Around seven or eight years ago, I went to my LCS on Wednesday. When I got there, a beautiful woman was there sitting in a chair and the owner was nowhere to be seen. She was in the Quad Cities from Michigan or Minnesota, someplace starting with M, selling coupon books door to door. She […]
MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University Quad Cities Student Services will host the first annual Anime Art Show. All WIU students, faculty and staff are invited to submit artwork by Thursday, Sept. 7. The event welcomes paintings, drawings, sculptures and designs. Artwork or designs that are two dimensional must be a maximum of 36″X36″ in […]
Anime-zing! 2023 – Iowa loves anime! Anime-zing! is two days of anime at the RiverCenter (136 E 3rd Street Davenport) this Friday and Saturday. This event allows Anime fans to wear costumes, make friends, eat ramen, meet voice actors, cosplay, buy stuff, shop and have an AMAZING time! Expect a jam-packed convention filled with cosplay, […]
Are you a fan of anime? Interested in drawing attention to your favorite art form? Are you in 5th – 8th grade? Want to learn more about Asian culture? Then stop by the Kids Anime Club at the Moline Public Library! A fun drop-in program where you don’t have to read the same thing everyone […]
The annual Teen Anime Day is going virtual! All Teens ages 11-19 are invited to register for a special Teen Anime Day To Go activity kit and to attend a special Zoom party on Saturday, November 21st from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Zoom with the Davenport Public Library, the Figge Art Museum, and […]
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we’ll drop a new FUN10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out FUN10 every […]
Are you a lover of all things Anime? Then this is the event for you! Celebrating 10 years of Anime in the Quad Cities, Anime-zing! takes place this Friday Aug 2, Saturday Aug 3 and Sunday Aug 4 at the River Center (136 E 3rd Street Davenport). QC Anime-zing! is an annual three-day festival celebrating […]
Calling all comic book aficionados! You are to report to Quad Cities Comic Con this weekend! With more vendors, artists and guests than ever, Quad Cities Comic Con will be happening at the QCCA Expo Center (2621 4th Ave Rock Island) this Saturday Sep 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday Sep 2 […]
Teens will find plenty of ways to pursue a special interest this April with free events at Rock Island Public Library locations. On Tuesday, April 4, the library offers a Teen Perler Bead night from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Rock Island 30/31 Branch bookstore, 3059 30th Street. Perler® is a brand name for […]
Every year around mid-May, thousands of geek-culture lovers make the pilgrimage to Rosemont, Illinois to take part in Anime Central (ACen), the largest and longest-running anime convention in the Midwest. Anime, or Japanese animation, is widely popular in Western pop culture, particularly among teens and young adults, though anyone of any age can enjoy it […]
