Nerd Fest 2021 is scheduled for August 27-29, 2021 in Davenport, IA. We are scheduled to appear as featured panelists and runway cosplayers on Saturday, August 28th. We will bring you more details as they become available.

For more information on Nerdfest, please visit the link below:

NerdFest | United States (qcnerdfest.com) Introducing NerdFest, a one-of-a-kind experience that brings together the most talented and driven professionals in the industry. Video Games, Trading Card Games, Board Games, Tabletop RPGs, Cosplay, Interactive activities, and so much more! Come be a part of this amazing celebration of Nerd Culture! A collaboration of nerddom. A celebration of community. A festival with a purpose!

Planet Funk Con (Davenport, IA) has announced that they are postponing their 2021 event. We are not looking for a replacement guesting spot or in-person live show at this time. We will advise you when we are given more information in regards to a later 2021 or 2022 Planet Funk Con event. See full details on their Facebook post:

https://www.facebook.com/planetfunkcon/posts/1668886463319078

For more information about future Planet Funk Cons, please visit the link below:

Comics & Entertainment Convention » Planet Funk Con » Quad Cities Planet Funk Con is the Quad Cities premiere comics, art and entertainment convention. Featuring comics, toys, anime, games, and tournaments, and family fun! We are the Quad Cities Comic Con you’ve been hearing about! 

This week we had the pleasure of guesting on The Con-Ventional Podcast Ep 17 : Judging cosplay with LaVie cosplay! (podbean.com)!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to compete in a cosplay competition? Ever wonder what it takes to even get into this sort of thing let alone how it’s judged? Well good because so were we! We ask the dynamic duo of LaVie cosplay and the hosts of Sh*t cosplayers say these very same questions! Tune in and hopefully we get to answer your questions and our own!

Will Cloud not be hit? Will love live dance groups become the new hare hare yukai? Will technical errors be the bane of our editors existence? Find out today on another stellar episode of The Con-Ventional Podcast!

The Con-Ventional Podcast – You Think Going To Conventions Is Easy? It Never Is!

For more content from The Con-Ventional Podcast, visit one of the links below or search Con-Ventional Podcast on your favorite podcast app.

The Con-Ventional Podcast (podbean.com)
The Con-ventional Podcast | Facebook We are the Con-ventional Podcast! You would think going to conventions is easy, but it never is! We are here to give advice, helpful tips, reviews and tricks to make going to conventions as easy as possible! We release a new episode monthly.

Our friends at Anime Iowa are running an on-line version of their event July 31 – August 2. Join us for Sh*t Cosplayers Say live show shenanigans from 10:00 – 11:00 P.M 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Saturday, August 1st on our Twitch channel at LaVieCosplay – Twitch. Panel is recommended for those aged 13 and over.

From the podcast of the same name comes the best of the worst cosplay and convention related questions. Join La Vie Cosplay as we explore the depths of the internet and examine the crazy of fandom life. You’re not gonna believe what some people say! Or what people think they can attach to their bodies with hot glue……This is the PG-13 version of our typically 18+ live show. Come interact with us on Twitch and have a great time. We will be hosted on Anime Iowa’s Twitch channel as well as on our own. You will have the opportunity to participate in challenges and prizes!
https://www.twitch.tv/laviecosplay & Anime Iowa Discord

La Vie Cosplay presents Sh*t Cosplayers Say with Anime Iowa On-line.

Be sure to check back on our Twitch channel for future streams.

For more information about the Anime Iowa Online, check out the link below.

AnimeIowa AnimeIowa is the largest anime convention in Iowa and still growing, hosting well over 3000 attendees each year. It is held once a year in July Friday through Sunday.

Anime Iowa (Coralville/Iowa City, IA) has announced that they are cancelling their 2020 event. We are not looking for a replacement guesting spot or in-person live show at this time. They are working on developing a virtual con which we intend on being a part of. We will advise you when we are given more information in regards to virtual programming for Anime Iowa 2020. See full announcement details on their webpage:

ANIMEIOWA IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – AnimeIowa

For more information about the virtual event and other future Anime Iowas, please visit the link below:

AnimeIowa AnimeIowa is the largest anime convention in Iowa and still growing, hosting well over 3000 attendees each year. It is held once a year in July Friday through Sunday.

Izuku “Deku” and Inko Midoriya from My Hero Academic by La Vie Cosplay.
Tsunade from Naruto by LaRire Cosplay

Anime Iowa 2019 was a blast, and emceeing the masquerade was no exception! We’ve thrown together a compilation of some of our favorite moments as Deku & Inko for you. Special Thanks to Rural Digital Services for the original masquerade video! Be sure to check out the video above for some mom & son wholesome content.

Anime Iowa was held July 12-14, 2019 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA.

For more information about future Anime Iowa conventions, please visit the link below:

AnimeIowa AnimeIowa is the largest anime convention in Iowa and still growing, hosting well over 3000 attendees each year. It is held once a year in July Friday through Sunday.

We’re happy to announce our first official guesting spot for 2020 is Planet Funk Con. Planet Funk Con will take place June 26-28 at the TBK Sports Complex in Bettendorf, IA. We will be judging the cosplay contest and presenting a variety of programming, including the wildly popular Sh*t Cosplayers Say.

For more information about Planet Funk Con, please visit the link below:

Comics & Entertainment Convention » Planet Funk Con » Quad Cities Planet Funk Con is the Quad Cities premiere comics, art and entertainment convention. Featuring comics, toys, anime, games, and tournaments, and family fun! We are the Quad Cities Comic Con you’ve been hearing about!