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2:30 pm EST
September 30, 2023

NYU Tandon School of Engineering Auditorium, 5 Metrotech Center

5 MetroTech Center

Children / Performance

Battling Markers: Illustrator Draw-Off :

Join the fun! Cheer, watch, and laugh as four illustrators compete in the year’s most dynamic, dramatic and thoroughly diverting live action drawing competition featuring Abhi Alwar, illustrator of the action-packed graphic novel, Super Pancake, illustrator and muralist Josh Cochran (Sylvester’s Letter) , debut author illustrator Lian Cho (Oh Olive) and Juana Martinez-Neal. Bringing out their silliest and most humor filled illustrations are Jon Scieszka & Steven Weinberg emcees extraordinaire of this popular annual event.

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