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It’s A Transatlantic Can’t Stop the Serenity Weekend!

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There are 3 shiny events this week of all shapes and sizes proving you can turn anything into a Can’t Stop the Serenity event.

It all starts on Wednesday 30th, the official release date of Serenity in North America, where a group of Browncoats in Crest Hill are getting together for a movie night shindig with friends and family. And what could be better than hanging out with loved ones watching your favourite characters and raising money for Equality Now.

On Thursday night, 3rd October, the Alamo Drafthouse in Fort Worth is doing a Serenity Quote Along, an interactive screening with cap guns, ships, tissues and Fruity Oaty Tea cocktails. The North Texas Browncoats will be there with a table selling Can’t Stop the Serenity merchandise and a donation jar for Equality Now so please give generously.… Read more…

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Huge Weekend of Can’t Stop the Serenity Events as the Big Damn Movie Turns 10!

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It’s the biggest weekend of the season coming up with 10 Can’t Stop the Serenity shindigs celebrating the official release date of Serenity. There’s cities celebrating their 10th CSTS, cities holding their 2nd or more event of the year and lots of horrible sing alongs.

The Alamo City Browncoats didn’t want to miss Can’t Stop the Serenity’s 10th year so will be having a table to raise money for Equality Now at Monster-Con in San Antonio this Saturday only. This is a free event so get along for a day of geeky fun and stop by the Browncoat table for a chat and make a donation. For more info or to help out by volunteering see the Facebook event page.

The Utah Browncoats are also holding an affiliate event at a convention when Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog* closes out Salt Lake Comic Con at 8pm on Saturday.… Read more…

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It’s A Can’t Stop the Serenity West Coast Weekend!

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There are three shiny screening shindigs happening in North America this weekend.

We are so happy to welcome another new city to the Can’t Stop the Serenity fold when Surrey BC hosts its first event at Kwantlen Polytechnic University this Friday night. And what an event it’s shaping up to be! Along with screening Serenity and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog*, there will be music interludes, a silent auction, door prizes, merchandise for sale and refreshments. Some of the shiny up for auction include Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse season one dvd set signed by Felicia Day and Patton Oswald, a “Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh” poster signed by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Jennifer Schwalbach, and a limited edition Serenity comic signed by none other than the Captain himself, Nathan Fillion.… Read more…

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A Weekend Full of Can’t Stop the Serenity Fun and Games!

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It’s going to be an epic September with 20 events this month, 5 of them happening this weekend!

It begins with 3 events on Saturday across 3 different countries.

Grand Prairie, AB kicks things off at noon at the Collins Recital Hall at GPRC with an afternoon packed full of geeky goodness. They’ll be screening Geek and Sundry’s fantastic web series about ghost hunters, Spooked as well as the first season of The Guild and of course Serenity.

There will also be cosplay contest and a scene contest where groups or individuals can play out versions of their favourite scene. And of course it concludes with Serenity on the big screen. Don’t forget to bring some coin for the auction. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at Grande Prairie Live Theater.… Read more…

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Another City Makes Its Can’t Stop the Serenity Debut This Weekend!

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We welcome Newtown, CT to the Can’t Stop the Serenity family when Nerd Night in Newtown hold their first screening event this Sunday!

They will be showing Serenity and Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog* at the Edmond Town Hall, doors open at 5.30pm when registration for the Cosplay Contest begins. You’ll want to find your best costume as the winner will be invited to ride on the Newtown Arts Commission Float in the Labor Day Parade. Weapons are not permitted so please leave Vera and her kin at home.

Sean Faust will be making his fourth appearance at an event this year to play some tunes and lead everyone in a sing-along of the Hero of Canton. There will also be raffles and merchandise for sale so make sure you bring bags of cashy money!… Read more…

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Something Horrible Is Coming to Albuquerque on Friday.

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Albuquerque returns with its second event for 2015 this Friday!

The Albuquerque Browncoats are turning their slot at Bubonicon 47 into a Can’t Stop the Serenity event when they screen Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog*. Although a free for convention members, a $2 donation is encouraged as this is a fundraising event. You can find it at 9.30pm on Friday night in the Santa Fe room of the Albuquerque Marriott Uptown.

There will be a raffle, prizes for which include a limited edition QMx Penny Maquette graphic novels and tshirts. Tickets are just $1 each or 6 for $5. A signed copy of Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography is also being auctioned, so make sure to bring plenty of cashy money. All proceeds go to Equality Now.… Read more…

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Can’t Stop the Serenity Goes Around the World This Weekend!

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It’s a truly international weekend with Can’t Stop the Serenity events across 3 continents.

