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>>>as
celebration europe
draws ever closer we are finally able to announce Lightsabre's
special guest.
gerald home
portrayed two characters in return of the jedi, tessek -
that's squid head to us old time palitoy guys - and the mon
calamarian officer.
gerald
shall be appearing at the Lightsabre stand in the dealers
area, on table d-74 on saturday 14th july, where he shall be
signing the very last of his c3 and c4 official pix images.
with a significant portion of the proceeds being donated to cancer
research uk, this is sure to be a great way to meet a genuine
star of the star wars saga and have a chat with one of the men behind
the masks. don't forget - saturday 14th, table d-74 in
the dealers area to meet
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wednesday 11th july 2007 |
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>>>saturday july 14th at
5.30pm in the platinum theatre will be the place to be at
celebration europe,
because that's where and when the european premiere of the rough cut of
fanboys is being held. the films director kyle newman is
there holding court, and it's sure to be a fun and affectionate viewing for
all
celebration europe
fans. click
here for more from the
official site and make sure to make your way to the platinum theatre
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>>>this looks certain to be one of the
highlights of the whole weekend, with a glut of production stars attending
celebration europe.
not only do we have former Lightsabre guest and droid wrangler
don bies, original
trilogy production designer norman reynolds and producer of
star wars and indiana jones robert watts, but we are also graced
by the legendary model maker lorne peterson. click
here for the official
announcement - this looks set to be an amazing weekend, and the
announcements are far from over, so keep 'em peeled... |
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tuesday 10th july 2007 |
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>>>going to
celebration europe?
are you a hyperspace member, but don't know how to register?
well, vital information regarding registering details for
celebration europe can
be found right
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saturday 7th july 2007 |
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>>>yet more amazing news for visitors
to next weekends
celebration europe.
along with billy dee williams,
rick mccallum,
anthony daniels and ian mcdiarmid the weekend welcomes luke
skywalker himself mark hamill. mark will be signing friday
and saturday, and a virtual queue system has been implemented to cope with
the expected high demand so buy those tickets now and grab your place in the
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mark hamill - we
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>>>the
insiders guide to
celebration europe has hit the
official site,
detailing all the many and various activities that have been planned for the
three-day star wars bonanza next weekend. click
here
for the link to the official site and download the pdf's detailing the
schedule of events, and make sure you drop by dealers booth d-74
to visit the Lightsabre stand
where we'll be more than happy to discuss all things Lightsabre and
motti... |
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thursday 5th july 2007 |
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>>>lucasfilm
have announced the details of an amazing charity auction set to stun the
fans at
celebration europe.
with items dating back to the very beginning of the saga the lucasfilm
archives have been raided in order to raise money for charity.
click
here
for details on the
official site
and save those pennies for the sunday of the convention. |
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>>>he wasn't at celebration 4
but he's making an appearance at
celebration europe.
the emperor himself, ian mcdiarmid, is
lucasfilm
and card incs special guest of honour at the opening of
celebration europe.
on july 13th ian shall attend the opening ceremony where a one-off showing
of a new hope shall take place to honour the sagas 30th birthday.
amazing news, and yet another reason to get those tickets and visit the
excel arena next week. |
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wednesday 4th july 2007 |
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>>>more great news from
celebration europe.
as a bunch of big names are announced to appear at the july 13th - 15th
convention. jay laga'aia joins past Lightsabre interview
guests
richard leparmentier,
garrick hagon,
julian glover,
peter mayhew
and
simon williamson
as well as our forthcoming Lightsabre guest jerome blake.
in addition the convention welcomes matthew wood, nalini krishan,
dave and lou elsey, john coppinger and mary oyaya.
click
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for the official site's announcement on the great news. |
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dave and lou elsey |
garrick hagon |
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richard
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tuesday 3rd july 2007 |
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>>>we can finally reveal exactly what
Lightsabre will be doing at the 13th - 15th july
celebration europe
convention. Lightsabre will be exhibiting on all three days in
the dealers area at booth d-74. there you'll be able to buy
some exclusive signed autographs, donated by the stars of the star wars
saga, including carrie fisher, irvin kershner, donald f
glut, billy dee
williams and many more besides. also there are signed comics by
knights of the old republic author john jackson miller and an
exclusive t-shirt donated by revenge of the sith model maker danny
wagner. all proceeds raised over the weekend are being donated to
cancer research uk, so
come and visit us at the stand and get yourself some star wars
treasure. |
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celebration
europe - come visit us... |
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>>>cancer
research uk have been kind enough to make a page for us on
their official site mentioning our involvement at
celebration europe.
