in over 30 cities, this immersive show takes you on a bold adventure where anything can happen.
Saturday, February 19, 2023,
6 PM
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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Websites, Coding & Tech
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For Black History Month I will be highlighting black owned startups.
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- BLACK OWNED STARTUP
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AptDeco
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AptDeco is making the exchange of home décor easy for everyone and has become a leader in sustainability innovation. Similar to what Airbnb was able to achieve in the short-term rental space AptDeco is positioned to do the same in the furniture space.
Find a job at AptDeco
See more Black Owned Start Ups
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- BLACK OWNED STARTUP / APP
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Expectful
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At Expectful, they have had a share of bumps in the road to and through motherhood. They created the resource you wanted but never had. The journey to “mom” looks different for each of us, so Expectful does too. They serve you with meditations, events, support groups and services catered to where you are, personalized by you.
See more Black Owned Start Ups
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Festival & Convention Friends
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I meet a lot of amazing artist and creators and I would like to introduce them to you.
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- AUTHOR/WRITER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
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Greg Burnham
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Greg Burnham has been writing professionally for nearly a decade. He makes up one half of the Tuskegee Heirs duo. With projects like The Search For Sadiqah, Broken Glass and Grandpa’s shoes under his belt, Greg recently made the transition to full time writer/publisher. He’s currently working on a bevy of projects, as well as the beloved Tuskegee Heirs.
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- ILLUSTRATOR / WRITER / COMICBOOK ARTIST / CREATOR
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Marcus Williams
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Stationed in Atlanta Ga, Marcus Williams spends most of his time toiling away late nights on everything from illustrating comic art, fan art, children's books, to random character commissions and more. A proud father of two, he somehow manages to steal enough time to create loads of artwork and check homework. He's excited about the direction his comic properties are heading in, and looks forward to creating more forms of visual entertainment and stories to enjoy.
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