New York, N.Y. Friends of Lulu and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) will join forces June 6th, to spotlight female talent in the cartooning industry with the release of BROAD APPEAL, a new comics anthology.

The BROAD APPEAL Book Premiere Party will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at MoCCA’s brand-new headquarters, located at 32 Union Square East, Suite 600. This celebration of women in comics will feature free food and drinks, a gallery exhibit of original art from the book, an art auction, a chance to win prizes, and the opportunity to meet with the book’s contributors.

The $6 suggested admission price includes a free copy of BROAD APPEAL, which features work from such cartooning luminaries as Ellen Forney (Monkey Food),Shaenon K. Garrity, [ Girlamatic.com ] Megan Kelso (Girlhero), Lela Lee, [ Angrylittlegirls.com ] Jen Sorenson (Slowpoke) and Sara Varon (Sweater Weather).

Produced by the New York chapter of Friends of Lulu, BROAD APPEAL is an anthology of illustrated stories that engagingly showcases the diversity of female artists writing and drawing comics today. From dramatic mystery and humorous fantasy to insightful narratives, this unique, spirited collection offers something for everyone.

BROAD APPEAL features entertaining interviews with women who proudly consider comics their day job, written by Comicon.com/Pulse reporter Jen Contino. Along with insight on their creative process, the featured cartoonists offer enjoyable anecdotes about what got them interested in comics, and list the comics they would recommend to new readers.

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How animation, with its evolving technology and artistic creativity, can be effectively taught to students interested in that kind of career and how it might enhance the learning environment for other subjects will be in the spotlight at a one-day conference for educators launching the second [ Kalamazoo Animation Festival International ] (KAFI) in May.

Among the main presenters at “Animation Education: New Ideas for an Evolving Industry” will be Linda Simensky, vice president of original animation for the Cartoon Network.

The conference, scheduled for Friday, May 16, in the Stone Theater at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center, will kick off KAFI 2003. The deadline to register for both instructors at the K-12 and college levels is May 1. The $100 fee will entitle the educators to take part in the entire festival that will run through Sunday afternoon in downtown Kalamazoo.

Simensky, a 1985 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a researcher on the history of “Looney Tunes,” will discuss what the animation industry is looking for in prospective artists and what it is not looking for when graduates are ready to move into the profession.

A part of the team that produces “Dexter”s Laboratory” and “Johnny Bravo” for the Cartoon Network, Simensky will be joined in that presentation by Ellen Besen, a film maker and animator from Grand Rapids, who will also open the conference with a keynote address.

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