Starting at 6:00 pm, the Cartoon Art Museum will be holding a free showing of more than 60 works considered too subversive, tasteless, offensive or all of the above by some critics. Special guests include Rex Babin, editorial cartoonist for THE SACRAMENTO BEE; Tom Meyer, editorial cartoonist for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE; and Mark Fiore, political animator. The exhibition, organized by The Andy Warhol Museum, opens October 18 and runs through February 1, 2004. For more information, visit http://www.cartoonart.org/events.html.

Animation historian John Canemaker will appear at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with a colorfully illustrated multimedia presentation: THE ART AND FLAIR OF MARY BLAIR, based on his new Disney Editions book. The 7:30 pm lecture/demo will be followed by a book signing, plus a rare 35mm screening of Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, the 1951 cartoon feature principally art directed by Mary Blair. Using nearly 300 illustrations, Canemaker will describe the art and life of Blair, a prolific and gifted designer/colorist who was one of the few woman artists to reach the top creative rungs at the Disney studio. She profoundly influenced the color and design of many classic Disney animated features, including THE THREE CABALLEROS, CINDERELLA and PETER PAN, as well as theme park attractions, most notably the "It's A Small World" boat ride created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. For more info call: (323) 857-6010; or visit: http://www.lacma.org/art/film/film.htm.

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

MOOV Festival 2003 consists of three Saturday evenings of video and performance. MOOV is a media arts festival with an emphasis on new work by young and emerging international artists. All screenings will begin at 7:00 pm. On November 8,

Global Society for Asset Management will be holding G-SAM03, a comprehensive, user-driven conference on digital asset management. Sponsors include Avid Technologies, BBC Technology, IBM and SGI. The G-SAM03 conference will feature tracks on DAM technology and standards, gaining user acceptance, intellectual property rights management, metadata standards and managing expectations and growth. The conference is being co-produced by the Entertainment Technology Alliance (ETA), a leading worldwide conference and event organizer in the digital convergence sectors. All sponsors, exhibitors and speakers are members of G-SAM. The Global Society for Asset Management (G-SAM) is an independent, vendor-neutral and self-funding, trade and professional organization representing the broad interests of the entire asset management industry. For more information, contact Richard Eberhart at tel: (323) 254-6545, e-mail: richard.eberhart@g-sam.org or Web: www.g-sam.org.

The JibJab Brothers will be holding a signing of their new children's book GRUMPY SANTA. The book will be available at any Barnes & Noble or Borders this Christmas. Gregg and Evan Spiridellis will be signing copies at the Borders Books on 3700 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, California 90503 at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit www.jibjab.com.

Like actors and dancers, animators craft expression through movement. Laban Movement Analysis can help animators understand what makes movement expressive. Knowing how to create meaning through movement can help animators clarify the intent of their animated characters, create dramatic impact and enhance story through dynamic character acting.



This is an invitation to animators, inbetweeners, character designers, mocap directors, art directors, game and level designers who work with movement of the human figure and have a strong interest in pushing the expressiveness of their characters further.



Join Leslie Bishko, in this 3 hour workshop on Wednesday, November 26th from 6 to 9 p.m. and be prepared to get up and move!


For further details about the workshop and information about Leslie, check out our website:
http://www.maxthemutt.com

Starting at 6:00 pm, Tom Tomorrow, creator of THIS MODERN WORLD, will be at the Cartoon Art Museum. He will discuss and sign his most recent book, THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF TOMORROW. The 240-page book contains the best of his previous five anthologies, new cartoons from the last several years and many cartoons previously only published in rare comic books or zines. The event is $4 and seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call (415) 227-8666, ext. 314.

Joe Bev is hosting a three-hour "Art of Voice Acting" intensive workshop. Each student will come away with a CD recording of their work and a copy of the DAWS BUTLER SCENES FOR ACTORS AND VOICES training and script book. It will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. For details e-mail joebev@waterlogg.com.

Metasin Productions is organizing the first Metacal Experiment. Artists can enter short films and videos; audio and silent films; animated and live- action pieces, all genres. The experiment will include live music, short films, standup comedy, visual art and dance. It is also looking for additional paintings, sculptures, drawings, individuals or groups wishing to perform original dance, comics, drummers/percussionists, bass players and Lighting designers. All events will be held at Avery Auditorium, Pitzer College, 1050 North Mills Ave, Claremont, California 91711. For more information, call Zach or Cass at (323) 223-6025 or e-mail: Cepstein@Berklee.Net.