May the Forest Moon Fest Be with You

The Force is strong with us Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 during the Forest Moon Festival celebrating the 40th anniversary of the locally filmed Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (free). It’s the best of the original trilogy (disagree? strike me down!) and you can watch free screenings on Saturday around the county. Get in Jedi drag and get to the Van Duzer Theatre at 1 p.m. to mingle with hardcore costumer groups from all over the state, see the film at 2 p.m. and stay for the filmmaker Zoom Q&A at 4 p.m.
At the Mateel Community Center, the troopers, Mandalorians and rebels show out at 3 p.m., the movie is at 4 p.m. and you can hit the after party like an Imperial speeder into a redwood. Jetpack to Sequoia Park — right in the Ewoks’ backyard — to see costumers at 7:30 p.m. and movie with live music at 8:45 p.m. Make a free reservation for the Sequoia Park Zoo’s after-hours Forest Moon Fest and Skywalk through the canopy and get down with DJ Juniper’s Dad. Get more info at forestmoonfestival.org and get ready to blow it up like Alderaan. Too soon?

This article appears in Wounded Healers for Post-Pandemic Times.