TC Zinefest in MPLS

Zinefest is the Twin Cities’ premiere DIY craft, culture and
self-publishing event, and it’s happening soon! The TC Zinefest
strives to connect the Twin Cities community to DIY culture as openly
and easily as possible by making tables affordable to exhibitors, and
events and admission free to attendees. Come to trade, buy, talk or
learn. Things are happening all day at Zinefest, and we hope you can
come take a look!

THE BASICS:
Twin Cities Zinefest
July 11-12, 2009
Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
1905 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
admission is free

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 11, 11am-5pm
1pm : open mic zine reading (by attendees and exhibitors)
3pm : MPLS Zines (documentary by Monica Anderson)
4pm : Presentation Night (Minneapolis’ own living zine performs)
Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm
12pm : Starting a Distribution Co-op with Likeminded Publications (workshop with Microcosm’s Joe Biel - limit 20 participants)
2pm : If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk: 15 Years of Plan-it X Records (documentary by Joe Biel)

THE AFTER-PARTY:
Four zine-friendly bands will play at
Arise! Bookstore on Saturday night. Please join us! This event is
open to the public. Zinesters can bring books to consign at Arise! and
party for a bit with their DIY compatriots. The after-party starts at
6pm and will feature music from Teenage Moods, Gerald Prokop, Bla Bla
Blacksheep, and Zombie Season. The event is free. Arise! Bookstore is
located at 2441 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405.

MORE INFORMATION:
Check out the website: zinefest.org
Check out last year’s event featured on Access to Arts: http://zinefest.org/?p=5

Field Guidezine

The past two weeks have gone by so fast and I feel like I missed out on a few cool things. I was cooped up in my Apt. working my ass off on this final project we had for class. I'll admit it was nice having the final combined between the two class but I dug myself into a hole. I was up until 2-3AM every night drawing...drawing...scanning...drawing...scanning...you get the picture.

Our project was to create a zine. The two teachers had picked out four different areas of land, beach, mountain, dessert and forest. We all had to create a cover system and then vote on who's cover system we'd us for the cover. After that we were free to do whatever we wanted to the guts. I had the topic beach, here's what it looks like.