click
here for a closer look,
and take a browse through the site to see what else you can do to help
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sunday 1st july 2007 |
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>>>anthony daniels is coming to
celebration europe.
the man behind our favourite fussy protocol droid will be dazzling the excel
arena for the three days of the convention, from the 13th to the 15th july,
just over two weeks away. |
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>>>the third and final batch of artists has
been announced for next months
celebration europe bash
at the excel arena in london, and what a great group it is.
announced are former Lightsabre guests cynthia cummens and
randy martinez as well as jake, dan&dan, terese nielsen,
cat staggs, chris trevas and brent woodside. |
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sunday 24th june 2007 |
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>>>the lucasfilm archives are coming to
celebration europe.
such iconic pieces as c-3po's plucked eye from return of the jedi,
luke's severed head from empire strikes back and darth
vaders funeral pyre mask from return of the jedi are on display.
even more reason, as if any were needed, to get down to london next
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up to his neck in trouble again... |
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saturday 23rd june 2007 |
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>>>lucasfilm releases an official press
release with news regarding
celebration europe.
for a full read click
here
and feel the anticipation build even further... |
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friday 22nd june 2007 |
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>>>here we go with list 2 of 3, informing us of
the stellar roster of artists that are attending
celebration europe.
announced today are former Lightsabre guests matt busch and
joe corroney as well as forthcoming guest tom hodges, along with
adam hughes, brian rood, alison sohn and marc wolfe. |
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thursday 21st june 2007 |
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>>>ok folks, get this for a great list of guest
artists, all of whom are attending
celebration europe.
ready? ok, steve
anderson, the aforementioned dave dorman,
tommy lee edwards,
monte moore, jason palmer, former Lightsabre guest
tsuneo sanda, ken steacy, jerry vanderstelt and russell
walks. with more set to follow, it looks like europe's first major
star wars convention will rival last months celebration 4. |
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saturday 16th june 2007 |
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>>>more great news from celebration europe,
the latest newsletter has arrived and brings with it some fantastic news.
future Lightsabre guest
dave dorman is coming.
the legendary artist, best known in the star wars galaxy for his
dark empire and crimson empire covers will be at the artists
alley at celebration europe.
click
here for the latest news
letter and many more details. |
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thursday 14th june 2007 |
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>>>more fantastic news from the
rapidly approaching celebration europe
with the announcement of the celebration europe
panels. click
here for more news on the
collecting track, masterminded by gus lopez, the man who organised a
similar event at celebration 4. once again, the organisers have
managed to add a quality event to europe's first major star wars
convention. |
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mars bar with this at the excel arena... |
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friday 8th june 2007 |
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>>>we would have told you this back in march
when we interviewed him, but anyone who's visited the celebration europe
site now knows - rick mccallum is coming over to the show. the
producer of the star wars special editions , the phantom menace,
attack of the clones and revenge of the sith, rick is
currently in pre-production on the live-action star wars television
series and on a feature film from executive producer george lucas.
we cannot wait to make good on our promise and buy the main man a pint.
those 34 days until july 13th can't go fast enough. |
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>>>former Lightsabre guest
randy martinez has unveiled the cover to the celebration europe poster,
and what a beauty it is. harking back to both the 30th anniversary of
star wars and the 40th anniversary of the beatles sergeant peppers
lonely hearts club band, this was unveiled at celebration 4 to
wide acclaim. just take a second to check all the characters in there
- if you can find george, mara, thrawn and the boba
fett pez dispenser you're doing well... |
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saturday 2nd june 2007 |
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>>>it's all hotting up now. the
official site
have announced the
next batch of
guests to appear at celebration europe,
and they lead off with a real doozy. billy dee williams is to be the
big name from the latest batch of announcements, and he is joined by a list
of guests spanning the entire saga. david barclay,
lightening bear, sean crawford, tim dry, mike edmonds,
christine hewitt, barrie holland, matt sloan, john
mollo, joe viskocil, brian muir and Lightsabre
interview guests and friends of the site
david ankrum,
dermot crowley,
ian liston,
toby philpott,
shannon mcrandle
and
danny wagner.
