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One Book One Community 2010 Featuring Michael Chabon author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Kick-off Event Thursday, October 7th at 7 PM San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Related Events at the Burlingame Public Library
Tuesday, October 19th 7 PM How to Draw Comics: A Workshop by Michael Scagliotti Michael Scagliotti, an instructor at the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, offers this two-hour workshop just for TEENS, ages 12-18 years old. Learn how to draw a comic strip in this fun hands-on session.
Wednesday, October 20th 7 PM Supergirls: A Slide Show Presentation by Mike Madrid Mike Madrid, author of The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines, traces the evolution of the comic-book heroine from the 1930s to the present. Mr. Madrid combines history with humor in this one-hour presentation, which touches on empowerment, heroines’ costumes, male/female relationships and how female fantasy characters reflect the lives of “real world” American women. This program will appeal to all audiences with an interest in comic books and cultural history.
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