Thursday, 24 June 2010
GM
 QC Anime-zing! is excited to announce that next year the anime convention will be held June 17-19, 2011 in Davenport, Iowa at The RiverCenter which features over 100,000 square feet of convention space. QC Anime-zing! is a three-day festival celebrating Japanese arts and animation, and the fandom surrounding them.
QC Anime-zing! was first held this past weekend at The Lodge Hotel & Convention Center (Jumer's Castle Lodge) in Bettendorf, Iowa.
QC Anime-zing! 2011 is delighted to be expanding to the RiverCenter, which has over 100,000 square feet of usable convention space. The convention will utilize much of this space for a greatly expanded Exhibit Hall (Dealer's Room and Artist's Alley), and an expanded mainstage area.
"We had such an amazing convention this year, next year will be unbelievable," said Ryan Kopf, the convention's senior executive committee organizer.
QC Anime-zing! 2011 guests will be announced in the near future, pending guest announcements from two other convention's organized by the staff of QC Anime-zing: Anime-ZAP! and Anime-SPARK! Guests in 2010 included Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo, Lelouch, Vash the Stampede, Black Power Ranger), Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd from the Power Rangers, Wizardmon), and Spike Spencer (Shinji Akari, Rolo Lamperouge, Hanataro Yamada, Marth).
Events at QC Anime-zing! 2011 will include a cosplay masquerade, a rave, a formal ball, video gaming, guest discussions, panels, workshops, board gaming, collible card gaming, anime screenings, and a hall cosplay contest. The convention will also include a ConSuite hospitality suite that features free ramen, rice, and soda all weekend.
Rooms for the convention can be booked at The Radisson, which is attached to the convention center via SkyWalk. The convention rate is $109.00 per night. QC Anime-zing! 2011 has worked out a discounted rate of $69.00 for Sunday night, and some programming is expected to continue into late Sunday evening. Rooms can be booked by calling The Radisson at (563) 322-2200 and mentioning QC Anime-zing!
Registration for the entire weekend for QC Anime-zing! 2011 starts at $30.00 until March 20th, 2011. The price increases to $38.00 through May 20th. Weekend registration at the door costs $45.00.
Press Release for June 22nd, 2010
QC Anime-zing!, the first anime convention on the Iowa/Illinois border, is excited to announce at-con registration discounts for single-day registrations for their June 18-20, 2010 convention. The biggest part of the announcement includes the addition of single-day registrations. Friday costs $25, Saturday is $35, and Sunday is only $15. Full weekend registration is $50 at the door.
"We've toppled all of our pre-registration goals," said Ryan Kopf, the convention's senior executive organizer. "We want to make sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy what we're putting together."
Anime-zing! is also happy to announce family-friendly discounts added to registration options. Registrations for children under age 13 are only $25, and registrations for children under age 7 are free. Both options require an adult registration (max 2 children per adult).
QC Anime-zing! 2010 will be held June 18-20, 2010 in Bettendorf, Iowa at The Lodge Hotel & Convention Center at 900 Spruce Hills Drive in Bettendorf, Iowa. The convention's panel schedule has been released online, and can be found at http://www.qcanimezing.com/events
Featured events include a concert featuring Eyeshine and The Man Power, and special guests Johnny Yong Bosch (Vash, Trigun; Ichigo, Bleach; Power Rangers), Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd, Power Rangers), and Spike Spencer (Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion). Learn more about the convention online at http://www.qcanimezing.com/
Registration will be available at the door starting Thursday evening.
Press Release for May 25, 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
GM
QC Anime-zing!, the biggest anime festival to come to the Quad Cities, is excited to announce Robert Axelrod will be appearing at the convention June 18-20, 2010 in Bettendorf, IA. Robert Axelrod is added to the guest list also including Johnny Yong Bosch, Spike Spencer, Eyeshine, and The Man Power. Due to professional obligations, Carrie Savage will not be able to make it this year.
