Suspicious Mind Trick, or SMT, is the official FanForce chapter for the metropolitan Memphis, TN area. The chapter was established in September 2002 with one goal…to meet and interact with fans of all aspects of the Star Wars universe in our local community through an array of social and charitable events.
Costumes are not required to join the chapter or to participate in FanForce activities, but many of our members enjoy costuming for various events and are also members of the 501st and Rebel Legion.
Check back often for news and announcements. Please stop by our message board to say hi!
SMT Honorary Member and friend John Jackson Miller announced today that his upcoming novel, Star Wars: Knight Errant, is now available for pre-order from Amazon. The novel is scheduled to be released on February 22, 2011 and will follow the conclusion of the first storyline in the upcoming Knight Errant comic series.
Congratulations, John!
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination features more than 80 costumes, models and props from all 6 Star Wars movies, and it is coming to the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL from June 24 – September 6, 2010.
This exhibition has never been shown in the southeast US, so it is expected to be full during peak times. More information, including ticket prices, is available at the US Space & Rocket Center’s website.
Directions from Memphis:
From US-78 E toward Birmingham, take exit 57 for AL-118 E toward Jasper. Continue onto AL-69 North, and merge onto I-65 N. Take exit 340 to merge onto I-565 E toward Huntsville. Take exit 15 for Madison Pike toward Sparkman Dr/Bob Wallace Ave. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Space and Rocket Center.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
Parking is free.
StarWars.com announced yesterday that additional dates and cities have been added to the North American tour of Star Wars in Concert, and Memphis is included!
The concert will be Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the FedEx Forum. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, March 13.
Additional information about the tour is available at http://www.starwarsinconcert.com/.
MidSouthCon 28 is rapidly approaching, and SMT members will be turning out in force! Many of our members will be moderating panels, attending as guests, or working behind the scenes to ensure the convention is the most successful to date.
Kevin J. Anderson, a prolific writer whose work includes Star Wars comics, novels and short stories, is the Author Co-Guest of Honor. He shares the title with his wife, Rebecca Moesta, who wrote the Star Wars Junior Jedi Knights series.
SMT Honorary Members John Jackson Miller, Dean Zachary and Jim Hall will be returning as guests once again. Among their many panels, they will be on the Star Wars Comics panel, moderated by SMT President Nicki Howe.
SMT members among the guests include Rhonda Platania, Lin Workman, Tim Brown and Nicki Howe.
Hope to see you in Olive Branch!
