Rochester Zine & Craft Fair

Getting Ready!

roczine — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:00:47 +0000

art work by Dan Jircitano

We are gearing up for the Zine & Craft Fair, and so far we’re totally impressed with the variety of creations that will be represented.

Zines! Vegan Cupcakes! Hula Hoops! Wood Whittled Creatures! Glass Art! Prints! You are sure to be amazed!

Stay tuned for our soon-to-be distributed poster. Let us know if you’d like to help run around Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Ithaca to promote the Fair by putting up the posters!

Love, Ted & Caitlin

Regional Zine/Craft Fair!

roczine — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:38:45 +0000

Mark your calendar!

Sunday, February 7th, noon to four

To be held at the Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St.) in sunny Rochester, NY!

Hello fellow zine writers and crafters! We’d like you to help us organize a zine and craft gathering! Your participation will help strengthen our community across the region and between individual crafters and zinesters. We’re specifically seeking out people from the zine and craft communities in Buffalo, Ithaca, Syracuse, Rochester, and in between. Specifically, you can help by:

-Hosting a table with your zines and/or crafts
-offering zine or crafting workshops
-helping us promote the event
-reading or sharing work

For more information or to RSVP please contact us at: Caitlin: makeanotherchoice@gmail.com or Ted: Knight0440@yahoo.com

$5-$10 sliding scale for table space
$1 donation at the door; no one turned away for lack of funds
All money to be donated to the Flying Squirrel Community Space

Happy New Year!

Hour 9 of the 24 Hour Challenge

roczine — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:21:04 +0000

Well, even though most folks seem to be waiting to attend until this afternoon, alot has already transpired.

Kate came by a little after midnight and was the first to complete a zine. Congratulations, Kate!

Ted stayed up allllll night. Congratulations, Ted for being a sport, I could never do it! And apparently no one else wanted to either!

Please stop on by this afternoon to get started on a zine project! If you need some advice or have questions on how to get started Ted or Caitlin can help you out. See you there!

24 Hour Zine Challenge July 25-July 26

roczine — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:49:11 +0000

Artwork by Cristy Road

We double dare you to do a zine in 24 hours! Don’t worry if you don’t finish, at least you’ll have a solid start. There are no excuses for not trying, because we will have glue sticks, long arm staplers, scrap paper and moral support.

But you don’t even know what a zine is? Zines are a do-it-yourself publication that can be of various sizes (1/4, 1/2, full sheet), shapes (rectangular, square, irregular) and manners (political, personal, artistic). If you’ve got something to say and aren’t driven by money, zines are the medium for you!

So, come on by The Mez (389 Gregory St.) starting at midnite July 25th Saturday and running through midnite July 26th Sunday to make a zine and celebrate independent publishing. Even if you can’t stay the whole time, stop by!

There will be coffee and refreshments for sale, to keep fueling your creative engine. We are asking for a $2 donation to cover our costs for supplies, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

There will be seasoned zinesters on hand who can answer questions you may have on assembling or distributing your zine.

Please note that we will not have access to a photocopier.

You should bring scissors, pens, pencils, crayons, markers and collage-making materials (like magazines) if you’ll want them.

While other 24 Hour Zine challengers are big on rules and stipulations, we think that the most important thing is to just give it a try. So, while we encourage you to
check out the following website for more information, please do not be discouraged from attending!

http://24hourzines.com

Happy International Zine Month!