BayAnime.com

Location: Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 7th St, San Francisco [View Directions]

APE is one of the country’s largest gatherings of the best in indie comics, offering a venue for exhibitors ranging from self-publishers of minicomics to such large publishers as SLG Publishing, Fantagraphics, Drawn and Quarterly, Oni Press, Top Shelf, and many more. It offers a huge collection of some of the best indie and alternative comics material out there: graphic novels, ‘zines, art books, prints, original art, and comics of every size and shape. You can’t walk through the giant APE Exhibit Hall and not be inspired to either open your wallet and buy cool stuff or go home and hunker down and create some of your own. It’s that kind of show.

APE 2008 memberships are available only at the event. A one-day membership (for either Saturday OR Sunday) is $10; a two-day membership for both days is $15. Attendees who present their 2008 Comic-Con International San Diego badge get in for free. Comics Retailers with a valid business card also get in for free. APE 2008 hours are Saturday, November 1, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Sunday, November 2, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Source: http://www.comic-con.org/ape/

Be sure to check out the BAAU tables at the expo!

Are you an artist? Are you interested in art? Meet local artists in the Bay Area who are part of BAAU!

Where: San Francisco Japantown at the benches in front of Kinokuniya and the crepes place.

When: Saturday Oct 25th, 12pm – around 5pm

Organized by: Bay Area Artists Unite (BAAU)

Details on the BAAU forum: http://www.baau.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1729

The Bay Area Animation Society will be presenting anime at Silicon:
- Friday, October 3rd, 2008 4:00 pm – 12:00 am in Santa Clara Room
- Saturday, October 4th, 2008 12:00 am – 12:00 am in Santa Clara Room
- Sunday, October 5th, 2008 12:00 am – 3:30 pm in Santa Clara Room

There will also be open gaming:
- Friday, October 3rd, 2008 6:00 pm – 12:00 am in San Simeon Room/San Martin Room
- Saturday, October 4th, 2008 12:00 am – 12:00 am in San Simeon Room/San Martin Room
- Sunday, October 5th, 2008 12:00 am – 3:30 pm in San Simeon Room/San Martin Room

BAAU will be meeting up at Silicon… check their forum for details.

Location: Doubletree Hotel San Jose [View Map]
Registration: $55 ages 12 and older, $45 ages 5-11, free for kids 4 and under

For more info visit the Silicon website: www.siliconventions.com/2008/

BAAU: a collective group of artists located in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, devoted to the personal and professional growth of those within our community.

Joining BAAU: is as easy as attending a meet. We are a pretty easy-going bunch of people. Skill level doesn’t matter; just a passion, a passing interest, or even a mere curiosity for art is enough for us. Find out about the next meet at the BAAU forum: http://baau.org/forum/

At BAAU meets: we hang out, draw, chat, play video games, whatever there is to do depending on the surroundings. Sometimes we work on comics, have tutorials, or just eat a bunch of fast food in a crowded noisy mall.

Website: http://baau.org

RSS Feed: http://feeds.bayanime.com/baau

This post was submitted by Elenzia Thompson.