1. MEMBERSHIP DEADLINE:
Membership in Chewbacchus 2013 CLOSES on THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th. PAY YOUR DUES NOW. Only current dues paying members will receive wristbands and be allowed to roll in the parade. Any and All parade crashers will be dealt with by the Red Shirts and handed off to our Police Escort to be dealt with accordingly.
2. PARADE WEEK:
In the days leading up to the parade the Den will be open:
– Wednesday 1/23 from 6 -10pm
– Thursday 1/24 from 1pm – 3pm
– Friday 1/25 from 6pm – 10pm
These are opportunities to drop off your parade contraptions pick up your wristbands and make final parade preparations.
DO NOT LOSE YOUR WRISTBAND. IF YOU LOSE IT YOU ARE COMPLETLY SCREWED AND WILL NOT BE ISSUED A REPLACEMENT.
3. PARADE DAY:
The Den (42 Architects Alley) will open at 3pm for check in on Parade Day, Saturday 1/26.
Feel free to bring coolers (CLEARLY MARKED WITH YOUR NAME AND PHONE #) with beer, food, and water for the pre-parade party and Chewbacchanal. Coolers can be stashed at the Den during the parade and taken to the Chewbacchanal afterwards. The Den will be locked during the Parade. We will open the Den for 30 MINUTES when we arrive back at the end of the parade to give you time to drop off your contraptions and grab your coolers. The Den will then be locked tight for the rest of the night.
Check the weather and costume accordingly.
Lineup starts at 7pm. Be there and be ready or risk losing your position in the lineup.
WE ROLL AT APPROX 8PM
4. CHEWBACCHANAL:
The Chewbacchanal will take place 10:30pm – 2:00am, around the corner from the Den at 2830 Royal Street in the old Habitat ReStore Warehouse. It’s an amazing space and is going to be a killer party featuring:
- Dead Music Capital Band
- Alex McMurray and the Interstellar All-Stars
- DJ SpyC
- Some Metry Guy
- MC Chewbacon and Amen Five
Your parade wristband gets you into the Chewbacchanal for FREE.
The Chewbacchanal is OPEN to the Public for $15 @ the Door ($10 for folks in costume).
5. T-SHIRTS, ETC:
If you want any Chewbacchus Merch (t-shirts, stickers, etc.) you should buy it immediately in person or online. The Chewbacchus online store goes on hiatus for several months after Carnival season. Merch will be available at the Den during the Pre-Parade Party but WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE at the Chewbacchanal.
6. POST-PARADE/CHEWBACCHANAL CLEAN UP:
Volunteers are needed at the Ball-Site on Sunday, January 27th at High Noon to help with clean up and deinstallation. Please register with Overlord MC Ghetto Fett (Brett Powers) if you can help.
7. POST-MORTUM:
The Den will be open on Wednesday, January 30th for contraption pick-up, lost and found, AND yearly clean-up/junk purge. We have limited space and accumulate lots of detritus each season. Any contraptions, costumes, or contraband left at the Den after this date will be assimilated, pawned, or thrown away.
8. ALL HAIL OUR SACRED DRUNKEN WOOKIEE!!!
