Picture + Panel: Losing Your Self

This month, Picture + Panel explores identity and the selves we inhabit with Leah Hayes (Identical) and Maria Hoey (The Shadower). Rae Borman of Readercon will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.leahhayes.com/">Leah Hayes</a> is an illustrator, musician, graphic novelist, songwriter and producer. She has published several books with Fantagraphics, including Funeral of the Heart, Holy Moly, Not Funny Ha-Ha, and her latest work, Identical. She also has several albums out with her band, Scary Mansion, writes songs, and produces beats for pop and hip-hop artists. <a href="http://peterhoey.com/">Maria Hoey</a> makes comics with her brother, Peter Hoey. Trading back and forth from their studios in Northern California and New York, the brother and sister artists draw for publications of all kinds. They also write, draw, and design the Eisner-nominated comic series Coin-Op. Their graphic novels Animal Stories, The Bend of Luck, and In Perpetuity were all published by Top Shelf Productions.

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Picture + Panel: Between Places

This month, Picture + Panel explores the experience of being between places and finding home, with Ben Hatke (Home/World) and Lily Kim Qian (Until We Meet Again). Comics Reading Roundabout curator Bryce Davidson will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="http://benhatke.com/">Ben Hatke</a> is the author and illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling Zita the Spacegirl trilogy, the picture books Julia's House for Lost Creatures and Nobody Likes a Goblin, and the graphic novels Little Robot and Mighty Jack. He lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters. <a href="https://www.lily-qian.com/">Lily Kim Qian</a> is a Chinese-Canadian artist based in New York. She graduated with a BFA in illustration from Parsons the New School of Design in 2021. Along with her illustration practice, she works as a Junior Designer at Penguin Young Readers. Until We Meet Again is her debut graphic novel with First Second books. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at shelters and hanging out with her very own cat assistant, Edgar.

Picture + Panel: Nervous Laughter

This month, Picture + Panel explores mental health and humor with cartoonists Gemma Correll and Nicole Georges. Briana Martino of the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Simmons University will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.gemmacorrell.com/">Gemma Correll</a> is an award-winning cartoonist, writer, and illustrator. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Elle, and Forbes, among many others. She has written her own books and illustrated several others for adult and children’s publishers. Her design clients include Hallmark, The New York Times, Progressive, and JetBlue. She has done product partnerships with The Whitney Museum, Converse, Keurig, and numerous other brands. Her products are available in various stores, including World Market. Every year since 2016, she has created social media campaigns for Mental Health America during Mental Health Awareness Month. In short, her work is everywhere. Originally from Britain, she now lives in California with her husband and two pugs. <a href="https://nicolejgeorges.com/">Nicole J. Georges</a> is the author of the Lambda Award-winning graphic novel Calling Dr. Laura and the YALSA Award-winning Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home, as well as a forthcoming middle-grade graphic novel, The Ballad of X-Ray and Koko. She divides her time between Portland, OR and L.A.

Picture + Panel: As If You Were Here

This month, Picture + Panel explores the people we reach for across absence with Damian Alexander and Alex Krokus. Join us for a conversation about memory and imagination. Jerel Dye of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://damianimated.com/">Damian Alexander</a> is a cartoonist and storyteller who grew up around Boston. He also created the graphic novels Other Boys and Absolutely Everything. When Damian isn’t doodling or making comics, he can be found rearranging his dollhouse and caring for his terrariums. Damian lives in New England with his husband and their cat and dog. <a href="https://www.alexkrokus.com/">Alex Krokus</a> is a cartoonist and animator based out of Brooklyn, New York. His work has been published by VICE, Buzzfeed, the New York Times, Comedy Central, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Food and Drug Administration. The latest volume of his webcomic series, Loud &amp; Smart, was published by Silver Sprocket in a volume titled Loudest &amp; Smartest.

