Black Exposure Live 4th August 2012 (Pic Heavy)

Black Exposure Live 4th August 2012

This really was an Expo! So much on display and so much to watch!

The Calabash Hub

The Goody Box UK

Diane Hall with I Grew it Long books!

PAKs in residence

Education opportunities

I went down to Birmingham to enjoy the Black Exposure Live Event 2012 on Saturday 4th of August! It was an early start to catch a train down from London to arrive well before 11am! I actually met up with Charlene of the GoodyBoxUK on the train trip into Birmingham.

This was a celebration of Jamaican Culture (Independence Day) and the Olympics.

Surprisingly, this event started off a little flat as the stalls were not set up and there wasn't a set floor plan for the vendors coming in early.

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Cupcakes by HarrisonTastyKakes

More Cupcakes!

Beautiful Jewelry on sale!

Patriotic sales

Food stand

As soon as the set up was sorted, we sat back and watched the crowd stream gently in.
The MC engaged the crowd quite well. She also invited the vendors to come and advertise their stalls on the stage in between entertaining acts.

There were a few 'hiccups' during the event - a few workshops could not be accommodated by the venue's facilities. Fortunately, the head wrap workshop was back on a bit later on. There were a lot of different vendors present including Paks cosmetics.
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Weaves on sale

T-shirts

Misha B performs!

The Dynamic Misha B!

Misha B delivered with a very energetic performance, which was preceded by some equally talented young ladies and gentlemen on the stage. The Expo was done shortly after Misha B was done.

Overall, this was an okay event but there were a few too many stumbling blocks that needed more sorting on the day.

A happy young head wrapper!

Another happy head-wrap!

Now for more head wraps