The next Pioneer Valley Comic & Cartoon Schmooze will be Tuesday May 13, 7pm @ Bub’s Bar-B-Q, 676 Amherst Rd, Sunderland MA. It’s a monthly informal gathering of cartoonists & other comics-interested folk, so come out to eat, drink, chat, draw, and (this month) try Bub’s deep-fried Twinkie - if you dare! For more info, contact E.J. Barnes: art at ejbarnes dot com.

On Saturday, May 17 at 2pm, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge MA will host a screening & panel discussion of Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist. The Museum has some video clips on YouTube: click here and check out the clips labeled “Comic Arts Festival” (including four clips of Howard Cruse discussing his work), “Will Eisner Documentary”, and “Peter Kuper meets Norman Rockwell”. This is yet another event in conjunction with the stunning “Litgraphic” exhibit of comics art, closing May 26.