Star Wars Community Event Listing
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May 2006
Disney Star Wars Weekends 2006
(Community, May 19 - June 11, 2006, Disney MGM Studios, FL)
Disney's MGM Studios in Florida will be hosting Star Wars Weekends each weekend from May 19 through June 11, 2006. The guest line-up is as follows:
May 19, 20, & 21 - Rick McCallum (producer) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
May 26, 27, & 28 - Jake Lloyd (young Anakin), Matthew Wood (supervising sound editor), and Aaron Allston (author)
June 2, 3, & 4 - Jay Laga'aia (Captain Typho) and Orli Shoshan (Shaak Ti)
June 9, 10, & 11 - Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) and Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett)
June 2006
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
(Community, June 3 through September 4, 2006, COSI Columbus, OH)
The Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit moves to COSI Columbus in Columbus, Ohio on June 3, 2006. This is the first stop on the exhibit's traveling tour after leaving Boston, MA. Visit the COSI exhibit website for more information, tickets, and volunteer information.
Future stops on the tour include:
- Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland, OR, October - December 2006
- California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA, February - April 2007
- The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, June - August 2007
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, September - December 2007
- Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, Fort Worth, TX, February - April 2008
- The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, June - October 2008
Aaron Allston Book Tour
(Community, June 2006, US)
Aaron Allston will be visiting select Borders bookstores in the US to promote his newest book, Legacy of the Force: Betrayal in June. For a complete list of locations and times, visit the Random House website.
July 2006
Comic-Con International 2006
(Community, July 20-23, 2006, San Diego, CA)
Comic-Con International 2006 will be this July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center, with a Members Only Preview Night on July 19.
Pittsburg Toy Show
(Community, July 29-30, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA)
The Pittsburgh Toy Show is excited to announce special guest Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian). The show is July 29 - 30 at the Pittsburgh Expomart. Other guests include Richard Kiel, Vanessa Branch, and the 501st Stormtrooper Legion. Proceeds from a Time & Space Toys charity raffle will benefit The American Cancer Society.
September 2006
Dragon*Con 2006
(Community, September 1-4, 2006, Atlanta, GA)
The women of StarWarsChicks.com are gearing up for Dragon*Con 2006! As always, the convention will be in Atlanta, GA over Labor Day weekend. Host hotels this year include the Hyatt Regency, the Marriott Marquis, and the Hilton. If you haven't reserved your hotel room yet, do so soon - blocks are filling up quickly!
This year's guest list is still being confirmed, but early confirmations include Kevin J. Anderson, Peter Mayhew, Rebecca Moesta, and David Prowse. The 501st Stormtrooper Legion and Rebel Legion will also have a large representation present at the convention.