The Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at Celebration III will be the place to be each day for events, demonstrations, entertainment, and for a good dose of Star Wars fun served straight up. Star Wars fans from all over the world will gather to share their best, meet new people, and get ready for Revenge of the Sith. The Fan Fair Hall (Hall C) is huge, so fans attending Celebration III should be sure to set aside a good block of time to see what everyone there has to offer.

Death Star Diorama Builders: After doing an amazing job organizing the Diorama Builders' Room during Celebration II, Frank D'Iorio is back for Celebration III and will set up shop in the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. Beginning and expert builders alike can come to the Diorama Building area and get involved in the action, making their own portions of the Emperor's dreaded Death Star. D'Iorio and his team of builders supply the know-how, instructions, and all the materials necessary, and fans can supply just a little elbow grease. On Sunday builders can take their piece of the Death Star home with them. D'Iorio also will have special give-aways each day for builders, too.

Star Wars Cars: An entire squadron -- Road Squadron that is -- will dock at Celebration III in the Fan Fair Hall. In addition to the customized Star Wars cars that will be driven to Indianapolis from all over the United States, it's rumored that a Star Wars bus will come from San Diego. Road Squadron members will be in the Hall to answer questions about the methods -- sometimes surprisingly simple -- that they use to get their cars to look as cool as they do.

Tattoo Art Show and Star Wars Tattoo Show: Ink artists have known it for years -- there's a lot of amazing Star Wars tattoo art out there. Shane Turgeon, a tattoo aficionado and Star Wars fan, has gathered a most impressive collection of Star Wars tattoo art that will displayed throughout the weekend. Not only will the art be on display, but there will be a live Tattoo Show and Competition scheduled for Sunday, April 24. Those with Star Wars tattoos that they are proud of, in places that can be shown to the rest of the world, should stop by Turgeon's tattoo display area in the Fan Fair Hall and sign up for the show!

Life-Sized Origami: Each day of the show Chris Alexander and a team of folders -- some of them pulled from the audience -- will fold one BIG Star Wars origami. Picture a life-sized Naboo starfighter. A Jedi starfighter. How about a life-sized Jabba the Hutt? Alexander plans to hold a silent auction for the origami pieces, with all proceeds going to the Koret Family House charity. Please stop by the origami area in the Fan Fair Hall for more details. Life-sized Origami Schedule: Thursday 5:30 - 6:30pm Naboo Starfighter; Friday 2:30 - 3:30pm Jedi Starfighter; Saturday 2:30 - 3:30pm Jabba the Hutt; Sunday 2:30 - 3:30pm Anakin's Starfighter

Droidyard 500: Every day of Celebration III the race is on in the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. What will move faster than a speeding rancor over the weekend?Droids! The R2-D2 Builders will put their remote-controlled droids through their paces in heats that take place each day. The Droidyard 500 Championship Finals are scheduled for Sunday. Races take place right in the center of the Hall. Droidyard 500 Schedule: Thursday 6:30 - 7:30pm; Friday 1 - 2pm; Saturday 1 - 2pm; Sunday 1 - 2pm Droidyard 500 Championship Finals!

Stormtrooper Olympics: The thrill of victory. The agony of the armor. Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion will compete in the center of the Fan Fair Hall on Thursday afternoon starting at 3:00 pm sharp. No one should miss the regional 501st Garrisons competing in these Imperial Olympics Decathlon Events: Minute-Man Trooper, Ewok Toss, Biker Scout Slalom, TIE Pilot Aviation Challenge, These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For, Death Star Gunner Heavy Artillery Shooting, Snowtrooper Hoth Defense, AT-AT Driver Stomp, Bounty Hunter Gauntlet Shoot, and Sith Lord Combat Challenge.

Fan Club Tables: Local, regional, and Internet fan communities will be exhibiting their love of Star Wars in the Fan Fair Hall. Each of these groups has come up with a significant contribution to make Celebration III more fun for other fans. Stop by and say hello!

