About this Event
ANIME TAKEOVER
Sunday, November 2, 11am – 5pm
Calling all anime lovers, manga fans, gamers, and cosplayers! Join us for the kickoff to the 17th Annual Literary Arts Festival— a FREE, all-day celebration. Spend the day with industry experts, creators, and fellow fans!
Enjoy cosplay contests (kids & adults), raffles, prizes, workshops, panels, manga giveaways, and more! Come dressed as your favorite character—or just come to vibe and have fun!
ROOTS & WINGS: VOICES OF CORONA-EAST ELMHURST
Saturday, November 8, 11am – 3:30pm
Join us for the 17th Annual Roots & Wings Literary Arts Festival at the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center!
Funding provided in part by the Library Action Committee of Corona-East Elmhurst, NYS Education Department Special Legislative Grants from Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks, NYC Coalition of Theaters Initiative, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
ANIME TAKEOVER - NOV 2
🕑: 11:00 AM
Costume Meetups & Group Photos
🕑: 12:00 PM
Cosplay Makeup with Juliana Gepes
🕑: 12:00 PM
Magical Girls 101 with Victoria Johnson & Moonies Club
🕑: 12:00 PM
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Anime Edition with Sachi
🕑: 01:00 PM
Anime Through the Ages & Lunch Hour
🕑: 02:00 PM
Drawing Workshop with Manga Artist Gigi Murakami
🕑: 02:00 PM
Power Scaling in Anime: Who’s Really the Strongest? with Shonen Showdown
🕑: 03:20 PM
Shades of Otaku Sneak Peek
🕑: 04:00 PM
Kids Cosplay Contest
🕑: 04:30 PM
Adult Cosplay Contest
ROOTS & WINGS - NOV 8TH
🕑: 11:00 AM
Brunch & Books
Info: Coffee, pastries, and community—meet featured authors,
browse their works, and get early signatures.
🕑: 12:00 PM
Then & Now
Info: This panel will feature the co-authors of Growing Up in Corona-
East Elmhurst, alongside Dr. Bessie W. Blake — award-winning
author of Love Lifted Me …from sharecropping to Harvard!, Speak
to the Mountain, and God’s Bad Boy — and her husband James
Blake, whose life story is captured in God’s Bad Boy. Together,
they’ll reflect on neighborhood histories, personal journeys,
and generational change in Corona-East Elmhurst, a community
that has shaped all their lives.
🕑: 01:00 PM
Homegrown Wisdom with Professor Keith Gilyard
Info: Celebrating local scholars, this session explores how
community roots shaped groundbreaking work on African
American rhetoric and Malcolm X’s legacy.
🕑: 02:00 PM
Beyond the Borough with Ron Lawrence
Info: Highlighting Where I’m From: Growing Up in Hip Hop, this session
traces how East Elmhurst roots led to collaborations with Hip
Hop legends and enduring classics.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Queens Public Library Langston Hughes, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Queens, United States
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