Upcoming Events:

Thursday, April 30

6:00 - 8:00 pm
Cost: Free, with ticket
Museum of Sonoma County – Santa Rosa

Typewriters & Tacos: A Zine Panel and Workshop

Santa Rosa Zine Fest is partnering with Museum of Sonoma County to celebrate the museum’s new zine-filled exhibit, ‘Disturbing the Peace: Sonoma County's Early Punk Underground.’ Cary Escovedo will moderate a multigenerational conversation among zine makers documenting Sonoma County punk scenes of the past, present and future. In the second half, we’ll break out typewriters, and Sarah Bennett will host a beginner-friendly workshop where you can make and photocopy your own fanzine. Come hungry and buy dinner from Tacos El Gran Mac.

Panelists

  • Gabe Meline is the curator of 'Disturbing the Peace.' In the 1990s, he made the Santa Rosa-based zines 'Boy Does High School Ever Suck' and 'Positively 4th Street.' He currently works as an arts editor for KQED in San Francisco.

  • Mary Roll is an artist and photographer based in Sonoma County. In 2014 she released her first photobook, The Punks Are Done, a project that aimed to create a comprehensive portrait of the Sonoma County punk and music subculture at the time. Inspired by photographers Jim Goldberg and Nan Goldin, the book combines portraits with quotes, lyrics, and show flyers from the local scene. She previously organized local music and art events in Santa Rosa, contributing to the region’s DIY punk community. Mary later completed her Master of Fine Arts in photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

  • Along with being involved with Crow Feet Collective, Bowen Knife plays in two local bands, Old Man's Chair and Killer Fish. Bo has been involved in the local punk scene since he was 13 years old and has always had a passion for expressing himself through unconventional artistic mediums. Bo can be found playing shows across the bay area and selling his zines and other artwork at the merch table afterwards.

  • Cary Escovedo is an internationally recognized harm reduction advocate, queer performance artist, communicable disease specialist, and former vocalist for punk band Lolly Gaggers who grew up in Sonoma County. Now living in Oakland, Cary is known publicly as a drag queen and Bay Area nightlife personality under the name “Kochina Rude,” and has used his experiences from his youth in the North Bay as a launchpad for his career as an artist, activist, and public health worker. He also produces an independent podcast called “Diva Dudes,” delivers lectures at CSU Sonoma State and UC Berkeley, conducts overdose prevention trainings, and was named to the national “40 Under 40 in Public Health” list in 2025.

Workshop

  • Sarah Bennett (she/her) is a journalism professor, zine maker and community print shop operator based in Long Beach, California. She started writing about music as a teenager in L.A.'s early-2000's emo, hardcore and punk scenes, which led to a two-decade career in alternative media, including stints as a music writer and editor at L.A. Weekly and OC Weekly, and as the longtime design director at L.A. Record. Under Studio Cerebellum, she publishes nonfiction zines documenting gentrification, personal memory, and local cultural history. Sarah teaches zinemaking workshops, co-founded the Long Beach Zine Fest, serves as Executive Director of the Zine Prize (the first prize for nonfiction journalistic zines), and runs PLACE Long Beach, a community print shop and media lab with an extensive zine library.

Food

  • David Ortega helps coordinate live shows at Taqueria Mila, a DIY venue and restaurant that holds a wide range of touring and local acts. He is also the founder of the taco pop-up Tacos El Gran Mac. Alongside his wife and family, David is passionate about running the taqueria and creating a welcome space where music, food and community can thrive.

Friday, May 1

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Taqueria Mila

100 Burt St, Ste N, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

Zine Social

Join Santa Rosa Zine Collective for an evening of socializing and zine making. Come eat delicious food, get to know the local zine community, and make some connections before the Zine Fair. Each year we partner with a local business to host our social, and we are excited to have Taqueria Mila host our 4th Zine Social.

