On June 12, 2015, the Carolina Garrison was requested to provide an Imperial presence for the purpose of rounding up Rebels in Chapel Hill, NC. TK2298 and TK896 accepted this assignment and were able to apprehend a variety of rebel scum. While patroling, the troopers kept up good relations with the bystanders by taking photos […]
Read More… from June 12-Chapel Hill Library Summer Reading Kickoff (Chapel Hill, NC)
This was the third year that Geekout was hosted at the Sherrill Center on the beautiful campus of UNCA Asheville. It was a relatively laid back and mellow con, but there was lots of fun and catching up amongst the Carolina Garrison. There was a nice selection of vendors, panels and events throughout the day […]
Members of the Carolina Garrison teamed up with the Charleston Museum (America’s First Museum) for their Nighttime at the Museum event. This 2-hour event featured children and families going through the museum with flashlights. The event was similar to the film, Night at the Museum where everything in the museum comes to life. Children of […]
Read More… from June 5 – Nighttime At The Museum (Charleston, SC)
An Imperial presence was requested to maintain order on the evening of May 4th in Zebulon, North Carolina. Lord Vader commanded an Imperial Officer, a Stormtrooper and hired a bounty hunter, Boba Fett, to keep the locals in line. A certain Rebel princess and her pet Ewok were quickly taken into custody as they tried […]
Read More… from May 4 – Carolina Mudcats Star Wars Night (Zebulon, NC)
Members of the Carolina Garrison invaded Myrtle Beach on Friday, March 24, 2015 for “Star Wars Night” at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game. We even found a few pesky Jedi along the way, which we joined forces with temporarily, to entertain the crowd. We escorted folks out to the mound to have them throw […]
Read More… from April 24 – Myrtle Beach Pelicans Star Wars Night (Myrtle Beach, SC)
This was an AMAZING event. We had a huge table space, displaying many helmets, props, Jawas, Gonk droid, and even a LEGO army diorama on display! Our greatest success of all at this event was that we raised over $600 for Make a Wish during the 2-day event! 501st Legion Troops in Attendance: Tom Gardner […]
Read More… from March 28 & 29- Brickuniverse 2015 (Raleigh, NC)
The 2015 SC Comic Con in Greenville SC was beyond impressive most impressive! This Con has only been around for two years but has the strength of one that has been around for ten. It had artists, costume contest, collectibles/comic book vendors, panels and more. The Carolina Garrison raised money for Make A Wish totaling […]
Read More… from March 21 & 22- SC ComicCon 2015 (Greenville, SC)
Captain’s Comics and Toys of Charleston, SC once again invited the Carolina Garrison to join in the fun at their 7th annual Captain’s Comic Expo. The 2015 Expo was bigger than ever, with a new 16,000 square foot venue, and 2 full days of comics, toys, art, costuming, special guests, and more! Over the years, […]
Read More… from March 7 & 8 – 7th Annual Captain’s Comics Expo (Charleston, SC)
This was the 3rd appearance for the Carolina Garrison for Star Wars Day with the SC Stingrays. They had a few fun events planned for us throughout the game. Our Rebel Pilot guest did the puck drop at the beginning of the hockey game. He also played goalie opposite the Empire’s Tie Pilot with teams […]
Read More… from Jan. 25 – SC Stingrays Star Wars Night (Charleston, SC)
Members of the Carolina Garrison were on hand to attend the Marvel Star Wars #001 release party in the Charlotte-area at Rebel Base Comics and Toys. Rebel Base owner, Troy, had taken steps to have something very very special for the very first Marvel Star Wars comic book release. They had their own exclusive variant […]
Read More… from Jan. 14 – Marvel Star Wars #001 Release (Charlotte, NC)
