The Place: Pasadena, CA. It was Saturday September 5th. #ForceFriday had come and gone, but there was another celebration that was about to begin. One that would bridge two galaxies that are usually at odds with each other...
Galaxy Wars! Original artwork, T-shirts, hand crafted jewelry, accessories, souvenirs and trinkets, coupled with shaved ice from RAPsados, beer and live music. That was the atmosphere at the Old Towne Pub that night. The art show was presented by Le Beauty Exorcist and Dr.Graves Productions. The event was sponsored by a handful of companies including the local Guitar Center, which raffled off a guitar, and HorrorCon.
Inside the venue, bands were playing non-stop. You could hear the music out in the courtyard throughout the night. Power metal as the background to a Sci-Fi art show! It was a perfect fit. The night capped off with the arrival of the evening's headliners, Du Hast - A Rammstein Tribute band.
The courtyard was dotted with vendor tables displaying their wares. Everything from pop culture to sci-fi and then some. However it was quite obvious that the atmosphere was dominated by Star Wars and Star Trek on this night.....and it was evident that Star Wars had a superior influence. That didn't stop fans of both franchises from getting along though.
There was also Der Wolfskopf. A beer garden that had some amazing brews & an assortment of German food that was also located in the courtyard. My personal favorite brew was the Schofferhofer Grapefruit Radler. It had a good citrus flavor without all the bitterness that usually comes with grapefruit, making for one very refreshing drink.
As I mentioned before, Star Wars was clearly the winner here. Star Trek was only visible at a couple of vendor tables. There were a couple of Spock stencil paintings among a sea of Rebel & Imperial characters. (See below) and the other was by way of some T-shirts that combined the 2 galaxies.
 |
| The Sithfits table, with plenty of T-Shirts to go around |
There were some incredibly detailed works of art up for grabs as well. Some were intricate wood burned images, while others utilized watercolors, paints, color pencils, you name it!
 |
| Look at the workmanship on Fett, Maul, Trooper & of course, Han & Chewie |
 |
Various media art by Eliassar Gonzalez. Some were on Canvas (not shown) Trooper, Mando & Imp. Guard done in watercolor |
There were also plenty of hand crafted items like key chains and magnets.
There were even a couple of people in cosplay, along with myself. I found myself face to face with a Mandalorian out for a bounty......but we came to a mutual agreement. His armor was made of Sintra, with a modified Rubie's Boba Fett helmet. It was very well done!
 |
| Kiefer Jenkins in his Mandalorian armor |
I also ran into Kylo, who was apparently getting ready to head inside to checkout the bands. I tried to get some information out of him about the knights of Ren, but he was too strong for mind tricks.
All-in-all it was a fun experience that was more like an awesome fan gathering than an art show. Vendors, attendees, and band members all hanging out eating, drinking, and talking Star Wars & a little bit of Star Trek.
Make sure you like our page and join our FB group! Sound off in comments, if you have any questions. Thanks for reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment