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Do It This Weekend, Part Deux: Star Wars In Concert, Pontypool , pig roast, In the Heights and more October 30, 2009 at 12:14 pm by Franki Weddington If you're already worn out on Halloween, check out our picks for non-ghoul-related weekend events.

The TODAY hosts go "Star Wars" for Halloween: From left, Kathie Lee Gifford as C-3PO, Natalie Morales as Queen Padme Amidala, Hoda Kotb as Yoda, Ann Curry as Darth Vader, Meredith Vieira as Princess Leia, Matt Lauer as Luke Skywalker and Al Roker as Han Solo.

He's braved the metallic chill of the planet Hoth, dodged Imperial fire and survived enslavement by the slimy Jabba the Hutt.

The Star Wars saga is coming out of hyperspace for a landing in Jacksonville. Star Wars in Concert is on stage at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Thursday night.

Families have plenty of shows to look forward to over the next few weeks as familiar characters visit Charlotte.

It is not hard to succeed if you have "the force" and the world's largest TV screen on your side.

A nearly sold-out crowd packed the concourse of the Toyota Center last night as they oohed and aahed over Star Wars memorabilia and characters, before enjoying a live concert of the Star Wars music along with Anthony Daniels , clips from the movies and lasers.

Some might expect a two-day Star Wars convention to be full of guys resembling The Simpsons ' Comic Book Guy.

I headed to the Star Wars blog after reading about the impressive Tauntaun wedding cake , but I became more interested at this old footage .

Cowboys Stadium was lighted Friday night not with lighters or cellphones, but with thousands of miniscule, flashing light-saber keyrings as fans showed their appreciation for " Star Wars in Concert." The multimedia event featured a full symphony orchestra playing John Williams' music from all six Star Wars movies, lasers, flames and specially ...

Seeing him stroll by, you'd never guess that this slightly built, charmingly demure British actor starred in six of the most successful movies of all time.

There's a wonderful Egyptian-type march before one of Anakin's pod races. It's got a great Egyptian, eastern and slightly discordant, very much written in their notation and scale.

The 6-year-old who lives in my house has spoken: We will be attending Star Wars: In Concert tomorrow night at the Cowboys Stadium, where, one prays, The Force will be with the sound system for a change.

By PUNCH SHAW Anthony Daniels walked out of 2001: A Space Odyssey and demanded his money back.

Since the release of the first Star Wars in 1977, through the subsequent sequels and disappointing prequels, pop culture has been awash in Force-related mania.

"STAR WARS IN CONCERT," EnergySolutions Arena, Oct. 16. In "Star Wars: A New Hope," Anthony Daniels, in his C-3PO character, told Luke Skywalker that he wasn't good at telling stories.

Only two people have been involved with every aspect of the "Star Wars" saga - the six films, the animated spin-offs, the live shows.

The Salt Lake City performance of Star Wars in Concert Friday night was quite a thing to see.

Off the Wall says boo to you. HORRORS! Catch all four titles in the film series " Halloween town" , running in marathon form through 10:30 tonight.

I would've expected Han to be on an Explorer over a Flying V, but whatevs. Umm, THIS IS REAL.

Not too long a time ago, in a galaxy across the Atlantic Ocean, the British premiered a multimedia event devoted to the billion-dollar film franchise of "Star Wars" at the O2 Arena in London.

After making its North American debut earlier this month, the multimedia event "Star Wars: In Concert" [ tickets ] has expanded its touring schedule to fill out the rest of the fall.

Darth Vader, stormtroopers and several other characters from the 'Star Wars' franchise invaded Conseco Fieldhouse this morning to promote 'Star Wars: In Concert.' The multimedia performance, which will be presented Dec.

Anthony Daniels on stage during the Star Wars extravaganza, with a symphony orchestra and choir accompanying clips from films over the years, comes to San Jose to pay tribute to composer John Williams at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Carrie Fisher mines for laughs her dysfunctional famous family, her film career and her battle with addiction in "Wishful Drinking," her new Broadway show.

The Clones Of 'Star Wars' Learn more about the Clones from Dee Bradley Baker, voice of the Clones, and Dave Filoni, supervising director of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," as they walk you through the process of development.

"Star Wars: In Concert" -- a multimedia event featuring music from all six of John Williams' epic "Star Wars" scores, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and a full chorus -- zooms into Connecticut next month.

Let's just say that Howie Newman is not your typical singer-songwriter. Most of Newman's material is humorous and/or satirical, and he has a knack for getting the audience involved.

Part of a world-wide tour, the concert comes to the HP Pavilion on October 11. Narrated live by Anthony Daniels , the production features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen - one of the largest ever put on tour.

Darth Vader in a porno? No way! Seriously, no way. According to the U.K.'s Metro , David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader in the first three Star Wars films had a run-in with the police while working on another film.

Confession may be good for the soul, but does it make for good theater? Yes, indeed.

"'Star Wars': In Concert," which launched a world tour Thursday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, is more of a multimedia extravaganza, sensory overload division, than a mere concert, though no one was complaining.