After this Saturday’s Zine Fest, swing by Pink Hobo gallery to feast on lots of Yo Gabba Gabba-related artwork, including this sketch by Evan Dorkin:

Pink Hobo
507 E. Hennepin Ave
612-216-3924
July 11, 2009, 5pm-late

For more info:

Pink Hobo Gallery
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MPR’s “Arthounds” feature

For whatever reason, the following jam has extremely few references to the late great Michael Jackson, proving once again that our monthly jams are not, in fact, sponsored by TMZ.

Cartoon Breakfast, All Natural Pet Food and the Struggle Within

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You know what you should do Saturday if you’re a local cartoonist?  You should go to ZINEFEST(http://zinefest.org) and buy some great indy comics and zines, and then you should stop by OPEN STUDIO(see post below) and draw with David and Mark and Mike S. since most of the other OPEN BOOK regulars will be at the aforementioned ZINEFEST from 11-5 (and Sunday 11-4).

Celebrate the founding of this great nation on the greatest holiday of them all — Independence Day, the Eleventh of July! Huzzah! Or just join us for air-conditioned drawing and socializing at Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

Sat., July 11, noon to 4 p.m., MCBA Bindery (the high tables — Huzzah!)

If you can’t find us in the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the MCBA bookstore. This is an open studio — all are welcome.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520

Future Sat. Open Studio schedule:
August 1 Flexi-Space (low tables)

In addition to our jam, Diamonds lovely owner LUCY has asked we inform everyone she will be having a blood-drive that day which will run until 7pm. So if you wanna come a little early, give some blood, then promptly pass out the second you start drawing–please don’t be shy!  Its for a good cause! (And yes, its thru the Red Cross, its not just some guy in a van collecting plasma. Just clarifying.)

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative “jam” comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwords, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).

Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe
1618 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bus info here.

Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.

Big Time Attic hosts our monthly jam meetings at Diamond’s… they will be supplying us with a big old plate of pastries or something. Thanks fellas!

“Independent Variables: Contemporary Zine Publications”, an interactive celebration of independent voices and democratic art will be on view in the Open Book Lobby gallery from June 26 to September 6, 2009 in the Open Book Lobby Gallery.

The work on display is presented in conjunction with Book Art Biennial, a daylong exploration of arts power as a tool of social change, hosted by Minnesota Center for Book Arts on July 25, 2009. Visit www.mnbookarts.org  for more information.

This show also quasi ties-in to ZINEFEST (http://zinefest.org/) which is July 11th and 12th at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts, and which will feature many a Conspirator and/or comic creator selling their wares including Ryan Dow, Daniel J Olson, Mike Toft, Sarah Morean, Will Dinski, Good Minnesotan, Tom Kaczynski, Ed Choy Moorman,  Vas Littlecrow, Danno Klonowski and more.

www.staplegenius.com

For those of you who may have checked out my comic MANLY TALES OF COWARDICE online at www.staplegenius.com and been annoyed at its size and unreadbility(as I was), I finally figured out what the hell I’m doing and you can now actually read every page without having to click on anything.
Please give it another shot at:
www.staplegenius.com

Thanks! –Danno Klonowski

Cowtown Comix Fest | Saturday, June 27 | 10:00-5:00 | Tattered Cover Bookstore | 1628 16th Street at Wynkoop | Denver, CO

7000 BC will be in Denver to participate in the first Cowtown Comix Fest, held at the LoDo location of Tattered Cover Bookstore on Saturday, June 27 from 1:00-5:00 in the afternoon. We’ll be joining John, Stan, Noah, and a whole bunch of other talented independent comics creators for this small press event.

Chris Monroe, creator of the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper’s weekly comic, “Violet Days,” will be reading and signing her new book: “Monkey With A Tool Belt and The Noisy Problem.”

Saturday, June 20, 10:30 a.m.

The Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
Tel: 651-224-8320

www.redballoonbookshop.com

    The first issue of FALSE WITNESS: THE MICHELE BACHMANN STORY is now available to purchase online at www.biasedliberalmedia.com 
   FALSE WITNESS is the first issue in a limited series about MN Congressperson Michele Bachmann as told in her own words.
    FALSE WITNESS is written and pencilled by Bill Prendergast, with finishes by Lupi, Daniel J Olson, Danno Klonowski, and fabulous cover by Ken Avidor.