Cartoonist guy. I drew THE CHAIRS' HIATUS and OH' IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD


June 4

Jesse Holden @scumbly

Informal, open meetup for Portland-area Mefites at the Abbey Bar.

June 11, 2016

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Here’s their description from their page about the event: “Join us and fellow artists for Saturday Night figure drawing night, starting from 5:30pm to 8:30pm with a door charge of $5.00!

Get creati…

July 11

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

July 23, 2016

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Join fellow artists for Saturday Night figure drawing night, starting from 5:30pm to 8:30pm with a door charge of $5.00!

September 8 - 11, 2016
XOXO 2016 at Revolution Hall

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Going into the fifth year this September, XOXO is a celebration of independent artists, hackers, and makers living and working online — and all the challenges that come with it.

April 7
Stream PDX April Meetup at Portland Community Media

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

The first of many monthly meetups for Stream PDX, the podcast studio in an Airstream trailer that I helped start! If you’ve been thinking about starting a podcast, we’re here to help you!

April 8
Reggie Watts at Revolution Hall

Andy Baio @waxpancake

I’m not sure if I can handle an hour of Reggie Watts remixing himself in real-time, but I’m willing to try.

April 21 - 27, 2017
Brick at Laurelhurst Theater & Pub

Jim W @jwithy

High School Noir! Rian Johnson! Amazing movie! Sometimes the Laurelhurst likes to change things around so be sure it’s still happening.

April 27, 2017

Andy McMillan @andymcmillan

Scout Books in partnership with Business For A Better Portland present the launch of We The People Are Powerful!, a pocket guide to understanding your rights. It covers grassroots organizing, Oregon’s…

May 6, 2017

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Beaverton public library puts on a free comic book mini con every year, with local comic creators and lots of official “Free Comic Book Day” free comics to have. As well as, you know, the comics you c…

May 8
Radiotopia Live at Aladdin Theater

Andy Baio @waxpancake

99% Invisible, Criminal, The Allusionist, and The Memory Palace all under one roof!

May 20 - 21, 2017
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2017 at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre - Social Media Week

Jesse Holden @scumbly

Yearly independent comics and arts festival, one of the big comic events of the year! Lots (hundreds?) of creators will be showing & selling their work (including, for the first time, me!)

June 27, 2017

Andy McMillan @andymcmillan

I’m hosting a launch party of sorts for my latest project, the Liberty Foundation, at my friend Kate Bingaman-Burt’s new studio in New New Crusher Court. I’ll be there to answer questions about the fo…

September 28

Jim W @jwithy

It’s Ben Folds! And he’s encouraging folks to fly paper airplanes to him with their song requests.

October 25, 2017

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet perform their score to Dracula (1931) live on stage. You can listen to the score on streaming services. It’s pretty rad.

![Dracula Poster](http://www.portland5.com/sites/default/files/styles/event_square_large/public/events/Dracula-438x400.jpg?itok=hhkxNoIl…

November 8

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

It’s more important than ever to have your own place to publish on the web. Have a blog? Want a blog? Are you building your own personal bot? Come on by and join a gathering of people with likeminded …

April 28, 2018
Alaska Robotics Mini-Con at The Juneau Arts & Cultural Center (JACC)

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

“It’s a tiny convention & comics camp in Juneau, Alaska!”

Lots of cool comics and comics adjacent people will be there. It’s going to be great!

April 25, 2020
CANCELED: Alaska Robotics Mini-Con at The Juneau Arts & Cultural Center (JACC)

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

It’s a tiny convention for Juneau, Alaska!
The convention features comics, games, workshops and presentations happening throughout the day.

School visits will take place in the days leading up to …

May 7, 2022
Free Comic Book Day Mini Con at Beaverton City Library

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Stop by the library for our free mini Comic Con. Meet local comic and graphic novel artists, learn about their work, pick up swag, and buy books. Claim your free comic book - one per person while supp…

May 21 - 22, 2022
Vancouver Comics Art Festival at Roundhouse Community Centre

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

VanCAF is The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. It is a two-day celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, including an exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of creators from ar…

June 17 - 19, 2022
Toronto Comic Arts Festival at Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

An extremely well-regarded celebration of comics brings back their in-person event. Heavy on comics creators with their amazing works, light on 90s tv stars. “TCAF will bring together the best of both…