WHEN: SUNDAY DECEMBER 30, 2007 11:00am – 4:00pm
WHERE: Museum of Science and Industry http://www.msichicago.org/
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Event planning thread:
IL-Chicago-MSI-SW:WSMI /Great Hall appearance-12/30/2007
http://www.midwestgarrison.com/forum/vi ... php?t=7550
REPORT: (by Kathy van Beuningen, TK9989)
The Museum was sold out today despite the Bears vs New Orleans Saints today at home in Soldier Field (Bears won)
Members of 501st Legion Midwest Garrison, Rebel Legion Midwest Base & friends were out in force once more today at the Museum of Science & Industry's exhibition of Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination here in Chicago.
Our Members spent the day in the museum's new entrance area, the Great Hall. An other day of non-stop photo ops for everyone's favorite Star Wars characters!
We had quite a few rebels representing today including:
Luke Zintak (Luke) and Michelle McVicker (Leia) joined by our own Old Ben Kenobi (Lionel Botarri - of 2007 Rose Parade fame!) plus Jedi Tim Thompson and undercover Jedi operatives TK1951 & TK9989 Phyllis Schulte & Kathy van Beuningen had plenty of lightsabers to pass around to the children for some memorable photo ops.
Darth Vader (Ted O'Sullivan / SL0943) was joined today by Boba Fett (Mark C Berry / BH4265), TIE Pilot (Paul Bregola), Tie Fighter Officer (Marilyn Fornell) and our newest & littlest stormtrooper (Quincy Newkirk). Yes, I do believe that I was finally successful in being able to clone myself!
Quincy had a great time in the armor today -- she didn't break anything, she made a bunch of babies cry and she was giving out the trooper hugs & high fives to all of the kids!
R2-S5 stole the show again today keeping our Imperial crewman & cheif droid technician IC4050 (Darryl Sorensen) busy as always. Darryl had his mouse droid out and about for a little while, but the crowds were just too thick today to allow the little rodent-bot the ability to operate freely.
I was operating Michelle's camera & didn't know that I was accidentally taking video instead of stills -- so we might have a few movies to show soon. Phyllis & Sage also took some pictures, so look for those soon!
Thank you Belinda R Berry for your moral support today!
Next weekend Members of the Midwest Garrison & Base are planning to costume both Saturday (1/5) and Sunday (1/6) then the exhibit will be off to The Franklin Institute Science Museum http://www2.fi.edu/ in Philadelphia (Opens February 9, 2008)
501st Legion / Midwest Garrison / Rebel Legion / & friends Participants:
Kathy van Beuningen / TK9989 / Jedi
Ted O'Sullivan/ SL0943 / Darth Vader
Lionel Botarri / Obi Wan Kenobi
Paul Bregola / TIE Pilot
Marilyn Fornell / Tie Fighter Officer
Luke Zintak / Tatooine Luke Skywalker
Phyllis Schulte/ TK1951 / Jedi
Mark C Berry / BH4265 / Boba Fett
Belinda R Berry / ID5187 / costume support
Quincy Newkirk / stormtrooper
Michelle McVicker / Princess Leia
Darryl Sorensen / IC4050 / Imperial Tech / Droid operator
R2-S5 (the Purple Droid)
Sage Sorrensen droid support
Gina M Martino / ID6216 / Padme Clone Wars
Tim Thompson / Jedi
PICTURES: coming soon
That trooper can not stand still!