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National Steinbeck Center partners with Salinas Public Library for Salinas Valley Comic Con 2015

“Comic strips might be the real literature of our time.” – John Steinbeck.

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National Steinbeck Center partners with Salinas Public Library for Salinas Valley Comic Con 2015

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  1. FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE November27, 2015ForMediaInquiries,contact: Jesse Banda National Steinbeck Center Salinas ValleyComicCon -Director (831)775-4721 jesse@steinbeck.org NationalSteinbeckCenterpartnerswith SalinasPublic LibraryforSalinasValleyComic Con2015 SALINAS, CA– “Comic stripsmightbe therealliterature of our time.”–John Steinbeck TheNational SteinbeckCenter andthe SalinasPublic Libraryareexcited to announcedetailsofthe2015 Salinas Valley Comic Con, December 18-20.Thisyear’seventwillbe held atthreelocations–the NationalSteinbeckCenter,theJohn SteinbeckLibrary and the FoxTheaterin Oldtown Salinas.TheNationalSteinbeckCenter willbehome base forallexhibitors,vendors and specialguests, as wellasthevenue foran exhibition oforiginalBatmanartwork. SpecialguestswillincludeformerSpongeBob SquarePants head writerStevenBanks, Latino Comics Expo founderRicardoPadilla, and the Imperial501stLegionin fullStar Warscostume. “The Salinas Public Libraryis veryexcited aboutcollaboratingwiththe NationalSteinbeckCenterforthe 2ndAnnualSalinasValleyComic Con,” said LibrarianKristen Amaral. “We wanttopromote literacyby focusingon graphic novelsfromaroundthe world and consideringhowgraphic novelsengage and inspireyoungandmaturereadersalike.” On Friday, December18 at4:00 PM, the NationalSteinbeckCenterwillhostareceptionformuseummembers andVIP ticketholderswherethey willmingle withartists andspecialguestsand getasneak peekattheBatman artshow. Theeveningwillalsoincludea paneldiscussion abouttheimpactof graphic novels andliteracy. SalinasValleyComic Con booths willopento ticketholdersatthe NationalSteinbeckCenterat10:00AM on Saturday, December19 and closeat5:00 PM onSunday, December20. TheJohn SteinbeckLibrary willhostfreefamilyactivitiesanda graphicnoveldisplayon Saturday,December19.The Librarywillalso hostagame online whereparticipants can win specialprizesbyusing theirlibrarycards.Participants canjoininthefun by visitingThe Library’s website(www.salinaspubliclibrary.org) forfulldetails. AttheFoxTheateronSaturdayand Sunday, paneldiscussionswillfocuson avarietyoftopics,includingAnimation Rules!,I WantTo Make A ComicBook, Body Imageand Diversityin Comics.TheStar Wars- centric panels So,YouWanna Be A Stormtrooper(moderatedbymembers ofthe501stLegion)and StarWars: The Fans Awakenare sure tobringoutfansof the newmovie openingthesame weekend.

  2. Featuredinthe NationalSteinbeckCenterBookstore willbeSalinasValleyComic Con merchandise, includinga limitedBatmanlithographcreated bycomic bookartistAceContinueado. Allproceedswill supportthe education and public programs atthe NationalSteinbeckCenter,includingSteinbeckYoungAuthors and“SweetThursdays.” Ticketsfor SalinasValleyComic Con2015 are onsale nowatthe NationalSteinbeckCenter’sEventbriteticketpage nationalsteinbeckcenter.eventbrite.com. Ticketsare freeforchildren under8(accompanied by a paid adult), $5forchildren 8-12, and $25 for afullweekend pass. Followupdates on SalinasValleyComic Con 2015atNationalSteinbeckCenter’s website(www.steinbeck.org) and on socialmedia. Specialguestandpanellineup issubjecttochange. Facebook:Facebook.com/NationalSteinbeckCenter Instagram:Instagram.com/SteinbeckCenter Twitter:Twitter.com/SteinbeckCenter Participate with Salinas ValleyComic Confans onlinebyusingthe hashtag#SVCC15. About theNational Steinbeck Center The NationalSteinbeckCenterislocated atOneMainStreetinSalinas, California, the birthplaceofJohn Steinbeck. The NSCisaninstitution dedicatedto servingregional,national and internationalaudiencesbyenhancingawareness ofSteinbeck’s works andideas:socialjustice, the environment, ethnicand racialdiversity,and the powerofthe writtenword.Drawingon Steinbeck’s model,the NSCencourages collaborative ventures withother media–photography, drama, finearts and film– as wellas other disciplines. The Center offers multiplevisitor experiences:theJohn SteinbeckExhibition Hallas wellasa varietyofeducation and public programs. Formore informationaboutthisandother events, visitour websiteatwww.steinbeck.org. About theJohnSteinbeck Library TheJohn SteinbeckLibraryoffers familyprogrammingyeararoundincludingguitarclasses for families, storyandcraft times forkids, technologyclassesfor kids and adults, andmusicin thelibrary. Please call(831)758-7311 for more information.

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