From MSCA President, Kevin L. WIlliams:
Hi, all you beautiful digital doodlers, ink slingers, wordsmiths, pencil pushers, and enthusiasts!
Plenty of news to read about the MSCA. Let me know if there are questions, please.
FOOOOOOD! COMICS! YOU & ME!
Our next dinner gathering will be Tuesday October 3rd from 6 – 8pm at Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker Ave, by the University of Memphis!
The event is free and open to the public, but bring a few bucks for food money to order off the menu (great salads, sandwhiches, pizza, and pasta). Also feel free to bring some of your art to show and share, or work on. There’s always napkind to doodle on, too!
A friend who had passed away had a few comics to spread around, so I’ll bring those to find new homes. Be sure to check out our freebies table for other items as well.
This dinner meeting will be the deadline for the MSCA “Drawing Funny” art show this month.
OCTOBER EVENTS
See the very, very bottom list of information for even more events! If I’m forgetting anything, please let me know for the next newsletter:
10/3 – Dinner Gathering, (Dracula Art Due) – Garibaldi’s Pizza 3530 Walker Ave.
10/13 – Drawing Blood Opening Reception – Germantown Community Theater.
10/18 – Drink-N-Draw 901 Comics East (Cordova).
10/27 – 11/12 – Dracula: The Bloody Truth play at Germantown Community Theater with Drawing Blood still in the lobby.
10/28 – MSCA Halloween Comic Fest Day at 901 Comics East.
DRAWING BLOOD
The art for the next show will be due this night, too. Time to wrap it up and get it done (Kevin!). Planning to hang at 1pm on Wednesday, October 11th.
Fellow members, please share the images and information (below) to your social media and make the Friday The 13th opening reception a big deal, and be sure to get folks (you, too) to come see the show Oct 27th – Nov 12th.
November 18th will be a mini-MSCA Fest in the rehearsal hall – there are 3 table spaces now available – let me know if you want it! First come, first serve..!
DRAWING BLOOD: COPY/PASTE TEXT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
(Addyourweblinks to your post, too!):
This October, Friday 13th, from 5:30 – 8pm, come have a scary good time and see my art with the Mid-South Cartoonists Association at Germantown Community Theater titled “Drawing Blood: The Art Show That Bites.”The show will run alongside the performance of “Dracula: The Bloody Truth” from October 27 – November 12. There will be a closing reception on November 18 from Noon – 4pm.Costumes are encouraged and welcome to all events (nothing too big during the play of course).Drinks and snacks available from the theater.Come support the arts with me!www.midsouthcartoonists.orgwww.gctcomeplay.orgLink to the play:https://ci.ovationtix.com/35186/production/1155552
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HALLOWEEN FEST 901 COMICS EAST
The MSCA will be participating in Halloween Comic Fest at 901 Comics East (Macon Road) on Saturday, October 28th from noon-4pm.✏️🎃
Free comics, candy, and more! Come in costume or dress as yourself. Members of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association will be on hand selling their latest zines, comics, and art. If you love Free Comic Book Day, you’re gonna love Halloween Comic Fest, too!If you’d like to be a part of this event space is free but limited (gallery room, gaming area, and front covered patio area if weather permits) so please let us know if you’d like to set up. Shop opens at 10am for set up.
Don’t forget, many MSCA member comics and art are always available for sale at 901 Comics East – as well as copies of our latest “The Good, The Bad, And The Sketchy” zine.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 3, 6pm, MSCA Dinner Gathering, Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker Ave
Friday, October 13, 5:30 – 8pm, MSCA Opening Reception for DRAWING BLOOD, Germantown Community Theater.
Friday, October 13 – 18 Monster Market, Medicine Factory, 85 Virginia Ave W, Memphis, TN 38106
Saturday, October 14, Dr Wacky Science Show at Germantown Community Theater (Drawing Blood will be visible in the lobby during that time).
Wednesday, October 18, 6 – 8 pm, Drink-N-Draw, 901 Comics East, 8551 Macon Road
October 27 – November 12, DRAWING BLOOD Art Show, Germantown Community Theater, 3037 Forest Hill Irene Rd.
Saturday, October 28, 12-4pm, Halloween Comic Fest, 901 Comics East, 8551 Macon Road
Tuesday, November 7, 6pm, MSCA Dinner Gathering, Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker Ave
Friday, November 10 – Sunday, November 12, Memphis Comic And Fantasy Con, Holiday Inn U of M, 3700 Central Ave, Memphis
Wednesday, November 15, 6 – 8 pm, Drink-N-Draw, 901 Comics East, 8551 Macon Road
Saturday, November 18, Closing Reception/MSCA-GCT Mini Con, Germantown Community Theater, 3037 Forest Hill Irene Rd. (Times TBD)
Tuesday, December 5, 6pm, MSCA Dinner Gathering, Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker Ave (Walt Disney’s Birthday, too, BTW). MSCA Art Swap – bring some art to swap with other members, same as we did last year. That was fun.
And, of course, the 2024 Glass Slippers art show this summer at Theatre Memphis…
~Kev de Prez