It all starts this Friday night in Lawrence, KS at the historic Liberty Hall with a screening event. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start, watch Serenity rise again on the big screen and sing along with everyone’s favourite villain Dr Horrible. If you’ve never experienced Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog* at a CSTS event, it is something truly special, a great story with most of the audience singing.

Tickets are just $10 and are available at the Liberty Hall box office in advance or at the door on the night. All proceeds go to Equality Now. For more event news visit the Facebook page.

We then jump to the other side of the world on Saturday where founding city Melbourne, Australia celebrates their 10th year as a Can’t Stop the Serenity city!… Read more…

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A Can’t Stop the Serenity Debut this Saturday!

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Fairfax, VA joins the Can’t Stop the Serenity family with their first screening event on Saturday.

The event kicks off early at the Cinema Arts Theatre, with doors opening at 9.30am and a brief introduction before Serenity starts at 10am. You’ll want to get there early as this year’s Intro Video is not to be missed!

Make sure to dress in your ‘Verse finery for the costume contest after the movie, a $50 gift card will be awarded to the winner. And make sure you bring some cashy money for the silent auction which will feature some Serenity related items and gift cards donated by local businesses. There will also be some tshirts for sale.

Tickets are $15 and available from De Clieu Coffee, the theatre or online here.… Read more…

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Two Cities Celebrate Can’t Stop the Serenity Milestones!

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This week we have two big Can’t Stop the Serenity multi-event celebrations on opposite sides of the world!

It all starts this Thursday in Minneapolis at the Riverview Theater with the first of 3 nights of Can’t Stop the Serenity. Minneapolis was part of the first CSTS in 2006 and has held events every year since, making this year extra special as they celebrate 10 years.

The Thursday night will feature a raffle and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog* in addition to Serenity on the big screen. But not to fret if you can’t make the Thursday night event as they will be screening Serenity again both on Friday and Saturday night at 11.30pm. Tickets are cash only at the door and cost $10 for Thursday’s event and only $3 for either the Friday or Saturday screenings.… Read more…

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Beware the Monsters at Can’t Stop the Serenity Gaffney This Week!

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This week’s Affiliate event is something a little different and just goes to show how varied Can’t Stop the Serenity fundraisers are.

It’s Can’t Stop the Serenity Gaffney at MonsterCon! As we mentioned this event is a bit more unusual as it’s solely a raffle. Prizes include a copy of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind signed by Summer Glau, Done the Impossible DVD, Firefly-inspired music CDs and a hat that when you walk down the street in it, people know you’re not afraid of anything. Tickets are just a dollar each and all proceeds go to Equality Now. You can find them in the vendors area, so make sure you drop buy and buy plenty for your chance to win lots of shiny.

MonsterCon runs from 23-26th July and is a convention for lovers of comic books, toys, and films, and also pays tribute to historical monsters that evolved into both the sci-fi and horror genres.… Read more…

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A Weekend Full of Can’t Stop the Serenity Screenings

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It’s a bumper weekend coming up with four Can’t Stop the Serenity events!

First up the 42nd Brigade Beestonians have a fantastic shindig planned catering to Browncoats of all ages this Saturday from 4pm at the White Lion Bar and Kitchen. They’re starting off with a screening of Big Hero 6 before screening Serenity and finishing off the night with a live music performance by Kezia Gill.

If that’s not enough, there’ll be raffles with some shiny prize. Every ticket holder receives a raffle ticket and the limited edition 10th Anniversary Can’t Stop the Serenity postcard designed by Phil Towle. All this for just Adult £10, Concession £8, Child £3, tickets online here or at the door. All proceeds go to Equality Now.

We then jump across the Atlantic Ocean to Miami Springs for the SRF Browncoats CSTS screening event at Tom’s NFL Sport’s Bar & Grill!… Read more…

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Equality Now Shows its Gratitude

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On Friday June 19th, the Browncoats of New York City had their CSTS event. That’s nothing new – this was the 9th time they’d done it. What was new, was their partner.

Equality Now, which is based in New York City, were co-organizers. Equality Now had decided to show their thanks to Can’t Stop The Serenity in as tangible a way as possible.

Upon entering the Chinese restaurant where it took place, it was our EN contact, Helen Stewart who greeted attendees, checked their name off and handed them a few small items.

The silent auction table had 2 bundles donated by Equality Now including the Joss Whedon designed Tshirt.
And it seemed as though every Equality Now staff member was there, having fun and learning what Browncoats are all about.… Read more…

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A Music Filled Weekend of Can’t Stop the Serenity Events!

