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Contact: cxcfestival@gmail.com
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus to Host Trivia and a Silent Auction on March 20
Columbus, Ohio—Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is hosting “Comics Trivia Challenge!” on Thursday, March 20 at Seventh Son Brewing at 6:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public and also includes a silent auction.
Teams of up to six will compete for prizes. Form your own team in advance, or if you are solo we will put you on a team!
The host is C.M. Campbell, a Columbus-based cartoonist and educator who also is co-chair of CXC’s programming committee. He will lead the audience through rounds of questions that cover animation, political cartoons, newspaper comic strips, and mainstream and indie comic books.
For general questions about CXC, email us at cxcfestival@gmail.com.
For questions about trivia and the silent auction, email us at cxctrivia@gmail.com.
If you know your team roster and team name, let us know, and we’ll share some of the team names on social media.
When: Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to browse auction items and make sure your team gets a good seat. Auction ends at 8:30 p.m. Trivia begins at 7 p.m. and will be done by 9 p.m.
Where: Seventh Son is at 1101 N. 4th Street, Columbus, Ohio.
While this event is free, we always welcome donations at https://cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org/donate
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Cartoon Crossroads Columbus is a 501c3 nonprofit that will hold our 11th annual festival Sept. 18-21.
About Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
CXC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that draws together Columbus educational and arts organizations including the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus College of Art & Design, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Columbus Metropolitan Library, The Laughing Ogre, GFC: Gateway Film Center, and Pop Culture Studies at Ohio State University.
The festival is generously supported by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, White Castle, UBS, Columbus Dispatch / Dispatch.com, Ohio Arts Council, The Columbus Foundation, Orange Barrel Media, and Seventh Son Brewing Co.
CXC aims to provide an international showcase for the best of cartoon art in all its forms, including comics, animation, editorial cartoons, newspaper strips, and beyond, in a city that is a growing center of importance to comics and cartooning. The festival also focuses on helping the next generation of young talent develop careers that will invigorate the industry for years to come.
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