I’ll be in the Bay Area this month — talking art, process, Game of Thrones, Loteria, The Mexicanx Initiative, World Science Fiction Convention, and how to live the life you most want. Here’s where you can find me.

WEDNESDAY • MARCH 14TH

Daytime: Student-Only Appearances at San Jose State University

5:30pm at San Jose State University: “The Art of John Picacio” — a FREE, open-to-the-public slideshow lecture about my science fiction/fantasy art career, featuring working process of my book cover artworks and product illustrations for properties such as Star Trek, the X-Men, and George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, plus my own reimagining of the classic Loteria cards. There will be Q+A, as well as a short reception immediately after. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library • Room 225)

ALSO: Heads up, Mexicanx (people of Mexican American heritage or Mexican citizens)! If you’re a fan of science fiction / fantasy literature or art, or aspiring sf/f professional, and have always wanted to attend a World Science Fiction Convention, let me know why you should come to Worldcon in San Jose and you might just get sponsored for a free Attending Membership ($230 value) to this summer’s convention, courtesy of The Mexicanx Initiative. Offer open to SJSU students and faculty. Drop a comment below, if interested.

THURSDAY • MARCH 15TH

Daytime: Student-Only Appearances at San Jose State University

7pm at San Francisco’s Borderlands Books: LOTERIA GAME NIGHT + POSTER SIGNING — Come win fantastic prizes! I’ll be hosting several rounds of Loteria, the popular Mexican game of chance (AKA ‘Mexican Bingo’). It’s free, fast-paced and easy to play. Open to the public. I’ll also be signing my limited-run Loteria Grande Art Cards and Posters while supplies last!

See you soon, Northern California!