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  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Queer History Month Edition with Special Guests QZAP, Oct. 20th!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is excited to welcome Milo, Chris, and the rest of the Queer Zine Archive Project team as our special guests for Queer History Month! They’ll be joining us from the QZAP headquarters in Milwaukee to give us a look at some of the items in their collection and discuss the ways that folks use queer zines to teach queer history. QZAP was established in 2003 to preserve queer zines and make them available to other queers, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest in DIY publishing and underground queer communities.

    Please bring your favorite queer zines from your own collections to share, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Queer History Month Edition with Special Guests QZAP at 7:30 p.m. CT Thursday, October 20! (Yes, we’re meeting on a Thursday evening this month.)

    ** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Wednesday, October 19 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT Thursday, October 20.

    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 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.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago. Facebook event is here. You can find out more about QZAP at qzap.org.

    Image description #1: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of a set of file cabinets at the QZAP headquarters, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Queer History Month Edition with Special Guests Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP); Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CST Thursday, October 20, 2022”

    Image description #2: A collage of text mixed in with stickers from Zine Club Chicago, Quimby’s, and QZAP, with an old QZAP postcard that says “They Made History, We Archive It” with pictures of Marsha P. Johnson, GB Jones and Bruce LaBruce, Jayne County, Bayard Rustin, and Nomi Lamm (top row) and Mike Bullshit, Larry-bob Roberts and Matt Wobensmith, Deep Dickollective, Tom Jennings, and Vaginal Davis (bottom row)

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Cheap Copies! Edition with Special Guest Rich Dana, Aug. 16th!

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Cheap Copies! Edition
    with Special Guest Rich Dana
    7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, August 16 on Zoom
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is really excited to welcome special guest Rich Dana, a stencil artist, zinemaker, and founder of Obsolete Press. Rich will be joining us on Zoom to discuss his recent release, Cheap Copies!: The Obsolete Press Guide to DIY Hectography, Mimeography & Spirit Duplication, and demonstrate one of the no-cost/low-cost analog printing techniques featured in the book.

    Bring your questions for Rich and your favorite zines that were printed using cheap, cool, and tactile DIY techniques! We want to hear about the non-digital ways that zines in your collection (and that you’ve made yourself!) were reproduced, including hecto, ditto, mimeo, block printing, letterpress, screen printing, and copying by hand.

    Grab your stack of analog-printed zines, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Cheap Copies! Edition with Special Guest Rich Dana at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, August 16!

    ** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, August 15 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, August 16.

    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 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.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago. Facebook event is here.

    Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer featuring a photo of zinemaker Rich Dana demonstrating an analog printing technique and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Cheap Copies! Edition with Special Guest Rich Dana; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, August 16”

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: The Great Outdoors Edition, July 19th!

    Zine Club Chicago Online: The Great Outdoors Edition
    7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, July 19 on Zoom
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is celebrating summer with an expansive view of zines about the great outdoors! We want to hear all about your fave titles focused on the natural world, al fresco explorations, camping experiences, flâneur adventures, gardening and growing, and more.

    Grab your favorite zines about life en plein air, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: The Great Outdoors Edition at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, July 19!

    In July, Zine Club Chicago also will be teaming up with Zine Party to host an in-person outdoor meetup called Zine Camp! If you’d like to trade zines and eat s’mores with your fellow zine enthusiasts in Chicago on Sunday, July 17, check out all the details at https://zine.camp/

    ** RSVP required ** To help make sure that online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, the Zoom link won’t be released publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, July 18 (the evening before our event). You’ll receive the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, July 19.

    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 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.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago. Facebook event is here.

    Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of a tent that is lit from within, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: The Great Outdoors Edition; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, July 19”

  • You're invited to Zine Camp on July 17th!


    Zine Camp
    3-5 p.m. Central Time
    Sunday, July 17, 2022
    Humboldt Park, Chicago
    Free!

    ++ PLEASE NOTE: This is an off-site event! ++

    Pack up your long-arm stapler, grab your sunscreen, and meet up with your fellow zine enthusiasts at Zine Camp! If you love zines, you’re invited to this in-person, outdoor summer hangout.

    Join the fun at 3-5 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 17 in Chicago’s Humboldt Park.* There will be s’mores, snacks, and some fun surprises … feel free to drop in anytime and stay for as long as you like.

    Where to go in Humboldt Park:

    Zine Camp will be held on the park side of North Avenue between Mozart Street and Francisco Avenue (just west of the intersection of California Avenue and North Avenue). **

    Look for the Zine Camp flying proudly!

    What to bring to camp (if you choose):

    • Zines to trade (your own or your faves by other zinemakers)
    • Snacks to share
    • A beverage (we recommend bug juice)
    • Sunscreen and bug spray if you need it
    • Something to sit on (blanket, camp chair, etc.)
    • A face mask if you want to wear one

    Zine newbies and longtime fans alike are welcome at Zine Camp! This free event is brought to you by Zine Club Chicago + Zine Party.

    More info at zine.camp. Facebook event here.

