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The Kentucky Browncoats are on a Mission

Continuing our extremely Shiny September, 0n Wednesday, September 13th, the Kentucky Browncoats will be showing Serenity on the big screen at the Kentucky Theatre, Lexington.

Money raised from the screening will benefit Equality Now and Lexington’s own Military Missions [ www.military-missions.org ] who support and honour deployed military personnel by sending care packages year round as an expression of appreciation and gratitude.

Organiser Ria says “This is our 2nd CSTS event and we are looking forward to seeing you all again for this very special, ONE-NIGHT ONLY event. Captain Nyorissa Kel and the crew of the Jui Hai Shen (Wine Dark Sea) will be there to welcome you aboard and we’ve got lots of swag to giveaway!

If you would like to advertise in our event zine, we’ve got room for you!… Read more…

Strawberries, bonnets and misbehavin’ in Arcata

The Humboldt Browncoats are holding their 5th Can’t Stop the Serenity event on the 10th September at the beautiful Arcata Theatre Lounge.

Organiser Craig says “Our event has become an annual fixture in the Arcata, California, event calendar. We’ve consistently attracted around 160 people to our event, that’s 1% of the population of the town, thank you very much!

Our program has been short and sweet: we open our doors at 5 p.m. and offer a one-hour pre-screening program of prize drawings, trivia, costume display, and sing-a-long of the Hero of Canton. We will be selling CSTS T-shirts as well as Firefly/Serenity-themed swag of all kinds. All proceeds from the prize drawing, T-shirt, and swag sales will go to Equality Now.

The venue (the Arcata Theatre Lounge) is a wonderfully restored movie theatre, home to many unique events.… Read more…

Calling all Browncoats in the Greater Milwaukee area!

On Saturday, September 9, the Browncoats in Milwaukee will return to 42 Ale House for CSTS Milwaukee 2017.

Organiser David says “This year, in addition to screenings of a Big Damn Movie and a certain Sing-A-Long Blog, entertainment will also include a Guilded web-series and a little show about a Con Man.  While you kick back and enjoy the entertainment, there will be plenty of things to bid on in our FOUR Silent Auctions and always impressive Live Auction.

Not including the multitude of games, artwork, and other merchandise up for bid, some of the fandoms represented by merchandise and autographed photos in this year’s auctions include (but are absolutely not limited to) Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman, Arrow, Gotham, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, Wonder Woman, Hellboy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gilmore Girls, Stranger Things, Supernatural, Walking Dead and of course, Firefly.”… Read more…

Grab your Wonderflonium and head to Albuquerque’s Bubonicon this Friday night

Join the Albuquerque Browncoats on Friday 25th August as they present Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog at Bubonicon 49.

The screening is being held in the Cimarron Room at the Albuquerque Marriott Uptown, with doors opening at 8:45pm, and the event beginning at 9pm.

Organiser Charlie says “It’s a free event for the public and for Bubonicon attendees. However, it is a charity event after all, so there is a suggested donation of $2-5. If you come a little early you can check out the Bubonicon Art Show and Dealer’s Room, which are also open to the public. Afterwards, you can attend the Bubonicon Late-Night Charity Auction, which also features stand-up comedy.

We have some amazing raffle and auction items including a QMx Penny maquette signed by Felicia Day, DH posters and Felicia Day photo signed by Felicia, graphic novels and rare t-shirts.… Read more…

Rivers and Bridges Brigade bring the Verse back to Pittsburgh

Two of our founding cities have their events on Sunday, July 30!

Pittsburgh’s 12th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity charity screening will be held on Sunday, July 30 at the historic Hollywood Theater in Dormont, PA.

Doors will open at noon for an afternoon of games, raffles and a 2pm matinee showing of Serenity on the big screen.

Organiser Christopher says “Of course proceeds from the event will go to help the shiny folk at Equality Now, and this year we’ll also donate a portion of the proceeds to the Al Wooten, Jr. Heritage Center in memory of Ron Glass.”

Admission to the event is free, but a minimum donation of $10 is required to see the Big Damn Movie.

CSTS Pittsburgh is presented by the Rivers & Bridges Brigade of the PA Browncoats (www.facebook.com/Cant-Stop-the-Serenity-PittsburghRead more…

Founding flyers take to the sky in Raleigh

On Sunday July 30 the Raleigh Browncoats will hold their 12th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity in Raleigh NC.

The event will be held at the wonderful Raleighwood Cinema Grill and there will be a raffle and costume contest before a screening of the Big Damn Movie Serenity in Digital DCP format.