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Norfolk returns for its 6th year of Can’t Stop the Serenity with the Big Damn Shindig this Saturday!

Mikey Mason, Browncoat, geek rocker, comedian and CSTS sponsor, will be performing live. There will also be trivia and of course Serenity on the big screen.

By getting your tickets in advance online you’ll go into a special raffle draw, one of the prizes for which is a Jayne hat. Tickets are $15 and available here. And if you can’t make the event, you can make a donation on the ticket page.

Proceeds from the event will go to Equality Now and Samaritan House. Don’t forget to bring unopened jars of peanut butter for the Foodbank Drive!

And on Sunday Can’t Stop the Serenity returns to Germany with an affiliate event in Brake.… Read more…

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Coast to Coast Across North America!

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Three Can’t Stop the Serenity founding cities are holding events this weekend!

First up on Friday the Browncoats of NYC have joined with Equality Now for a CSTS 10th Anniversary celebration screening and dinner at Jing Fong’s! It will be a night not to be missed with a costume contest, dancing, live auction and of course the big damn movie.

Sean Faust, making his second CSTS appearance in a week, will be performing live and leading a Hero of Canton sing along. Entry includes dinner, a door prize ticket, a special thank you and 1 adult drink coupon and is just $35. Get your tickets online here now as they may not be available at the door!

CSTS then breaks atmo in Vancouver at the H.R.… Read more…

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My Journey to a Million Dollars with the Browncoats by Mandy Sullivan

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Thirteen years ago, I had never heard of Firefly. I had been working at Equality Now for quite some time and, as usual, we were struggling for funding. I got a call one day, from Renee Balmert from something called “the California Browncoats.” She wanted our address in order to mail out a check to us representing proceeds from “ComicCon.” The check was for over $3000, a staggering amount of money from one donor, at least it was in our experience. Apparently Joss Whedon had told them we were his favorite charity and they decided to give all the money to us. We were thrilled and grateful and Renee and I started up a conversation as she explained to me what Firefly was and what the Browncoats were.… Read more…

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Collectibles in Round 1 of our eBay auction

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We know that you are just waiting for the first of our eBay auctions to start on Sunday at 7 pm, Pacific Time. So we thought you might like to know what all the lots are. Well, here they are!

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  • Autographed Alan Tudyk photo
  • Browncoat Cruise 2007 Volunteer T-shirt
  • Done the Impossible poster signed by Adam Baldwin
  • “Codex” (from The Guild) print signed by artist Jason Palmer
  • True Blood Collection (postcards and vamp bite bandaids)
  • Supernatural Collection (mini-poster and t-shirt)
  • Once More with Feeling Geek-o-graph signed by Nick Brendan & Emma Caulfield
  • Team Unicorn poster by Adam Levermore
  • Chuck promo poster
  • James Hance Serenity Portrait Prints collection (Zoe, Wash, Simon, River, Book, Jayne)
  • Authentic Serenity Alliance bank note prop with COA
  • Ladies of Firefly Collection (Movie DVDs featuring Jewel & Summer, Summer photo, Morena SDCC hotel key card, temp tattoos)
  • Avengers Poster – one of the teaser posters put out before the movie.
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Last But Hardly Least

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This coming week sees the final events of the CSTS season but what a finish it is!

The Browncoats of Tampa, FL are having their first ever Can’t Stop The Serenity screening on Sunday Oct. 12. Entry is by donation so give generously but be sure to save some money for the raffle which has an astonishing number of truly shiny items. Everything from the Firefly Car air fresheners to the new Firefly Clue Game with Tshirts and actions figures in between. There will be tough trivia, Board Games, an RPG game scenario demo and of course, a screening of Serenity.

Salt Lake City is back with their Serenity Screening. Accompanying the BDM will be several fan films, including ‘Operation Night Watch’,& ‘The Verse’ by Julian Higgins.… Read more…

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Moving into October

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The last month of the 2014 Can’t Stop The Serenity season sees some exciting events happening. This weekend there are 3 very different types of Serenity Screenings.

First up is London, England. All the online tickets are sold out but at time of writing there are still a few left for sale at the door. The day starts at 4:00 and there will be showings of Dr. Horrible, Serenity & some Firefly inspired music videos. A silent auction has some great prizes as does a raffle. A costume competition will claim the middle of the event, so get those outfits finished! The Mad Hatter is a wonderful pub so you’ll probably want to get something to eat & drink while you are at it.

