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Drowning In Moonlight Gala To Honor Carrie Fisher At Star Wars Celebration

Published Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:15:44 -0600

At this April's Star Wars Celebration, fans will flock to Orlando, Fl to celebrate Star Wars, get info on the upcoming The Last Jedi, and share in their love of everything related to Star Wars. However, there will be a dark cloud hanging over the proceedings, as it will be the first Celebration and major gathering for many Star Wars fans since Carrie Fisher passed away in December. Many tributes will be held, tears will be shed. It will be a rough four days for some.

Looking to curb some of those feelings, fans and Star Wars podcasters are holding an event that first night of Celebration, Thursday April 13. Dubbed Drowning in Moonlight, after her famous line she wanted included in her obituary, the event is a gala to be held in Carrie's honor and benefiting The Midnight Mission, a project Carrie believed in and supported. From the Gala's Eventbrite page:

Drowning in Moonlight will be a "Dress-up or Dress Up" gala: Black tie optional, cosplay encouraged.

Planned features of the gala include:

-Music and dancing
-Door Prizes
-A guestbook for fans to express their condolences which will be forwarded to Carrie's family after the gala
-Event-specific merchandise (patches, stadium cups, etc.) available for purchase with proceeds benefiting our charity
-Souvenir photos on an event-exclusive backdrop
-A Carrie-themed drink menu including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic offerings
-A silent auction featuring nerdy and literary goodies from Star Wars and beyond
-Access to the venue's food and beverage vendors

The Marquee event of the night will be a live-on-stage, multi-network, unified podcast in Carrie's honor. Podcasters from all of the networks involved will be invited onto the stage to take part in this unprecedented collaborative recording party. The production, which will feature voices from around the Star Wars podcasting pantheon, will include questions from the audience and likely some measure of hijinks.

As far as I can tell, you do not need a Celebration badge to attend either. Hopefully those in attendance will find comfort being around others at the event and can celebrate what Carrie meant to all of us.

For more information, click here. Or email drowninginmoonlight@tosche-station.net

For more information about The Midnight Mission, click here.

Location:

Rosen Centre Hotel – Poolside
9840 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
United States

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