Organiser Jim says “As in years past we will be raising funds for Equality Now. In addition to Equality Now we will be raising funds to honor our dear Ron Glass’s charity, the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center. We all will miss Ron and his infectious smile. We have lost one of our crew. He will never be forgotten and is forever our Shepherd Book. As well as the donation, we’re planning a short video tribute and a moment of silence in his memory”

Doors open at 6:00pm with the movie starting at 8:00pm after the costume contest and raffle.… Read more…

Melbourne’s online charity auction has taken to the skies!

The New Melbourne Browncoats may not be holding any more Serenity screenings but that hasn’t stopped them doing mighty work in the name of Equality Now.

This year they are hosting an eBay auction that’s filled to the brim with autographed Firefly and Serenity collectables.

Organiser Jen tells us “Starting July 10 you’ll have the chance to bid on goodies signed by Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Felicia Day, Amy Acker and more!

You can bid on the first few items right now on ebay and we’ll be adding more items over the next few weeks for fans of Firefly/Serenity, Dollhouse & Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

So head over to ebay and bid high and bid often for a great cause!”… Read more…

Firefly lives on in Albuquerque

Join the Albuquerque Browncoats on Saturday, July 8th, as they aim to misbehave for a good cause!

They will be showing “Serenity” on the big screen for their 9th year, and proceeds from the evening will go to support Equality now and their local charity UNM Children’s Hospital.

Organiser Charlie says “Doors open at 4pm and we’ll have food, fun, merchandise, raffles, a costume competition, the film of course and other surprises.”

The event will take place at the beautiful South Broadway Cultural Center Theatre which is a hidden gem in Albuquerque with a theater, gallery and library.

Tickets are $10 and are available from Hold My TicketRead more…

SciFest gets shiny in July

The Alamo City Browncoats will be getting shiny at SciFest on July 8th & 9th. SciFest is a free, family-friendly convention held at Wonderland of the Americas mall, formerly known as Crossroads Mall.

Organiser Melissa says “We will have our table set up the whole weekend at SciFest and our collection jar available for those feeling generous. Our Browncoat trivia cards are also ready for all challengers!

Even if people don’t feel up to the trivia, we love chatting with our fellow Browncoats. This is our 3rd event and we had so much fun each time. We know this time will be no different. Stop by and join in on the fun!”

All money raised over the weekend will go to support Equality Now and the Al Wooten Center.… Read more…

The shiniest craft fair in the ‘verse hits LA this weekend

The LA Browncoats in conjunction with Geeky Teas & Games are holding the “Shiniest Craft Fair in the Verse” this weekend at the Geeky Teas Game Store and Tea Shop in Burbank.

At the Fair you will be able to pick yourself up The Slayer’s Scythe, some Premium Alliance Cargo, Tesseract Crystals or even some Freezeray Wonderflonium!

They will also be screening Serenity, playing games and generally having a great time raising money for Equality Now and Fandom Charities.

The fair happens on Saturday, June 24 between 10:00am-4:00pm at Geeky Teas  – 2120 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California, 91506

For more information on Geeky Teas check out their websiteRead more…

Philadelphia take to the skies again!

The Philadelphia Browncoats have shot out of the space-dock this CSTS by holding two events in the first month!

A report on their Dr Horrible screening at Philadelphia Comic Con will be posted shortly but now they’re calling on Browncoats to join them for a screening of the Big Damn Movie on Saturday 24th June between 2 and 6pm.

The event takes place at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia and organiser Tanya says “Before we show the movie, we’ll have fun games, light refreshments, a special guest appearance by musician Sean Faust, and a raffle auction, featuring many wonderful prizes donated by our generous sponsors. (Bring cash if you’d like to participate!). “Verse” inspired garb/costumes are highly encouraged!”

Please note – as with most screenings, Serenity is rated PG-13 so children attending must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.… Read more…

Utah Browncoats bring the ‘Verse to Salt Lake City

The Utah Browncoats are roaring back into action with the first Can’t Stop The Serenity screening event of 2017.

The event is on Saturday June 10th and is the second time they’ve used a split venue with the movie screening of Serenity at Brewvies from 1pm-3pm and a separate after-party next door at Legends Sports Pub from 3pm-6pm where there will be food, auctions, prize drawing, and a cosplay contest.

Organiser Halo says “We did this for the first time last year and the response was overwhelmingly positive, and we had much more time to relax and socialise together”.

One exciting addition to this year’s screening is the introduction of the Browncoat ‘Guilds of the ‘Verse’.

Halo explains “Last summer the Utah Browncoats won the bid to host the prestigious national event, the Browncoat Ball.… Read more…

Dr Horrible is coming to Wizard World in Philadelphia

On Saturday 3rd June 2017, the Can’t Stop the Serenity season officially begins with an affiliate event held by the Pennsylvania Browncoats.