if you haven't already, get those tickets and hop on a bus, train, plane,
pack a bag, thumb a lift or just power up the main guns and blast your way
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saturday 12th may 2007 |
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>>>we continue our celebration europe
coverage with the sixth newsletter, bringing more information and news from
the july 13th - 15th super convention at the excel arena in london.
click
here for the very latest news and get
informed... |
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friday 11th may 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe
finally has a host in the form of wicket w warwick actor warwick
davies. warwick shall be hosting interviews, chats with
fans, q & a's as well as discussing is own wide and varied career, so as if
you need another excuse buy those tickets and get yourselves down there.
after all, there are only 62 days to go... |
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warwick davies... |
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saturday 14th april 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe news continues to flow with the fifth newsletter advertising the july 13th to 15th convention. click here for more news from the convention and see what's going to be rocking our collective world in just three months time... |
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wednesday 11th april 2007 |
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>>>yet another fantastic celebration europe and celebration 4 exclusive figure has been announced. this time the original luke skywalker concept figure shall be available, to go along with the concept artoo and threepio announced last week. check out the official site and count down the days - just 93 days until celebration europe... |
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wednesday 4th april 2007 |
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>>>the exclusive figures for both celebration europe and celebration 4 have been announced. in a perfectly logical move, the conceptual designs of artoo and threepio have been sculpted, going alongside the newly released concept stormtrooper and concept boba fett. click here for a detailed explanation on the official site, and enjoy the images below. and remember, there's only 99 days to go until celebration
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sunday 1st april 2007 |
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>>>welcome to april on Lightsabre, as we get nearer and hearer to celebration europe. the Lightsabre team was at
memorabilia at the nec yesterday, mixing it up with the likes of richard leparmentier, garrick hagon and celebration europe events director barry eldridge. we've learned a great deal about what's to come - and no, don't ask because we aren't spoiling any of the amazing surprises for anyone - but suffice it to say there are some unbelievable things being planned for those three days in
july, utilising to the max the space at the excel arena and the expected balmy weather of july. stay tuned for more news as it comes through. |
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>>>to coincide with celebration europe, on the 13th july at 7.30pm the london symphony orchestra will be performing music from the movies, specifically that of the star wars saga, to help celebrate the 30th anniversary. staged for free, the canary wharf location close to the convention will be a perfect opportunity for celebration europe visitors to enjoy the amazing themes of the movies. for more information click here and go through to the lso's official page. |
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wednesday 21st march 2007 |
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>>>two great celebration europe pieces come through today with the announcement of the collectors track and the art attack areas. focusing on the arena of star wars collectibles, the collectors track will feature talks
on such diverse collectible arenas as collecting 101, mexican and australian star wars collecting, as well as autograph panels and hilarious star wars colectibles. the art attack area will feature the amazing lawrence noble sculpting a grand moff tarkin bust over the three days of the event, a galactic gallery featuring art by such star wars luminaries as ralph mcquarrie among many others and immersive environments by hertfordshire company wierd and wonderful to delve us even deeper into the star wars experience. it looks amazing, and it's only 113 days away... |
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saturday 17th march 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe news continues to come thick and fast with the third newsletter advertising the july 13th to 15th convention. click here for more news from the convention and see what's in store for the thousands in attendance, but not the millions at home... |
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tuesday 13th march 2007 |
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>>>it's set to be a family affair at celebration europe this coming july, as the three fett actors jeremy bulloch, daniel logan and temeura morrison are reunited after their celebration 4 shindig to wow the crowds in london. joining them are the two most iconic characters in the saga, ray parks darth maul and david prowses darth vader. it's going to be quite a weekend. |
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thursday 8th march 2007 |
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>>>just in case you hadn't heard there's a little soiree going on in july called celebration europe, and those clever chaps have released this banner for all sites to use and promote the forthcoming convention, so click through and take a look. |
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sunday 4th march 2007 |
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>>>plenty of news is filtering in concerning both celebration europe and Lightsabre's involvement in the three day convention. firstly we are pleased to announce our partnership with derek maki's coolwater productions, who have been instrumental in helping Lightsabre with our soon-to-be-announced centrepiece happening at the convention. |
