Monthly Archives: August 2014

Saturday, September 13, Open Studio at MCBA, noon to 4:00 pm

MCBA, Minneapolis Saturday Open Studio, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

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Next open studio:

July 12
Noon to 4 pm
At the Minnesota Center for Book Arts

We’ll be in room 302, on the third floor just past the Milkweed offices on the right. (Not one of the usual spots because MCBA will be under construction.)

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis
mnbookarts.org

Future Saturday Open Studios:
October 18 – Open Book, room 203 (upstairs–MCBA will be under construction)
November 15 – Open Book, room 203 (upstairs–MCBA will be under construction)
December 20 – Flexi (metal tables)

Coffee, tea, beer, wine, and food are available. Also wi-fi.

Parking options:
* Free in the lot immediately east of the building
* Metered street parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour
* More expensive metered street parking on the other streets
* Walk or ride your bike

Saturday, August 16, Open Studio at MCBA, noon to 4:00 pm

MCBA, Minneapolis Saturday Open Studio, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

OpenStudioLettering

Next open studio:

July 12
Noon to 4 pm
At the Minnesota Center for Book Arts

We’ll be in the Flexi (metal tables).

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis
mnbookarts.org

Future Saturday Open Studios:
To be announced

Coffee, tea, beer, wine, and food are available. Also wi-fi.

Parking options:
* Free in the lot immediately east of the building
* Metered street parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour
* More expensive metered street parking on the other streets
* Walk or ride your bike

RIP Nick Post

Midwest Comic Book Association, Minneapolis, mn, St. Paul

I just heard news that the great, great Nick Post passed away Friday:

https://www.facebook.com/RememberingNickPost

RIP Dominic Postiglione

http://comicsbeat.com/rip-dominic-postiglione/

http://www.sourcecomicsandgames.com/?p=5047

http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/31255/?fullname=dominic-j-postiglione

There was no bigger supporter of the Minneapolis cartooning community than Nick. If you’ve ever had a free table at Fallcon or Springcon, you can thank Nick. If you’ve ever had the Source buy ten of your comics sight unseen, you can thank Nick. Many of the Cartoonist Conspiracy’s projects would not have been possible without his support… for one example, the Midwest Comic Book Association and The Source funded the vast majority of the BIG FUNNY project under Nick’s influence. Nick was incredibly generous and incredibly genuine. He was a retailer, but he never stopped being a comic fan. Boy, will he ever be missed.

Postiglione, Dominic J. “Nick Post” Age 52, of St. Paul. Passed away too soon on Aug-ust 8, 2014. Survived by beloved son, Adam; parents, Bill and Judy “Eunice”; siblings, Gaby, Tony and Greg; many nieces, nephews, co-workers and minions. Nick was a larger than life Cretin grad, was active in the comic book world and a State Fair icon. Memorial service 11 AM Tuesday, August 12 at CORNERSTONE BIBLE CHURCH, 735 East 10th St., Hastings. Visitation at the church from 10-11 AM Tuesday. Nick, you are our real life Superman

Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday, August 7th

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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.