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Schmapples Tribute September 8th

Eric Lappegard, Events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCHMAPPLES TRIBUTE
SEPTEMBER 8… MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Benefit to Honor Comic Artist & Bicycle Advocate Eric Lappegard

What: Benefit to Honor Comic Artist & Bicycle Advocate Eric Lappegard

When: Saturday, September 8th, 2007. 2pm—2am

Where:

Alley Cat Race to begin at Behind Bars Bicycle Shop, 208 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis 2pm-5pm

Comic Art Show & Silent Auction/Raffle/Vegan Bake Sale at Altered Esthetics, 1224 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis 5pm-10pm

Minneapolis / St. Paul—Beloved local comic artist and bicycle advocate Eric Lappegard passed away on July 23rd from complications following an automobile accident. Eric was in the process of moving from Minneapolis to Portland, Oregon, when the accident occurred. Originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Eric had spent the last number of years in Minneapolis, where he worked as a bicycle messenger and coffee shop java-slinger, artist, community organizer and bicycle advocate.

Eric (a.k.a. Schmapples, a.k.a. Vegan Ninja) was an active member of the local comics collective The International Cartoonist Conspiracy, as well as a founding member of The Minneapolis Bicycle Federation, a group that advocates for a better cycling environment. Eric was a friendly face around town, a vegan who championed animal rights and environmental sustainability, and a friend to many people across the community. He will be greatly missed.

On Saturday, September 8th, friends of Eric are partnering with local businesses and arts organizations to pay tribute to a dear friend and important member of the art, music, and bicycling communities. All proceeds from the event will go to Eric’s family to aid them with expenses incurred as a result of this tragic accident.

The Schmapples Tribute event will include a messenger-style alley cat bike race beginning at Behind Bars Bicycle Shop in Northeast Minneapolis.

Eric’s artwork, as well as donated artwork from local artists & members of the Cartoonist Conspiracy (cartoonistconspiracy.com), will be on display at Altered Esthetics (alteredesthetics.com) all day Saturday, with a silent auction and reception to begin at 5:00pm. Two original publications have been created specifically for this event & will be on sale; a collection of Eric’s Schmapples comics, and a huge anthology by over 50 cartoonists. Additional items for auction will be included, including gift certificates and highly-desirable items from local bicycle, comic and other businesses. Raffle tickets will be purchased for $5 each. Prizes include artwork, comics, gift certificates and custom bicycle parts and products. A vegan bake sale will also help to raise funds for the Lappegard family. Live music will be provided by the Roe Family Singers.

For a complete schedule of events visit:
http://myspace.com/ericlappegardtribute

Also, please consider “friending” us & move us up to the top of your friends list to help promote the event.

You can also help by putting one of these banners on your blog or website with a link to http://myspace.com/ericlappegardtribute

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You can download the printable poster here. We encourage you to print these and hang them around town before September 8th.

Donations can be sent to: Account of Eric Lappegard, Voyager Bank, 500 Marschall Road, Shakopee, MN 55379

If you have pr/press questions, please contact Shanai Matteson at Miss.Matteson at gmail.com

If you have gallery event questions, please contact Danno Klonowski staplegenius at yahoo.com or Jamie Schumacher alteredesthetics at yahoo.com

If you have other questions about the event, please contact Mary Rogers maryrogers37 at hotmail.com


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Fallcon Space is Filling Up Fast

Events

I got the below message from our good friend Nick Postiglione…

Hey Conspirators,

FYI just wanted to let you know that FallCon Creator Space is almost full up.
So if you’ve got any else interested in attending…now is the time!

Thanks!!

Nick Postiglione
Midwest Comic Book Association

I will additionally mention that we want folks to help man our space during Fallcon… we’re hoping to do something a little different year, which we’ll have details about soon. Please email me if you’re interested in helping out. You’ll want to fill out the form and let the MNCBA know that you’re attending, so you’ll be able to get through the door… but make sure you let them know that you’ll be at our area so that they don’t reserve a separate space for you. Below is the registration info I posted previously.

