Third Annual MJFanvention features rare archival footage of Michael Jackson

Lee and Vogel also highlight activities

Gary, IN -- This year, creators of the MJFanvention the annual Michael Jackson fan conference, are thrilled to bring the MJFanvention2012 back to Indiana for a full day of events and activities. The weekend activities are from August 24 - 26.

As part of the celebration weekend, on Saturday, August 25 the Chicago Blues Museum will be temporarily installing a custom exhibit on the history of the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson - covering their beginnings in Gary, to first early performances in Chicago to the meteoric rise of Michael Jackson in rare archival images at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts at 540 South Lake Street in Gary. The exhibit will also feature rare archival footage that has never been seen of Michael Jackson's 1987 concert in Japan. This footage, up close and personal, has never been seen outside of Japan. This is the first exhibit of Michael Jackson every provided in his hometown of Gary.

The MJFanvention will have three days of activities that will include:

• · August 26 reception at the Chicago South Loop Hotel.

 

• · August 25 will start in Gary at the Gary Steel City Grill, 411 E. 5th Avenue Gary, IN and will feature Joe Vogel and Dr. Cherilyn Lee. Vogel author of three books, including Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Sterling Publishing, 2011). His work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and PopMatters, among other publications. Any one that watched the Conrad Murray trial knows Dr. Cherylin Lee. She tearfully gave an account of her interactions with the King of Pop just weeks before he died from the fatal doses of "anesthesia". She is a medical professional that deeply cared for Michael as a friend.

• · August 25 Michael Jackson exhibit and visit to 2300 Jackson Street

 

• · August 25 Dance Party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jackson's album BAD at the Chicago South Loop Hotel

 

• · Activities conclude on Sunday morning August 26.

For more information about times and locations, visit mjfanvention.com

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