What:The
Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance will be invading
Acme Superstore in Longwood, FL on
Saturday, November 12th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm for the final event of 2011.
Where:The physical address for the shop is 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood, FL 32750. If you have questions about directions, please call the store at (407) 331-0433.
Special Guests:Official Topps
Star Wars artist
Tim Proctor will be on hand. He has been a sketch artist for Topps including
The Clone Wars season 1 and 2 sets,
The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary set,
Star Wars Galaxy 5 and for Galaxy 6, his art was used on a base card as well as sketch cards. In 2010, he was chosen by Lucasfilm to create a limited print for
Star Wars Celebration V. Currently, he is working on Galaxy 7 for Topps and a helmet submission for the
As You Wish Helmet Project. This is Tim’s second SWGFA event. He’ll be drawing sketches, accepting commissions, and will have sketch cards for sale.
Relentlessly Cheerful Artist
James Hance will be making a return to the SWGFA and will have copies of his “Wookiee The Chew” book and prints of his work for sale including mash-ups of
Star Wars,
Muppets,
Firefly,
Dr. Who,
The Beatles and more.
Raffle for Edutopia:There will be a raffle with some very cool prizes including toys, posters, autographed items, books and much more. Ticket prices will be - 1 for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00. 100% of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to
Edutopia: The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
501st Legion & Discounts:Expect costumed members of the
501st Legion and lots of surprises. Plus, the good folks at Acme will be extending a 25% discount off of all
Star Wars merchandise (and they've got a lot!).
SWGFA Facebook:Check out the
Facebook page! There you will find updates on current events, past events, photos, news and more.
