March Happy Hour at Jennifer George's!

It's a Rube Goldberg themed happy hour, as as Rube's granddaughter, Jennifer, opens up her home to us for a lovely night of catered food, booze and art.

Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 7pm, at Jennifer's on the Upper West Side (W. 77th, close to Central Park!).  

Tickets just $25 for the full catered event, booze and great company!

This is a strictly RSVPed event, so don't hesitate to reserve your spot now.

Ask anyone who was there last year, they'll tel you this is a special night you won't want to miss.

Click here to purchase tickets with safe and secure PayPal:

Or, contact Ed directly at ed@edsteckley.com for any more info.

Jeff Keane to receive Silver T-Square Award

From the Washington Post

By Michael Cavna January 29 at 7:00 AM:

"IT’S ONE OF the oldest U.S. awards in comics, rich in history and lore, from presidents of the nation to presidents of its professional organization. And now, that award is also all in the family.

The National Cartoonists Society has just announced that Jeff Keane, the “Family Circus” artist and former head of the NCS, will receive the 2015 Silver T-Square Award — which the group says is “awarded, by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors, to persons who have demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony group rate!

The New York Philharmonic and the ManhattanNCS 

invite you to come out and join us in for...

From the NY Philharmonic website:

Classical music gets a hilarious twist when a certain Wascally Wabbit gets involved. This side-splitting tribute for all ages* features Bugs Bunny’s greatest classic Looney Tunes projected on a huge screen with the New York Philharmonic playing Carl Stalling’s original scores — inspired by Wagner (Kill de Wabbit!),Rossini (The Rabbit of Seville), and Liszt — live!

Join us on Saturday, May 16th at 7:30!  We've got 2 sets of seats available: 

Floor, Orchestra seating ($124)

Balcony ($60)

We've got a limited number of seats available for both, so don't hesitate.  If the event doesn't sell out, I can always add more seats, as long as I do so before February 15th, after that the prices will start to increase.  

Seats

Orchestra $124.00 USD Balcony $60.00 USD

Here's the details:

When: Saturday, May 16th, 7:30pm
Where:

New York Philharmonic

Avery Fisher Hall,

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza #132

Any questions, email Ed by clicking here.  

We hope to see at this awesome event!

Happy 2015!

The new year is upon is, and we're gearing up for another busy year for the ManhattanNCS.

First thing's first, stay tuned for the updated monthly happy hour schedule, coming in the next week or two.

Till then.....

Tickets now available for the 2014 ManhattanNCS Holiday Party!

Ho Ho Ho- It's that time of year!

Original art by Al Jaffee.

Big things are in the works this year's bash, so get your tickets early!

What's better than the holiday season in Manhattan!

Again, space is limited, and you won't wanna miss this one... So get a move on, already!

Here's the info:
Saturday, December 6, 7:00 PM at the Society of Illustrators, E 63rd and Lexington in Manhattan.

Food, Music, Good times!  And, a surprise or two...
Lots more info to come, but register now to reserve your spot.

Tickets

NCS Member $30.00 USD Non-NCS Member $40.00 USD

The NCS at New York Comic-Con

New York Comic-Con 2014 arrives at the Jacob Javits Center this week, Thursday, October 9th - Sunday October 12th, and the National Cartoonists Society will be there! Drop by booth #265 and meet Ray Alma, Carolyn Belefski, Sandra Bell-Lundy, Keneth Branch, Mike Cavallaro, Bill Janoch, Tom Richmond, Maria Scrivan, and Shannon Wheeler.

"Irwin - A New York Story", 9/3/14 @ Society Of Illustrators

"IRWIN - A NEW YORK STORY"

Dan Makara's documentary film on the life and work of legendary cartoonist Irwin Hasen comes to the Society of Illustrators [128 East 63rd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
New York, NY 10065 Tel: (212) 838-2560] on Wednesday, September 3rd, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Join us for a screening of the documentary "Irwin: A New York Story", directed by Dan Makara. The film follows the life of Irwin Hasen, a 96-year-old comic book creator and strip artist, as he shares his memories of childhood and the Golden Age of Comics.

The film will be followed with a panel discussion led by Ed Steckley and includes Hy Eisman, Al Jaffee, Karen Green, and Arnold Roth.

A small reception will follow.

Tickets

$10 Society of Illustrators Members | $15 Non-Members | $7 Seniors/Students
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE