Welcome to the first post of the first blog for the Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance, a rag tag group of Star Wars fans from all over the state. If there's a bright center to the Star Wars universe this year, you're in the state where it's at. The Binary Sunshine State.
In addition to the current Out of this World exhibit featuring Star Wars and Indiana Jones costumes and props, Orlando's MegaCon 2010 featured a handful of presentations by Lucasfilm Director of Content Management Steve Sansweet. Direct from Europe when Star Wars in Concert returns to the US this May, it makes three stops in Florida. Disney Hollywood Studios continues its long-running annual tradition of Star Wars Weekends through May and June. Then, the biggest Star Wars party of the year comes to Orlando in the form of Star Wars Celebration V.
The fans couldn't ask for anything more. And this blog is going to cover all these events and represent the Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance.
The Grand Florida Alliance began in the fall of 2008 when Chris Wyman, who would soon be a staffer on Rebelscum.com and your humble narrator, Campbell Evans, leader of Central Florida's The Orlando System started talking about organizing fans in the state into a cohesive group. A few months later we adopted our moniker and had our first official meeting joining the Tampa Star Wars Club to the Orlando System and inviting everyone in between. The connection has led to some wonderful friendships, a lot of fun, and more and more regional fans being able to share their appreciation of the Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Since then, we've gained another club, The Treasure Coast Star Wars Club, led tirelessly by Rich Sledziewski. More clubs are in the making, and we appreciate and welcome everyone else that has a connection to Florida and a love of some part of Star Wars.
We would be honored if you would join us this year, and what a year it's turning out to be....
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