FallCon 2007, Minnesota’s Premier Comic Book Convention, is coming up on October 6th and 7th, and you should register for it NOW. The wonderful annual event (now in its 19th year) is unparalleled in its generosity and hospitality to creators, and offers free tables for any creators who want them. Space is limited.

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM TO PRINT OUT AND SEND THEM HERE.

I’ve also whipped up some banners for you all to put on your websites and blogs… lets help make this the biggest FallCon yet.

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7000 BC at Bubonicon 39

7000 BC, Events

Bubonicon 39 | August 24-26 | 3:30-8:30 Friday; 10:00-7:00 Saturday; 10:00-4:00 Sunday | Wyndham Airport Hotel | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will be returning to the dealers room at Bubonicon, the New Mexico Science Fiction Convention.

This annual event is one of the premier gatherings of science fiction writers, artists, and fans. This year’s guest of honor is Vernor Vinge, the toastmaster is Jane Lindskold, and the guest artist is William Stout. Download the schedule for a complete listing of activities.

Sat. Open Studio, Aug. 18, noon – 4 p.m.

Events

Saturday Open Studio
Sat., Aug. 18, noon-4 p.m., MCBA
Pre-State Fair event

Join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for cartooning and conversation. If you can’t find us in the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore. This is an open studio for all cartoonists, so come and hang out and draw. There’s plenty of room.

Also: The seventh installment of the 12-part 144-page graphic novel challenge will be going on during the open studio. Cheer on the page-crazed cartoonists. Or join in. They are starting today’s 12 hours in the coffee shop at 8 a.m.

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

Future Sat. Open Studio dates:
September 15
October 20 –21 (24 hour comic day!)
November 24
December 15

7000 BC Meeting This Sunday

7000 BC, Events

Sunday, August 12 | Noon | Backroads Pizza and Second Street Brewery | Santa Fe, NM

This month’s 7000 BC meeting starts off at Backroads Pizza (807 2nd St # 1) up on the second floor (just follow the counter around to the stairs) and moves over to Second Street Brewery sometime after 2:00. We’ll be working on a jam throughout the afternoon and making plans for exhibiting at Bubonicon, Stumptown, and SPX.

Send an email with any questions.

Eric Lappegard Funeral on July 28th

Eric Lappegard, Events

I just recieved this information from Eric’s friend Mary Rogers:

Eric’s funeral is this Saturday (July 28) at 10 am at Augustana Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. A family visitation/memorial will be held at Miller’s funeral home Friday, July 27 from 5-7 pm. Eric will be buried at Hill’s of Rest Cemetery. Cindy Lappegard is offering the Lappegard home for out of town friends. Please nobody pay for a hotel room, their house otherwise will go unoccupied. Otherwise, there’s my parents home, and Erin Strait’s. Cindy would like a bicycle procession to ride in front of the hearse from the church to the cemetery. (It’s a haul, but we’re all in shape, right?) I think this is a great idea, we’ll wrangle up some bikes in SF if you can’t bring your own. Cindy says she will also post this same
information on the caringbridge site, so check that in case I get something wrong here. And I think we all should find time to have a drink at the Top Hat, Eric’s favorite Sioux Falls bar. Here’s Cindy’s email: clappegard2 at msn.com if you want to stay at the Lappegard house. Don’t be shy, she’s a very sweet woman who really wants his friends to be there. Sounds like we’re all on for the benefit.

-Mary
maryrogers37 at hotmail.com

Augustana Lutheran Church
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235 N Prairie Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 338-1672

CALL TO ARTISTS: a tribute/benefit anthology for Eric Lappegard

Eric Lappegard, Events, Opportunities

Fellow cartoonist, cyclist, and all around wonderful person Eric Lappegard passed away on July 23rd, 2007 from complications after a car accident that had left him paralyzed earlier this month. Eric was a charming fella, full of passion and enthusiasm, and talented as hell. Please take the time to check out some of his wonderful comics and get a glimpse of what we’ve lost.

www.ericlappegard.com

Eric’s several communities of friends here in Minneapolis are putting together a day-long benefit/celebration of the life of Eric on SEPTEMBER 8th, 2007 which will include an “Alley Cat” bike race, an art show at Altered Esthetics gallery(www.alteredesthetics.com), silent auction, music, and more. All money will go towards Eric’s parents to help pay for the remaining hospital bills, etc.

