Ypsilanti Community African-American Read-In - FREE EVENT
"Readers are Heroes: Comic-Books and Graphic Novels"
Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:00-4:00 pm
Ypsilanti District Library
5577 Whittaker Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 482-4110
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
African American Read-In http://www.ncte.org/action/aari/
YOUTHS 19 AND UNDER WILL RECEIVE A FREE BOOK
Special Guests:
Mark Askin - Author
Andre Batts - Urban Style Comics
Matt Feazell - Comic Artist and Illustrator
Sanaa Naeem - Comic Book Artist
Jonathan Royce - Author
Karen Simspon - Author
Schedule
2:00-2:45 Comic Book Creators Panel
2:45-3:45 Comic Book Workshop (ages 8 - adult) / 2:00-3:00 Community Heroes Read (ages 1 - 7)
3:45-4:00 Book Selections, Comic Book Distribution and Refreshments
Contributors, Supporters and Sponsors 2013
Dr. Andrea Brisson - Life Force Wellness Centre
Huron Valley Financial, Inc.
Dan Mishkin
Kids Read Comics
Splendor Educational Consulting
Truthful Storytellers
Ypsilanti District Library
Links:
Matt Feazell http://home.comcast.net/~mattfeazell/PORTFOLIO/portfolio.html
Urban Style Comics http://www.urbanstylecomics.com
Kids Read Comics http://mlatcomics.com/krc/
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION? VISIT THE AARI FUNDING LINK: http://www.gofundme.com/1tm5mw