June 18 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Concert (Greensboro, NC)

This concert was held at an outdoor venue. We were hoping for good weather and we got it. No rain and the high was 83 degrees. Most all troopers arrived around 5PM. We were escorted to the backstage area and we had quite a setup. A private area with couches and plenty of tables would […]

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June 18 – NASCAR Hall of Fame Movie Night (Charlotte, NC)

Nascar Hall of Fame hosted Force Awakens movie night they had Inflatables and games for all the kids. We took an opportunity to get some great group photo shots. Our point of contact for the event and one of the managers of the Nascar Hall of Fame also dressed as Kylo and Rey and had […]

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June 11 – Triangle VisionWalk (Raleigh, NC)

This Annual event raises funds to support research into curing various types of blindness and the diseases that cause them. We attended this event in the past and the organizers were excited to have us back. It was mostly a mingle and photo op event. Members also lined up to give high-fives to participants at […]

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June 11 – NC Symphony John Williams Summerferst (Cary, NC)

NC Symphony asked us to appear at their outdoor concert series “Summerfest” John Williams Festival performance to take pictures with those attending the concert before and during intermission. Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance: 1. Ernie Ruffin – Boba Fett 2. Jane Willer- Royal Guard/photographer 3. Ron Toland – Royal Guard 4. Kat Andrews – Officer […]

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June 4 – Forest City Owls Star Wars Night (Forest City, NC)

The Forest City Owls baseball team hosted a Star Wars Night and invited the 501st and Rebel Legion out to be a part of it. After the game they played The Force Awakens on the large digital screen in the field, this is especially cool since they were granted special permission by LucasFilm and it […]

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June 3 – Nighttime at the Museum (Charleston, SC)

The annual Nighttime at the Museum event has come and gone and was a blast for everyone in attendance. The evening is an event put on by The Charleston Museum to help celebrate the end of the school year for kids. Families wander the large 2-story museum with flashlights and discover how history comes to […]

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May 20 & 21 – XCON IX (Myrtle Beach, SC)

This was the 9th year of X-Con Comics shop in Myrtle Beach hosting this convention. It has seemed to grow in scale every year, although attendance seemed lower this year than last. This year’s celebrity guests included 3 former Power Rangers, several competitors from SyFy’s reality show Face/Off, a WWE Diva, and quite a few […]

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May 15 – Space & Sci-Fi Day (Winston-Salem, NC)

The Carolina Garrison was invited to attend Space & Sci-Fi day at SciWorks in Winston Salem NC. The Garrison responded by showing up in Force. We had a total of ten troops in attendance. At first the plan was to have us in a small theater for pictures with patrons, however the troops couldn’t be […]

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