Picture + Panel: Seeing Japan

This month, Picture + Panel explores Japan through an outsider's eyes with Abby Denson and Matthew Loux. Join us for a conversation about travel, fandom, and curiosity. Omega Au, Convention Chair of Anime Boston 2026, will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="http://abbydenson.com/">Abby Denson</a> is the author of Uniquely Japan; the Kitty Sweet Tooth books, illustrated by Utomaru; Cool Tokyo Guide; Cool Japan Guide; Dolltopia; and Tough Love. She has written for comics series such as The PowerpuffGirls, The Simpsons, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and The Amazing Spider-Man Family. Her work has garnered the International Manga Award, Moonbeam Children's Book Award, and the IPPY Award. Abby has taught andlectured at various venues, including the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, The New School, and Sophia University in Tokyo. Abby goes to Japan whenever she gets the chance. <a href="https://www.mattloux.com/">Matthew Loux</a> is author and artist of the graphic novels The Time Museum Vol. 1, published by First Second Books, Sidescrollers, and the five volume series Salt Water Taffy originally published by Oni Press. Matthew has also illustrated the graphic novels F-Stop and Good Night Gabbaland and has contributed cover artwork for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Matthew resides in New York.

Picture + Panel: Queer Health

This month, Picture + Panel explores queer bodies and medical autonomy with Jared Sarnie and Violet Kitchen. Noah Glick from <a href="https://fenwayhealth.org/">Fenway Health</a> will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.violetkitchen.com/">Violet Kitchen</a> is a recovering hermit plying their trade from the banks of the Connecticut River. They are one half of the micropress Go Press Girl!, a librarian at the Center for Cartoon Studies, and an avid enthusiast of graveyards. Their comic Allodynia was a 2025 Ignatz Award winner for Outstanding Minicomic. <a href="https://www.jaredsarnie.com/">Jared Sarnie</a> died at the age of 83 and was born at the age of 0. Somewhere in the middle there, he made a comic.

Picture + Panel: Love Stories

This month, Picture + Panel explores the many faces of falling in love with Suzana Harcum, Owena White, and K. Czap. Join us for a conversation about romance, risk, and finding connection. Lily Barrett from <a href="https://read-my-lips-boston.square.site/">Read My Lips Boston</a> will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://trippingoveryou.com/">Suzana Harcum &amp; Owena White</a>, a lesbian couple from Tucson, AZ, and Worcester, MA, respectively, are an artist-writer duo making LGBT-centered comics. Their collaborative efforts blend Suzana’s art with Owena’s storytelling, crafting stories that explore communication, self-discovery, and acceptance. In creating together they seek to share their perspectives and experiences growing up queer, through heartfelt slice-of-life comics. They enjoy making relatable stories for readers, aiming to foster a sense of community and understanding through their work. <a href="https://charmgardens.com/">K Czap</a> is an acclaimed cartoonist, author of Four Years and Fütchi Perf, and colorist for comics from Scholastic, First Second, and more. Residing in Providence RI, Czap is a board member of Binch Press × Queer.Archive.Work., an artist studio collective.

Picture + Panel: Growing Season

This month, Picture + Panel explores humanity's closest brushes with extinction with Meera Subramanian and Katy Doughty. What does it take to keep a world alive? Join us for a conversation about climate, action, and hope. WBUR environmental correspondent Barbara Moran will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://meerasub.org/">Meera Subramanian</a> is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes narrative nonfiction about home in the personal and planetary sense, in a time of climate crisis. Her work has appeared in publications such as Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Virginia Quarterly Review, and Orion, where she is a contributing editor. Her first book was A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, which was short-listed for the 2016 Orion Book Award. A National Geographic Explorer, Meera has received numerous grants and fellowships. She is a perpetual wanderer who can't stop digging in the dirt to plant perennials and looking up in search of birds from her home base atop a glacial moraine on the Atlantic's western edge. <a href="https://www.katydoughty.com/">Katy Doughty</a> is a California-born, Texas-bred, New England—educated illustrator who holds a bachelor of fine arts in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master of public health from Boston University School of Public Health. Her unique background fuels her interest in the intersection of visual communication, research, and health care. She lives in Boston with her husband.

