June 20: Gary Varvel
Join us Tuesday to hear from Gary Varvel a national award-winning, syndicated editorial cartoonist with Creators Syndicate. He currently writes the Varvel’s Views From The Right newsletter on Substack.
Gary was born in Indianapolis, graduated from Danville High School and studied at John Herron School of Art (IUPUI). He worked for 40 years for Indianapolis Newspapers Inc where he was The Star’s editorial cartoonist for 24 years.
In 2015, Gary was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. He has won the National Headliners Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Best Editorial Cartoonist Division, plus dozens of state awards.
Gary’s cartoons have appeared on Fox News and in Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, USA Today, Washington Times, National Review and Sports Illustrated. His cartoons have also been reprinted in many college and high school textbooks.
Gary is the chairman of the board of House of Grace Films and co-writer and producer of the films The Board and The War Within.
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Upcoming Programs
June 27: Celebration Event & Fundraiser at Tinker House Events (no lunch program)
July 4: No Program – Happy 4th of July
July 11: Allison Barber, President & COO, Indiana Fever
July 18: Jennifer Stanfield, Rotary District 6560 Governor
July 25: Taylor Schaffer, President/CEO, Downtown Indy, Inc.
