The Craft of New Yorker Cartoons Workshop
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 pm at Thurber Center
About the Workshop
The Craft of New Yorker Cartoons
Wednesday, August 5 from 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuition: $15
Dive into the craft of cartooning with Tom Toro, one of The New Yorker’s contemporary stars. Participants will generate ideas from scratch, explore the art of composition and caption writing, and come away with a batch of their very own cartoons. For beginners and buffs alike. No prior drawing or writing experience is required.
This workshop is open to adults and teens ages 15+.
About Cartoonist Tom Toro
Tom Toro is an acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist, cover artist, and award-winning children's book author and illustrator. His books include And to Think We Started as a Book Club... (Andrews McMeel), Crocodiles Need Friends, Too! (Little, Brown), A User's Guide to Democracy (Celadon), How to Potty Train Your Porcupine (Little, Brown), and I'm Terrified of Bath Time and Back to School, Backpack! (Little, Brown) in collaboration with 2019 Thurber Prize for American Humor in Writing winner Simon Rich.
Tom is the creator of the Substack cartoon series Undiscovered Masterpieces. Tom was a finalist for the 2019 and 2022 Reuben Award for gag cartoonist of the year. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his family, which somehow includes too many cats.
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This workshop will be held at Thurber Center (91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215).
Parking on Jefferson Avenue: Free, easy street parking is available all along the Jefferson Avenue oval. Note: only the spots along the one-way oval are free; the spots along the two-way ends of Jefferson Avenue (near Broad Street and Long Street) are not free.
Parking off N. 11th Street (behind Thurber House): Free visitor parking is available in the small lot directly behind Thurber House, accessible off N. 11th Street and located here. There is no time limit as long as you are visiting Thurber House. All other parking lots do not belong to Thurber House and you may be towed.
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The step-free and usually shortest entrance is to Thurber Center is from our back parking lot, reachable off N. 11th Street.
The first floor of Thurber Center is handicap/wheelchair accessible, including the first floor restrooms.
ACCESS FROM JEFFERSON AVENUE
If you can navigate four small steps (with handrails):
We recommend arriving earlier to get a parking spot closer to the entrance or doing a drop off in front of the entrance. If you cannot do so, please see “Access from the rear parking lot” below for an alternative path that will be shorter and eliminates all steps.
Access to Thurber Center from Jefferson Avenue requires one very slight curb step from the street and an additional four small steps (with handrails). You can also bypass the four steps by using the wheelchair ramp, which involves walking a slightly further distance.
If you need fully step-free access:
The closest “ramp” cut is the entrance to the large parking lot on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Long Street (here).
Follow the sidewalk through the Thurber Center front gate. Take the sidewalk around the porch on the right side of the building. The entrance to the wheelchair ramp will appear on your left, past the porch.
ACCESS FROM THE REAR PARKING LOT
Fully step-free access:
Follow the sidewalk between the handicap parking signs (here). The sidewalk will take you around the north side of our multipurpose building, Thurber Center. The ramp will appear on your right and leads up to the front porch.
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For any questions that are not answered here, please email Jess Cox at jcox@thurberhouse.org or call 614-412-5955.
‣ How will I receive my registration? You will receive an email order confirmation containing your registration(s). You can print or show your registration(s) on your phone. If you are unable to do so, we will manually check you in.
‣ Can I register by phone? Yes, although online registrations are encouraged. To order by phone, call 614-412-5955.
‣ Will there be a bathroom? Yes, bathrooms will be available.
‣ What’s your refund policy? All registrations are final and non-refundable. However, you can give your spot to a friend, family member, colleague, etc. if you cannot attend. Contact us to transfer a registration.
‣ Why are there processing fees? Purchases are subject to credit/debit card processing fees that help cover Thurber House's use of the registration platform. To pay by cash or check, please email thurberhouse@thurberhouse.org or call 614-464-1032.
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