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TONY MEERS “RETROMANCER: PAINTED LESSONS IN HETERONORMATIVITY” GALLERY SHOW & CONTEST!

Right now, in our gallery, we have a very special show leading up to Valentine’s Day: TONY MEERS— RETROMANCER: PAINTED LESSONS IN HETERONORMATIVITY. During his forty-year career Toronto artist TONY MEERS was a prolific commercial illustrator, with this selection of paintings from the 1980s and 1990s representing only a fraction of the hundreds of romance novel covers he produced.

All of the displayed pieces and more are ON SALE in-store for only $120, with $20 from every sale donated to Supporting Our Youth Toronto.

Plus, we’re holding a contest where you can WIN AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY TONY MEERS! How, you ask? Well here’s how!

– Simply share an image from our Retroromancer art show on Twitter or Instagram! To win, you must follow and tag @TheBeguiling and use the hashtag #Retromancer. Winner will be chosen at random February 13th!

– Come up with an alternate title or a plot description based on one of the pieces! Share it and tag us on Instagram or Twitter and the staff will choose a winner February 14th! Just as before, you must be following and tag us (@TheBeguiling) and use the hashtag #Retromancer!

Thanks so much to Tony for allowing us to display his work, and swing on by and check it out! Seeing it all in display in the gallery is truly a sight to behold.

JAN 30: OLA MIXER @ THE BEGUILING!

Save the Date Thursday, January 30th from 6-8pm for a special informal evening social for Library workers and Educators at the Beguiling! Finish off OLA by learning about the Beguiling Library Services, doing some graphic novel shopping for your school or library while perusing Little Island Comics (one of the only all-younger readers comic shops!), plus get more information on how to apply for the American Librarian Association Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grant for Libraries (valued at $7000 USD) — now open to Canadian Libraries and Schools! Applications close Feb 9th. Oh yeah — also, meet some fellow library folx and educators — and have some refreshments on the house!

ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable 

Instagram and Twitter: @libcomix

Website: http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/

2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grant Application: http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/eisner

2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grant Application:

http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/eisner

Event Details:

  • Thursday January 30, 2020 from 6:00-8:00pm at The Beguiling 319 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1S2
  • Agenda is open and designed to encourage people to stop in whenever they are able; please pop in to say hello, do some shopping, and meet some fellow library workers and educators.
  • This event is open to ALL – attendees do not need an OLA badge to attend and bring friends and family from teaching, librarianship etc. is encouraged – no RSVP needed. Looking forward to seeing you!

NOV 22: DAKWÄKÃDA WARRIORS LAUNCH WITH CREATOR COLE PAULS!

The Beguiling is thrilled to welcome one of our favourite creators to the store for the launch of their first book!

On Friday, November 22 COLE PAULS will be in-store to celebrate the recent release of their debut book DAKWÄKÃDA WARRIORS!

Cole will be in-conversation with another one of our favourite creators, ERIC KOSTIUK WILLIAMS for what is sure to be an amazing conversation, followed by a signing!

It’s FREE to attend and kicks off in-store at 7PM on November 22! We can’t wait!

Learn some more about Cole over here at the CBC!!

NOV 13: CONUNDRUM PRESS FALL LINE LAUNCH!

Well HEY look at that!! On Wednesday, November 13th The Beguiling is pleased to welcome FOUR amazing Conundrum Press creators for a Conundrum Fall 2019 launch!

Joining us will be:

ALEXANDER FORBES, artist of THE CURSED HERMIT!

SHERWIN TJIA with his new book PLUMMET!

and HOWARD CHACKOWICZ with the brand-new NOTHING TO SEE HERE!

There will be a presentation from all the creators followed by a chance to get your copies of all their new books signed!

It all happens Wednesday, November 13th at 7PM in-store! See you there!

 

NOV 9: “I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED” LAUNCH WITH ILLUSTRATOR ANOOSHA SYED @ LITTLE ISLAND COMICS!

The Beguiling & Little Island Comics are beyond thrilled to welcome illustrator Anoosha Syed to the store to celebrate the release of her new children’s book written by QUEER EYE star Karamo Brown & his son Jason Brown, I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED!

Anoosha will be in-store on Saturday, November 9th from 12-2PM for this kid-friendly launch!! There will be worksheets and activities for the kids as well as presentations, readings and a chance to get your very own copy of I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED signged by Anoosha!

We can’t wait for this lovely afternoon!! We hope we see you there!

OCT 24: LIANA FINCK “EXCUSE ME” BOOK LAUNCH!

The great events just keep coming, and here’s a HUGE one!

On October 24th, creator LIANA FINCK will be here in-store for a launch event for her new book EXCUSE ME: CARTOONS, COMPLAINTS AND NOTES TO SELF from Random House! Liana will be in-conversation with writer IVY KNIGHT, followed by a chance to get your own copy of her new book signed!

It all starts at 7PM October 24th! It’s gonna be a big one, so get here early! We’ll see you then!

OCT 16: FRANK SANTORO “COMICS AS MUSIC” WORKSHOP!

On Wednesday, October 16 at 7PM The Beguiling welcomes FRANK SANTORO to the store to lead his “Comics as Music” workshop and to celebrate two releases from New York Review Comics: PITTSBURGH and RETURN TO ROMANCE: THE STRANGE LOVE STORIES OF OGDEN WHTNEY, edited by Santoro and Dan Nadel!

Frank Santoro will lead a hands on workshop where he examines the connections between art and music. Santoro postulates that improvisation and orchestration across diverse disciplines are all connected by creative intuition and pattern language. He will also be promoting his new book “Pittsburgh” published by New York Review Comics.

Watch a video about the workshop!
https://vimeo.com/185973194

http://coldheatcomics.blogspot.com/2015/02/notes-for-comics-symposium.html?m=1

We’re super excited to have Frank bring his workshop to the store, and we know you are too! See you there!

OCT 9: SABRINA SCOTT “WITCHBODY” GALLERY SHOW & BOOK LAUNCH!

On Wednesday, October 9th we welcome SABRINA SCOTT to the store to celebrate the opening of our gallery show of work from WITCHBODY and to mark the re-release of Witchbody earlier this year from Weiser books!

Sabrina will be in conversation with Kristen Sollée, followed by a chance to get your book signed!

Everything will kick off at 7PM with more details TBC so keep watching here or on our facebook for the deets!

SEP28: Uptown Kidlit! Kids Book & Comic Festival!

Uptown Kidlit! Kids Book & Comic Festival
Presented by iSurround, North York Arts, and TCAF: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Saturday, September 28, 9:30am-4:00pm
@ North York Central Library, Auditorium, 2nd Floor
5120 Yonge Street (at North York Centre TTC)
Free

Uptown Kidlit – Poster by Anoosha Syed

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival and North York Arts are thrilled to announce a brand-new, one-day kids focused literary event to be held at North York Central Public Library. We call it UPTOWN KIDLIT! 

Uptown Kidlit is a free event that will feature a day of feature programs, drop-in workshops, and a small vendor fair with local authors selling comics, books, and more.

Participants include: George O’Connor (The Olympians graphic novel series), Anoosha Syed (author and Poster Artist!), Deborah Kerbel, Richard Scrimger, Britt Wilson, Ted Staunton, Lesley Livingston, Kean Soo, Lis Xu, John Martz, Tory Woollcott, Chad Solomon, Anoosha Syed, Brian McLaughlan, Hilary Leung, Rabeea Syed, and many more!

Click under the cut for full schedule and author bios!

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