Upcoming classes, appearances, & events for Marek Bennett’s COMICS WORKSHOPS
Also see: THE HARDTACKS Civil War Folk Music Calendar

For public registration information, click through to the website of the workshop’s host organization.

• (Italics indicate a NON-PUBLIC program.)

2019 DATES:

• 14-15-16 January ~ Derby, VT
  CLiF School Residency
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• 28 Jan (Mon) ~ Elko, NV
  Mountain View Elementary ~ (school visit)
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• 29-30 Jan (Tue-Wed) ~ Elko, NV
  COMICS WORKSHOP @ The 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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• 31 Jan (Thu) ~ Elko, NV 
  Flagview Elementary ~ (school visit)
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• 1 Feb (Fri) ~ Elko, NV 
  Spring Creek Elementary ~ (school visit)
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• 6 February ~ Webster, NH
  School Visit
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• 12 February ~ Salisbury, NH
  School Visit
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• 19-19-20 Feb ~ Morrisville, VT 
  CLiF School Residency
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• 22 Feb (Friday):
  FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2
  KICKSTARTER LAUNCH to support the 1st printing!
  www.kickstarter.com/profile/marekbennett…
  
  Special offers & pre-order deals available….
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• 26-27 Feb ~ Bradford, NH
  School Visit
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• 4 Mar ~ Manchester, NH
  Manchester Artists Association Presentation
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• 13, 15, 18 March (Wed + Fri + Mon) ~ Brattleboro, VT 
  Green Street School ~ Residency: Civil War COMICS + MUSIC!
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• 14 March (Th) ~ Cabot, VT
  (School visit)
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• 28 March (Th) ~ Cabot, VT
  (School visit)
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• 9 April (Tu) ~ Fitzwilliam, NH 
  Emerson Elementary School ~ School Visit
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• 10 April (Wed.) ~ Worcester, MA
  University of Massachusetts Medical School
  EL VIAJE @ New England Graphic Medicine ComicCon
  CONFERENCE INFO & REGISTRATION >>
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• 15 April (M) ~ Chichester, NH
  Chichester Central School 
  Comics in World History & Cultures 
   
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• 17 April (Wed) ~ Hanover, NH ~ 1-4pm
  Howe Library
  Vacation Week Comics Workshop!
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• 22, 24, 25 April (M, W, Th) ~ Kittery, ME
  Shapleigh School ~ Residency
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• 1 May (Wed) ~ Walpole, NH
  Walpole Elementary ~ school visit
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• 2 May (Thu) ~ Barrington, NH ~ 5:30pm
  Barrington Public Library
  NH Humanities Program:
  Comics in World History & Cultures
  
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• 10 May (Fri) 
  Bow, NH ~ Bow High School ~ Comics Workshop school visit
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• 13-17 May (M-F) ~ Henniker, NH
  Henniker Community School ~ Residency
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• 16 May ~ Henniker Community School
  FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 Book Release Party!
  
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• 20-23 May (M-Th) ~ Northwood, NH
  Northwood School ~ Residency
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• 3 June (Mon) ~ Jaffrey, NH
  Teacher training
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• 11-12 & 14 June (Tue-Wed & Fri) ~ Monroe, NH
  Monroe Consolidated School ~ School Residency (AANNH)
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• 13 June (Thu) ~ Hopkinton, NH
  6-7pm: Hopkinton Town Library:

  FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 READING & SIGNING

  

  Come meet the actual historical characters featured in the latest Freeman Colby adventures!
  Signed copies of Freeman Colby Vol. 2 + “Freeman Colby’s Illustrated Magazine” + other special surprises!
  Proceeds benefit the Hopkinton PTA.
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• 26 June (Wed) ~ Concord, NH
  Gibson’s Bookstore ~ 6-7pm

  FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 READING & SIGNING
  

  
  Come meet the historical characters featured in the latest Freeman Colby adventures!
  Signed copies of Freeman Colby Vol. 2 + “Freeman Colby’s Illustrated Magazine” + other special surprises!
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• 9, 11 July (Tu-W) ~ Rindge, NH
  Summer camp program
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• 11 July (Th) ~ Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
  Gilmanton Year Round Library ~ “A Universe of Stories”
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• 17-18 July (W-Th) ~ Rindge, NH
  Summer camp program
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• 19-20 July (Fri-Sat) ~ St. Albans, VT
  FRI = Drawing from the Past Workshop @ St. Albans Museum
  SAT = VFC Nonfiction Comics Fest
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• 23-24-25 July (Tu-W-Th) ~ Rindge, NH
  Summer camp program
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• 31 July (Wed) ~ Sharon, VT
  Baxter Memorial Library ~ 3:30-5:30 ~ “A Universe of Stories”
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• 12-16 Aug (M-F) ~ Manchester, NH
  COMICS CAMP 2019 @ The Currier Museum Art Center! 
  
