BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20241109T120000Z DTEND:20241110T030000Z LOCATION:650 N Academy St 650 North Academy Street Greenville SC 29601 TRANSP: OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID: DTSTAMP:20260418T171015Z SUMMARY:Swamp Rabbits Star Wars Night DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: LFL events are treated differently than other garrison events. Please only sign up here if you are attending with an approved 501st costumes. For costumes from other groups, please sign up on that group's forum. Feel free to leave a comment that you are attending with a costume from another group if you like. This helps us to better coordinate, ensure that as many members as possible can sign up, and allows us to ensure that we are meeting LFL requirements. Hello friends in South Carolina! The Swamp Rabbits are offering an open invitation to costumed fan groups to attend their event on November 9, 2024. This is approved by Lucasfilm. The contact information and details for the event are listed below. Please feel free to share this broadly with your clubs! Directly below is what we send to requestors regarding Open Invites for Fan Group participation at events: OPEN INVITES mean that we do not have to cast and teams do not have to pay performers. events must welcome all fan groups on a first come basis and cannot ask for specific characters or specific amounts. They can set a maximum limit based on accommodations. Open Invites are just that: an invitation to fan groups to show up at an event in costume. Events cannot direct fan group members to do any activities or be anywhere specific at any specific time - they may provide the groups with a list of activities to self-organize and participate in, but it is at fan group members’ own discretion. We strongly prefer that characters not throw out first pitches, participate in puck drops, sing the National Anthem or things of that nature. Characters should not hold, wear, sit in or stand on any branded item or logo, especially with a brand emblem. The fan groups are welcome to be photographed with others wearing the team logo/brands or in front of signage featuring the team logo/brand, however. We strongly suggest that events provide a handler/security for costumed fans during activities to ensure the safety and security of said costumed fans, to protect them from overzealous attendees. Costumed fan groups must be referred to as members from their respective fan groups, and not as official SW/Disney/Lucasfilm characters. Please note that if you or your club members require a handler or handlers at the event, you must provide them yourself and not rely on handlers from other clubs to fulfill this responsibility. Please do not RSVP with LFL. The corresponding team contact is listed below if you and your members are interested. Spots fill up fast - not all fan groups will get to participate in events where there is a set limit, which are based on a teams’ bandwidth for accommodation. Fan Groups invited to attend: 501st Legion- Carolina Garrison Rebel Legion- Blue Ridge Base Mando Mercs- Talon Clan The Dark Empire- Shadowfox Spire R2 Builders Sith Dynasty- Zakuul Temple Warriors of Mandalore- T'ad o'r Cuir Cohort Defenders Detachment Mandalorian Protectors- Outrider Covert Droid Builders Swamp Rabbits Star Wars Night 2024 Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (650 N Academy St, Greenville, SC 29601) Parking location and details: VIP Lot; (Names will be on list) Event date: Saturday, November 9th 2024 Event start time & approx. end time: 7:00pm to around 10:00pm Call time: 5:30 pm (Should be 1 hour prior to game start or doors open) Changing room details: We will have a space that can be utilized with chairs, tables, water Maximum number invited: 30 (we had about 25 last year which was near perfect!) RSVP contact: Alexis Eckerson (aeckerson@swamprabbits.com) RSVP by date: By October 1st, 2024 Alex Vargas Fan Relations Lucasfilm Ltd. PRIORITY:1 CLASS:PUBLIC BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT10080M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR