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Mel Case

@melcasecreates

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Mel Case is a queer TEDxShorelineDrive host, storyteller, comedian, screenwriter, producer, & wedding officiant. Half-Colombiane & non-binary. 🇨🇴🏳️‍🌈

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🥂 TONIGHT, WE CELEBRATE!

Meet us in the back at Marie’s at @roxannesbar for the official TEDxShorelineDrive After Party! And we’re STILL looking for the perfect names for our signature cocktail and mocktail. 🍹 Drop your ideas in the comments and wish us luck!

TODAY is our Main Stage! ❤️

🛍️ Small Business Vendor Marketplace | 4:30 PM
🎤 Doors Open | 5:30 PM
🥂 After Party at Roxanne’s | Around 9:30 PM

And LBC… we are only THREE TICKETS AWAY FROM SOLD OUT! 🎟️ We hope by the time you’re reading this, we can officially say WE DID IT!

Thank you to every person who purchased a ticket, our presenting partners, supporters, donors, performers, production team, and, of course, our incredible TEDx speakers. Your support has meant everything.

Tonight, we celebrate a year long journey coming full circle with one thing carrying us all the way through: PERSEVERANCE. ❤️

See you tonight, LBC!

#FYP #ExplorePage #LBC #Events #Perseverance taken in Roxannes Long Beach by @melcasecreates

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🍸 OUR COCKTAIL + MOCKTAIL TASTING WAS A VIBE!

Last Friday @roxannesbar @mariestektec , we laughed, sipped, tasted, and had such a great time getting one step closer to selecting our signature TEDxShorelineDrive cocktail + mocktail for the Main Stage experience. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the evening so much fun! ❤️

Now we’re officially in our FINAL TWO WEEKS, and our goal is simple: SELL OUT TEDxShorelineDrive! 🔥

📅 Saturday, September 26th
📍 McBride Lecture Hall | Long Beach, CA
🛍️ 4:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace Opens
📸 5:00 PM | Red Carpet Experience
🎤 5:30 PM | Main Stage Begins
🥂 8:15 PM | VIP Wrap Party
🎉 10:00 PM | After Party
🎙️ 10:30 PM | Live After Dark Podcast

LBC, HELP US SELL THIS OUT! 🎟️ Share this post. Like it. Follow us. Tell a friend. Most importantly, BUY YOUR TICKET and come experience this with us!

🔗 General Seating + VIP tickets are available now through the link in our bio. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Loving my Practice What You Peach lip balm from Down South Suga! Thanks Darren! #downsouthsuga #lipbalm #lipoil #hydrating #localbusiness taken in Long Beach, California by @melcasecreates

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I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to audition and be selected as a guest experience host for the TEDxShorelineDrive 2026 cohort. I’m forever indebted to Dr. Kay Renee for the chance to serve my community and be in my essence. Thank you! #tedxshorelinedrive #womenspeakers #host #longbeach #emcee by @melcasecreates

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The night of my dreams. #tedxshorelinedrive #tedx #perseverance #host #emcee by @melcasecreates

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Well, we did it! Last night my buddy Michael Houston and I got to host the TEDxShorelineDrive Perseverance event. We had an amazing time and all seven of the speakers and all of the performers absolutely killed it! So proud to have been a part of the team! Thank you Dr. Kay Renee for bringing me on and letting be be a small part of the event’s success. taken in Long Beach, California by @melcasecreates

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🍸 HELP US NAME OUR COCKTAIL + MOCKTAIL!

Our signature drinks need names inspired by our 2026 theme: PERSEVERANCE. What should we call them? Drop your best ideas below! 👇🏽

🍹 TONIGHT! Join our TEDx Guest Experience Host @melcasecreates along with @theconnectionstrategist and our TEDx live red carpet reporter @thesonshinestate at 6:30 PM.

