Minneapolis — Saturday Open Studio — April 27 — noon to 4 pm

Minneapolis Saturday Open Studio

Come on down to the open studio on Saturday, April 27, at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Meet, talk, and draw with a few of your fellow cartoonists. We’ll be at the flexi-space (low tables).

The coffee shop will be open. There are outlets for your devices, plus coffee-shop wi-fi.

There is free parking in the MCBA lot immediately east of the building. If the lot is full, go to the metered street parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour, or to the higher-priced meters on the other streets.

This is an open studio — all are welcome. Feel free to hang, draw, or whatever.

Saturday, April 27, from noon to 4 pm, at the flexi-space (low tables)

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(just west of Big Brain Comics)
Minneapolis, 1011 Washington Ave. South

Welcome to MCBA!

612-215-2520

Future Saturday Open Studios:
May 11, flexi-space (low tables)
June 15, bindery (high tables)
July 13, flexi-space (low tables)
August 17, flexi-space (low tables)

The Minnesota Cartoonist League Has a Facebook Page, Meets the Last Tuesday of Every Month

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The Minnesota Cartoonist League, a cartooning group that has been around the Twin Cities even longer than us (since at least the eighties, I believe) now has a facebook page where you can stay current on what they are up to. They are meeting the last Tuesday of every month at O’Gara’s.

Description
The Minnesota Cartoonist League is group of Minnesota based cartoonists. We meet on the last Tuesday of of every month at O’Gara’s Bar & Grill 164 Snelling Ave N St Paul, MN 55104

In March of 1941, James Freeman O’Gara opened the doors of this tavern providing a wholesome atmosphere for conversation and camaraderie. Initially food and liquor was served to the local residents who fought World War II at home by manufacturing supplies and munitions for those overseas. You could even get a haircut from Carl Schulz, whose son, Charles gained international fame with the cartoon strip “Peanuts.” Schulz’s original shop was located in what is now the Shamrock Room.

Ae Beer Garden this Saturday

Altered Esthetics

Party with Ae, and show us some love. Proceeds from this event will help us keep our doors open so we can have more comic art shows!

Date/Time:
Saturday, April 20, 6-11pm

Place:
Altered Esthetics! 1224 Quincy St Ne, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Tickets:
$10 (get free beer when you purchase your ticket before 7pm on Saturday)

This year, our big fundraiser will feature the Brewers’ Craft beer art exhibit, Comic Artists at the Opera, games, caricatures, and a variety of local beers.

See James Powell’s beer label caricatures of the Ae board here:
http://www.alteredesthetics.org/blog/beer-caricatures
RSVP on the facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/221525601320079

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The Big Book of Space Sheriff (Graphic Novel)

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Hey All!

The “Big Book of Space Sheriff & Happy Space Boy” Graphic Novel is complete! I’ll be debuting this HUGE book at the upcoming @MNCBA SpringCon (May 18th – 19th). Advanced digital and print copies and  are available through my website, www.spacesheriff.com

Twitter: @dataredcomics

Space Sheriff and Happy Space Boy Big Book Graphic Novel
Space Sheriff and Happy Space Boy Big Book Graphic Novel

Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday, April 4th

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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.

Minneapolis, Saturday Open Studio, March 30, noon to 4 pm

Minneapolis Saturday Open Studio

Come on down to the open studio on Saturday, March 30, at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Meet, talk, and draw with a few of your fellow cartoonists. We’ll be at the bindery (high tables).

The coffee shop will be open. There are outlets for your devices, plus coffee-shop wi-fi.

There is free parking in the MCBA lot immediately east of the building. If the lot is full, go for the meter parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour, or on the other streets for more than 25 cents an hour.

This is an open studio — all are welcome. Feel free to hang, draw, or whatever.

Saturday, March 30, from noon to 4 pm, at the bindery (high tables)

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(just west of Big Brain Comics)
Minneapolis, 1011 Washington Ave. South

Welcome to MCBA!

612-215-2520

Future Saturday Open Studios:
April 27: flexi-space (low tables)
May and beyond: TBD

Mini-Comics Day 2013 in Minneapolis

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Here are some photos from the Minneapolis Mini-Comics Day event at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis. Thanks to everyone who participated! Many delightful and ambitious mini-comics were made… you can see pictures of some of them below.

Thanks also to the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for being such fantastic hosts, and to Wet Paint for bringing the wonderful art material sample bags for participants!

Male Interior by Dan Murphy

Happy Endings by Azìsa Moor

The Van by Matt Reints

Nipples the Clown “Looks for a Job” by Mike Toft

Plotz #3 by Stwalley

Go here to read Nick Straight’s wonderful untitled mini-comic.

If anyone else from the event posts their comic online, let me know and I’ll get it added on the Mini-Comics Day website.