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501st Legion:
Central
Califronia Garrison |
Central California Garrison is a chapter of the
501st Legion. We are a volunteer
costume club dedicated to the bad guys of the Star Wars
universe. Central California Garrison serves the Eastern
half of California from Northern Modoc county to
Central Tulare county. |
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1701st Fleet: USS Saroyan |
The 1701st Fleet is a Star Trek based costuming
fan group in which people of diverse backgrounds
with an interest in Star Trek can interact
socially and recreationally. By representing the
fictional Star Trek universe, we will pool our
efforts and collective talents to assist in
various charitable works in an effort to promote
the late Gene Roddenberry’s dream of the best
for all of humanity. The
USS Saroyan is the Central
Valley Chapter/Ship of the 1701st Fleet and has
a strong interest in gaming and future charity
work. |
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Airsoft 559 |
Airsoft 559 – Your Central
Valley Airsoft Resource. We are located in the
Central Valley and host free airsoft games. This
organization was founded to socialize and have
fun with other airsoft players in the Central
Valley. Join us at our next airsoft war!
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Anime Visalia |
Anime Visalia is a place
for fans of Japanese animation, video games and
cosplay to get together and socialize.
Anime Viewing, Video and Table top gaming, meet
new anime fan-friends every month! To view our
most current schedule visit
http://www.lipsco.net/AnimeVisalia |
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Bat Parties 4 Kids |
Bat Parties 4 Kids is owned and operated by Antero Mendonca.
On display will be his Batman with his 2/3 scale of the Bat
Mobile Tumbler and Bat Motorcycle.
The vehicles will be on display inside the main
entrance. |
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CSUB Campus Gamers |
The
Campus Gamers student
organization at CSU Bakersfield has earned 18
outstanding student leadership awards in its
three years at CSUB. It has raised over $35,000
for Children's Miracle Network with its annual
"Extra Life 12-Hour Gaming Marathon," hosting
the largest group participation event in the
United States. Members like games of all kinds,
including video, board, card, tabletop, and pen
& paper games. Come by the booth to play some
retro games and learn more about the marathon. |
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Central Valley Horror Club
&
The Homicidal Homemaker |
The
Central Valley Horror Club is here
to unite existing fans of the horror genre, and
reach out to new ones while providing unique,
affordable and all-ages entertainment to the
entire Central Valley. We believe that enriching
our community by hosting offbeat events to
participate in is far more rewarding than
focusing on monetary gain. For these reasons, it
is extremely important to us that we keep our
events as low-cost as possible, if not free of
charge. We also strive to give attendees an
opportunity to explore a creative side of
themselves they may not have utilized before by
developing a costume and getting into character. |
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Chuck E Cheese |
Chuck E Cheese's is the
ultimate place Where A Kid Can Be A Kid®. And
parents can enjoy every moment. That’s why Chuck
E. himself takes pride in providing a safe,
family-friendly environment that kids and
parents will love coming back to.
Admission is always free. So you’ll never
overpay to play at Chuck E. Cheese’s. |
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Cobra 1st Legion |
Cobra 1st Legion The Cobra
1st Legion is a G.I. Joe themed Cosplay /
Charity Organization. We attend comic book
conventions dressed as characters from the G.I.
Joe comic book with self-made costumes. We do
charity projects like Toy Drives for the
Children's Hospital of Oakland, sending books to
troops with Operation Paperback, food drives for
the Alameda County Community Food Bank and more.
For our members we have organized photo-shoots
at amazing, historic sites such as the U.S.S.
Hornet Aircraft Carrier, the U.S.S. Pampanito
Submarine and infamous Alcatraz Prison among
other locations. |
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The Creeper Truck |
The Creeper Truck, Redemer
Concepts will have on display the prototype truck
used in the 2001 film "Jeepers Creepers". One
of 3 original trucks made for the movie by the
studio. This is a 1941 Chevrolet COE 1 1/2 ton
truck. Completely restored including paint scheme.
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Guild of St. Mortimer |
The
Guild of St. Mortimer is a 501c(3)
non-profit group dedicated to the reenactment of
historical events, and
providing scholarships.
We are the group behind the Annual Tulare
Renaissance Festival, held in Visalia, of which this is
there 26th
year. In order to host this event they operate a
Sarsaparilla Booth called the Weasel Inn, and at
additional Renaissance Fairs, Civil War
Reenactment, Scottish festivals, and Fantasy
Fairs. |
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Ingress:
Enlightened Guild
Tulare County Chapter |
Ingress: Enlightened Guild
is part of a larger world. The world around you
is not what it seems....
The organization behind the leaks is Niantic
Labs, a division of Google previously
responsible for the creation of
Field Trip, a
geo-aware “guide to the cool, hidden, and unique
things in the world around you.” Two weeks in to
this ARG, Niantic Labs released their second
application,
Ingress. This
massively multiplayer augmented reality game
sees players in two factions fighting for
territorial control of the planet, focused
around real-world monuments and landmarks
designated as “portals”. The Niantic Project ARG
and Ingress serve as complements to each other
in the full story behind the Niantic Project.
The Enlightened are:
· Dedicated.
· Vigilant
· Strong |
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Iron Gate Swordfighting |
Iron Gate Swordfighting is
an Historical European Martial Arts and
Historical Fencing Club that studies the science
behind the European longsword and other weapons.
The main course of study is an Italian martial
art called Armizare (Art of arms) from 15th
century fencing master Fiore dei Liberi from his
manuscript called il Fior di Battaglia (The
Flower of Battle) written around 1409. il Fior
di Battaglia is a complete martial system that
includes grappling, dagger, longsword, sword in
armor, poleaxe and spear.
Iron Gate is an
affiliate of the Historical European Martial
Arts Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
educational organization and is dedicated to the
revival of the historical European martial arts
and to dispel the myths and stereotypes
associated with the weapons of the middle ages.
Iron Gate also trains for historical fencing
competitions for the longsword and other weapons
and competes in tournaments at various
Historical European Martial Arts events. |
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Mandalorian Mercs
Costume
Club |
The
Mandalorian Mercs began life as
the brainchild of Tom Hutchens in March 2007.
Noticing that Mandalorian costumers had distinctive
and separate needs to “traditional” costuming
groups, and being a big fan, Tom decided to create a
costume group based on Mandalorian culture.
Utilizing a guild name from Star Wars: Galaxies™ and
references from Star Wars: Knights of the Old
Republic™ computer games, the Mandalorian Mercs as a
costume organization was born. |
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Rebel Legion:
Endor Base |
Endor Base is a chapter of the
Rebel Legion. We are a volunteer
costume club dedicated to the heroes of the Star Wars
universe. Endor Base serves Northern California, Central
California and Alaska. |
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Royal Manticoran Navy |
The Royal Manticoran Navy, the
Official Honor Harrington Fan Club, celebrates the
work of David Weber and other authors who have
contributed to the Honorverse.
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Society for Creative
Anachronism:
Barony of Nordwache |
Barony of Nordwache, which
is part of the Kingdom of Caid, a kingdom in the
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA).
Nordwache is located in the San Joaquin Valley
of Central California, and encompasses Fresno,
Kings, Madera, and Tulare Counties.
The SCA is a not-for-profit, educational and
historical organization dedicated to reliving
and recreating the Middle Ages, as they should
have been (well, we think so anyway)! |
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"Doc" Nigh & Reba
Team TimeCar |
Special Appearance Saturday
and Sunday:
"Doc" Nigh from the Reality
Show "The Fireball Run Adventurally". On the show
"Doc" is
TEAM TIMECAR - TEAM #15 and will be bringing the
DeLorean Time Machine from the show. Also known as
"The Race to
Recover America's Missing
Children" The Fireball Run is an 8 day, 2,000 mile,
Epic Mission Based Rally across America
where 40
teams will battle it out in a "More Brain Power than
Horse Power" to become the winner. And they do it
all for
nothing more than a greater
cause, bragging rights, and a plastic road sign. And
they will do ANYTHING for that plastic
road sign.
However, the greater cause is that each of the 40
teams represent one of America's missing children
and off of
8 seasons they have located
and return 44 missing children making "The Fireball
Run" the largest active child recovery
program in
the world.
"The most
loved and booked DeLorean Time Machine in the
world." --TMZ |
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The Twin Suns:
Star Wars
Club |
The Twin Suns is a Star Wars Fan
Club/group. We are located in California covering
from Turlock to Orange County, which encombases most
of the Central Valley and parts of Southern
California.
Our future goal, is to continue attracting area fans, to
expand our charitable efforts in new directions, and to
have a great time celebrating our shared love for the
Star Wars universe. |
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Z-Wing
"Shawn Crosby" |
Artist/actor
Shawn Crosby has worked as an
artist for Griffith Observatory, propbuilder for
Star Trek, toy designer for Mattel and Playmates,
modelmaker for Disney and videogame designer for
Vivendi/Universal. A founding member of Enigma
Players Improv and Lux Theater fan-oriented
performance groups, he is currently mouthing-off in
the field of voice-acting, and most recently set
fandom back 30 years with an appearance as himself
on ABC's 1980s-something sitcom "The Goldbergs."
In his alter-ego as semi-professional Jedi
Knight “Obi-Shawn,” Star Wars geek and
designer/builder of the "H-Wing" and "Z-Wing"
Carfighter art car projects, Shawn has traveled to
the Pro Bowl, Super Bowl, NBA All-Star game,
Skywalker Ranch, Johnson Space Center and other
interesting locations teaching science, the path of
the Jedi and lightsaber techniques to kids and
kids-at-heart. He attends up to 160 charity and
community events a year in costume portraying
characters from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Steampunk
and other creative realms to further humanitarian
concerns and prove the you don't have to be boring
when you grow up. |
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