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>>>secondly, jonathan bowen, author of anticipation - the real life story of the phantom menace will soon be releasing his follow-up book, revenge: the real life story of star wars: episode 3 - revenge of the sith. with contributions by Lightsabre's mark newbold, this shall be available to buy at the Lightsabre stand as a uk exclusive, with all profits going to cancer research uk. |
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tuesday 27th february 2007 |
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>>>as the official site says, it's all systems go on celebration europe. click here to read more and learn about vast array of treats the convention brings to the excel arena. stay tuned for more news as it arrives, and don't forget to check out
our soon to be launched sister site admiral motti to learn even more... |
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exhibit of original props and costumes never seen before outside the lucasfilm archives |
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autograph hall with one of the largest selections of star wars guests europe has ever seen |
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licensed artists alley with limited edition work on sale |
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sunday 25th february 2007 |
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>>>the host of coruscant-cast james everett brings us news of his own celebration europe newsletter, bringing the latest information from the event. click here and surf through to the site. |
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sunday 4th february 2007 |
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>>>news from celebration europe, david prowse has announced on his official site that he shall be attending both celebration 4 and celebration europe.
excellent news for fans of the dark lord, and in addition both stephen sansweet and mary franklin from lfl and artist cynthia cummens are attending. although none of these are officially announced by lucasfilm, it looks like the guest list is slowly but surely building up. stay tuned for more news. |
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saturday 3rd february 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe brings us the second newsletter, with the latest happenings from the event. click here to access the newsletter and find out the latest announcements from the july 13th - 15th convention. |
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saturday 20th january 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe continues to grow with the arrival of it's myspace page. click through to http://www.myspace.com/celebrationeurope and check out the latest news about the site, as well as reading myspace pages of people affiliated with the event. |
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friday 19th january 2007 |
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>>>celebration europe brings us its very first newsletter, with the latest happenings from the event. click here to access the newsletter and find out the first official announcements from the july 13th - 15th convention. |
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monday 18th december 2006 |
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>>>celebration europe continues to progress, with an amazing new website and news filtering through all the time. click below to read the latest news from the july 13th-15th london convention, and make sure to check out the site and learn about the latest developments. |
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friday 15th december 2006 |
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>>>9.00am gmt - that is the time that celebration europe tickets are available to the general public, and through the brand new website you can navigate and learn all about the convention that will set the standards for all others to come. with information on hotels, licensees, tickets, fan club offers and much, much more it's a site you must bookmark and keep checking on. |
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wednesday 13th december 2006 |
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>>>Lightsabre continues to gear up for celebration europe. coming soon a section of the site dedicated specifically to the 13th-15th july 2007 convention, but until then we plan and organise, speculate and discuss. coming soon in the next setnin radio mark newbold and
louis turfrey chat about plans for Lightsabre's presence at the convention, and by the end of the year we shall announce a very special auction to be held at celebration europe, with prizes donated by a vast number of past and future Lightsabre guests. we won't say anything quite yet, but suffice it to say that some of the people and auction prizes are unique and very special. stay tuned. |
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>>>friend of the site and Lightsabre artist tim wann has designed our new logo for 2007, debuted here. with the 8th year of the site, the 30th anniversary of Lightsabre and 25 years since the first Lightsabre story, quest for freedom, it seemed appropriate to give things a fresh look. and, given our presence at celebration europe july 13th - 15th next year in london it also made sense to start early. look for big news on
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friday 24th november 2006 |
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>>>great news for the many waiting for celebration europe. due to huge demand the venue has changed from london's earl court arena across town to excel london. now, housed in london's largest convention centre the party promises to be expansive and amazing. click here for the official press release, here for the celebration europe page on the official site or below for the latest celebration europe poster. |
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friday 29th september 2006 |
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>>>celebration europe is on its way. from july 13th - 15th 2007, star wars hits earls court in london, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the star wars saga. with guests, exhibits, exclusive licensed merchandise and much, much more, celebration europe promises to be the event of the year. for more information, click on the link to check out |
