Chic, IL Star Wars at MSI Chicago November 4, 2007

The Museum of Science and Industry is hosting Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination from October 5, 2007 to January 6, 2008, and Chicago Force plans to attend on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.

If you have never seen any movie artifacts, there will be tons to see here. And the Museum has planned lots of hands-on exhibits for the kids (or those who just behave like kids) that connect Star Wars with the real world. It will be a great exhibit.

You must purchase your tickets directly from the museum here:

http://www.msichicago.org/temp_exhibit/starwars/index.html

tickets are $21.00 for an adult and $16.00 for child (3-11)
for those of you who are Chicago residents, you get a discount, adult tickets $20.00 and child $15.25

These tickets include admission to the museum for a full day?s worth of family fun!

Chicago Force will meet for lunch at the museum ground level food court (as you walk in from the parking garage) beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Come join us for a great day of family fun!

EL EDIT: Title at starter's request.

 

I am so excited about this exhibit.

I've heard many great things from people that have already been.

 

I went to Columbus to see it....it is totally awesome...and not to be missed...especially the trip aboard the Millenium Falcon!

I costumed the Columbus event...and things were insane...sooo...

...to be honest...I plan on taking a day off during the week to REALLY see the exhibit with fewer crowds...and no costume....probably about mid-way through the exhibit's run...

I know I will be doing a few events in costume as well.....

 

This sounds incredible, I can't wait!

 

Sounds like fun. We'll have to see what my schedule will look like.

 

I have my tix thru my girlfriend because she has a membership there. And it's on a Sunday!! The planets are in alignment!!

 

wait so is it on the 4th or 7th I am confused???

 

The exhibit opens on October 5th

Chicago Force is going November 4th as a group...

 

November 4th - check

you guys might want to edit the date in the title of this thread

 

I have reserved my tix for the 1:45pm entrance.

 

I can't wait for this event.

There will be over 80 props and costumes, including Luke's landspeeder, R2-D2 and C3PO, and Liea's and Han's constumes.

If you have never seen real props - you need too.

And if you have seen some, there are props here that have not been seen before.

 

So just curios will chi force be in costume or just showing up in force. I'd love to get my jedi luke costume together for the event,my wife will be pissed ,but my kids will love it.

 

We were not advertising this as a costume event, but please feel free to come out in costume.

 

I might be heading up there to this the last week of October and then plan another visit---thinking one trip for the kids and one for me! LOL I have heard a LOT of great things about this exhibit and I can't wait to see it!

 

Does anyone know what props/costumes they will be displaying? I think most if not everything that is noteworthy has already been displayed. I'm hoping there is some new stuff.

 

ref showing up in general in costume. I can not get anyone at the MSI
to comment on this one way or the other.

any info on this, in general?

 

There will be some new props at this exhibit, including the landspeeder and 2-1B, along with Han, Leia and Chewie costumes.

They are also building a Falcon cockpit where you can "jump" to lightspeed.

But the focus of the exhibit is how the movie stuff translates into real world technology. It is not just a prop and costume exhibit.

 

I would like to say that I am definitely going, but my family is trying to make plans to travel for a college homecoming in the the South. It sounds like you all will have a great time.

 

I am heading up on Oct. 19, 2007, I can't hardly wait either. Will MT being working at this event?

 

My current mission is to be their in the morning on the 10-5

Nov-4 is a day I work ......normally
too soon to tell

will be visiting Bloomington, Indiana Oct 18, 19, 20, 21
and saying hi to the Hoosier Alliance

 

I will be there also on Friday...but in costume...and won't be able to see the exhibit...

I plan to take a day off in November during the week to see it...

 

As seen in the SUN-TIMES
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Sports Final Edition

page 42 in Stella's Column

"STAR WARS" creater George Lucas will be in town Friday to speak to students at
the Ariel Community Academy in Kenwood. Later that day, Lucas will stop by the
Museum of Science & Industry for a private tour of the "Star Wars: Where Science
Meets Imagination" exhibit debuting Friday. He will address science students and teachers.

 

Finally! A heckling opportunity has arised!

 

April and I just bought tickets so we're in for this.

 

I'll be there. I still have to buy tickets.

Phil