They are holding a screening of the fantastic Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog as part of the Wizard World Comic Con and organiser Matt tells us “We’re just asking for $2 donations for entry and we’ll be giving out raffle tickets for $1 with some great CSTS and Dr Horrible swag up for grabs. All the money we make from the screening will go to Equality Now so come along, sing if you know the words and support a great cause.”

The screening runs from 2.30pm until 3.30pm on Saturday in Pennsylvania Convention Centre Room 108AB.

Tickets are available at the door or at the Browncoat Ball table, Booth #409.… Read more…

Could you be a CSTS Global Sponsor?

Each year the global CSTS team supports events in cities all over the world as they raise money for Equality Now and a range of other amazing local charities.

Part of this support is providing merchandise and other items that can be used as prizes at local events in raffles, auctions or competitions.

This year we are again looking for organisations or individuals to help us with this by providing items which we can distribute to the events worldwide.

There are some simple guidelines for what can be accepted:-

  • Ideally we would like 40 of any item so we can distribute one to each participating city
  • Firefly/Serenity or general Whedonverse items are preferable
  • No weapons or weapon-like objects please
  • Preferably nothing that might easily be broken in transit, for example mugs or other delicate items
  • It would also be great if the items were fairly easily to ship as events are all over the world
  • Items must be received by 20 May 2017 to ensure we can start shipping them out before the first events of the season

If you would like to support us but don’t have 40 items, we would still be very interested in talking to you about putting those items in the global auction which happens at the end of each CSTS season, the proceeds of which all go to Equality Now.… Read more…

Registration for 2017 season now open!!

Can you stop her from bein’ so cheerful? I don’t believe there’s a power in the ‘verse that can stop us from being so cheerful as we announce that registration for this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity season is now open!!

The season will run from June 1st to October 31st and you can host a screening or affiliate event (quiz, bbq etc) at any point during that time.

If you’re thinking about running an event but have some questions first, check out the Host an Event section of the website.

This section also includes a huge range of Event Resources to help you and your team with the planning process.

Once you know what you are doing, let the Global Team know by filling in an event registration form.… Read more…

Much like winter, Serenity is coming…..to Santa Fe

Can’t Stop the Serenity is coming to Santa Fe New Mexico for the first time ever on October 15th at the marvelous Jean Cocteau Cinema, owned by famed, “Game of Thrones” author, George R.R. Martin.

Organiser Charlie says “The Albuquerque Browncoats are pleased to present “Serenity” on the big screen and proud to support Equality Now and our local charity UNM Children’s Hospital.

We’ll have a pre-show short film surprise, food, fun, merchandise, raffles, costume contest and more at the beautifully restored Jean Cocteau Cinema!”

To celebrate the inaugural CSTS in Santa Fe, all attendees will receive a mighty fine swag pack featuring a CSTS 2016 button.

Please join them as they aim to misbehave for a good cause!… Read more…

Orange County Browncoats show they’re a real power for good this weekend

The Orange County Browncoats are back with their eighth Can’t Stop the Serenity event on Saturday 8th October, at the AMC Woodbridge 5 Theatre.

Organiser Dawn says “This is our eighth CSTS-OC, and we are excited to be back! We will be screening Serenity on the big screen (of course), plus the afternoon includes a cosplay contest, an auction of shiny items and prize drawings. Browncoat merchandise will also be available. The event will start at 2.15pm and end at 6:00ish. It’s a perfect time of day to allow Browncoats to meet up if they want to extend the fun before or after our shindig.”

When asked why she got involved in CSTS, Dawn says “Several years back, I had a great time at CSTS-LA, and I knew San Diego had a CSTS going, and I thought, why not Orange County?… Read more…

This weekend is going to get pretty interesting in Adelaide

Adelaide will be holding their second CSTS event on Saturday 8th October. This year they’ve been lucky enough to have donated space so will be showing Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog as well as holding a raffle and cosplay competition then finishing off with the BDM.

Organiser Emma says “The very generous people at the Palace Nova cinema in the middle of the city have donated a screen to our event so we were able to get the approval to show Dr Horrible fairly easily. We’re going to be handing out interactive bags to all the Browncoats on the day – we’ve billed it as Joss Whedon meets Rocky Horror and we’re very confident that it will be a lot of fun!”

“We have some amazing raffle prizes thanks to some awesome donations from bigger organisations such as Supanova and Oz Comic Con down to individual Browncoats who have offered personal items or things they have created themselves, like the awesome Serenity cufflinks made by Get Your Geek On.”… Read more…

The Kentucky Browncoats are bringing the fun in on the 5th October!

The Kentucky Browncoats are bringing a whole heap of fun to the Kentucky Theatre, Lexington on October 5th for their Can’t Stop the Serenity event.

