FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Vince Vasquez

July 21, 2014 858-642-8495

COMIC-CON CRAFT/ART EVENT TO CELEBRATE SAN DIEGO VISUAL ARTS,
CRAFT BEER WEDNESDAY


SAN DIEGO - A new event celebrating San Diegos visual arts and craft beer communities will
be held on Comic-Con Preview Night, Wednesday July 23
rd
, at Stone Brewing Tap Room in
downtown San Diego.

CRAFT/ART was created to showcase two of San Diegos most dynamic communities on the
international stage: craft brewing and visual arts. The event is timed to coordinate with Preview
Night of the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con so as to allow creative professionals and visitors to
interact with local attendees. Event sponsors include IDW Publishing, a national publisher of art
books, comics and comic strip collections, and Craft Beerd, a prominent designer of San Diego
craft beer art & apparel.

CRAFT/ART will feature live sketching by some of the top artists in the arena of comics and
entertainment. Confirmed artists include:

Moritat aka Justin Norman, comic book artist best known for his work on The Spirit,
Elephantmen, and DC's All Star Western;

Jen Vaughn, cartoonist and creator of Avery Fatbottom: Renaissance Fair Detective;

Eric Johnson, comic book artist and co-creator of Rex Mundi;

Rafael Navarro, cartoonist and creator of Sonambulo and Guns A' Blazin';

Jeromy Cox, veteran comic book artist, illustrator, and co-creator of Vampyrates.

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase original sketches as well as bid in a silent
auction for donated art, books, and merchandise items. Donated items include mounted prints
from Stone Brewing Company, a piece from comic book artist Carlos D'Anda, and books from
IDW Publishing.

CRAFT/ART is free and open to the public; however a suggested $5-10 donation can be made at
the door. All proceeds from the event will be donated towards youth scholarships for the Media
Arts Center San Diegos (MACSD) annual Summer Youth Media & Tech Camp. Media Arts
Center San Diego, based in San Diegos vibrant North Park community, promotes access to film
and video as tools for community self-expression and social change and supports the
professional development of media artists. MACSD has set a goal to raise $7,000 this summer
for 30 youth scholarships.

San Diego is home to talented artists and exceptional craft beer, and we are proud to feature
both at CRAFT/ART on July 23
rd
, remarked David Lizerbram, attorney at David Lizerbram &
Associates and lead organizer for CRAFT/ART. We encourage all Comic-Con attendees to
come join us for a fun, social evening with local artists and craft beer professionals.

Following the 10PM closure of Stone Brewing Tap Room, the CRAFT/ART organizers will
continue their event next door at Rare Form, an American bar and restaurant, 793 J Street, until
midnight.

The volunteer organizers of CRAFT/ART are: David Lizerbram, attorney at David Lizerbram &
Associates; Sarah Gaydos, Editor, IDW Publishing; Jeromy Cox, veteran comics artist,
illustrator, and co-creator of Vampyrates; and Vince Vasquez, Senior Policy Analyst with the
National University System Institute for Policy Research.

Event Details

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 7PM-midnight
Location: Stone Brewing Tap Room, 795 J Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (alongside PETCO
Park, and five blocks away from the San Diego Convention Center)

Members of the media are welcome to attend the event, and event organizers will be available
for interviews.

Event registration can be found online at Facebook Events: TinyUrl.com/CraftSlashArt

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