We here at the Cartoonists Conspiracy are doing our part by putting together an anthology and the art show- AND THAT’S WHERE YOU COME IN!

The anthology we are now accepting submissions for is to be called: “ALLEY CAT: CATS ON BIKES(with Ninjas) a tribute to Eric Lappegard”

The anthology’s themes and your submissions are encouraged to be as wild and varied as Eric’s interests(cats, bikes, ninjas, veganism, beer, or ANY COMBINATION THEREOF!).

THE SPECIFICS:

1) Contributions of one or two pages of comics/pin-ups. The book will be BLACK AND WHITE.
The DEADLINE is AUGUST 15th, 2007. PERIOD!

2) In addition to the book we will be auctioning off ALL the original art in the name of Eric. We must insist in order to contribute, you must be willing to have your original auctioned off.

3) The final size of the book will be the mini-comic “standard” of 8.5″x5.5″.
Your image will fit a 8″x5″ area. Think proportionately!

4) Kevin and Zander Cannon of BIG TIME ATTIC have graciously offered to scan any art work not submitted via email or disk. (and in fact, unless you live outside the MPLS/ST PAUL area, I think they’d prefer to scan to keep a consistency.)

Their offices are located at: Big Time Attic 1618 Central Ave NE, Suite 216 Minneapolis, MN 55413 (ph) 612-521-7423 (fx) 612-605-9216

4.5) For outlanders– Scanned images must be at 300DPI greyscale or 800DPI B&W We encourage you to pre-size to 8″x5″. They can be emailed to: Kevin at bigtimeattic.com

5) All orginal art must also be dropped-off/recieved via mail to BIG TIME ATTIC at the above address by the Friday, August 31st.

6) All contributors WILL receive a copy of the anthology, but we ask you consider either buying more anthologys/drinks/original art/prints at the tribute party since all money goes to Eric’s parents to pay for medical bills, etc.

Also we strongly encourage donations directly via:
Account of Eric Lappegard Voyager Bank 500 Marschall Road Shakopee, MN 55379

So there you have it! Get that ink to paper and get it to us as soon as you can. Any questions can be address to any of the below emails. Also, PLEASE forward this to any and all cartoonist friends/associates you have. And thank you!

Steven Stwalley– Steven at stwalley.com
Kevin Cannon– Kevin at bigtimeattic.com
Danno Klonowski– staplegenius at yahoo.com

Artists Unite, Again

Events

Mike Toft asked me to pass this on to you all…

Artists Unite, Again, on July 25 at Susan Hensel Gallery

Put it on your calendar! On the 4th Wednesday of every month, artists from all over south Minneapolis meet at the Susan Hensel Gallery for food, fun, and conversation. This is social networking at its best. We share cool tools, jokes, artwork, complaints, and kudos. In May we awkwardly milled around meeting one another. In June we figured out that the creative combination of boxed red wine and cold watermelon was a pretty fair sangria. If we can figure this out by the second meeting, the sky is surely the limit! Next get together: Wednesday, July 25, 7:00-9:00 pm at Susan Hensel Gallery, 3441 Cedar Ave S.

Time to Register for and Promote Fallcon 2007!

Events

FallCon 2007, Minnesota’s Premier Comic Book Convention, is coming up on October 6th and 7th, and you should register for it NOW. The wonderful annual event (now in its 19th year) is unparalleled in its generosity and hospitality to creators, and offers free tables for any creators who want them. Space is limited.

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM TO PRINT OUT AND SEND THEM HERE.

I’ve also whipped up some banners for you all to put on your websites and blogs… lets help make this the biggest FallCon yet.

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Link them all up the the Fallcon website here.