Watch James Burns from Jedi News for a Collector’s Cast Fan Focus in conversation with Steve Sansweet from Rancho Obi-Wan, discussing Steve’s collecting journey from LA to creating a Virtual Museum as part of ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga.
Click here to watch the panel which took place on Saturday August 29th at 10am PT, 1pm and 6pm BST.
ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga continues today, a virtual convention taking place over the original Star Wars Celebration weekend. The goal being to replicate the best part of Star Wars Celebration — the community of fans — as well as the giving nature of those fans, by raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Over $2,000 has been donated so far.
ForceFest features 6 stages, each focused on different aspects of Star Wars:-
• Content Creator Stage – featuring Star Wars podcasters and YouTubers.
• Live Action Stage – focused on live action films and TV shows in Star Wars.
• Books, Comics & Animation Stage – panels about books, comics or the beloved animated Star Wars shows.
• Interviews and Discussions Stage – Topics on Diversity, mental health; and interviews with Lucasfilm alumni and artists.
• Collecting, Art and Fandom Stage – Collectors and art lovers – this is the Stage for you. A celebration of fandom.
• Cantina Lounge – This is part panel and part chat room. Learn Star Wars Origami, laugh with Chatter Squadron, drink with the Sci-Fi Pubcast, sing with the Star Wars Musical, dance with Star Wars DJ’s Levelupleroy and DJ Elliot!Click on each stage above to peruse panel names and descriptions that suit your interests.
The Best Way To Attend ForceFest
• Creating a free GetVokl account on your computer is the best way to watch and interact live in the chat, and donate live to Make-A-Wish using VCoin (like Twitch Bits). Many panelists will have a Q&A section, and you may even be invited to “Grab a Spot” on live video to ask a question! The GetVokl platform is heavily focused on community, which is why we’ve partnered with them for ForceFest.
• Bookmark the GetVokl ForceFest Landing Page for easy access to the schedule and Stages.
• Once you’ve created an account, check out all six of the ForceFest stages for panels you want to see. Subscribe to the stages for a “going-live” notification when panels start.
• Download the GetVokl app to your mobile device and allow notifications to make sure you don’t miss your favorite panel.
Join Steve for the second of two Facebook Live events this weekend, today on Sunday August 30th at 2pm PST/5pm EST/10pm BST, looking at the collectibles from The Empire Strikes Back that Rancho Obi-Wan would have taken to Star Wars Celebration.
