[Groop]Re: Party!

[Eric Chun]

Hi Mark,

The announcement from the C.A.M is
attached below.

Eric

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From: Cartoon Art Museum Administration <fun_adm@sirius.com>
To: MUSEUM MINUTES LIST <fun_adm@sirius.com>
Subject: UPCOMING EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:14:28 -0700

Upcoming Events:


Friday April 20, 2001
Rent Party
@The Cartoon Art Museum/ 814 Mission Street in San Francisco
8pm and on
Tickets: $15 - $35 (Sliding Scale)
-Come join the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, April 20 as it bids farewell to
its Mission Street space and raises money for the rent and renovations of
its new and improved location on Market Street. To celebrate this new
chapter, the museum is hosting an animated evening of music, mirth, and
merriment. Timed to coincide with Oaklandıs WonderCon convention of comic
book arts, the party will be buzzing with top professionals from the world
of comics and animation including special guests Sergio Aragones (Groo, Mad
Magazine), Mark Evanier (Groo), Keith Knight (The K Chronicles), Steve
Leialoha (Vertigo Comics), Trina Robbins (From Girls to Grrlz and GoGirl!),
Mark Texeira (Wolverine), Michael Bair (JSA), John Cassaday (Planetary),
Michael Jantze (The Norm), Steven Weissman (The Lemon Kids and Yikes) and
more.  In addition, the party presents an excellent opportunity for a sneak
peek at plans for the museumıs new location.

-Guests will be treated to top notch eats and libations from local
restaurants including Arizmendi Bakery, Memphis Minnie's, Capp's Corner, Fog
City Diner, Moose's, Marin Brewing Company, and Black Vodka.  Entertainment
will include D.J. Mystery Guest from KUSF radio and a live musical
performance by Nik Phelps & The Sprocket Ensemble set to cutting-edge
animation created by Jason Shiga, Sara Petty, Nina Paley, Chris Lanier and
many others.  Guests will also have the chance to win original cartoon art
and other prizes.



April 20 ­ 22
Wondercon Comic Convention
Oakland, California, Oakland Convention Center (near 12th street Bart
station)
www.wondercon.com
-Donıt miss CAMıs booth!  Many different comic artists, publishers, and
distributors will be appearing at this yearıs convention.  A great day will
be had by all.  On Saturday April 21 at 2:00pm renowned artist and historian
Trina Robbins will be at our booth to sign her many comics and books.




Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22
Free Days at the Museum!!!
1 ­ 5pm
-The last days that the museum will be open to the public at our current
location!  Come in and see the museum before we close our doors at 814
Mission Street.  Both of these days, admission will be FREE. Stay tuned for
the announcement of our grand re-opening date.



Sunday, April 22, 2001
ASIFA and S.F. Stateıs Cinema Department present: Careers in Animation
1pm, free and open to the public
@ SF Stateıs August Coppola Auditorum
-With special guests: Aaron Sorenson (Wildbrain), Bridget Erdmann
(Imaginengine Corp.), Michael Lipman (Mondo Media), and Victoria Livingstone
(Industrial Light & Magic.)



April 27th
Sixty Second Cinema Slam!
7:30pm, $5.00- $10.00 donation (sliding scale) gets you and one tape in the
door.
@Artistsı Television Access/ 922 Valencia (cross street 21st) in San
Francisco
Phone: 415-824-3890
-Bring your masterpiece (long, short, fiction or documentary, live action or
animation, experimental or traditional, works-in-progress, abandoned
projects, home movies, etc.) on VHS, cued precisely to the beginning of your
favorite scene.  Weıll play it for exactly one minute from wherever itıs
cued.  Pieces under 1 minute will be shown to completion.  After a brief
intermission, prizes will be awarded and audience favorites will be shown in
their entirety or 15 minutes, whichever is shorter.  MCıed by cartoonist and
animator, Nina Paley, special guests TBA.



May 5th
National Cartoonist Day
-Presented by the Cartoonists Day/Toonweek Committee.  For more information
please contact Polly Keener at (330) 836-4448 or Ken Alvine at (605)
336-9434.



May 5th
4:00pm ­ 7:00pm
Impolitic Gallery fundraiser for the Cartoon Art Museum
Donation of $10.00/person or $25.00/family
Impolitic Courtyard/ 2665 Main Street in Santa Monica, California
-Celebrate National Cartoonist Day at a benefit for the Cartoon Art Museum
at Impolitic
Cartoon Commentaries a "Gallery of Opinionated Art."  Attendees will enjoy a
fine Spring afternoon and evening by the beach with some refreshments,
"surprise" guest celebrities and nationally and internationally-syndicated
cartoon creators including three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad,
L.A. Times  Editorial Cartoonist Michael Ramirez, Tony Peyser, Ted Rall,
Jerry Scott (Zits and Baby Blues), Mell Lazarus (Momma), Mark OıHare
(Citizen Dog), and New Yorker  cartoonists Leo Cullum and Donna Barstow
among many others.



May 3-9
Cartoon Art Awareness Week
Celebrate In Style With a List of Fun Things To Do All Week!
-Read the funnies pages everyday!
-Watch a great animation film every day of the week!
-Visit online cartoon/comics pages
-Visit your local comic book shop to see whatıs new
-Write your favorite cartoon artist a letter!
-Try your hand at drawing your own comic-strip/cartoon
-Visit your local library and read more about cartoon art history
-Introduce your children or grand-children to cartoons!  Read the Sunday
funnies with them.



May 24
Creatorıs Meeting
Sponsored by the Cartoon Art Museum and Golden Gate University
@Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street, 5th Floor Atrium
Time: 7:oopm
-Speakers Include: Lloyd Dangle, a nationally syndicated cartoonist of
Troubletown and Vice President of the Graphic Artists Guild, along with
Doctor Marc M. Greenburg, Director of the Intellectual Property Program at
Golden Gate Universityıs Law School.
*This meeting is open to comic book artists, cartoonists, animators, and
writers.  This is a free event.  Artists are encouraged to bring in their
portfolios for feedback from peers.



June 30th ­ July 4th 2001
Marin County Fairıs 8th Annual Cartoon Contest
San Rafael, California
Adult and Junior Departments (Must be a California resident)
-Win fabulous prizes at the 8th annual cartoon contest in Marin!  This
yearıs judges are, Ruth Begell: Director of the Charles M. Schulz Museum,
Morrie Turner: Cartoonist of the comic-strip Wee Pals, and Malcolm Whyte:
Founder and President of the Board of Trustees of the Cartoon Art Museum.
For more information please visit their web site at: www.marinfair.org them
at: 415-499-6400.




Every year during Cartoon Art Awareness Week, we send out educational
packets to schools for teachers to use.  The cost is $5.00 per packet and
this fee covers the price of photo-copying, shipping, and handling.  We
regret that this year due to our move we will be unable to fulfill teachersı
requests for the packet.  Eventually we will have the packet available on
our web site as a pdf download file.



***
Our offices will be closed until May 7, 2001.
Please send all correspondence to: 1017 Market Street, San Francisco, CA.
94103
Future inquiries can be made to: Funnies@sirius.com
Check our web site for regular updates: www.cartoonart.org

The museum is scheduled to re-open the fall of the 2001.



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Hallie Brignall
Volunteer Coordinator/Bookstore Manager/PR
Cartoon Art Museum
814 Mission Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA. 94103
PHONE: (415) CAR-TOON
FAX: (415) 243-8666
EMAIL: Fun_Adm@sirius.com
www.cartoonart.org



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