This was the fourth Star Wars Reads Day but the 3rd year in a row that we teamed up with the Charleston County Library (Main Branch) to celebrate this year’s festivities. According to the turnstile count from the time SWRD took place (11am – 2pm), the count was 1,123 people through the turnstile. That’s insane. […]
Read More… from Oct. 10 – 4th Annual Star Wars Reads Day (Charleston, SC)
Two of the Empire’s finest troopers were called down to provide droid finding and tree hugging support for the 6th annual Triad VisionWalk. VisionWalk is a signature fundraising event of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Over 10 Million Americans are affected by blinding retinal diseases including muscular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome. The Foundation Fighting […]
Read More… from Sept. 19 – Triad VisionWalk UNCG (Greensboro, NC)
On the evening of Saturday, September 12, the North Charleston POPS! held their opening night of the season performance. The first show in their line-up was a great way to start their symphonic season. The POPS! Symphony paid tribute to John Williams. What a fantastic event this turned out to be. The sound was so […]
Read More… from Sept. 12 – John Williams Extravaganza (N. Charleston, SC)
On Saturday, September 5 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., fans of all ages (as well as fan groups) descended upon Cumberland County Headquarters Library, for a free, family-friendly anime and sci-fi mini-convention. There was lots to do at this mini-con. Everything from table-top RPG & video game tournaments, panels, local artists and of course, […]
Read More… from Sept. 5 – LibraryCon 2015 (Fayetteville, NC)
Two Sandtrooper Captain’s and Clone Commander Blackout were dispatched to Toys R Us in Winston-Salem, NC for the global midnight release of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy line. All order to the Empire has been restored. We were able to keep the Rebel scum at bay. Troopers in attendance: Matt M. (Sandtrooper) […]
Read More… from Sept. 4 – Toys ‘R’ Us Force Friday Midnight Launch Event (Winston-Salem, NC)
Three troopers reported to the Charleston Police Dept. Family Fun Day at Brittlebank Park in Downtown Charleston on August 22. There, we interacted with members of the local constabulary and their families as well as a number of citizens who were visiting. In addition, we procured an ancient transport system which worked well for a […]
Read More… from Aug. 22 – CPD Family Fun Day (Charleston, SC)
On August 13, members of the Carolina Garrison helped keep order while 150+ younglings waited in-line for free backpacks and school supplies. Garrison members were working in and out of the crowd with plenty of picture taking opportunities & interaction with guests. There was also a hospital health coach transporter giving the adult units free […]
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic visited N. Charleston, SC on August 9 during his Mandatory Fun Tour. Per usual, ‘Weird Al’ invited the 501st Legion out to join him and his band on stage for the show ending song, “The Saga Begins”. This was a great time. We arrived during soundcheck and got to chat with ‘Weird […]
Read More… from Aug. 9 – ‘Weird Al’ Concert (N. Charleston, SC)
On June 19, 2015 Lord Vader and a small detachment of the Empire’s finest dancers took an Imperial Shuttle to Charlotte, NC for the Weird Al Yankovic Mandatory Fun Tour. Pizza was eaten, booty’s in plastic were shaken, and hilarity ensued. Troopers in Attendance: 1. Cher L. 2. Brett S. 3. Seth B. 4. Andrew […]
Read More… from June 19 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Concert (Charlotte, NC)
The Florida Garrison and RaKura Base welcomed over 170 members from Alpine Garrison, Bast Alpha Garrison, Bloodfin Garrison, Carolina Garrison, Central Garrison, Garrison Carida, Georgia Garrison, Great Lakes Garrison, Mid-South Garrison, Midwest Garrison, Mountain Garrison, Neon City Garrison, Old Line Garrison, Star Garrison, Alderaan Base, Bespin Base, Corellian Base, Kessel Base, and Sunrider Base to […]
Read More… from June 13 – Disney’s Star Wars Weekend Parade (Walt Disney World, FL)
