Mindbridge Foundation

AnimeIowa 2026
2026-07-30 - 2026-08-02 | Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa, 52241, United States
AnimeIowa 2026
July 30 – August 2, 2026
Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241, USA
AnimeIowa is an annual three-day anime convention that offers anime guests, artist alley, cosplay contests, dealers room, Maid Café, masquerade, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and video rooms.

July 2026 Meeting
2026-07-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
July 1, 2026, 7-8pm
Members meet the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM to discuss conventions, projects, and other activities. The meetings take place online via Zoom and in-person with the in-person location rotating between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Meetings are open to the public. To contact Mindbridge, visit https://mindbridge.org/contact/

June 2026 Meeting
2026-06-03 19:00 - 20:00
Mindbridge June Meeting
June 3, 2026, 7-8pm
Members meet the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM to discuss conventions, projects, and other activities. The meetings take place online via Zoom and in-person with the in-person location rotating between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Meetings are open to the public. To contact Mindbridge, visit https://mindbridge.org/contact/

May 2026 Meeting
2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:00
Mindbridge May Meeting
May 6, 2026, 7-8pm
Members meet the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM to discuss conventions, projects, and other activities. The meetings take place online via Zoom and in-person with the in-person location rotating between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Meetings are open to the public. To contact Mindbridge, visit https://mindbridge.org/contact/

April 2026 Meeting
2026-04-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff, 6914 Amhurst Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404, United States
Mindbridge April Meeting
April 1, 2026, 7-8pm at the ARC in Iowa City Penticoff Household.
Members meet the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM to discuss conventions, projects, and other activities. The meetings take place online via Zoom and in-person with the in-person location rotating between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Meetings are open to the public. To contact Mindbridge, visit https://mindbridge.org/contact/
Update: Due to circumstances outside our control, the ARC will no longer be available for Mindbridge Meetings. This was not due to Mindbridge or any of its members’ actions. Consequently, we will hold April’s Mindbridge meeting at the Penticoff Household. The address is: 6914 Amhurst Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.

Gamicon Bromine
2026-03-06 - 2026-03-08 | Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa, 52241, United States
Gamicon Bromine
March 6-8, 2026
Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241, USA
Gamicon is an annual gaming convention held in Eastern Iowa for over 30 years. We have numerous Board, Card and Role-playing games over the course of three days and also feature a Game Library, Play to Win Games and a Games Auction.
https://gamicon.org/

ICON 49.5: The Half Season
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-11 | Graduate by Hilton Iowa City, 210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
ICON 49.5: The Half Season
October 10-11, 2025
Graduate by Hilton Iowa City
210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
ICON is the longest running science fiction and fantasy convention in Iowa. Join us this year for a one-day “half season” of panels, room activities, and geeky friendship.
https://iowa-icon.com/

AnimeIowa: The Beach Episode!
2025-07-25 - 2025-07-27 | Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa, 52241, United States
AnimeIowa: The Beach Episode!
July 25-27, 2025
Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241, USA
AnimeIowa is an annual three-day anime convention that offers anime guests, artist alley, cosplay contests, dealers room, Maid Café, masquerade, tabletop gaming, video gaming, and video rooms.
https://animeiowa.com/

Gamicon Arsenic
2024-02-23 - 2024-02-25 | Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402, United States
Gamicon is an annual gaming convention held in Eastern Iowa for over 30 years. We have numerous Board, Card and Role-playing games over the coarse of three days and also feature a Game Library, Play to Win Games and a Games Auction.
Cedar Rapids Marriott (map)
1200 Collins Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-393-6600

ICON 48
2023-10-13 - 2023-10-15 | Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402, United States
ICON 48: We only work in Outer Space
October 13 -15 2023
Cedar Rapids Marriott (map)
1200 Collins Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-393-6600

August 2023 Meeting
2023-08-02 19:00 - 20:00 | ARC (Iowa City), 2401 Towncrest Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. This month we plan on actually meeting in person at the ARC in Iowa City.
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: ARC (Iowa City)
2401 Towncrest Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52240

AnimeIowa 2023
2023-07-28 - 2023-07-30 | Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa, 52241, United States
AnimeIowa – 2023
July 28 – 30, 2023
Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center (map)
300 East 9th Street
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: 319-688-4000

July 2023 Meeting
2023-07-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff, 6914 Amhurst Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404, United States
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. This month we plan on actually meeting in person at the home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff.
Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff
6914 Amhurst Dr SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

March 2023 Meeting
2023-03-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff, 6914 Amhurst Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404, United States
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. This month we plan on actually meeting in person at the home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff.
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Home of Anthony & Jessica Penticoff
6914 Amhurst Dr SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Gamicon Germanium
2023-02-24 - 2023-02-26 | Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402, United States
Gamicon is an annual gaming convention held in Eastern Iowa for over 30 years. We have numerous Board, Card and Role-playing games over the coarse of three days and also feature a Game Library, Play to Win Games and a Games Auction.

February 2023 Meeting
2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

January 2023 Meeting
2023-01-04 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

November 2022 Meeting
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

ICON 47
2022-10-14 - 2022-10-16 | Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402, United States
ICON 47
Oct 14-16, 2022
Cedar Rapids Marriott (map)
1200 Collins Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-393-6600

Book Group October 2022
2022-10-10 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing The Return of the Pharaoh: From the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. by Nicholas Meyer.
Date: Monday, October 10, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

Book Group September 2022
2022-09-12 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing Corporate Gunslinger by Doug Engstrom.
Date: Monday, September 12, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

September 2022 Meeting
2022-09-07 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

Book Group August 2022
2022-08-15 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing Corporate Gunslinger by Doug Engstrom.
Date: Monday, July 18, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

August 2022 Meeting
2022-08-03 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

AnimeIowa 2022
2022-07-22 - 2022-07-24 | Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa, 52241, United States
AnimeIowa – 2022
July 22 – 24, 2022

Book Group July 2022
2022-07-18 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff.
Date: Monday, July 18, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

Book Group June 2022
2022-06-20 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing Sixteen Ways To Defend A Walled City by K. J. Parker.
Date: Monday, June 20, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

June 2022 Meeting
2022-06-01 19:00
You are cordially invited to attend the next Mindbridge monthly meeting. As a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mindbridge will again be holding this month’s meeting online using Zoom. If you’ve never used Zoom before, we’d recommend checking out their support site’s Getting Started topic. Details of how to join the meeting will be shared via the Mindbridge Foundation Google Group.
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

Book Group May 2022
2022-05-09 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith.
Reminder: We will be picking new books for the next six months during this meeting. If you don’t currently have a pick, or if you’re afraid you might forget your pick, take a look at our Suggested Reads shelf over on GoodReads.
Date: Monday, April 11, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.

Book Group April 2022
2022-04-11 18:00 - 19:00
The Mindbridge Book Discussion Group invites you to join them in discussing Skyward by Brandon Sanderson.
Date: Monday, April 11, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Take a look at our selections for this year’s reading list on the Book Group page or take a look at all the books we’ve read on our library page.