Robert Axelrod has been in showbusiness since childhood, eventually ending up in the Soho Avant-garde Theater scene in a show called “Little Trips”, then Off-Broadway in a play called “The Destroyers”. Axelrod then left acting for the world of music, spending eight years as a rock musician. Music brought him to Los Angeles where he decided to return to acting. Since then, Mr. Axelrod has appeared in over thirty feature films such as the Sci-Fi hit remake “The Blob.” Television appearances include guest star roles on “Amazing Stories”, “Star Trek Voyager”, “Ted And Eric’s Awesome Show”, and “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also starred in the Michael Jackson music video “Stranger in Moscow”.
Robert Axelrod is also a busy voice over artist. He is the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. The Lord Zedd voice is one of the most recognizable character voices around. He voiced Armadillomon and Wizardmon on “Digimon, Microchip, The Punisher’s sidekick, on “Spiderman”, Rico on “Robotech”, and has voiced countless Anime features including “Akira”, “The Big O”, “Cowboy Bebop”, “Brain Scratch”, et al. As Lord Zedd, he starred in both the first Power Rangers feature film and the wildly popular live show that toured the country. He was a regular character on Saban Entertainment’s “Wowser” series (as Ratso Catso), “Journey To The Heart of the World” (as Scarface), “Hallo Spencer” (as Elmer), and more. He just finished narrating the mockumentary “Safety First: The Rise of Women” and voicing four Anime series, “Gaiking”, “Danguard Ace”, “Captain Horlock”, “The Adventures of Nadja”, and “Fist of the North Star”.
Robert Axelrod will be running several panels and giving out autographs throughout the QC Anime-zing! 2010 weekend. He will be appearing in addition to voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch (Vash the Stampede, Ichigo, Power Rangers, etc) and Spike Spencer (Evangelion, Battle Angel, etc). Anime-zing! also has two musical guests this year, Eyeshine and The Man Power, who will be performing on Saturday in addition to running panels at other times during the weekend.
Previously announced Carrie Savage says she is very regretful that she will not be able to attend this year. Unfortunately professional obligations have demanded that she be in Los Angeles for the week-end that the convention is scheduled. She sends her deepest apologies to all of the fans. She said she will miss meeting all of you very much and hopes that Anime-Zing finds an awesome and amazing voice actor to replace her as a guest this year and that she will be able to attend and spend time with all of you in a future year!
Anime-zing! is only Iowa's second anime convention. The convention is being held in The Lodge Hotel, a victorian castle themed convention center, in Bettendorf, IA. The convention center is the perfect setting for many kinds of photoshoots (Black Butler, Steampunk, Lolita, D.Gray-man). Rooms at The Lodge are $95 per night and must be reserved before May 17th, 2010.
Anime-zing! 2010 will feature events including discussion panels, a martial arts demonstration, interactive workshops, AMVs, anime showings, video games, board games, a Saturday night concert, and more. The convention will also have a ConSuite open to all attendees and late night programming.
The organizers of Anime-zing! are also running the third convention in Iowa called Anime-SPARK!. Anime-SPARK! will be held February 10-14, 2011, Valentine's weekend, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Anime-zing! also organized an "instant anime convention" in Illinois, Anime-ZAP!, with less than 72 hours of planning. The event garnered over 150 attendees, and the organizers of Anime-zing! are hoping to run the event again in 2011 to promote the larger QC Anime-zing! convention.
Registration for Anime-zing! is available online at http://www.qcanimezing.com
Currently registration is $40, which lasts through May 20th, 2010. Registration at the door is $50.
Press Release for April 20th, 2010
Thursday, 08 April 2010
GM
 QC Anime-zing!, the first anime convention to be held on the Iowa/Illinois border is excited to announce Spike Spencer will be appearing at the convention June 18-20, 2010 in Bettendorf, IA. Spike Spencer is added to the guest list also including Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Carrie Savage, and The Man Power.
Spike Spencer has been a voice actor since the early nineties. He has voiced hundreds of episodes of anime, including titles such as Evangelion, Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Buso Renkin, and Bleach. Spike is also an accomplished actor, previously working with stars such as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank Langella, and Scott Glenn. In addition, Spike Spencer has voiced many radio and television commercials, video games like World of Warcraft, and several other projects. Spike Spencer
Spike Spencer will be running several panels and giving out autographs throughout the QC Anime-zing! 2010 weekend. He will be appearing in addition to voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch (Vash the Stampede, Power Rangers, etc) and Carrie Savage (Fuko in I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs, Rakka in Haibane Renmei, etc). Anime-zing! also has two musical guests this year, Eyeshine and The Man Power, who will be performing on Saturday in addition to running panels at other times during the weekend.