⏰We’ll be @roxannesbar @mariestektec until 8:30 PM for our cocktail tasting, good vibes, fun, and plenty of laughs! And tasting desserts from @chef.jayson

🎟️ And don’t forget the MAIN EVENT! TEDxShorelineDrive takes the stage Saturday, September 26th at McBride Lecture Hall.

We still have tickets available, LBC! Come represent our city and help us SELL OUT the Main Stage! 🔥

🎟️ Tickets available now on Eventbrite. Link in bio!

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🎬 PERSEVERANCE: THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRODUCTION

It takes an incredible team to bring a production to life. As we get closer to September 26th, meet some of the people working behind the scenes to create the TEDxShorelineDrive Main Stage experience.

🎬 Assistant Director / Main Stage Host: @life.with.mike
🎤 Guest Experience Host: @melcasecreates
🎭 Stage Manager: @thejennyhope
🎬 Production Manager: @sandraabigailadams
🎥 Production Team: @thejoyivefound @_beats.by.ray @liachristek @author.qmgatlin
🧘🏽‍♀️ Breathwork Facilitator: @regulationhouse
🍽️ Catering: @chef.jayson
✨ Event Décor: @eventsoncue_lbc
📣 Communications: @longbeachcitylifestyle
🖨️ Printing: @bigger_dot

To everyone giving their time, talent, creativity, resources, and energy to bring this vision to life, THANK YOU. ❤️

🎟️ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
🛍️ 4:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace Opens
📸 5:00 PM | Red Carpet Experience
🎤 5:30 PM | Main Stage Begins
🥂 8:15 PM | VIP Wrap Party
🎉 10:00 PM | After Party
🎙️ 10:30 PM | Live After Dark Podcast

🎟️ General Seating + VIP tickets are STILL AVAILABLE, and WE WANT TO SELL THIS OUT! 🔥

LONG BEACH, THIS IS OUR MAIN STAGE! Help us fill every seat, show up for our city, and represent the LBC in a BIG way!

🎟️ Grab your tickets. Bring your people. Help us SELL OUT TEDxShorelineDrive!

🔗 Tickets available NOW through the link in our bio.

#FYP #ExplorePage #LBC #Events #Perseverance taken in Long Beach, California by @melcasecreates

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Mel trusted me with this special hat, and I loved bringing it back to life. 🤠🖤

A good cleaning, fresh ribbons, new feathers, and a little Erives Hats touch made all the difference.
Same hat. New look. New story.
Thank you, Mel, for trusting me with your hat. I hope you enjoy wearing it as much as I enjoyed giving it a new life. 🖤

ERIVES HATS | Be Remembered
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🍸 SIP. TASTE. CREATE. 🎥

This Friday, we’re heading to Roxanne’s Bar for our official TEDxShorelineDrive cocktail and mocktail tasting, hosted by @melcasecreates

And we’re STILL looking for 2 food and beverage content creators to join us! Come have a good time, taste some amazing drinks, create content, and help us choose what everyone will be sipping at our TEDx After Party. 🍹

📍 Roxanne’s Bar | Long Beach
📅 Friday, September 11th
🎤 Hosted by @melcasecreates
🎥 2 content creator spots available

👀Interested? Slide into our DMs with your name, email, cell number, and a short audition video showing us your personality and content style!

And don’t forget the MAIN EVENT! ❤️

🎟️ TEDxShorelineDrive Main Stage
📅 Saturday, September 26th
📍 Long Beach, California

🛍️ 4:30 PM | Vendor Marketplace Opens
📸 5:00 PM | Red Carpet Experience
🎤 5:30 PM | Main Stage Begins
🥂 8:15 PM | VIP Wrap Party
🎉 10:00 PM | After Party
🎙️ 10:30 PM | Live After Dark Podcast

Grab your Main Stage tickets today on Eventbrite through the link in our bio! 🎟️

#FYP #ExplorePage #LBC #ContentCreator #Events taken in Long Beach, California by @melcasecreates

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