Saturday, August 19, 6pm, The Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St.

Join Cartoon Crossroads Columbus at The Vanderelli Room in Franklinton where the programming schedule for the 2023 CXC festival will be announced at 7pm.

Learn when and where guests at CXC2023 will be presenting. Guests at the Columbus festival [September 28 to October 1] include Daniel Clowes, Raina Telgemeier, Keito Gaku, Ray Billingsley, Derf Backderf, Shelly Bond, Reagan Buchanan, Jessica Campbell, Brenda Chapman, Nicole Goux, MS Harkness, Mars Heyward, Jannie Ho, John Jennings, Denis Kitchen, Calvin Reid, Chase Schulte, Jeff Smith, and Chris Sprouse.

Snacks and drinks are on the house!

This event is co-hosted by The Vanderelli Room; the “Storylines” exhibit is curated by Bob Starker. “Storylines” brings an amazing variety of talents from the comics and visual art worlds to the walls of the wonderful Vanderelli Room, including some folks who don’t see their work in a gallery often. Jeff Smith, Derf Backderf, Charles Wince, Ben Towle, MS Harkness, Emi Gennis, Frank Lawson, Hakim Callwood, Rob W. Jones, Douglas Fordyce, and Julian Dassai are among the lineup.

Join us for some fun and get excited for CXC2023!

Hosted by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus [CXC], The Vanderelli Room, and Bob Ray Starker.