QC Anime-zing! is the second anime convention to come to Iowa, and the first anime con to be held on the Iowa/Illinois border area. The convention is being held in The Lodge Hotel, a victorian castle themed convention center, in Bettendorf, IA. The convention center is the perfect setting for many kinds of photoshoots (Black Butler, Steampunk, Lolita, D.Gray-man). Rooms at The Lodge are $95 per night and must be reserved before May 17th, 2010.
QC Anime-zing! 2010 will feature events including discussion panels, a martial arts demonstration, interactive workshops, AMVs, anime showings, video games, board games, a Saturday night concert, and more. The convention will also have a ConSuite open to all attendees and late night programming.
The organizers of Anime-zing! are also running the third convention in Iowa called Anime-SPARK!. Anime-SPARK! will be held February 10-14, 2011, Valentine's weekend, in Cedar Rapids, IA.
The people planning Anime-zing! also organized an "instant anime convention" in Illinois, Anime-ZAP!, with less than 72 hours of planning. The event garnered over 150 attendees, and the organizers of Anime-zing! are hoping to run the event again in 2011 to promote the larger QC Anime-zing! convention.
Registration for Anime-zing! is available online at http://www.qcanimezing.com
Registration is $30 through March 20th, 2010, and then increases to $40 through May 20th, 2010. Registration at the door is $50.
Press Release for April 5, 2010
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
GM
 Mindbridge Foundation, the organization behind much of sci-fi, anime, and fantasy fandom in eastern Iowa, is pleased to announce that it has created the first ever weekend anime convention in the Quad Cities of Iowa/Illinois, called QC Anime-zing!.
The convention will be held from June 18-20, 2010 in The Lodge Hotel in Bettendorf, IA. This three-day convention will be a celebration of Japanese animation, manga, and culture. Activities will include multiple panels and workshops, a dance, a masquerade cosplay contest, a consuite, video game tournaments, anime screenings, a dealer's room, and an artists alley. The convention plans to book voice actor guests of honor to do panels and provide more entertainment for attendees. The convention's venue, The Lodge Hotel, brings a distinct fantasy feel to the event. The Lodge's Victorian castle theme creates a majestic atmosphere for convention attendees where big, poofy dresses will fit in well right next to maids and butlers - many original steampunk characters will fit in especially well.  QC Anime Zing! The convention is fully backed and structurally supported by the Mindbridge Foundation, an eastern Iowa organization dedicated to promoting science-fiction, fantasy, games, and anime. Mindbridge also organizes AnimeIowa in Coralville, IA, along with two additional annual conventions. Mindbridge has run over 50 conventions over the years. "We are absolutely ecstatic to bring an anime convention to the Quad Cities," said Project Executive Patrick Murphy. "There are a lot of people in the immediate area that are already thrilled." Anyone wishing to learn more or get involved with the convention is welcome to attend any meeting of the Mindbridge Foundation or QC Anime-zing!, and can find out more via the website at www.qcanimezing.com. About QC Anime-zing!QC Anime-zing! Is a three-day anime convention held in Bettendorf, IA. The convention will feature special guests, panels, discussions, screenings, cosplay, contests, and more. Registration and information is available at www.qcanimezing.com About Mindbridge FoundationMindbridge is a not-for-profit corporation organized to provide social venues and a social outlet for people interested in Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Nongambling Gaming, Anime, and related subjects in eastern Iowa. Learn more at www.mindbridge.org About The Lodge HotelThe Lodge Hotel, officially Jumer's Castle Lodge, offers unique character with the beauty and majestic charm of a Victorian castle. Each of the 210 rooms is touched with unique elegance such as priceless antiques and specially designed tapestries, creating a fantasy feel that fits perfectly with the convention. Learn more at www.lodgehotel.com
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