May 20, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ocean Gateway, Thames St., Portland, ME

Trees & Hills will have a table this coming Sunday at the fourth annual Maine Comics Arts Festival (MECAF) on the waterfront in Portland, ME. Daniel Barlow and Colin Tedford will staff the table, with Marek Bennett setting up shop next door and Anne Thalheimer roving the floor.

Other cartoonists from our region at the show will include:

• Carl Mefferd
• Center For Cartoon Studies
• Jen Vaughn
• Jesse DuRona
• Melissa Mendes
• Mike Lynch
• Randall Drew
• Tina Pratt

Mike Lynch has compiled a great visual list of all the exhibitors; see also the official exhibitor list.

June 9, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough, NH

Trees & Hills returns to Broke! Broke is a multidisciplinary arts event with a simple philosophy: art is for everybody. All Broke events are free to the public, and Broke vendors commit to presenting their wares for less than $50.

Broke is just one event during the annual “Thing in the Spring.” Other events during this weekend include:  performances from world-renowned musicians, film screenings, and a local farm breakfast/cartoon cereal party at Harlow’s Pub. Some events are ticketed and some are free.

May 20, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ocean Gateway, Thames St., Portland, ME

Trees & Hills will have a table at the fourth annual Maine Comics Arts Festival (MECAF) on the waterfront in Portland, ME. Daniel Barlow and Colin Tedford will staff the table, with Marek Bennett setting up shop next door and Anne Thalheimer roving the floor.

Other cartoonists from our region at the show will include:

• Carl Mefferd
• Center For Cartoon Studies
• Jen Vaughn
• Jesse DuRona
• Melissa Mendes
• Mike Lynch
• Randall Drew
• Tina Pratt

Mike Lynch has compiled a great visual list of all the exhibitors; see also the official exhibitor list.

Thursday May 10 & Friday May 11, 7:00 PM
The Colonial Theater, 95 Main St, Keene, NH

“Beauty and the Geek” is a musical by NH cartoonist Allison Barrows based on a storyline from her syndicated strip PreTeena, with music by NH cartoonist Michael Cohen. Jeri, Teena and Stick go to Grandma’s farm, where things formerly reliably dull are in for a big shake up!

This coming Saturday, May 5 is Free Comic Book Day, that magical time of year when specialty shops give away comics to encourage people to read them. These are the shops in our region we know of that are participating (leave any additions or correction in comments):

• Bob’s Hobbies & Collectibles (413) 781-2627 659 Dickinson Street, Springfield, MA
• Bob’s Hobbies II: Comics & More (413) 586-5667  62 King Street, Northampton, MA
• The Comic Store (603) 881-4855 115 Northeastern Blvd, Nashua, NH
• Comic Boom 22 West St, Keene, NH
• Double Midnight Comics 245 Maple St, Manchester, NH
• Earth Prime Comics (802) 863-3666 154 Church St, Burlington, VT
• Fantasy Realms (413) 445-8809 222 Elm Street, Pittsfield, MA
• Jetpack Comics 37 North Main St., Rochester, NH
• Liberty Books & Comics 75 Allison St, Concord, NH
• Main Vein Comics (413) 773-7775 74 Federal St, Greenfield, MA
• Modern Myths 34 Bridge St. #4, Northampton, MA
• Toy City 133 Key Rd, Keene, NH
• Triple Play 1 Glen Road Unit 3, West Lebanon, NH
• Wonder Cards & Comics (802) 476-4706 445 Rt. 302, Barre, VT

You can also find a store near you using the Store Locater.

Trees & Hills artist Madsahara is having an Open Studio this coming Saturday, May 5 from 1 to 8 PM at 270 Western Ave, Brattleboro, VT. Check out the paintings, illustrations, hand-painted furniture, books, and paper goods on the Art Porch! Trees & Hills organizer Colin Tedford will be on hand selling comics in his best imaginary checkered jacket.

Now in its tenth year, MoCCA is one of the bigger indie comics conventions of the year, and a fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Check their MoCCA Fest page for exhibitor and (eventually) attendee information.

April 28-29, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

April 15, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Washington Street Art Center, 321D Washington St, Somerville, MA

Come see Trees & Hills at the Spring Zine Thing at the Washington Street Art Center in Somerville, MA on Sunday, April 15 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Here’s what the organizers have to say:

This will be an opportunity to sell or swap zines, hang out, and chat with other zine makers and enthusiasts. Everyone who comes can contribute to a group zine or make your own at our zine-making table…We will be having a staffed table area designated for first-time zine publishers’ work, or anyone who just has one zine they want to put up for sell or trade…We are planning to have some short readings too, so holler if you are up for that.

Megan and Marissa of Small Craft Advisory (organizers of the Bazaar Bizarre Boston) are really excited to host this event. Marissa Falco has been making zines since 1995 and just can’t get enough. Her most recent zines include Miss Sequential and META. Check our her work at http://marissaland.com/. Megan is an artist working at WSAC, mostly in cut paper and printmaking. She hasn’t made a zine since 1995 and is using this event to try it on again. Check out her neglected blog at http://meganmary.com/.

The Washington Street Art Center is located in Union Square, at 321 Washington Street, right on the 86 bus line. WSAC is a 15 minute walk from Harvard Square or Central Square on the red line, as well as from Sullivan Square on the orange line. The following bus routes run through the neighborhood: 69, 83, 85, 87, and 91. Off-street parking is free and ample. Check us out at http://washingtonst.org/

We had a great time this past Saturday at the Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair in Winooski, VT. While it never seemed super busy, there weren’t any really slow spots until later in the day and the crowd seemed very engaged. We met some new (to us) cartoonists in the region, and some text publishers with similar regional focuses to our own. We had lots of good conversations and sold a good number of comics. Kudos to Ric Kadour and Gregory Giordano for organizing a quality show. They might do it again in the fall; whenever the next one happens, we recommend it to both exhibitors and attendees.

Randall Drew wrote about his experience at the table next to ours.

Trees & Hills will have a table at the first-ever annual Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair at the Winooski Welcome Center & Gallery in downtown Winooski, VT on Saturday, March 24th, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. This event is a celebration of alternative publishing and an opportunity for the general public to meet artists & publishers and take in the rich and diverse landscape of alternative publishing in and around Vermont. The public will be invited to peruse vendors, attend talks and listen to live readings. The fair is open to DIY zine makers, illustrators, comic artists, book artists, graphic novelists, and independent publishers of every type.

To apply as a vendor, visit the Call to Vendors.

The Vermont Small Press & Comic Fair is organized by Kasini House and co-hosted by Gregory C. Giordano.