November 7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, November 13 | 1:30-3:30 | Collected Works Bookstore | 202 Galisteo Street | Santa Fe, NM
7000 BC will hold its monthly meeting at Collected Works Bookstore, a landmark independent bookshop and coffeehouse in Santa Fe. Connect with 7000 BC and discover the local resource for comics creators.
Parking and directions here.
Ken Avidor shot a fun video from the Elk River Comic Art show last weekend…
Arts In Harmony, a national juried art show in Mn, will be presenting a $500 award for comic art this year. This is the first year they’ll be offering the award, sponsored by the Midwest Comic Book Association.
Local Hero Kevin Cannon, Barb Schulz and I will be jurors for the comic art. Barb is also one of the overall jurors for the show.
To enter, here is the prospectus/application form.
Apparently there have not been a lot of comic art entries yet. Good luck!
Thanks to Britt Aamodt for helping put together this wonderful opportunity for cartoonists, and thanks to the MCBA (and Nick Postligione) for so generously sponsoring it!
And whenever Danno shows up he’ll have your art from the Elk River show. And then we’ll all get high and celebrate legal pot in California!
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
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
 Three Twin Cities cartoonists will be celebrating the release of two graphic novels on Saturday, December 4th, 2010, with a signing and after-party.
 Book Details
Francis Sharp in the Grip of the Uncanny! Chapter One
By Brittney Sabo & Anna Bratton
http://www.bsabo.com/francissharp/
Tonoharu: Part Two
By Lars Martinson
http://larsmartinson.com/tonoharu2
Signing Details:
When:Â Saturday, December 4th, 2010. 4pm to 7pm
Where: Big Brain Comics, 1027 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55415
(612) 338-4390
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After-Party Details:
When:Â Saturday, December 4th, 2010. 7:30pm to around 9:30pm
Where: Grumpy’s Bar & Grill, 1111 South Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55415 (Just down the street from Big Brain)
(612) 340-9738
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Can’t make it? You can order Tonoharu: Part Two right now from Lars’ store!
Or you can order Francis Sharp: Chapter One from Brittney’s store!
In addition to this month’s jam. Britt Aamodt, author of ‘SUPERHEROES, STRIP ARTISTS, and TALKING ANIMALS’ (a book about MN cartoonists), would like to collect more art for the late October comic art show in Elk River–there is still room for about 20 more works. Britt will be stopping by around 8pm to collect art. More information about the show is available here.
Otherwise, join the St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell and create a jam comic at Cahoots Coffee! This locale provides us with not only a spacious room in the back of the shop, but also they have tasty mediterranean food for sale!
The jamming is easy and it’s a fun time! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage or some chow — don’t forget to tip, the baristas really do appreciate that!
The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until 10:30 at the latest. Come earlier to reserve your space! Seating can be limited at times!
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results will be posted here at some date yet to be determined.
To join us come to:
Cahoots Coffee
1562 Selby Ave
St Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)
More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Right next to Cahoots!)
Hope to see you there!
 I can’t believe this almost snuck by us…
Saturday, October 23, 11 AM
Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights
Hosted by Anoka County Library and co-sponsored by Heights Theater and the Columbia Heights Library
Known for his offbeat style and sense of humor, Mike Reiss was the head writer and producer for The Simpsons for over 20 years. Winner of four Emmys, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Animation Writers Caucus, and a Peabody Award for his work, Reiss is also an award-winning novelist, children’s author, and screenplay writer. He has published fourteen children’s books, including the popular How Murray Saved Christmas and Late for School. In addition, his caveman detective short story, “Cro-Magnon P.I.,” won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Co-writer of The Simpsons Movie and Ice Age 3, his other credits include work on It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, ALF, and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Reiss’s newest book, Just Too Cute! And Other Tales of Adorable Animals for Horrible Children, will be released in September 2010. For the Club Book events, Reiss will show clips from his animated work and discuss the difference in writing for print, screen, and television.
Hey Everybody–
  BRITT AAMODT would like to collect more art for the late October comic art show in Elk River–there is still room for about 20 more works. Britt will be stopping by THIS WEEKS ST PAUL CONSPIRACY JAM AT CAHOOTS around 8pm. So if you want to participate PLEASE bring a framed work or two with your contact info and a sale price (if applicable). The show will hang for only one week at the ELK RIVER ARTS ALLIANCE(716 Main St NW, Elk River, MN 55330) from Oct 25th-30th. There will be a Closing Party on Oct 30th from 2-5pm. All art will be returned at the November Mpls Conspiracy meeting. Hope you can join in!!!
24 Hour Comics Day 2010 Follow-Up Meeting | Saturday, October 23 | 1:00–4:00 | Winning Coffee Company | 111 Harvard Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM
Everyone who participated in 7000 BC‘s 24 Hour Comics Day event — and anyone interested in creating and self-publishing comics — is invited to our follow-up meeting at Winning Coffee in Albuquerque on Saturday, October 23 at 1:00.
If you made a 24 Hour Day comic, please bring it to share. And if you just want to see the other comics made on that day, or just want to meet other comics creators, stop on by. Send an email with any questions.
We’ll be back on our regular meeting schedule, back in Santa Fe in November. Watch the site for updates.
  Know whats AWESOME about the TWIN CITIES BOOK FEST going on this weekend? Well, YES, it is a FREE EVENT and that is pretty rad. But what’s even greater is that BRITT AAMODT’s “SUPERHEROES, STRIP ARTISTS, and TALKING ANIMALS: ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY MN CARTOONISTS” will be debuting nigh-on a month ahead of it’s release date at BOOK FEST this Saturday!!! The book features both interviews and the art of many of your favorite MN cartoonists including several Conspirators. The official run-down of artists looks like this:  Kirk Anderson, Ken Avidor, Terry Beatty, Big Time Attic: Zander & Kevin Cannon, Will Dinski, Patrick Gleason, Peter Gross, Christopher Jones & Melissa Kaercher, Dan Jurgens, Ryan Kelly, Reynold Kissling, Danno Klonowski/Dank!, Bob Lipski & Brian Bastian, Roger Lootine, Doug Mahnke, Gordon Purcell, Brittney Sabo, Zak Sally, Barbara Schulz, Tim Sievert, Andy Singer, King Mini/Vincent Stall, and Steven Stwalley.  So come pick a copy this weekend. Dare I suggest–the perfect stocking stuffer for those you love who love comics?!