$150 Goal Reached! Reward post!

Technically we reached the $200 goal, but I didn't want to post all the pictures on one night, so tonight you guys get Fish, and tomorrow you get the rest of the Outdoor Shoot Photos.

Congratulations! We've passed the halfway point! We're halfway to getting the software - and a trailer!!!!

Now Fish yourselves out... and keep your eyes peeled for a couple of extras I threw in because you are all so awesome.

Books and SOTB stuff... and meet the director - for FREE!

Hey friends!

This is just a heads up to let you know that I'm going to be at the Twin Cities Book Fair this Saturday running a table for author Regina Doman. I'll have her books on sale, as well as some SOTB movie-related stuff.

The Book Fair is free, and there will be a USED BOOK SALE, as well as a lot of cool authors and speakers. So if you don't have plans on Saturday, it would be a really good thing to check out - whether you're a bookworm, a Regina Doman fan, or a homeschooling mom. Plus you could see me in action!

The Fair will be held at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. That's right down by St. Mary's Cathedral and Loring Park, so not too far for most of you.

Find out more information about what will be available here:http://www.raintaxi.com/bookfest/

Hope to see you there!

SOTB Premiere Weekend Announced!

We have our weekend nailed down, folks!

The Official Premiere of "The Shadow of the Bear: The Movie" will be taking place on the weekend of June 23rd-26th, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

We do not have our exact evening decided upon yet (and probably won't until we hit February or March), but hopefully knowing the weekend will enable as many of you as possible to work out your calendars to make it to the event!

It is going to be a fabulous evening - a formal affair with props and costumes from the movie on display, a chance to meet the cast and crew (and Regina Doman!), and a program including a question and answer session with the audience.

And of course, the movie itself.

Tickets will go on sale sometime late winter, but they'll be very reasonably priced - certainly under $10.00 apiece. (I'd love to be able to offer them under $5, but at this point I can't promise since I don't know how much the space will cost to rent out. Pray for us that we'll find a good theater with digital projectors, reasonable rates and an accommodating manager in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities!)

There's another reason you should make it out to Minnesota that weekend! This year the annual gathering of Regina Doman's fans (lovingly dubbed "ReginaCon") will be taking place in our lovely state! Regina and her husband Andrew will be flying out to join the festivities and we'll have a whole host of fun activities like a Fairy Tale Novel Swing Dancing Party, a Murder Mystery, writing workshops with Regina, filmmaking workshops with me, and more! It's also going to be incredibly cheap for the quality of what we're offering - just about $50 per person to cover food, Regina's transportation, and space rentals (although if you elect to stay at a hotel instead of camping out like the rest of us, you'll probably be spending more). We're also discussing family rates for those coming out en masse (which is a ton of fun as well!), but I can't give any more details on that at present. Also, if you come to ReginaCon, you WILL get a significantly reduced ticket price for the SOTB Premiere!

And yes... I know what a bunch of you are about to ask. "What if I can't make it to Minnesota? How can I see the film?"

There will be DVDs for sale in the beginning of July and I'm hoping to work out a way to bring large screen showings to other places in the US. More about that coming soon!

If you have any more questions about any of this, please e-mail me at theshadowofthebear@ymail.com

Rising slowly...

We've hovering around $110.00 this afternoon... can we hit $150 by the weekend? It's UP TO YOU!

In anticipation of this, I've started the poll to see which character you all want to see more pictures from! The winning character will get all pictures previously unreleased posted in a special blog post... (excepting only the final day outdoor pictures that will be released at the $200.00 mark).

As always, more products are constantly being released!

Some of my current favorites...

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See one you like? Want to find more? Go to our Artfire Store!

We hit $100!!!

So here are the next batch of pictures! Bear and Blanche - but I also included two of the sibling photos because I love you all so much. :) I will release the rest of the sibling and group photos when I release the Rose and Fish pics at $200!

Some more items to showcase...

No folks, we still haven't reached the $100 mark! However, we just got some lovely new items into the shop, so maybe that will spur things on! Below I've shared some of my favorites!

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As always, more items are coming soon! Check them all out at our Artfire store!