24 Hour Comics Day

10:00am - 3:30pm, Saturday, October 3, 2009
Location: Whole Foods on 5600 Magazine and Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy

Please join us for 24 Hour Comics Day – An International Day of Comic Creation, where cartoonists are challenged to produce a 24-page comic book – written, drawn, and completed in 24 consecutive hours!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009
10:00AM – 2:00PM
Whole Foods Market (Arabella Station)
5600 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115

LOCAL YOUTH are invited to Whole Foods for a morning of comic fun!  Meet New Orleans Cartoonist Eli Ivory and his comic drawing students.  FREE drawing lessons, healthy snacks and prizes!

3:30PM
Antenna Gallery
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

At Antenna, New Orleans cartoonists Eli Ivory and John Slade challenge themselves to complete a comic book in 24 hours!  Books and other unique items will be available for sale.

Sponsored by Antenna Gallery, Charitable Film Network, Ivory Comics, National Art & Hobby, Antigravity Magazine, Crescent City Comics, and Whole Foods Market.

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