Bodies on the Page Panel + Zine Release Event presented by Zine Club Chicago
1-4 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025
Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library
3400 S. Halsted St., Bridgeport
Free!

Zine Club Chicago is excited to celebrate the release of local collaborative zine Bodies on the Page 2 with a free community event curated by artist Jamie Kadas! BOTP2 features 11 contributors exploring the joys and challenges of living in their bodies.

 Please join us for Bodies on the Page Panel + Zine Release Event presented by Zine Club Chicago, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

At 2 p.m., Jamie Kadas will moderate a panel with BOTP2 contributors Clau Rocha, Katie Armentrout, Megan Kirby, and Robin Carnilius. If you attended our first Bodies on the Page event in 2023, you know that this engaging discussion is not to be missed!

During the event, you’re invited to make a zine about your own body at our zinemaking station! We’ll provide all the zinemaking supplies, along with creative prompts and instructions on how to fold a mini-zine.

Bodies on the Page 2 will be available to purchase or read for free at our South Side Zine Library, which is permanently housed at the Richard J. Daley branch. Many of the creators who contributed to BOTP2 also will be tabling with their zines and artwork during the event.

The contributors to BOTP2 are: Jamie Kadas (editor/publisher); Andrea Pearson; Celina Barajas; Clau Rocha; Cynthia E. Hanifin; Jude R Bettridge; Katie Armentrout; Lee Honey; Liz Mason; Megan Kirby; and Robin Carnilius.

Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free community event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals. Liz Mason is our indispensable co-conspirator.

Thank you to Jamie Kadas for designing our event flyer!

Image description: A full-color flyer featuring the image of a sheet of notebook paper and a No. 2 pencil, with this text: “Bodies on the Page; Join us for a panel & zine release event!; 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025; Chicago Public Library, Bridgeport; Moderated by Jamie Kadas with panelists Clau Rocha, Katie Armentrout, Megan Kirby, and Robin Carnilius; Find more information at zineclubchicago.com”

Zine Club Chicago on Marz Zinemaking Hangout:
PERMANENT RECORD
Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave.
in Logan Square/Bucktown
7 – 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Free!

We hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record … this month, we’re teaming up with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club to explore the times when we’ve broken the rules, from skipping class to the good trouble of civil disobedience. Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Permanent Record.

Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz Zinemaking Hangout: Permanent Record, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, September 17 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

Our own DJ MAXIMUM LIZNROLL will be spinning a set of rules-flouting tracks during this event! Liz is a zinemaker, DJ at CHIRP 107.1 FM, and a founding member of Zine Club Chicago.

We’ll provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Community Brewing Co. and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase.

Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free community event series is produced by Cynthia “Class C Misdemeanor” Hanifin. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals. Liz Mason is our indispensable co-conspirator.

Image description: A full-color flyer featuring a background photo of a surly orange kitten’s mugshot and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz Zinemaking Hangout: Permanent Record; 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, September 17; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave.; Featuring a set by DJ MAXIMUM LIZNROLL!; Free!; Info at zineclubchicago.com”

Shift Notes: Writing About Work with Katie Kiesewetter
2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025
Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library
3400 S. Halsted St., Bridgeport
Free!

We’re thrilled to welcome one of our favorite local zinemakers, Katie Kiesewetter, as our special guest in September! Join us for Shift Notes, an artist talk that digs into Katie’s work, outlines her zinemaking process, and attempts to get to the bottom of why people crave restaurant stories. Following the presentation, Katie will lead us through a zinemaking workshop.

Shift Notes: Writing About Work with Katie Kiesewetter takes place at 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

All zinemaking supplies will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring collage materials if they wish.

Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one.

Katie Kiesewetter (she/her) is a Chicago-based artist, designer, writer, zinester, bartender, and teacher. Her perzine series Behind, Sharp! explores the pleasures and complications of the service and hospitality industry, combining over a decade of Katie’s on-the-job experiences with feminist theory, labor history, and quippy humor. Find out more about Katie’s work at katiekiesewetter.com

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free community event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals. Liz Mason is our indispensable co-conspirator.

Thank you to Katie Kiesewetter for designing this month’s flyer!

Image description: A full-color flyer featuring the image of a guest check, a photo of Chicago-based artist Katie Kiesewetter, and images of several of her zines, with this text: “Shift Notes: Writing About Work with Katie Kiesewetter; Artist Talk and Zine Workshop; Sunday, September 7, 2-4 p.m.; Presented by Zine Club Chicago; Free!; Chicago Public Library Richard J. Daley Branch, 3400 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60608; More info at zineclubchicago.com”

Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Creating Community Zinemaking Hangout!
7 – 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown
Free!

This month, we’re teaming up with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club to revel in all the ways we forge connections with each other! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Creating Community.

Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Creating Community Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, August 20 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

Our own DJ Factsheet Liz will be spinning a set of community-minded tracks during this event! Liz is a zinemaker, a DJ at CHIRP 107.1 FM, and a founding member of Zine Club Chicago.

We’ll provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Community Brewing Co. and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase.

Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free community event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals. Liz Mason is our indispensable co-conspirator.

Image description: A flyer featuring a background photo of a colorful pile of origami stars and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Creating Community Zinemaking Hangout!; 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, August 20; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave.; featuring a set by DJ Factsheet Liz!; Free!; Info at zineclubchicago.com”

We could not have had a more perfect and joyful day at our inaugural South Side Zine Fest. We appreciate each of the amazing zinemakers who tabled, our wonderful community partners, and the festgoers — about 400 of you! — who joined us in Bridgeport on Saturday from all over Chicago (and even a few far-flung states)! The positive vibes and connections that flowed throughout the day were inspiring. Thank YOU for making this fest so special!

We’d also like to shout out the folks who helped make SSZF possible behind the scenes: Branch manager Jeremy Kitchen and his staff at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library; our Fandom and Zines panelists Liz Mason and Keidra Chaney; #SSZF2025 logo designer Aim Ren Beland; afterparty flyer artist Katie Armentrout; South Side Zine Library visuals creator Anna Jo Beck; Wes Kadas, Marc Lazar, Katie Kiesewetter, and all of our awesome volunteers; patron Lucinda J. Williams; and our community partners: Tangible Books, Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, and Bright Void Coffee Roasters.

We hope to see y’all at another Zine Club Chicago event soon! Watch this space for announcements about our late-summer and fall programming.

When South Side Zine Fest wraps, we’re taking the fun to Marz Brewery! Our afterparty kicks off at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Bridgeport taproom, 3630 S. Iron St. (about a mile southeast of the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library). Free!

Marz is our favorite spot to hang out in Bridgeport, with food, beverages, and a free arcade. We can’t wait to see y’all there!

Thank you to Katie Armentrout for designing our afterparty flyer!

Image description: A colorful flyer with an illustration of pinwheels and fireworks and this text: “The fun kicks off at 5 pm! South Side Zine Fest Afterparty at Marz, 3630 S. Iron St., Bridgeport; Come and celebrate with us!; More info at zineclubchicago.com”

Cynthia E. Hanifin (she/her) is a zinemaker, writer, arts organizer, and social worker from the Southwest Side of Chicago. She grew up in the Marquette Park neighborhood and currently lives in Heart of Chicago with several staplers and a tabby cat named Kasimira Pulaski. Her zines and community work explore the power of our personal stories to forge connections with others and inspire transformations of the heart and the world around us, often through the lens of her life as a Chicagoan. Cynthia (aka Zinethia) is one half of the Virgo duo that is thrilled to bring you South Side Zine Fest, the producer of Zine Club Chicago, and founder of the South Side Zine Library. Find her on Instagram at @zineclubchicago and on Bluesky at zineclubchicago.bsky.social

Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

Image description: A collage of photos of South Side Zine Fest 2025 co-organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and her zines with this text: “Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest! Co-Organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin!; July 26, 2025; Chicago Public Library; Bridgeport”

Jamie Kadas (she/her) is a lifelong South Sider, growing up in the Brighton Park neighborhood. During the day, Jamie pretends to be an adult and is a public high school teacher. In the evening, she drinks far too much coffee and creates zines that focus on body image, anxiety, and womanhood. Additionally, Jamie designs fat pin-ups that reimagine pop culture in a more inclusive light. These illustrations come in the form of prints, stickers, buttons, greeting cards, and even on her own handmade pottery. Jamie has been creating zines for over 10 years and is beyond excited to work with Zine Club Chicago to bring you the inaugural South Side Zine Fest! Find her on Instagram at @CurvyGirlComics and online at JamieKadas.com

Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

Image description: A collage of photos of South Side Zine Fest 2025 co-organizer Jamie Kadas and her zines with this text: “Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest! Co-Organizer Jamie Kadas/Curvy Girl Comics!; July 26, 2025; Chicago Public Library; Bridgeport”

Anna Jo Beck (she/her) is a zinester based in Chicago, IL. She runs the zine by mail subscription service Zine-A-Month, in which subscribers are sent a brand new zine by a different zinester each month. Find out more at www.zineamonth.com

Anna is a founding member of Zine Club Chicago and the creative force behind our visuals, including the Zine Club Chicago and South Side Zine Library logos. Check out her Zine-A-Month titles at the fest on our Organizers’ Table!

Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

Image description: A collage of images of South Side Zine Fest 2025 exhibitor Anna Jo Beck/Zine-A-Month with this text: “Join us for the inaugural South Side Zine Fest! Welcoming Anna Jo Beck!; July 26, 2025; Chicago Public Library; Bridgeport”