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Experience Black Comic Book Creators Then and Now with Terrence Gant
June 9, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for a presentation and conversation, free and open to the public. This event is not just for comic-book fans.
About this event
Shades & Textures: Experience Black Comic Book Creators Then and Now with Terrence Gant of Third Coast Comics, Thursday, June 9, 7p. RSVP
Bio
Terry Gant of the South Side Gants, is the owner of Third Coast Comics in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.
In the summer of 2008, Third Coast Comics became a “Brick and Mortar” operation.
Terry earned his BA in Marketing (focusing on geeks) from DePaul University.
Terry has been paid to play Dungeons & Dragons. He has also parlayed some of his nerd cred into about 30 minutes and 20 seconds on both NPR and Good Morning America in his career.
He has been nominated three times for the Will Eisner “Spirit of Comic Book Retailing” Award, given out every year at San Diego ComicCon. It’s like a Nerd Oscar or Geek Golden Globe or something. Terry is obsessed with prog metal, 80’s new wave, pro wrestling and the video games Skyrim & Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Terry currently lives in Evanston with his patient wife and their three birds; Sherlock, Mulder and Scully.
Free and open to the public.
Kicking off the Evanston Made 2022 exhibit series, the BIPOC Show features contemporary art works created by Evanston Made’s BIPOC Members. BIPOC members identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color.
The show is curated by Artist and Community Activist Fran Joy with Advisory Council members Indira Johnson, Laurice Bell, Anne Wolff and Lisa Degliantoni, the group show will be on exhibit June 3- 30, and will host free public programming throughout June. The public is invited to the opening reception Friday, June 3, 5-8p.
Evanston Made is a membership-based 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization in Evanston, IL. with a mission to connect artists and artisans to art enthusiasts and also to provide community and professional development to our members to further their careers. Membership is open to artists, artisans, makers who make everything from art to clothes to music. We also welcome members who are art lovers and patrons who want to help us carry out our mission. Learn more at evanstonmade.org
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