
Years of
FUN!!!

#QCSFCE 2021
EVENT DAY PHOTOS

Climbing the walls!
Featured Guest, Bob Sadaro takes a selfie on the Classic Batman Bat wall!

#QCSFCE Entry
Signs welcome visitors to the Quiet Corner Sci-fi & Comic Experience on May 1, 2021!

Luke uses his skills to train future Jedi
The Saber Guild - Kessel Temple's Luke Skywalker shows a fan who to hold a light saber at the ready!

Great Scott! It's a magic show!
Mark Pinksten shows off his magic tricks to his new friends!

Fans shop at the QCSFCE!
Event goers enjoyed many of the vendor's goodies as they practiced social distancing and wore their masks!

Sci-Fi Cross-Over
Staff of Grill 37 show off their Jedi Skills while under the watchful eye of a Starfleet Security Officer!

Wearable Star Trek
Akane Saotome greets guests as they look at her many offerings as well as some amazing Star Trek-inspired dressware

TARDIS and the Grill
The event was bigger on the inside, and the TARDIS near the entrance was proof!

AkaneSaotome
Sailor Moon in a mask! CosPlayer, AkaneSaotome shows off her homemade goods!

It is bigger on the inside!
An event-goer gives the thumbs up that the rumors are true: the TARDIS is bigger on the inside!

The Dalek was having too much fun!
Exterminate?! Nah, celebrate! It's the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience!

Light Saber at the Ready
While members of the Saber Guild - Kessel Temple show event goers how to hold a light saber, Luke's personal saber sits at the ready on a nearby table.

Sabers to your shoulder
Members of the Saber Guild - Kessel Temple show event goers how to stand at the ready in case of an Empire attack!

Starfleet International shows off their goods!
Phasers, and PADDs, and Starships, oh my! Fans of the Sci-Fi Franchise talk Trek.

Fan show off his CosPlay
Strength was this fan's super power as he poses for a picture at the QCSFCE!

Show us your stance!
At the end of every demonstration, the Padawans are asked to show their stance with members of the Saber Guild - Kessel Temple

Take my picture, before this thing disappears!
A Doctor Who fan poses for a picture inside the TARDIS

"Alice, if that is your true name..."
Mark Pinksten offers a DeLorean as a prize if Alice can solve his card trick

The TARDIS lands at the Grill
Parked in the roundabout is Doctor Who's TARDIS!

Are you the Doctor?
A Dalek fires his death ray at event goers in an effort to "Exterminate!"

Connecticut Whovians
So many faces of the Doctor, how do we know one of these masked fans aren't The Doctor!

Starfleet International
Frank Gonzalez, with Starfleet International's Region 15 talks with event goers at the Star Trek fan table.

Luke Skywalker, ready!
This is how you hold the light saber! Hold it away from your head so you don't get an unwanted haircut!

#QCSFCE 2020
EVENT DAY PHOTOS

Welcome to The Experience!
The sign that sits out in front of the Grill 37 entrance welcoming all to an event that's truly out of this world!

All your answers are behind door number 1!
This sign was next to the walkway from the parking area leading into the restaurant's main entrance.

Sonic, Space Invadors, Mortal Combat! Oh My!
Just a handful of the games that filled the Pomfret Room at Grill 37 as part of the Classic Arcade

Ready for my close-up, Mr. Lucas!
Bradley O'Connor of ÓConchobhair Productions, LLC. gathers some B-Roll of the two droids from the latest Star Wars Trilogy.

"Don't cross streams... It would be bad"
What happens when one Sci-Fi Movie franchise crosses paths with the real life counterparts? Nothing catostrophic; just a few found opportunities for pictures! Dave from the Connecticut Paranormal Research Team (CTPRT) poses with two of members of the Connecticut Chapter for the Ghostbusters Fan Group.
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"Holy [explative], it works!"
Dan from the Connecticut Paranormal Research Team (CTPRT) tries on a Ghostbusters Proton Pack, pushes a little button on the wand and gives a big display of excitment when it lights up and starts making noise!

Child enjoys a functional Tricorder
"Lifesigns read excited!" One of the younger Sci-Fi fans in attendance at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2020 brought his admoration for Star Trek to life posing with the Vulcan Medical Officer and showing off the Hero Star Trek: The Next Generation-style Medical Tricorder.

Get down tonight!
Ever wonder if a droid can dance? R2D2 and BB-8 sure proved they could! Don't believe me, come see for yourself at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2021 on March 6, 2021!

Arcade for the Ages
In the Pomfret Room at Grill 37, is a series of arcade games that will bring every adult back to their childhood and every child into the world of classic arcade games!

HAL, open the window!
HAL9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) hangs on the wall over Comic Artist Jim Taylor, overlooking all the guests at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2020! For those who asked for his help, it's normal for him to say, "You know I cannot do that..."

"I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts!"
A replica Proton Pack from the original Ghostbusters film franchise sits powered up and ready to capture any unexpected guests from the great beyond!

This Galaxy Quest crewmember meets a fan!
CosPlayer, AkaneSaotome, dressed as Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver's character from Galaxy Quest), poses for a selfie with her good friend, Bradley O'Connor of ÓConchobhair Productions, LLC.

A Vulcan looks at the logical layout
As vendors and exhibitors set up their booths at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2020, a Vulan in a Star Trek: The Next Generation unform watches without emotion.

Who trained your dragon? This Girl!
A young cosplayer dressed in a costume from "How to Train Your Dragon" poses for a picture in front of the Connecticut Paranormal Research Team (CTPRT)'s booth!
Fun Fact! This young lady brought her own comic with her to get reviewed and critiqued by the many writers and publishers at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2020.
Fun Fact! This young lady brought her own comic with her to get reviewed and critiqued by the many writers and publishers at the Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience 2020.

Sign Today, start seeing the galaxy tomorrow!
Starfleet International put out a sign-up sheet for the many fans of the Star Trek Franchise along side many cool toys and displays from the multiple series!

Security has the event covered
This female mannequine dressed as a Starfleet Lieutenant from Security watches over the entrance of the Historic Grosvenor Room at Grill 37. She made sure no one entered without a smile. (I think she only had to use her phaser on one Terran...)

Exhibitors talk before the QCSFCE 2020
Frank from Starfleet International geeks out with Comic Publisher ,TC Ford, before the doors opened on January 25, 2020.

The Arcade comes to life
This picture shows the three retro arcades as well as three of the 5 modern game stations just before the QCSFCE 2020 kicked off. Once the doors opened, this room was packed with Gamers!

Fans look around
The crowd was steady throughout the first ever Quiet Corner Sci-Fi & Comic Experience with this picture being taken early in the morning shortly after opening.

Bob Sodaro
Robert "Bob" Sodaro poses for a picture behind his table of goodies; Comics and Stories that he authored over the years!

Sky Boivin shows off her readings!
Fantasy Poet, and QCSFCE 2020 Featured Guest, Sky Boivin takes a selfie with everyone's favorite Star Trek mannequin!


The
Organizers

Ryan O'Connor
Lead Event Organizer
Co-Founder

Bradley O'Connor
Creative Director and Co-Founder

Ian Farquhar
Grill 37 Owner, Head Chef
Co-Founder