Star Wars Fan Fair Hall: Hall C, Indiana Convention Center. Thursday 12 - 8pm; Friday & Saturday 9am - 7pm; Sunday 9am - 4pm

NEW YORK, April 6, 2005 - "A lot of my life has been wrapped up in this one thing. I can walk away from this now 'cause I feel it's the best I could do...this is the film that people want to see," says Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith Director George Lucas of his blockbuster film, which is expected to be the highest-grossing and most anticipated film of the summer season. Premiere's May issue, on newsstands everywhere Tuesday, April 12, takes an in-depth look into the end of the Star Wars story, which concludes a saga that began nearly 30 years ago. Talks with the entire cast including cover boy Hayden Christensen about the challenges he's faced since taking the role of everyone's favorite villain are featured in this blowout issue.

"It's clear that not only sentiment about this being the last Star Wars movie is at work here - how Anakin becomes Darth is primal stuff, and Episode III looks like the real deal," comments Premiere Editor-in-Chief Peter Herbst. For more information on Premier Magazine, visit PremierMag.com.

Each "Cable Original" piece is hand drawn on high-quality 9" x 12" bristol board, and each character is only drawn once then retired. For details on how to enter this free drawing, please visit the CreatureCantina.com Web Site. Go for the contest... stay for the content! The CC.com staff has gone all-out this week, and they intend to have you ROTFLYAO!!

Bill Cable - Steelers Fan & Star Wars Collector
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The author of previous Star Wars novels, Traitor and Shatterpoint, Stover has earned a reputation for telling rich stories that examine the motives and minds of the characters faced with moral challenges in a time of war. For his complex examination of such themes, he was chosen to adapt and expand the screenplay of Episode III into its novel form.

For more information about the novelization, see this feature here, which includes an excerpt, an interview, and Stover's book tour schedule. The novelization is currently on sale now from Del Rey Books.

Stover will be online this Wednesday, April 6th at 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern) for a Hyperspace chat. Please note that last minute schedule changes may happen, and that although hundreds of questions are often submitted, not all can be answered. These online chats are held in the Online Chats and Schedule Forum, available only to members of Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club.

If you're trying to avoid Episode III spoilers it is recommended that you miss this chat. Since the novelization is out and available to the public, the plot points and surprises of Episode III are now out in the open and to be discussed. The chat will likely go into territory that those sensitive to spoilers will want to avoid.

"This picture is not an Episode III scene, if anything it would be in the Clone Wars. It follows on from me drawing Jedi for the female fan point of view. For variety, since we don't see many other Jedi, I decided to draw some anonymous Jedi, just for fun. These two seem to be enjoying their job a bit too much. "Master Obi-Wan would be very grumpy" And look, he is! I love the hum of a lightsaber in the morning."

Second, we have Obi-Wan as the King of Hearts!

"This drawing is a bit different than the normal style, but I think it still works. Why I did it I'm not too sure but I like it. I was watching a cartoon series on SBS TV - Happy Tree Friends and Friends - and a skit by the 'Anrgy Kid' came on. He was playing with a deck of cards. And bang! This idea for a picture instantly popped into my head. Just shows you never know what's going to happen, well I don't anyway. It's all about heart after all isn't it?"

Third, we have a piece entitled "Bail Out."

"This picture I had in mind for months, but, until recently I didn't have enough visual info to do a reasonable representation - the small pics of Bail Organa that inspired didn't have enough detail. With the recent find of some more detailed pics I decided there was enough to start."

"In the picture we have Bail Organa and his adopted daughter, with Leia, the Jedi, Empire and Rebel symbols in the background - the symbols are arranged in a manner that might seem familiar. With Leia, I wanted to bridge the trilogies by putting her in with one of Padme's hair styles, and made her a bit younger than we see her in ANH - hence the slightly larger eyes."

Thanks Craig and sorry for the delay on these! Also, be sure to see his outstanding gallery of work with Craig Burt's Paintings and also Craig Burt's Cartoons! You can find other great work at the Featured Artists section. Enjoy!