Saturday, May 2

12:00 - 5:00 pm

In-Person Zine Fair at Northwest Santa Rosa Library

This outdoor event will feature tabling by local zine-makers, artists, and creators; hands-on crafts; live screen-printing; and zine-making workshops. This event is free to attend, but exhibitors will be selling their zines and artwork. Many zine makers are also open to trading, so bring your own zines to share! Screen printing and workshops are all free, and no purchases are necessary.

12:00 - 4:00 pm
Live Screen Printing with Ash Hay and SRJC Print Students + PRINT | ORGANIZE | PROTEST (P.O.P.)

Join us to print t-shirts, posters, and signs of resistance and empowerment. We will provide designs from artists in the community and equipment for public use. A limited number of blank tote bags will be available (first come, first served) but feel free to bring your own clothing, paper, or bags to print on.

  • Ash Hay (they/them/she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and community organizer based in Santa Rosa, California. They are the Printshop Lab Technician at Santa Rosa Junior College and the founder of Sonoma County Sketchbook Club, an artist social group that brings creatives together across Sonoma County. Ash’s organizing work grows from a deep appreciation for the collaborative spirit of art-making, especially the culture of shared knowledge found in printshops. Through their projects and events, they focus on creating welcoming spaces where artists can bring their magic to the world and each other.

  • PRINT | ORGANIZE | PROTEST (P.O.P.) is a network of independent artists and printers working together for radical social change. P.O.P. events are coordinated and autonomous- we work together as collaborators to coordinate action-oriented printing days and open our doors to the public to come and print shirts, signs, and posters.

1:00 - 1:45 pm
Introduction to Zine Making & Language Liberation with SRZC

Join Santa Rosa Zine Collective for an introduction to zine making through the lens of language liberation. In this workshop, SRZC will answer the questions, "who is SRZC? why zines? and what is language liberation?" Participants will make an 8 page zine on how they use language, the language of their ancestors, and the importance of all languages. The workshop will have Spanish and ASL interpretation available.

  • Amanda (she/her) and Melissa (she/her) from the Santa Rosa Zine Collective (SRZC) will be facilitating. The Santa Rosa Zine Collective is a collection of artists, zine enthusiasts, and organizers who started the Santa Rosa Zine Fest in 2020.

    SRZC nurtures, uplifts and archives the work of zine artists in and around Sonoma County. We work toward building a community of belonging with people of the global majority, queer and trans folks, disabled and neurodivergent people, and others who are underrepresented in our local arts scene. We love to create and participate in artistic experiences that are radical, transformative, and liberating.

2:00 - 2:45 pm
Let's Make a Perzine

In this workshop, we will be exploring the exciting world of perzines. The presenters will share ideas around topics and different approaches to self-expression that tap into the creativity that lives inside all of us. No artistic experience is required. The presenters will be happy to answer any questions on how to incorporate zines into the classroom for educators. They will also be sharing examples of student work. Please be sure to check out the Analy Ethnic Studies exhibitor booth as well!

  • Rachel Ambrose (she/her/hers) is a Sonoma County educator and mixed media artist who enjoys developing projects that encourage curiosity, self-expression, and empathy in her students. She firmly believes in the power of art to inspire and provide a foundation for human connection.

    Rachel will be joined by students Taji Anooshahr (she/her), Cambree Hardy (She/her), Theo Oliva (Any pronouns), Zaira Pacheco Gomez (she/her), Eli Reilley (They/Them), and Theo Tatum-McKean (He/Him).

Moderator

3:00 - 3:45 pm
Patchwork Tote Bags: A Hands-On Sewing Workshop with Inez

Decorate custom repurposed tote bags using fabric scraps and basic hand-sewing techniques! Explore educational zines about crafting, individual action, and anti-consumerism.

  • Inez is a Sonoma County-based fiber artist and crafter using zines to spread the joy of craft and raise awareness of its social and political power. By repurposing leftover items and found materials to create unique pieces, Inez embraces the messages of slow fashion and anti-consumerism. They encourage everyone to look for ways to use less and create more.