Picture + Panel: Freedom to Read

This month, Picture + Panel explores censorship and banned books with Jarrett Dapier and Joel Christian Gill. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.jarrettdapier.com/">Jarrett Dapier</a> is a Chicago-area librarian and the recipient of the John Phillip Immroth Award from the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table for his work exposing book censorship in the Chicago Public Schools. He is the author of several award-winning picture books for children, one of which has faced several censorship attempts. Wake Now in the Fire, published by Ten Speed Graphic, is his most recent graphic novel. Joel Christian Gill is an award winning cartoonist, historian, and educator. He wrote the words and drew the pictures in the series Strange Fruit and Tales of The Talented Tenth (Chicago Review Press), the award-winning work is a memoir chronicling how children deal with abuse and trauma: Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence (Oni Press.), and the adaptation of Stamped from the Beginning a Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Dr. Ibram X Kendi (Ten Speed Press) June 2023. He is the Inaugural Chair of the MFA in Visual Narrative at Boston University.

Picture + Panel: We Are What We Cook

This month, Picture + Panel serves up a conversation about food and family with Robert Mgrdich Apelian and Shaina Lu, whose graphic novels explore the intersections of culture, community, and comestibles. Anthony Baum, the Somerville Arts Council's culinary coordinator, will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="http://robertapelian.com/">Robert Mgrdich Apelian</a> (he/him) is an Armenian American author-illustrator based in Everett, Massachusetts. He's an avid reader of seinen manga and is especially passionate about making the most of comics as a storytelling medium. A primary goal of his work is to celebrate the diversity and cultural excellence of the Middle East and to portray it as something other than tragic and war-torn.​ <a href="http://shainadoesart.com/noodlebao">Shaina Lu</a> (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese American community artist exploring the intersection of art, education, and activism. She graduated from Wellesley College and Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she studied arts in education. When she’s not creating community art, she works with young artists and makers in Boston’s Chinatown. Most important, she drinks juice every day, and she is full of sugar.

Picture + Panel: Grief and Loss

This month, Picture + Panel confronts the weight of loss with Tom Hart and Jesse Mechanic. Discussing two beautiful graphic memoirs, we explore how comics can transform unspeakable loss into art that remains. All BCAF events are free to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.tomhart.net/">Tom Hart</a> is a critically acclaimed Eisner-nominated cartoonist and the Executive Director of The Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida. He is the creator of Daddy Lightning and the Hutch Owen series of graphic novels and books. The Collected Hutch Owen was nominated for best graphic novel in 2000 and has received a Xeric Grant. Tom has taught sequential art at the University of Florida and at NYC's School of Visual Arts. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessemechanic/">Jesse Mechanic</a> is an opinion columnist, essayist, and artist. He has published work in Mother Jones, In These Times, HuffPost, Truthout, and other publications. Jesse enjoys woodworking, the television show Cheers, and working diligently to dismantle the various oppressive systems that define our world. The Last Time We Spoke is his debut graphic novel.

Picture + Panel: Surviving Childhood

This month, Picture + Panel confronts the weight of difficult childhoods with Melissa Mendes and Travis Dandro. From rural America's hidden cruelties to urban poverty's daily slights, we explore their comics transform family trauma and addiction into art that breaks generational cycles. Author and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Christopher Willard will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. Melissa Mendes grew up in rural Western Massachusetts, where she currently lives and works. She started making comics in 2002 at Hampshire College and got her MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2010. Melissa was the recipient of the 2010 Xeric comics self-publishing grant for her book Freddy Stories. In 2014 she began creating and self-publishing the Ignatz-nominated comic The Weight, now a graphic novel, inspired by her late grandfather's life. Travis Dandro was born in Leicester, Massachusetts. He started publishing his first comic strip, Twerp, in the local weekly newspaper when he was 13 years old. In 1996 Travis graduated from Montserrat College of Art with a degree in fine art. Since then, his comics have appeared in dozens of college newspapers in the United States and Canada, and his first graphic novel, King of King Court, won the Lynd Ward Prize for graphic novel of the year. He currently lives in Belfast, Maine, with his sons.

