HUNTSVILLE, AL – At 7:30 a.m., Heather Finley and her son, 10-year-old son Grayson Finley, waited outside the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Finleys, from Bentonville, Ark., drove 10 hours to see “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination.”
“We planned our whole vacation around the opening of the ‘Star Wars’ exhibition,” Finley said. “We are really big ‘Star Wars’ fans.”
Following a year of planning and a month-long installation process, the space center opened the much-anticipated “Star Wars” exhibit on Friday morning. The countdown sign facing Interstate 565 reads “Now Open.” more…
HUNTSVILLE, AL – The premiere summer event in North Alabama is just over two months away, and the clock is running! The world famous Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit opens Friday, June 25th, and tickets are already selling briskly.
Produced by the Museum of Science, Boston and Lucasfilm Ltd., and presented by Bose Corporation, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination features approximately 80 actual costumes, props and models more…
For the 7th consecutive year, the Alabama Garrison will be trooping the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s “Stories of Light” fundraiser at Parkway Place Mall in Huntsville. The event will be on Saturday, December 5th, 2009.
For a $5 donation to Make-A-Wish, you will receive a hard copy/printed picture of your meeting with a favorite STAR WARS characters as a souvenir. How cool is that?!
For the past 2 years, we’ve raised over $2000 per event. The Make-A-Wish Foundation says that we hold the record for fund-raising for them in Huntsville, so let’s continue the tradition!
In 2007, we raised $2200. In 2008, we raised $2500.
How much will we raise this year?
Look for us on the lower level, near Customer Service. Stop by, meet Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and the Stormtroopers… and help us set a BRAND NEW record!
Very special thanks to Fetthunter for handling the event coordination!