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• 28 Sept. (Sat) ~ Concord, NH
  NH Historical Society
  9:30-11:30AM = Drawing from the Past: A History Comics Workshop
  Join cartoonist Marek Bennett for a hands-on Comics Workshop exploring the wide world of history comics…
  NOON-3PM = Live Studio with Marek Bennett
  Let’s spend the afternoon drawing comics at NHHS-HQ!  Featuring the the unveiling of the Freeman Colby Volume 2 Grand Camp Mural!
  [ Full event details @ NHHS EVENTS >> ]
  [ Register @ EVENTBRITE.COM >> ]
  [ NHHS Registration Form (PDF) >> ]
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• 3 October (Thu) ~ Norwich, VT
  EL VIAJE @ Norwich University
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• 4 October (Fri) ~ Burlington, VT
  COMICS WORKSHOP @ UVM Special Collections
  [INFO >>] [REGISTRATION REQUIRED >>]
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• 5 October (Sat) ~ Burlington, VT
  UVM ~ PULP CULTURE Festival
  Marek will be tabling w/ books & comics, plus participating in a panel discussion w/ EL VIAJE partners. [DETAILS TBA.]
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• OCTOBER 2019: Freeman Colby goes on the road to explore 1864 battlefields & historical sites! SEE:
  Daily PATREON updates >>
  
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• 19 Oct ~ Baltimore, MD ~ 12:30-1:45pm
  AFS Annual Meeting: Round Table: “Culture through Comics: An Ethnographic Cartooning Round Table”
  [AFS-2019 Online Program >>]
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• 24 Oct (Thu) ~
  NH State Library: “Kids, Books, & the Arts” 2020 Roster Showcase 
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• 29 Oct – 11 Nov ~ Sharjah, UAE
  
  SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
  Daily Comics Workshops & activities!
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• 16 Nov ~ Portland, ME
  KIDS CON NEW ENGLAND 2019 ~ Tabling @ Artists Alley!

  

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• 18 Nov (Mon) ~ Windsor, CT
  Windsor Public Library ~ COMICS WORKSHOP
  Come learn the basics of comics creation from indie graphic novelist Marek Bennett! Marek will share his tips & techniques of cartooning, visual storytelling, page composition, and how to build shorter episodic “mini-comics” into full-length graphic novels.  He’ll also bring along his current project, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, a series of graphic novels drawn entirely from 19th century diaries, letters, journals, and images.
  No experience necessary ⁠— Anybody can make comics! http://www.MarekBennett.com
  (AGE = TEEN) (MORE DETAILS TBA)
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• 22 Nov ~ Ludlow, VT 
  Black River School (SCHOOL VISIT)
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• 5 Dec (Thu) ~ Boscawen, NH 
  CLiF School Residency
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• 7 Dec (Sat) ~ Jaffrey, NH ~ 10am-3pm
  Jaffrey Public Library ~ COMICS WORKSHOP!
  Come make amazing new comics based on stories from the library’s mysterious Secret Archives…!
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• 12-13 Dec (Thu-Fri) ~ Essex Jct., VT ~ 1-4pm
  School visits!
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• 14 Dec (Sat) ~ Essex Jct., VT ~ 1-4pm
  Brownell Library ~ COMICS WORKSHOP!
  Drawing comics from family stories, local history, & other cool sources!
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• 16-20 Dec. (M-F) ~ Hillsboro, NH
  School Residency
  [DETAILS TBA]
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2020 DATES:

Check back here in December 2019 for the official 2020 calendar;
In the meantime, here are a couple confirmed dates:

• 6-10 Jan + 13-17 Jan ~ Greenfield, NH
  Crotched Mountain ~ Artist Residency
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• 27 Jan – 1 Feb ~ Elko, NV
  36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
  School visits & Comics Workshops @ the Elko Convention Center…
  

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• 21 Feb ~ Epping, NH ~ 7:15pm (doors open 6:45)
  Epping Town Hall / 157 Main St / Epping, NH
  The Civil War Roundtable of NH presents:
  FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 2 READING & SIGNING
  
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• 24 Feb ~ Hillsboro, NH ~ 1-4pm
  Library Event (details TBA)
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• 25 Feb ~ Peterborough, NH
  Peterborough Town Library ~ Comics Workshop
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• 12, 13 + 16-20 + 23-26 + 27 Mar ~ Epping, NH
  Epping Elementary School ~ Artist residency  
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• 9 April ~ Salem, NH
  Kelley Library ~ 6-8pm
  Artist Talk @ Greater Salem Art Association
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• 13 + 15 + 17 April ~ Hinsdale, NH
  Hinsdale Elementary ~ CLiF residency
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• 27 April – 1 May ~ E. Corinth, VT
  Waits River Valley School ~ 3-Day School Residency
  [FINAL DATES T.B.A.]
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• 4-8 May ~ Portland, ME
  School residency
  [FINAL DATES T.B.A.]
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• 11-15 May ~ Claremont, NH
  Disnard School ~ 3-Day CLiF residency
  [FINAL DATES T.B.A.]
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• 18 July ~ Litchfield, NH
  (Cold River Ranters show)
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• 25 July ~ Clinton, MA
  Museum of Russian Icons
  Family Comics Workshop (DETAILS TBA)
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• 27-30 July ~ Colebrook, NH
  Tillotson Art Center ~ Comics Camp (DETAILS TBA)
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