Picture + Panel: Insects with Peter Kuper and Allison Conway

This month, Picture + Panel crawls into the fascinating world of insects with Peter Kuper and Allison Conway. Join us for an antenna-raising conversation that explores tiny creatures with enormous impact! Whit Farnum from the Farrell Lab at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. About the Creators <a href="https://www.peterkuper.com/">Peter Kuper</a> wrote the Eisner Award–winning Ruins and critically acclaimed adaptations of Alice in Wonderland, Heart of Darkness, and Metamorphosis. He founded the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, writes and draws Mad magazine’s Spy vs. Spy, and taught Harvard University’s first class dedicated to graphic novels and comics. <a href="https://www.allistrations.com/">Allison Conway</a> is an illustrator and comic artist living in Brooklyn, NY.  She graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration in 2016. She has published two other books, The Lab, published in 2020 with Top Shelf Productions and The Island, published in 2023 with Fieldmouse Press. She grew up by a swamp in the woods of Lake Geneva, WI and has always had a passion for animals and organisms of all shapes and sizes.

Picture + Panel: Culinary Cartooning with Sarah Becan and Jarrett Melendez

This month, Picture + Panel serves up a delectable discussion with Sarah Becan and Jarrett Melendez. Join us for a feast of ideas as our guests stir up conversation about cooking, baking, and the art of culinary storytelling. Milk Street chef Rayna Jhaveri will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend.  If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by Aeronaut Brewing, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. All events at Aeronaut Brewery are for ages 21+. This event will take place in their 'Food Hub' space. About the Creators <a href="https://sarahbecan.com/">Sarah Becan</a> is a comics artist, author, illustrator, and designer based in Chicago. She is also the creator of I Think You’re Sauceome, a food-centric autobiographical webcomic. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Saveur, Eater, Organic Life, StarChefs, and Tasting Table. She illustrated the cookbook The Adventures of Fat Rice and is the coauthor and illustrator of the comic book cookbooks Let’s Make Ramen!, Let’s Make Dumplings!, and most recently Let's Make Bread!, published by Ten Speed Graphic. <a href="https://www.jarrettwrites.com/">Jarrett Melendez</a> grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine. A longtime fan of food and cooking, Jarrett has spent a lot of his time in kitchens, oftentimes as a paid professional! Jarrett is a regular contributor to Bon Appetit and Food52, and is the author of The Comic Kitchen, a fully illustrated, comic-style cookbook. When not cooking and writing about food, Jarrett usually writes comic books and has contributed to the Ringo-nominated All We Ever Wanted, Full Bleed, and Murder Hobo: Chaotic Neutral.

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Picture + Panel: Seriously Funny with Emma Hunsinger and Caitlin Cass

This month, Picture + Panel invites you to discover the role humor plays in reflection and understanding. Join us for an engaging discussion with Emma Hunsinger and Caitlin Cass as they delve into comics and comedy. Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein will moderate. Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by Aeronaut Brewing, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression. Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books. All events at Aeronaut Brewery are for ages 21+. This event will take place in their 'Food Hub' space. <a href="https://www.emmahunsinger.com/">Emma Hunsinger</a> is the creator of the autobiographical comic “How to Draw a Horse,” which was nominated for an Eisner Award and included in the prestigious annual “Cartoon Takeover” print edition of the New Yorker. Emma Hunsinger graduated with an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She lives with her family in Vermont. <a href="https://www.caitlincass.com/">Caitlin Cass</a> is an American artist whose comics often reckon with America’s thorny history. Cass’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Lily, and The Nib. She was a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction, and her 2020 solo exhibition “Women’s Work” was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration, and Time-Based Media at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

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Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

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Your guide to everything to do around Boston.

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Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

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Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

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S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

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The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

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S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

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Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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