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)
Any sane person would have stayed at home when the news was calling for flash floods and a tornado watch, but that didn’t stop 3 dedicated members of the Carolina Garrison from attending Star Wars Night at the Hop Ice Cream Cafe in Asheville, NC. We (literally) drove past downed trees and through flooded streets […]
Read More… from Oct 14th – Star Wars Night at the Hop, Asheville, NC
Once again Imperial and Rebel forces, due to lack of gainful employment in the battle for control of the galaxy, resorted to entertaining the Imperial citizens of the Fayetteville, NC sector. As usual, Obi-Wan Kenobi showed up pretending he was Mr. Popular when everyone knows it’s all about the Dark Side. Why? Because we’re awesome. […]
Read More… from Oct 11th – SWRD Barnes & Noble, Fayetteville, NC
We may have been small in numbers for the Roper Mountain Science Center, Barnes & Noble Spartanburg, & Barnes & Noble Greenville locations but we were represented at each location. Here is the proof of being represented at each location. Members in attendance for all 3 locations Cher Lambeth – Stormtrooper & Leia Susan Mahaffey […]
