King-Cat Comics at Wonder Fair

This Friday, October 30 from 6-9pm King-Cat Comics and Drawn & Quarterly present John Procellino on the Road at Wonder Fair Art Gallery (803 Massachusetts in Lawrence, KS). The event will include a slide show, book signing and conversation celebrating 20 years of King Cat Comics and the release of Porcellino’s new collection Map of My Heart.

From the gallery:
“John Porcellino was born in Chicago, in 1968, and has been writing, drawing, and publishing minicomics, comics, and graphic novels for over twenty-five years.

“His celebrated self-published series King-Cat Comics, begun in 1989, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man, a collection of King-Cat stories about Porcellino’s experiences as a pest control worker, won an Ignatz Award in 2005, and Perfect Example, first published in 2000, chronicles his struggles with depression as a teenager. King-Cat Classix, published in 2007, is a comprehensive overview of the zine’s first fifty issues, and Thoreau at Walden is a poetic expression of the great philosopher’s experience and ideals.

“According to cartoonist Chris Ware, ‘John Porcellino’s comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive.’”

posted by: Tricia Rock

Tragically Delicious: The Bittersweet Art of Angie Mason and Kristen Ferrell

Tragically Delicious: The Bittersweet Art of Angie Mason and Kristen Ferrell, will open at New Jersey’s Parlor Gallery on Saturday, November 14. For this special event the gallery is being transformed into a bakery full of paintings, drawings, sculptures, clothing and even some slightly twisted baked goods. On a side note, Kristen Ferrell used to call Lawrence, KS home and we’ve loved Ferrell’s work since we noticed her t-shirt designs around town back in 2005.

See more work by Kristin Ferrell here
See more work by Angie Mason here

posted by: Brent Carter

Go See: Food Fight

“When we walk into a supermarket, we assume that we have the widest possible choice of healthy foods. But in fact, over the course of the 20th century, our food system was co-opted by corporate forces whose interests do not lie in providing the public with fresh, healthy, sustainably-produced food.

“Fortunately for America, an alternative emerged from the counter-culture of California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, where a group of political anti-corporate protesters–led by Alice Waters–voiced their dissent by creating a food chain outside of the conventional system. The unintended result was the birth of a vital local-sustainable-organic food movement which has brought back taste and variety to our tables.

“Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement has created a counter-revolution against big agribusiness.”

We Lawrencians can catch a special one-night-only screening of Food Fight at Liberty Hall on Thursday, November 12th at 7pm. Following the screening, director Chris Taylor will hold a live Q&A session and food reception.

Everyone else can click here to find a screening near you.

posted by: Brent Carter

Death Becomes Hair

From the organizers:
“Headmasters is hosting a Halloween fashion show on Thursday, October 29th at 7 pm! We’ll provide food and beverage (not to mention some HOT hairstyles) for only $5 at the door!

“All proceeds go to Harvesters, a nonprofit food bank in Kansas City, Missouri that is responsible for the collection and distribution of food and related household products in 13 counties in the Greater Kansas City area. Harvesters serves nearly 60,000 different people each week and distributed more than 28 million pounds of food in 2008 alone.

“Come celebrate Halloween with Headmasters and provide support for a great local cause!”

Read an article with more details about the show by Caitlin Donnelly here

posted by: Tricia Rock

Hedia + BBDDM at Wonder Fair

This Wednesday, October 28 from 6-9pm check out Hedia and Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk at Wonder Fair Art Gallery (803 Massachusetts in Lawrence, KS). Read a little more about the event on Facebook.

posted by: Tricia Rock