Plethora of Speaking and/or Appearances

For some inexplicable reason 2009 is shaping up to be The Year of Speaking Engagements for me. Here’s a list of the events I am scheduled to attend/speak/be at at so far:

April

• Toon Award Exhibition, Okoboji, Iowa: Judging this award as part of college cartooning exhibition

May

• 2009 Reuben Awards, Los Angeles- Swearing in as 2nd Vice President of NCS… there may be a lot of swearing, actually.

June

• Calicomix Cartoon Festival, Cali, Colombia. South America- Guest of honor at this event celebrating illustration, comics and caricature. Dates details not officially set.

July

• San Diego Comic Con- Appearing at NCS and “Super Capers” table as well as Artist’s Alley

August

• Toonseum, Pittsburgh PA– Exhibit, speaking, workshops. More details after official announcement

September

• Cartooning Exhibit, Aikin, MN– Guest speaker at “What’s So Funny? a Celebration of Cartooning” exhibition of cartoon art from Minnesota artists.
• National Cartoonists Society USO trip– Another trot overseas to draw for the troops

November

• International Society of Caricature Artists, Sandusky, OH- One of a group of MAD artists speaking at this event.

Whew. Didn’t really realize how much that all was until I listed it out. I hope I’ll see a few readers at one of these events!