Midwest Newsletter

I'll add future editions of the newsletter to this thread.
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And we're back...

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER EVENTS

Chicago- FF Chapter: Chicago Force
October 6 -Trip to East Troy ? Trolly Museum Tour, etc.
October 19 ? Video scavenger hunt & Halloween party
Nov 1 - AOTC on IMAX?

Quad Cities? FF Chapter: Quad City Jedi Order
Nov 1/2 ? Possible road trip to Chicago to see AOTC on IMAX

Evansville ? FF Chapter: E?ville Jedi
Oct 29 ? Book Club Meeting

Fort Wayne
?chirping crickets?

Indianapolis ? FF Chapter: Indy Knights: Hoosier Daddy, Luke?
Oct 2 ? General Meeting.
Oct 7 - Collector?s Club Meeting
Octo 8 - RPG Club Meeting
Oct 11 ? Bonfire/Cookout/Hayride
Oct 17th ? Book Club Meeting
Nov 1 - IMAX opening events
Nov 12 (or thereabouts)? DVD release party

South Bend ? FF Chapter: South Bend Fan Force
?chirping crickets?

Louisville ? FF Chapter: Louisville Alliance of Star Wars
Oct 19- General Meeting / Halloween Celebration
Nov. 1 ? Road trip to Indy for AOTC on IMAX

Detroit ? FF Chapter: R2-Detroit
October 6th - Book Club Meeting - "The Truce at Bakura"
October 12th - Official Meeting #9
October 26th & 27th - Motor City Comic Con
November 24 - Costuming Meeting

Minneapolis ? FF Chapter: The Minnesota Force
Oct 5/6 ? FallCon
Oct 12 - Monthly Meeting at the Southeast Library in Dinkytown, 3 PM , DVD Swap Party
Nov 1 - AOTC on IMAX
Late Nov. ? Book Club meeting

Kansas City
?chirping crickets?

St. Louis
?so close to officialdom, and yet so far..

Lincoln ? FF Chapter: The Star City Alliance
?chirping crickets?

Omaha ? FF Chapter: Omaha FanForce
Oct 20 ? General Meeting
Nov 17 ? General Meeting

Cincinnati & No. Kentucky ? FF Chapter: QueenCity Force
Oct 6 ? General Meeting

Cleveland ? FF Chapter: The Jedi Knights of Cleveland
Oct 12 ? Cleveland Force Soccer Game
Nov 15/16 ? Possible DVD release party

Columbus ? FF Chapter: Jedi Knights of Columbus
October 13 ? General Meeting
Nov. 1 ? AOTC on IMAX
Nov 9 ? DVD release party

Toledo
?chirping crickets?

Green Bay
?chirping crickets?

Madison
Oct 5 ? General Meeting

Milwaukee ? FF Chapter: The Milwookiee Council
Oct 6 ? Milwookiee Council plays host to the Chicago Force Trolly Tour in East Troy.
Oct 20 ? Collector?s Guild Meeting

The inaugural edition of the Galactic Enquirer will be out later this month! Stop by the Milwookie forum for more details!

REGIONAL EVENTS/NEWS

There are TONS of cons in the greater Midwest area in the next few months, please check the local forums to see if there are any FF events planned:

Oct 4-6 ArchCon

Just want to say Bravo!

An excellent idea!!

I think all the regions should steal.. umm borrow... this concept for themselves, and post it here so people from other regions can see whats up!

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER EVENTS

Chicago- FF Chapter: Chicago Force
Nov 1 & 2 - AOTC on IMAX at Navy Pier (followed by dinner at local establishments)
Nov 9 - Room party at Windcon. The theme for this event will be "The Trash Compactor"
Nov 15/16 - Group trip to opening of Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
December - DVD/Christmas party.

Chicago Force would also like to congratulate Mark "JodoKast" and his lovely wife Martha on the arrival of their own little Jedi-in-training, Liam. Best of luck!

Quad Cities? FF Chapter: Quad City Jedi Order
?chirping crickets?

Bloomington, IN
Please stop by the brand new Bloomington, IN boards to welcome them to our little corner of the Star Wars Universe!

Evansville ? FF Chapter: E?ville Jedi
November 1 & 2 - Roadtrip to Indy to see Clones on IMAX.
November 9 - General meeting
November 12 - DVD Line-up/event
November 19 - Book Club meeting

Fort Wayne
?chirping crickets?

Indianapolis ? FF Chapter: Indy Knights: Hoosier Daddy, Luke?
Nov 1 - IMAX opening events
Nov 6 - General Meeting
Nov 21 - Book Club Meeting

South Bend ? FF Chapter: South Bend Fan Force
?chirping crickets?

Louisville ? FF Chapter: Louisville Alliance of Star Wars
(Thanks to Unicron for drafting this update)
The Louisville Alliance of Star Wars Enthusiasts held its October meeting on Saturday, October 19. This was billed as our "Halloween Party" and several members showed up in costumes. Photos will be posted to the club's website. In all, around a dozen people attended the meeting, which consisted of everyone having pizza and snacks and talking about everything from costuming to the DVD to collecting.

Upcoming Events:
* November 1, 2002 - Trip to Indianapolis for the debut of "Attack of the Clones: The Imax Experience."
* November 16, 2002 - next club meeting (tentative as of 10-23); this will likely be a viewing party for the "Episode II" DVD, which is, of course, released that week.

Detroit ? FF Chapter: R2-Detroit
(Thanks to TheHuntressDiana for providing this update.)
Friday, Nov. 1st - AOTC:IMAX at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn - See this thread for this NOT TO BE MISSED event!
Saturday, Nov. 9th - Official Fan Force Meeting #10 at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi at 6PM.
Sunday, Nov. 10th - Gaming Meeting - Details to come.
Sunday, Nov. 24th - Costuming Meeting - Please check here for more info.

As Yet Unscheduled or Tentative Events for November
R2 Ladies Night
Apollo 13 IMAX Night

Minneapolis ? FF Chapter: The Minnesota Force
Nov 1 - AOTC on IMAX
Nov 20 ? Book Club meeting, 7 pm Borders Books in Minnetonka

Kansas City
?chirping crickets?

St. Louis
Nov 2 ? General Meeting

Lincoln ? FF Chapter: The Star City Alliance
?chirping crickets?

Omaha ? FF Chapter: Omaha FanForce
Nov 17 ? General Meeting

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