One of our sponsors, CHIRP Radio, is hosting the 14th annual CHIRP Record Fair on Saturday April 9th at Plumbers Union Hall (1340 W Washington Blvd). It’s a music collector’s delight, with vinyl, CDs, DVDs, posters, and much more. CZF will be holding a small zine-making workshop in the upstairs balcony from 1-3 pm during the Fair—we’d love to see you there!
Wondering who will be at the 2016 Chicago Zine Fest? Wonder no more! Find the list of all the exhibitors, panelists, sponsors, and invited guests who will be rocking your world on Saturday April 30th right here!
Baby’s First Zine is a reading of local zinesters with selections from (& reflections about) buried-deep first issues & other long-ago published zines & comics! Join us Saturday March 26th at 7 pm at CHIPRC (858 N Ashland Ave) for a fun-filled event.
Featuring:
Dave Roche // On Subbing, About My Disappearance
Celia Pérez // Ofrenda, I Dreamed I Was Assertive
Nichole Baiel // Pieces
Ed Blair // Black Metal of the Americas
Ben Bertin // Porp Takes a Break, Vulcan Strain
$10 donation at the door gets you a drink ticket (we’ll have more cheap drinks for sale, too!), snacks, and a raffle ticket for some sweet prizes. All proceeds go to Chicago Zine Fest 2016! Facebook event here.
Will you be our Valentine? Spend your February 14th with CZF belting out your heartbroken ballads, sultry slow jams, and sappy love songs. We’ll be at Beauty Bar (1444 W. Chicago Ave.) at 8pm with Shameless Karaoke. Our buds at Beauty Bar will be offering specials on liquid courage for you shy songbirds. $5 gets you in the door and all proceeds benefit CZF 2016. Sign up on the Facebook event and join us for an amazing night!
Incredible artwork by Gina Wynbrandt
Join local zinesters and CZF on Friday February 5th at MCA Chicago for their after-hours celebration, MCA Prime Time. There will be a mix of live music, performance art, film screenings, and interactive programs–including zine creating!
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave.
When: Friday February 5th at 7 pm
For more information, check out the MCA website.
We’re thrilled to reveal our 2016 artwork, created by Chicago artist & graphic designer Erik Rodriguez. Do you love it?? ‘Cause we sure do!!!
Check out more of his incredible work at The Illustrated Press and at his online portfolio.
Help CZF in our efforts to put on the best damn zine fest around.
@SavingNovember
6 hours ago
RT @SavingNovember: At work and rceived the email about @chicagozinefest being scheduled for May and now the day doesn't seem so bleak.
6 hours ago
Save the date: #CZF2017 will be held May 5-6!! We're delighted to be back at Plumbers Union Hall. Registration opens Nov. 13 at 11am CST.
18 hours ago
Big announcements coming up on the CZF email newsletter--sign up now to be first in the know!! https://t.co/ylVdlOTZ7q
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