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Millennium Fandom Bar Hosts Star Wars Anniversary Event (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Amanda Bond, left, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV – A New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Gabriel Colbaugh poses for another fan while celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Gabriel Colbaugh, left, practices his lightsaber skills with Amanda Bond while celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Amanda Bond, left, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Amanda Bond, left, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Amanda Bond, left, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Amanda Bond, left, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Amanda Bond, right, and Rebecca Zobell, dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, practice their lightsaber skills as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Rebecca Zobell, left, and Jack Stuart, both dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, share a moment as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Rebecca Zobell, left, and Jack Stuart, both dressed as Obi Wan Kenobi, pose for their friends as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Jon Paul, who formerly played Darth Maul and a stormtrooper, shows off his lightsaber skills as he celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode IV РA New Hope at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
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May 25, 2017 - 11:09 pm
 

Fans celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars” at the Millennium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday night.

The movie, later retitled “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” was originally released on May 25, 1977.

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