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Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Our Faves of 2020 Edition on Dec 15th

Published on November 19, 2020 0 Comments
Dec ’20
15
7:30 pm

 

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Our Faves of 2020 Edition

7:30 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, December 15 on Zoom

Free!

What are the best zines you read this year? This month, we’ll be discussing our favorites of 2020 — the zines that delighted us, surprised us, educated us, inspired us, and made us glad that folks all over the globe devote their time and creativity to self-publishing.

Grab the titles you enjoyed most this year, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago: Our Faves of 2020 Edition!

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5:30pm CT on Tuesday, Dec. 15th. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events: https://zineclubchicagoshoutouts.spread.name/

More info at on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @zineclubchicago

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1330802300590736

Wanna spread the word about this meeting of ZCC but need flyers in additional formats? Check out these birdies!

 

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: All Together Now, 11/17

Published on October 29, 2020 0 Comments
Nov ’20
17
7:30 pm

 

Mineshaft, BUBBLES, Skurt Cobain — sometimes a zine has multiple people contributing, submitting work or writing and making art. Sometimes, it’s even multiple people publishing as a collective (Trubble Club, anyone? Or how about Krazines in Racine?). November’s theme ALL TOGETHER NOW is all about those types of zines. We look forward to being TOGETHER with you on Zoom on Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30pm CT.

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5:30pm CT Tuesday, Nov 17th. You’ll receive an e-mail from Zine Club Chicago with the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and also made this awesome Zine Club Shoutout database of zines people talk about at Zine Club!

More info: @zineclubchicago

Facebook Event Info.

Did you miss October’s meeting? Check out this great doodle ZCC member Megan Kirby made of our FEAR edition of Zine Club Chicago!

 

 

#MWPZF2020 Programming Announcement!

Published on October 7, 2020 0 Comments

Quimby’s is proud to co-sponsor The Midwest Perzine Fest. Here’s the most recent announcement from the founders of #MWPZF2020:

We’re so excited to announce our digital events for #MWPZF2020! Please join us on Saturday, October 10 for the inaugural Midwest Perzine Fest, coming to you globally from Chicago.

Panel Discussion! Telling Our Stories, Claiming Our Power, a panel discussion moderated by Midwest Perzine Fest founder Jonas and featuring longtime perzine makers, artists, and activists Julia Eff, Dawn Graham, Jessie Lynn McMains, and Monica Trinidad, will debut at 3 p.m. Central Time Oct. 10 on our YouTube channel:  tiny.cc/mwpzfyoutube

Hashtag! All day long on Oct. 10, perzine makers in the Midwest and around the world are invited to share their perzines and check out the work of others on social media using our hashtag #MWPZF2020. We’ll be reposting as much as we can to our Midwest Perzine Fest accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Perzine Swap! We’re hosting a perzine swap through the mail. If you’d like to participate, we’ll pair you with a perzine pal! Just fill out this Google form by 11:59 p.m. Central Time Sunday, Oct. 11: tiny.cc/mwpzfswap

For more info: linktr.ee/mwpzf

#MWPZF2020 art by Alex Wrekk.

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: FEAR Edition 10/27

Published on October 6, 2020 0 Comments
Oct ’20
27
7:30 pm

 Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: FEAR Edition

7:30 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, October 27 on Zoom

Free!

What keeps you awake at night? This year, the specters that haunt Halloween time are competing with more palpable frights. At Zine Club Chicago Online: FEAR Edition, we’ll be discussing zines about what scares us, from ghouls and goblins to stolen elections and rampant viruses. We’ll also have some fun surprises for you all during our annual Hallowzine celebration! Costumes are highly encouraged for you and your zine pets.

Grab your favorite titles, BYOT(reats and/or Tricks) and join us on Zoom for a spooky good time!

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27th. You’ll receive an e-mail from Zine Club Chicago with the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and also made this awesome Zine Club Shoutout database of zines people talk about at Zine Club!

More info: @zineclubchicago

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/823491645062999/

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: I Got It at Quimby’s! Edition 9/29

Published on September 1, 2020 0 Comments
Sep ’20
29
7:30 pm

 

7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, September 29 on Zoom

Free!

This month, our beloved Quimby’s Bookstore turns 29! To celebrate this anniversary of the best zine shop on the planet, we’ll be joined by a special guest: Steven Svymbersky, who founded Quimby’s in Chicago and now owns Quimby’s NYC. We’ll also be commemorating Zine Club Chicago’s second year with Quimby’s as our home base and sponsor.

Nearly three decades ago, Quimby’s opened in Wicker Park. Since then, the shop has offered a vast selection of zines, comics, and other unusual publications, along with championing the self-publishing community in Chicago and beyond.

At Zine Club Chicago Online: I Got it At Quimby’s! Edition, we’ll be discussing our favorite self-published works that we’ve snagged at the store over the years. If you’ve made a zine at Quimby’s (at a Zlumber Party or Zinemaking Hangout, perhaps?), acquired a title in a trade with another zinemaker there, or collaborated with someone you met in the aisles, please bring those zines to share, as well. BYOS(nacks) and join us on Zoom for a great conversation!

Please note our new event start time: 7:30 p.m. CST!

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers and created our logo, and also made this awesome Zine Club Shoutout database of zines people talk about at Zine Club!

Steven Svymbersky published zines under the Quimby’s name from 1985-1991, opened Quimby’s Bookstore in 1991, lived in Amsterdam from 1997-2016 where he worked as the head technician for Boom Chicago Improv theater, and in 2016 moved to Brooklyn where he opened Quimby’s Bookstore NYC.

More info: on Instagram: @zineclubchicago

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/680699006122772/

Thanks to Megan Kirby for this great illustration of August’s meeting.