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Please note: Events will be added to this page, likely right up-until the fest. To be notified when it updates, please subscribe to our mailing list at the bottom of this page. Saturday And Sunday Programming Now Online! Click Here TCAF 2009 EVENTS SCHEDULE
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY The Beguiling will be teaming with Toronto Public Library's Palmerston Branch to provide a full day of free comic book giveaways, readings, and a chance to meet your favourite comics creators! Come to The Beguiling to check get your FREE comic books all day! Visit Palmerston Library to check meet great creators, get sketches and free comics, and check out all of the great graphic novels Toronto Public Library has for you! --
Toronto filmmaker Ron Mann’s Comic Book Confidential provides a jazzy history of comic books, from their pulpy beginnings in the ’30s, through the heyday of superheroes and undergrounds in the ’60s, to the not-just-for-kids-anymore renaissance of the ’80s. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, The Beguiling, and Hot Docs are pleased to present a free screening of Comic Book Confidential, both to cap off May 2nd’s Free Comic Book Day festivities, and to complement the Hot Docs film festival’s Focus On Ron Mann program. The film features Mann’s signature animation interludes and zany historical footage, but also includes interviews with twenty-two significant comics creators, who often perform readings of their own work. Whether you’re watching the movie to hear and see EC icons like Harvey Kurtzman, superhero greats like Jack Kirby, underground mavericks like R. Crumb, or RAW avant-gardists like Art Spiegelman, Comic Book Confidential provides a broad and knowledgeable overview of a vital art form.  Sunday, May 3rd: Monday, May 4th: Tuesday, May 5th: Wednesday, May 6th:
-- Emmanuel Guibert Presents The Photographer EVENT CANCELLED Thursday, May 7th:
Montreal turntablist (and graphic novelist!) Kid Koala brings his LOUD PARTY / QUIET WORK WEEKEND to Toronto for The Toronto Comic Arts Festival! The LOUD PARTY goes down Thursday, May 7th at Lee's Palace with LOUD PARTY: Get Up! Get Down! Indoor Block party. Mix mayhem on 4 record players and actual stacks of wax. Dancing, scratching, the first-ever Nufonia Pillow Fight, and a raffle! C'Mon down and Shake Your Thang!! Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show, and the event WILL SELL OUT. Tickets available from Rotate This and Ticketmasterthe usual places. More at: http://nufonia.com -- Rencontre et Dédicaces, avec Emmanuel Guibert et François Ayroles. Un salon de la bande dessinée en français, avec Emmanuel Guibert et François Ayroles en conversation. Entrée gratuite, renseignements à venir. More Details Soon Friday, May 8th:
Graphic Novels: The Creation of Art and Narrative. Featuring: Canada: Jeff Lemire, Kagan McLeod, Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki, Doug Wright (by Seth). Anke Feuchtenberger (Germany), Emmanuel Guibert (France), Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Japan), Adrian Tomine (USA). Graphic Novels: The Creation of Art and Narrative. Harbourfront Centre will play host to a unique series of installations by top cartoonists from Canada and around the world as they attending the fourth Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 9-10. Illuminating the creation of “The Ninth Art,” Graphic Novels will include original artworks and process materials, as well as tools, sculpture, and photography to build an insightful portrait of the creators working in this popular medium. This exhibition is co-presented with The Beguiling and The Toronto Comic Arts Festival. --
Authors at Harbourfront Centre: Seth, Adrian Tomine, and Yoshihiro Tatsumi --
Toronto Comic Arts Festival - Exhibition Day 1 The first exhibition day of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival will feature over 200 cartoonists, readings, panels, exhibits, and much more. Saturday TCAF Programming, Panels, Creator Signings, etc., will be announced no later than the end of April. Except where specifically noted, all guests of TCAF will be appearing on both Saturday and Sunday. SATURDAY PROGRAMMING AND SIGNING SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE: CLICK HERE: TCAF 2009 PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE. -- The 2009 Doug Wright Awards for Excellence in Canadian Cartooning The 2009 Doug Wright Awards, honouring the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels, will be handed out in a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall on Saturday, May 9th in Toronto as part of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF).
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What’s gay about comic books? Everything! From Batman and Robin right up to 300 Spartans and Dykes To Watch Out For. Meet queer comics creators J. Bone (Jett Vector), Tim Fish (Cavalcade of Boys), Justin Hall (Hard To Swallow), Steve MacIsaac (Shirtlifter), Erika Moen (Dar: A Girly Comic), and Liz Baillie (My Brain Hurts) as they read from their newest works. Then Alan Moore collaborator Jose Villarrubia will lead all of the creators in a spirited conversation about what’s queer in comics, both on the page and behind the scenes. Doors open at 6:30, event starts at 7! --
Do you like to party-party? Chip Zdarsky likes to Party-Party. "Just a pretty good time with some great Tunes from DJ M-Dash and I'm pretty sure a lot of Snacks and Maybe even Prizes and stuff! Maybe even some sexy Mistakes? Snacks!" A truly unique party experience. Sunday, May 10th:
Of course, the full exhibition will continue onto Sunday as well, totally of interest to "Grownups". The Toronto Comic Arts Festival will feature over 200 cartoonists, readings, panels, exhibits, and much more. Sunday TCAF Programming, Panels, Creator Signings, etc., will be announced no later than the end of April. Except where specifically noted, all guests of TCAF will be appearing on both Saturday and Sunday. SUNDAY PROGRAMMING AND SIGNING SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE: CLICK HERE: TCAF 2009 PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE.
Monday, May 11th:
If you've just spent two days at TCAF and you've been inspired and moved to create your own great works of art, come on out and draw! Kid Koala's Music To Draw To features the turntablist playing a special 5-hour set of quiet-time tunes to work to. Bring your sketchbook, your notepad, or your yarn, and chill in a big lovely space filled with creative people like yourself. Leave your dancing shoes at home, and bring your inside-voice. Koala's wife Corinne will be hosting a special Bake Sale at the event, and your $5 admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate and a pencil!
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Saturday, May 2nd:
Tara McPherson: Art Opening and Signing
Magic Pony and TCAF welcome superstar artist, illustrator and toy designer Tara McPherson for a special exhibition and appearance. Magic Pony will be exhibiting a selection of Tara McPherson's limited edition prints alongside her new series of toys. Tara will hosting a special signing at Magic Pony on May 8 from 6-8pm as part of our opening reception. 
Saturday, May 9th:
@ The Art Gallery of Ontario, Jackman Hall
The second exhibition day is officially OWL KIDS DAY, sponsored by Owl Magazine. It will feature a full day of events, crafts, readings, and interactive presentations for kids and families, featuring cartoonists from Chirp, Chickadee, and Owl Magazine! While both days of TCAF will be of interest to comics readers of all ages, Sunday is going to feature fun programming and events specifically for kids. Details will be posted shortly.