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CHICAGO ZINE FEST 2012

Event Details

Time: March 9, 2012 at 1pm to March 10, 2012 at 6pm
Location: Columbia College, Quimby's, 826
Street: 1104 S Wabash
City/Town: Chicago, IL
Website or Map: http://www.chicagozinefest.org
Event Type: zine, fest, reading, panel, festival
Organized By: leslie perrine
Latest Activity: Mar 3

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Event Description

CHICAGO ZINE FEST is a two day event taking place March 9th and 10th to promote and celebrate zines!

FRIDAY MARCH 9th
1-3 Gender, Race and Sexuality: A Discussion With Women in Self-Publishing*
Featuring Anne Elizabeth Moore, Mimi Thi Nguyen and Cristy Road
Columbia College's Conaway Center (1104 S Wabash)

6-7 Zines: The Next Generation, Youth Reading*
7-9 Exhibitor Reading*
reading featuring exhibitors from Saturday's tabling
826CHI (1331 N Milwaukee Ave)

9:30-12 Spring Zine Olympics
participants will compete in events such as precision folding and stapling, come join in or cheer on
the teams!
Quimby's Bookstore (1854 W North)

SATURDAY MARCH 10th
11am-6pm Zine Exhibition
200+ self-publishers gather to table with their zines. Panels, workshops, DIY Film fest, art show,
kids' activities and more!!
Columbia College's Conaway Center (1104 S Wabash)

*Events will feature ASL interpreter.
All events are wheelchair accessible
All events are FREE and open to the public!