Ahoy, I'm Peter Tatara. In brief, I'm left-handed, a vegetarian, and my blood type is A. I work for the New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival and have a cute girlfriend and a Space: Above & Beyond boxset. I'm generally a happy guy.
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Drink with C2E2!
Show Manager Lance Fensterman and Programming Director Peter Tatara will both be in Chicago on July 13, and they’re grabbing dinner and drinks at the Piece Brewery. If you're free between 8 and 9 PM, come on by, too! Piece Brewery is at 1927 W. North Ave, and Lance and Peter will both be at the bar in C2E2 T-Shirts. Join ‘em at Piece to talk comics, movies, toys, and the brand new con they’re bringing to downtown Chicago next year!
C2E2 Meet Up
Monday, July 13
8-9 PM
Piece Brewery
1927 W. North Ave.
Chicago, Il 60622
Eiji Okuda at Kinokuniya on Friday
Don't miss actor Eiji Okuda and director Sion Sono at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Avenue of the Americas) on Friday, July 3 at 4:30 PM. Both Okuda and Sono will be in NYC as guests of the New York Asian Film Festival, and they'll be at Kinokuniya to speak about their careers and their work together on their newest film, Be Sure To Share, which will receive its World Premiere on Sunday, July 5 at 8:15 PM at Japan Society. The film is being co-presented as part of Japan Society's Japan Cuts Festival of New Japanese Film.
Asian American Comicon � Discount Tickets!
On July 11, 2009, the biggest Asian American creators in manga, mainstream and indie comics are gathering for a unique one-day event, featuring interactive workshops, intimate interviews, and hands-on opportunities to learn from the top talents in the trade. Meet and mingle with the masters. Get autographed copies of your favorite graphic novels and original sketches. And take part in provocative panels. The AACC takes place at the New Museum of Chinese in America at 215 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan. VIP Passes are $75, Adults are $25, and Students are $15. But, because of our friends at the AACC, we're able to provide discounted rates to NYCC and NYAF fans and attendees ($10 off VIP tickets and $5 off adult tickets). TO get this discounted rate, simply call Beatrice Chen with the New Museum of Chinese in America at 212.619.4785 x104 and mention code "NYCCAF".
For details and a guest list, visit...
http://www.secretidentities.org/aacc/AACCNYCCAF.html
The New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival are not producing the Asian American Comicon, but we're big fans of their mission.
Win Tickets to see UrumaDelvi!
A few days ago, I mentioned the UrumaDelvi screening at JAPAN CUTS at Japan Society. Now, thanks to our friends at Japan Society, I'm happy to offer up two free pairs of tickets. Two lucky winners will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to the July 11th screening of UrumaDelvi's Collected Shorts at Japan Society (333 E. 47th St.) in NYC. How do you win? Just send a blank email with the subject line "UrumaDelvi contest" to [email protected] by July 10 at noon EST. Winners will be contacted by Japan Society.
Not familiar with UrumaDelvi? Google “Bottom-Biting Bug”.
4th of July Workshop at Kinokuniya
Our friends at Kinokuniya hold a lot of events, not just monthly anime circuses, and if you’re looking for something to do on July 4th, Kinokuniya’s got a workshop for you! From 2-5 PM, Kinokuniya will be welcoming Carol Cypher, author of “Master Beadwork”, and she’ll be giving a workshop on the craft of Peyote Bead stitching.
Registration is $25 and includes all the supplies needing – Japanese glass cube beads, a beading needle, beading thread.
To take part, call (212) 869-1700 or email [email protected].