    * Post-event gathering + BAD WEATHER LOCATION info:  After Zine Camp wraps up in the park at 5 p.m., a group of folks will head over to the outdoor patio at the Hi-Lo (1110 N. California Ave.) to continue the revelry! The Hi-Lo patio (which has tables covered with umbrellas) also will be the alternate Zine Camp gathering spot in case of rain — please keep an eye on the Zine Club Chicago social media accounts (@zineclubchicago) for updates if the weather is not conducive to a park gathering.

    ** Please note that the closest public restrooms that will be open during our event are just across North Avenue at Burger King (2840 W. North Ave.; purchase may be required to use facilities) and a few blocks down North Avenue at Cermak Produce (2701 W. North Ave.; purchase not required to use facilities). This isn’t ideal, of course, but the event organizers could not confirm that any public restrooms within the park will be open.

    ++ This event will NOT be held at Quimby’s ++

    Image description: A light green, black, and white flyer with a collaged background of vintage camping advertisements and the following text: Zine Camp; Join us for an in-person summer hangout for folks who love zines! Sunday, July 17, 2022; 3-5 p.m. Central Time; Humboldt Park, Chicago; Free! For more info, go to zine.camp; Hosted by Zine Club Chicago + Zine Party

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Food Zines Edition, June 21st!

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Food Zines Edition
    7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, June 21 on Zoom
    Free! 

    This month, Zine Club Chicago will be serving up a theme that many of you have requested: Zines about food! Y’all are cordially invited to share samples of your fave titles featuring recipes, reviews, and deep-dish dives into all things edible. We’ll also be announcing a call for submissions to the Zine Club Chicago snack zine!

    Grab your favorite zines about noshes, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Food Zines Edition at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, June 21! 

    ** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, June 20 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, June 21.

    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 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.

    Facebook event is here.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with images of a vintage-style food buffet, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Food Zines Edition Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, June 21”

  • Midwest Perzine Fest Online Perzine Reading on April 8!

    This spring, Midwest Perzine Fest is celebrating perzines — and the friendships they help forge — with a virtual event featuring some amazing zinemakers! The Midwest Perzine Fest Online Perzine Reading will be streamed live on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Central Time on the MWPZF YouTube channel: tiny.cc/mwpzfyoutube

    The readers for the event, who all will be sharing work on the theme of friendship, are Heather Anacker, Nichole Bael, Julie Halpern & Liz Mason, Jessie Lynn McMains, Lynne Monsoon, Red Schulte, and Alisha Walker. The evening’s moderator will be MWPZF founder Jonas.

    This event is free! PayPal donations to support MWPZF (which is planning its first in-person Exhibition Day here in Chicago!) are greatly appreciated: midwestperzinefest@gmail.com

    This event is sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Poster designed by our Cartoonist-in-Residence Caroline Cash.

    Facebook event listing here.

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition on Feb. 22!

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, February 22 on Zoom
    Free!

    Two years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global health emergency, forever changing the world as we knew it. During these pandemic times, many people have turned to zinemaking as a way to share their experiences, their knowledge, their fears, and their resilience.
     
    This month, we’ll be discussing zines that focus on life in the era of COVID-19, including perzines, mini-comics, how-to guides and more. Grab your faves, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition at 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, February 22! 
     
    ** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CST Monday, Feb. 21 (the day before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

    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 Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the group’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event is here.

  • Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition on Jan. 25!

     

     

    Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, January 25 on Zoom
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago incredibly excited to hand over its event to the amazing minds behind Meanwhile Chicago, who will bring their unique zinemaking-meets-storytelling show to our little corner of Zoom. Expect thrilling performers, inspiring zine prompts, and the high-spirited fun that only the Meanwhile hosts can generate, all focused on the theme Over the Hill.

    Performers will include Aim Beland, Linda Kawano, and Liz Mason & Cynthia E. Hanifin! The Meanwhile crew — Megan Kirby, Catherine Eves, and DJ Williams — will share zinemaking prompts so you can create along at home. All you’ll need is some plain paper and your favorite writing/drawing implement.

    Grab your zinemaking supplies, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, January 25!

    ** RSVP required ** To help make sure that online Zine Club events are a safe space, the Zoom link won’t be released publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CST Monday, Jan. 24 (the day before our event). You’ll receive the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

    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 Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the group’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event is here.

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition, Dec. 14

     

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, December 14 on Zoom
    Free!

    For Zine Club Chicago’s last event of the year, you’re all invited to make mini zines with our merry crew! Let’s celebrate this festive season together with a laidback virtual hangout. A swap by mail will be held after the event for folks who’d like to share the mini zine they made, too.

    All you need to bring is a few sheets of paper, a writing utensil, and your creativity. If you’ve never made a mini zine before, here’s a quick video tutorial (and we can provide any assistance you need at the event, too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiUzo41dh5Q

    Grab your zinemaking supplies, BYO(H)oliday(T)reats, and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Holiday Zinemaking Hangout + Swap Edition at 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, December 14!

    ** RSVP required ** To help make sure that online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, the Zoom link won’t be released publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CST Monday, December 13. You’ll receive the Zoom link by 11 p.m. CST that evening.

    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 the club’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago. Facebook event is here.

     

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

     

    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

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