Category: zines

  • Zine Club Chicago: Fascination Edition, Feb 27th

     

    Zine Club Chicago: Fascination Edition, at Quimby’s!

    7 p.m. Thursday, February 27

    Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Avenue in Wicker Park

    Free!

    What are you obsessed with right now? Chances are, someone has published a zine (or you’ve created your own) about your deepest passions, no matter how offbeat or obscure. This month at Zine Club Chicago: Fascination Edition, we’ll be discussing the most captivating titles about topics that make our hearts beat faster. Bring your faves and join us for a fun conversation and snacks!

    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 hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

    Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/866359927134323/

     

    Thanks to Anna Jo Beck for making the flyers, who says this about this month’s AMAZEBALLZ flyer and gif: “The gifs I included are: ASL for the word fascinated, Spock from Star Trek TOS, and a snippet from the movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir – all topics for very niche zines!”

  • Quimby’s Bookstore January Newsletter Now Available

    The January Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter available now!

  • Postponed: CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2020

    Quimby’s is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE], a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists– past, present and future. CAKE features comics for sale, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and more, CAKE is dedicated to fostering community and dialogue amongst independent artists, small presses, publishers and readers. More info at cakechicago.com.

    CAKE 2020 will be held 6/13-6/14 11am-6pm at Broadway Armory (5917 N Broadway) in Edgewater.

    More info TBA.

    Follow CAKE:

    cakechicago.com

    IG: @CAKEChicago

    Twitter: @CAKEChicago

    Art by David Alvarado. @tuffasaurus

  • Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout! Jan 24th, 6-10pm

    Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!

    6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24

    Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free!

    We know that making progress on your zine projects is probably one of your new year’s resolutions, so Zine Club Chicago is kicking off 2020 with a special event: The No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!

    Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks at our 4-hour Friday night event. (Quimby’s will not be holding a Zlumber Party this year, so our gathering will channel that chill hangout vibe.) We’ll have zinemaking supplies, creative prompts, and lots of snacks on hand. Zinemakers are encouraged to bring their zines to swap with others, as well! We’ll keep the zinemaking party rolling from 6 to 10 p.m.; feel free to drop in anytime during the evening.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us 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 hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/522787471921314/

    Thanks to Anna Jo Beck for our graphics!

  • Zine Club Chicago: Paper Elephant Exchange + Snack Potluck Edition!

    6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12

    Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free!

    It’s almost time to flip the calendar to a brand-new decade. 2019 has been a great year for Zine Club Chicago, so let’s get together to celebrate with a snack potluck and Paper Elephant zine exchange. Feel free to bring one of your favorite snacks to share (and we’ll also provide treats to go around, as always).  We’ll be playing a fun, zinecentric twist on the classic White Elephant gift swapping game, so please bring a wrapped zine if you’d like to participate. (Bonus points for amazing, unusual, or astounding zines!)

    We’re starting the party a bit earlier than usual – 6:30 p.m. – to make sure we have enough time for all our festivities. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us 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 hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427995237352256/

  • Zine Club Chicago: Journalism Edition with special guests Megan Kirby and Aim Beland

    Zines have always flouted the conventions and constraints of mainstream media, making them an ideal vehicle for journalists with important information to convey and the desire to skirt corporate restrictions, gatekeeping editors, and clickbait clichés. This month, we’ll be exploring our favorite journalism zines with special guests Megan Kirby and Aim Beland, who will co-facilitate our discussion. Megan, a zinemaker (Coffee Spoons) who covers pop music for the Chicago Reader and runs the live zine-making/storytelling showcase Meanwhile, will lead an interactive journalism activity.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us for a fun discussion and snacks 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 hosted by Quimby’s. Thank you to Zine Club member Aim Beland for suggesting this month’s theme and curating the event.

    Zine Club Chicago: Journalism Edition with special guests Megan Kirby and Aim Beland

    7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12

    Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free!

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/555908891820093/

  • Zine Club Chicago: Back From the Dead + Zinemaking Hangout!

    7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22

    Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park

    Free


    This month, we’re celebrating the spookiest time of the year with an action-packed special event! Zine Club member Eric Bartholomew (Junk Drawer) will kick off our Zinemaking Hangout with a mini workshop on making zines inspired by found photographs. We’ll have all the supplies you need to create a new zine on the spot or make headway on a work-in-progress. We’ll also be discussing zines we wish we could call Back from the Dead, so please bring your favorite out-of-print titles to share. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are invited to join us at Quimby’s!

    Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines, is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/505744893327848/

  • CHIPRC's Zine Club: Zinespiration Edition + Zine Club Quimby’s Anniversary!

    Which zines inspire you — to create, to dream, to change your life in big or small ways? This month, CHIPRC’s Zine Club is celebrating the titles that provide us with Zinespiration! We’ll also be commemorating Zine Club’s one-year anniversary here at Quimby’s, so please join us for the festivities and, as always, a fun discussion and snacks. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are welcome!

    CHIPRC’s Zine Club, which is Chicago’s only book club-style event for people who read zines, is produced by Chicago Zine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin. Thank you to Zine Club member Heather Anacker for suggesting this month’s theme!

    Here’s the Facebook event link.

    (flyer above by Anna Jo Beck)

  • CHIPRC’s Zine Club: Through the Lens Edition, at Quimby’s!

    From vintage daguerreotypes and Polaroids to strips of photo booth selfies and digitally altered images, the pages of zines provide an excellent frame for photographs of all kinds. This month at our book club-style event for people who read zines, we’ll be talking about our favorite titles that focus on photos. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are welcome to join us for a fun discussion and snacks.

    If you’d like to participate in our Mystery Zine Swap, bring a zine (concealed in some way) to trade with someone else on the spot!

    CHIPRC’s Zine Club is produced by Chicago Zine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

    Tues, Aug 13th, 7pm

    Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Avenue in Wicker Park

    Here’s the Facebook invite!

    Free

  • CHIPRC's Zine Club: International Zine Month Edition on 7/18

    July is International Zine Month! CHIPRC’s Zine Club is commemorating this global celebration of self-publishing with an exploration of zines from other countries. Bring your favorite titles from outside the United States and join us for a fun discussion and snacks at Chicago’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are welcome! 

    * Please note that we’re meeting on a Thursday evening this month. *

    Looking for more ways to celebrate #IZF2019? Check out this cool calendar of daily activities created by Alex Wrekk of Portland Button Works and Zine Distro:

    https://bit.ly/3019Fd6

    Since July 18 is IZF’s Zine Trade Day, we’re putting a fun spin on our usual Mystery Zine Swap. Please bring a zine to trade, concealed in some way, and write a one-sentence description (without using the title or zinemaker’s name) on the wrapping. Then we’ll match up folks with the description that appeals most to them. Think of it as speed dating – but for zines and readers. 🙂 

    More info at quimbys.com. CHIPRC’s Zine Club is produced by Chicago Zine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

    Image credit: Alex Wrekk

    Thurs, July 18th, 7pm
    Free Event
    Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2280438425604527/

    find a bigger pdf of this at https://bit.ly/3019Fd6
    flyer by Anna Jo Beck