“Blame It On New York” Comics Panel, April 17

Posted on April 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Several Carousel participants will join other great cartoonists for this special live event organized by Danny Fingeroth:

Comic Book Round Table: BLAME IT ON NEW YORK!
How The Big Apple Influences Comics Creators

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
7:00pm – 9:00pm
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art 138 Sullivan St. (between Prince and Houston) New York, NY 10012

Tickets: $10 in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/362643, $15 at the door.

The Empire City, the City that Never Sleeps, The Big Apple. By any name (including Gotham City and Metropolis), the variety and diversity of people and places in New York City has had greater influence on comic book storytelling, both words and illustrations, than anyplace else on Earth. Our distinguished panel of NYC-based writers and artists — including AL JAFFEE (MAD Fold-Ins), PETER KUPER (Spy Vs. Spy), DEAN HASPIEL (Bored to Death), R. SIKORYAK (Masterpiece Comics), MIRIAM KATIN (We Are on Our Own), and BOB FINGERMAN (Minimum Wage) – will discuss with moderator DANNY FINGEROTH (Disguised as Clark Kent) how the Naked City inspires and permeates their work.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/272101036258146/

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Carousel at Dixon Place: April 10, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

carousel_April_2013_colorDixon Place Presents

CAROUSEL : Cartoon Slide Shows and Other Projected Pictures                     Hosted by R. Sikoryak

Featuring comics, shadow puppets, music, pencil sharpening, and much more from:
 James Godwin, 
Miriam Katin
, David Rees, Crosby & James Romberger
, Doug Skinner
, and Julia Wertz

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Wed. April 10, 2013 at 
7:30 pm

Dixon Place:
 161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC

Tickets:
 $12 (advance)
 $15 (at the door)
 $10 (students/seniors)
 or TDF

Advance tickets & info:
 www.dixonplace.org 
 (212) 219-0736

(The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. All proceeds directly support DP’s mission and artists.)

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Carousel covered on The Beat

Posted on April 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

Nice article on our February show at the comics culture blog The Beat.  Thanks to Dre Grigoropol for the coverage and photos!

One clarification in the story: while we do about four shows a year at Dixon Place, we usually do around ten shows at various locations each year.

Speaking of which, more shows are coming soon…

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Carousel at Dixon Place: Feb. 6, 2013

Posted on January 26, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Dixon Place Presents:

CAROUSEL
Cartoon Slide Shows and Other Projected Pictures
Hosted by R. Sikoryak
Wed. Feb. 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm
(The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. All proceeds directly support DP’s mission and artists.)
At Dixon Place: 161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC
Tickets: $12 (advance)
$15 (at the door), $10 (students/seniors), or TDFAdvance tickets & info: www.dixonplace.org  (212) 219-0736

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Carousel in the Media

Posted on December 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

A few articles about our shows, on paper and on the web, from 2012:

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A feature on Carousel appeared in the great Canadian hybrid-arts magazine Carousel (no relation). The 29th issue, dated Summer-Fall 2012, also features articles and comics by Claire Horsnell, David Boswell, Michael DeForge, Magda Trzaski, and much more.  Buy it here.

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Frequent Carousel contributor Sam Henderson wrote an article for The Comics Journal, “Comics Aren’t Just For Eyes Anymore,” on the proliferation of cartoon slide show readings.  He touches on a number of the precursors and current practitioners of the format.

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An interview with R. Sikoryak about last month’s BCGF/Brick show appeared in The Brooklyn Paper.

Thanks to Claire Horsnell, Sam Henderson, and Chuck O’Donnell for the coverage!

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Carousel for Kids! Nov. 17, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

Carousel for Kids!
Featuring Trade Loeffler, Melissa Mendes, MK Reed,
Michael Rex, Ryan Sias, and much more!
Hosted by R. Sikoryak and Neil Numberman.

Cartoon slide shows drawn and narrated by comic artists and voice actors. Featuring stories, gags, and live drawing! For kids of all ages.

Saturday, November 17 at 2:00PM
at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street
New York, NY 10002
Btwn Rivington & Delancey
F to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker, JZ to Bowery, M to Essex.

Tickets are $8 kids, and $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $10 students / seniors.

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Carousel @ The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

A special international edition of Carousel, R. Sikoryak’s long-running series of performative comics readings, comes to The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, accompanied by slide projection, live drawing, and other multimedia surprises.

Cartoonists John Porcellino, Nine Antico, Molly Colleen O’Connell and more will read from their work. Norwegian comics collective Dongery will perform, and Sikoryak will present a live drawing demonstration. Franco-Belgian comics publisher Frémok will make a special presentation of their astounding, rarely screened short film Match de catch à Vielsam, documenting their incredible comics collaborations at an arts center for persons with mental disabilities. Join us for this special show of comics voices from across the country and around the world.

Sunday, November 11, 2012.  3 pm, $12
The Brick / 579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Visit The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival and The Brick for details of all the comics-related events they’ll be presenting this week.

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“The Comics Crowd” in Brooklyn, Sept. 22

Posted on September 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

Michael Kupperman has organized this special comics reading with an amazing line-up as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival‘s Bookend Events:

“The Comics Crowd”

Comics fans will delight in this graphics heavy event. Creators read from their work, accompanied by projections. Participants include Gabrielle Bell (When I’m Old), Julia Wertz (Drinking at the Movies), R. Sikoryak (Masterpiece Comics), Lauren Weinstein (Girl Stories), Lisa Hanawalt (I Want You), Aaron Diaz (The Tomorrow Girl) and Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed to Thrizzle). Laughter guaranteed!

At Bergen Street Comics, 470 Bergen St. (btwn Flatbush & 5th Ave.), Brooklyn
Saturday, September 22, 8:00 pm
Price: Free
www.bergenstreetcomics.com

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Carousel at Dixon Place, Sept. 12, 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

Dixon Place Presents:

CAROUSEL
Cartoon Slide Shows and Other Projected Pictures

Featuring: Ruben Bolling, Jon Keith Brunelle, Lisa Hanawalt, Peter Kuper, Roxanne Palmer, Flash Rosenberg, and Doug Skinner
Hosted by R. Sikoryak

Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Dixon Place: 161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC

(The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. All proceeds directly support DP’s mission and artists.)

Tickets:
$12 (advance), $15 (at the door), $10 (students/seniors), or TDF

Advance tickets & info: www.dixonplace.org or (212) 219-0736

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Carousel @ SOLOWAY

Posted on July 31, 2012 | 2 Comments

CAROUSEL @ SOLOWAY                 Friday, August 3, 2012    at 8:00 pm

Soloway is pleased to host the latest CAROUSEL, cartoon slide shows created and presented by a wide array of writers, cartoonists, and other characters.

Featuring: Gabrielle Bell, Emily Flake, Myla Goldberg, Jason Little, Danny Hellman, and Matthew Thurber. Hosted by R. Sikoryak.

SOLOWAY, 348 South 4th Street (between Hooper and Keap), Brooklyn, NY 11211

Admission is free.

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