The South Florida Browncoats are holding their screening in Pembrook Pines this year at the South Regional Library.… Read more…

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Four very Different Events

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The weekend of Sept. 13-14 sees a wide assortment of CSTS events. Montreal is back with its first event since 2006 and it promises to be worth the wait! It is happening within Montreal Comic-Con so if you weren’t going to attend, you might want to think again! Tickets are only $10.00 to get in CSTS Montreal but you do need to be attending Montreal Comic Con already. There will be a showing of Serenity, a costume contest, prizes for trivia, an auction, Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog and a few special things for sale.

The Beeston Browncoats can always be counted on to run a fun Affiliate event.This year they even have their event on the same day that SyFYUK is showing Serenity. Coincidence? Maybe. Or maybe SyFyUK recognizes the perfect time to show the film!… Read more…

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Nine Events in only Four Days

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Minneapolis is never content to do a screening like most other cities. Instead, for many years now, they have three screenings in a row. Everything starts on Thursday Aug 14 with Dr. Horrible at 7:45 and Serenity at 9:35. On both Friday and Saturday the events starts later – with Serenity being shown at 11:30 both nights. Please note that this is a cash only event so bring lots! Which screening will you attend?

Portland also feels that one screening is never enough, so they are holding 2 screenings in one day, Aug. 16th.
Both the afternoon and the evening events feature Dr. Horrible and Serenity as well as raffles with awesome prizes. Tickets can be bought online.

Browncoats all recognize the importance of Shindigs so Pittsburgh is starting their screening not at the theater but up the street at Fredo’s Market Deli from 3-5.… Read more…

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Why Can’t Stop The Serenity, Part IV

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Peepiecheep answers the question.

On July 6th this year, a team of dedicated volunteers ran a Can’t Stop the Serenity event in Leicester, UK. It was the first time since 2008 that an event had been held in the city. Last time we raised over $300 for Equality Now, this year we raised 4 times as much, both for EN and for our local women’s aid charity. It’s hard work, and it takes up a lot of our spare time, but it’s worth it.

Why? Because equality matters.

Equality, and the fight to achieve it for all, is important. For every woman who cannot fight, who finds her life and her choices dictated for her; for every girl who has been denied an education due to her gender; for every pre-teen who has been married off to a man three times her age; for every victim of rape and violence and oppression; we will help fight for them.… Read more…

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Birthday Weekend

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Every year many CSTS cities hold their events around Joss’ birthday, June 23rd. This year we have 4 cities celebrating.

First up is Lawrence, Kansas. They always put on a good time and this year promises to be more of the same. They will show Serenity of course along with some of the other content we have been lucky enough to get permission to show. And then there is the Prize raffle. You’ll want to bring extra credits for that!

Boston is back for their 9th year holding a midnight showing at the historic Coolidge theatre. Their 2nd charity is Rosie’s Place and anyone who brings a non-perishable food item will entered into the raffle for some fun prizes. Their website has a list of what items are most in need so check it out!… Read more…

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Philadelphia has a Horrible Time

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On Saturday, Oct. 12, CSTS Philly will be showing Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog. The fun starts at 2:00. $10.00 advance tickets are only for sale until the end of Wednesday Oct. 9th, then they are $15.00 at the door.

There will be a costume contest with two categories – come as a character from the show, or invent your own Super Villian, Hero or Side-kick! There are also games, snacks,& raffle items. … Read more…

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Taking over the Weekend

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The Rivers and Bridges Brigade of Pennsylvania just can’t let CSTS go! In one last big hurrah, they are having several events at the Pittsburgh Comin Con. They have a CSTS Pittsburgh table on the convention floor at the Monroeville Convention Center all three days, where you can play the “Badger’s Dodgy Dice” game from this year’s Serenity screening to win wicked cool prizes, purchase CSTS 2013 t-shirts, enter a raffle to win one of three great prize baskets and sign up to participate on a team at Sunday morning’s “Hammer vs. Horrible” games.

Immediately following the games on Sunday, they’ll be screening “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” at noon.
Admission to Sunday’s CSTS events is free of charge, but those who wish to attend must purchase admission to the Pittsburgh Comicon.… Read more…

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A Busy Busy Weekend

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It may be mid-September but Can’t Stop The Serenity shows no sign of slowing down! And in our typical display of Globalism, events are in 3 countries this weekend.

We’ll start with Nowra, Australia. The Shoalhaven Browncoats are back for their 2nd year with doors opening at 5:00 and the event starting at 6:00. There will be food, a best dressed competition, an auction and sales. The Shoalhaven zoo has donated a family pass, a $50.00 item right there & there will be other exciting items. The main features will be Serenity of course as well as Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog.

Speeding around the world, we land at Miami Springs who are holding their first CSTS event although the Organizers are old hands at making CSTS fun.The… Read more…