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    Saturday at the third annual, three-day Forest Moon Festival opened during the Farmers’ Market on the Arcata Plaza with Star Wars-themed live music supplied by the local Miracle Show band outfitted in Star Wars costumes and featured the “Tennessee Jedi Lyrics” written by Jeff Kelley and Richard LaPreziosa (read them at http://captainordinary.com/TJ-lyrics.html ). Seen here are band members Jerill Kenobi (Richard LaPreziosa (left)) and Chewbacca (Eric Parchman).
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    Long-time Farmers’ Market vendor and Rebel Alliance member Danielle Newman (here greeted by Isabelle LeMieux, member of the North Coast Growers’ Association) was one of the few vendors on Saturday who joined the Star Wars theme with her costume (a locally made dress, she said).
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    Farmers’ Market sound man “Tofu” introduced his Star Wars assistant baby Yoda on Saturday while doing a sound check for the Miracle Show band.
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    The Farmers’ Market on Saturday featured photo opps with costumed Star Wars characters and Kevin Thompson, original cast member as Ewok actor and stunt performer from 1983’s “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” and his wife and memoirist Tracey McCoy Thompson.
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    A popular stop at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday for all ages was for photo opps with costumed Star Wars characters.
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    One lound and very fun moment at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday for photo opps with costumed Star Wars characters included reproducing character sound effects.
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    These Rebel Alliance members of the costumed Star Wars characters lined up in opposition to…you know who on Saturday at the Farmers’ Market.
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    Darth Vader, storm troopers and others lined up to oppose Rebel Alliance members in cosplay at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
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    Jedi Master Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi matched up with Darth Vader in a light-saber duel at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
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    Old friends Jedi Master Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi and Darth Vader posed for a portrait at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
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    Local band member Chewbacca (Erik Parchman) from Miracle Show introduced himself to costumed Star Wars characters Jedi Master Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi and Darth Vader at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
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    Michael Allread, of Eugene, was a first-time attendee at the Saturday afternoon Forest Moon Festival at Sequoia Park and eventually won second place in the adult costume contest.
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    Captain Phasma (Amy Hunt of Arcata) brought her two costumed children to the Saturday afternoon Forest Moon Festival at Sequoia Park in Eureka.
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    One of the many costumed Ewoks present enjoyed running around the Forest Moon Festival on Saturday in Sequoia Park.
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    The three finalists in the children’s costume contest at the Forest Moon Festival on Saturday in Sequoia Park lined up in front of the judges before the winner (in the middle) was announced .
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    These Star Wars characters and an Ewok (Tyler Murray and Ivette Mendoz, of San Francisco) were among the early invaders of the Forest Fest event at the Sequoia Park Zoo and Redwood Sky Walk on Saturday evening.
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    Ivette Mendoz, of San Francisco, introduced her Star Wars Ewok character that she helped create at the Forest Fest event at the Sequoia Park Zoo and Redwood Sky Walk on Saturday evening.
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    A photo opp for Juan Cervantes and Aisha Cervantes-Cissna, of Eureka dressed as Star Wars characters Anakin and Padme happened near the river otter enclosure at the Forest Fest event at the Sequoia Park Zoo and Redwood Sky Walk on Saturday evening.
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    Jedi Master Christopher Erickson, of Foster City, paused before walking the Redwood Sky Walk at the Sequoia Park Zoo during the Forest Fest event on Saturday.
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    Star Wars fans Ivan Sanchez, of Arcata (left) and Scott Fuller, of Eureka, dueled with their light sabers along the Redwood Sky Walk pathways during the Forest Fest event on Saturday.
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    The popular character Barfolomew, better known as Barf, is the loyal sidekick of Captain Lone Starr and the deuteragonist of the movie Spaceballs. Barf (Alice Pitt, of Eureka) made another popular appearance at the Forest Fest in the Sequoia Park Zoo and Redwood Sky Walk on Saturday evening.
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    Kevin Thompson, original cast member as Ewok actor and stunt performer from 1983’s “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” appeared at the Saturday night Forest Fest with his wife and memoirist Tracey McCoy Thompson and they signed copies of their book, “My Journey to Endor.”
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    Cassandra Hesseltine paused in her Forest Moon Festival host duties as Film Commissioner for the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission on Saturday during the Forest Fest to introduce event guest film director/writer/producer Tracy Boyd…and show off the recent publicity about the Forest Moon Festival featured in People magazine.
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    Han Solo, one of the heroes of the Rebel Alliance (aka local resident “Phil”), had a memorable hug and reunion with Chewbacca at Sequoia Park as the Forest Moon Festival ended on Saturday evening.
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    Costumed Star Wars character Chewbacca and friends … but no Ewoks in sight…wandered Sequoia Park as the Forest Moon Festival ended on Saturday evening.