In 2011 Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed the first week of November to be Illustration Week in NYC, sponsored by AI-AP, the Society of Illustrators, and Parsons the New School for Design. Programs today and tomorrow have been cancelled due to the storm; Illustration Week events begin on Monday, culminating with AI-AP’s 2012 launch on Friday, The Party, at the Angel Orensantz Foundation. Note: All events are subject to change. Please check links in advance.

Monday, November 5, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Way We Work | A Conversation with Carle Honors Artists and Honorees, in collaboration with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Leonard Marcus will moderate a panel discussion with past Carle Honorees including Rosemary Wells, Peter Sis, and Frances Foster, publisher of Frances Foster Books, an imprint of Farrar Straus of  and Giroux Books for Young Readers. The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Information.

Monday, November 5, 6:30-8:00 pm
ADC Young Guns with Olimpia Zagnoli, the AI30 Cover Artist. The Apple Store SoHo, 103 Prince Street, NYC. Information.

Tuesday, November 6, 6:30-8:30 pm
Illustrator Sketch Night. $15/$7 at the door. The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Information.

Will Eisner, 1941. © 2010 The Estate of Will Eisner.

Wednesday, November 7, 6:30-10:00 pm
Dinner and a Movie | Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
Featuring the award-winning documentary, dinner, and panel discussion with the film's director, Andrew D. Cooke, as well as comics legends Paul Levitz and Dennis O'Neil. Danny Fingeroth will moderate. Information. Tickets $40. The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY.

Thursday, November 8, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Big Talk Symposium, presented by AI-AP. SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, NY, NY. Information. Register [included with admission to The Party].

Thursday, November 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
Stefan Kiefer | In the Red Frame. Stefan Kiefer will discuss his career as the Cover Art Director for Der Spiegel magazine. The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Information. Tickets $15/$10/$7.

Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
French Comic Book Party, presented by Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. Six of the most innovative voices in French contemporary comics will present their work and discuss their creative process. French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY. Information. Free with RSVP.

Left: AI31 cover art by Zachary Zezima; right AP28 cover art by Erwin Olaf. Center: The Party, at Angel Orensanz Foundation.

Friday, November 9, 7:00-11:00 pm
The Party, hosted by AI-AP. The Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk Street, NY, NY. Information. Register $50/$25/$15/Free [includes admission to the Big Talk Symposium on Thursday].

Saturday, November 10, 7:00-10:00 pm
Eye Candy | A Pop-Up Gallery and Opening Reception, presented by the Society of Illustrators at the Fowler Arts Collective, 57 West Street, Brooklyn, NY.Information.

Saturday, November 10, 1:45 pm
Far Out Isn’t Far Enough | The Tomi Ungerer Story, a 98-minute film combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. SVA Theater, 333 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Information. Tickets $16.50/ $14.50/ $13.50.