Doors open at 6pm for Shindig Mingle Bingo, cosplay previews and a Jayne-worthy singalong then at 7pm Captain Nyorissa Kel will do an intro from the Jiu Hai Shen. There is also a costume contest and from 7:30 they’re showing the BDM itself.

When asked about her motivation for being involved in Can’t Stop the Serenity, organiser Ria said “ The Kentucky Browncoats originally started in 2009, but had been fairly inactive when I found it at the end of April of this year. My family and I moved to Kentucky from Florida in May and I was networking in the area online via social media prior to the move.… Read more…

Platteville are taking to the skies this weekend

The Browncoats in Platteville, Wisconsin, are excited to bring back Can’t Stop the Serenity for the third straight year.

The event will take place on 2nd October at the Avalon Cinema in downtown Platteville starting at 2 pm with doors opening at 1:30 pm.

(Note that this is NOT coincidentally the Green Bay Packers bye week.)

Organiser Annie says “Joe and I are fans of the Firefly/Serenity universe and wanted to see it on the big screen again after Madison stopped holding their event. There were false starts the first few years, but it finally got off the ground in 2014. Angie Pfaff, who I met through Family Connections, agreed to help out this year after coming to the Platteville event both of the past two years.… Read more…

You can’t stop the New England Browncoats

The New England Browncoats present the 11th Annual “Can’t Stop the Serenity” Event at The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA at midnight on Saturday, October 1, 2016 to benefit Equality Now and Rosie’s Place.

Organiser David says “In the last eleven years, the New England Browncoats have raised over $25,000.

This year in addition to raising money for Equality Now, we will also be collecting non-perishable food items for Rosie’s Place (www.rosiesplace.org), a sanctuary for poor and homeless women that offers emergency and long-term assistance to women. In the past seven years the New England Browncoats have collected over 3,000 lbs. of non-perishable food for local charities. Anyone that brings a donation on the night will be eligible for raffle prizes.

Tickets for this event will be $15 in advance and $20 on the night.… Read more…

We will rule over all this land! And we will call it… Arcata!

The HSU Browncoats are the Humboldt State University student arm of the Humboldt (County) Browncoats in Arcata, California and they have had a CSTS event in Arcata for 4 years now

This year’s event is on the 25th September and is at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G Street in Arcata.

Organiser Craig says “The organising team is Craig (me), Humboldt Browncoats and retired advisor to the Humboldt State University Browncoats, Raven (Capt) and Kelsey (Mechanic).”

“Our CSTS event will feature a trivia contest, cosplay, and a prize drawing, including Firefly games, talking dinosaurs, and a complete set of the Firefly Board Game.”

Mechanic Kelsey says “I have identified as a Browncoat for many
years now. Ever since watching the show I have been hooked!… Read more…

Horrible happenings in North Texas this weekend

The North Texas Browncoats are proud to present their 11th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity event on Sunday 25th September at the Alamo Drafthouse, Richardson with doors opening at noon.

Organiser Annie (also the Can’t Stop the Serenity Global Event Co-ordinator) says “This year’s shindig will include all our traditional games and entertainments, including the Big Damn Movie, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog,* contests, auctions and more!

It’s never too early to start painting your parasol or brushing up on your evilest laugh for our fun (and often fierce!) competitions! Kids are welcome at our family friendly event, and will have separate, kids’ only versions of the costume and Evil Laugh contests. Our new pub style trivia will also be making an encore appearance this year, so take some time this summer to marathon ALL the Whedon shows!”… Read more…

There’ll be no hungry Browncoats in Denver on the 24th

This is the 11th year Denver has held a Can’t Stop the Serenity event and sounds like they have a great evening planned.

Organiser Krystmas says “We’re pleased to be back at the amazing Alamo Drafthouse in Littleton. The Alamo Drafthouse is a state of the art theater that also offers food and drink service at your table. The full menu would make Kaylee happy and means no hungry Browncoats. Activities include a screening of Serenity, costume contest, raffle, a pre-screening shindig, and more.”

With all money raised being donated to Equality Now , the doors will open at 5PM on Saturday 24th with registration / check-in and a Shindig in the Alamo Drafthouse Lounge.

Serenity starts at 7PM with the raffle to follow.

Check out their Event Activities / Schedule page for more information on activities and updates.… Read more…

No power in the ‘verse can stop the Browncoats in Milwaukee

Milwaukee’s second Can’t Stop the Serenity event is on Saturday September 24th at the 42 Ale House, Saint Francis.

Between 2pm and 11pm they will be screening Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Serenity, holding a live auction and 3 silent auctions, a trivia competition, costume contest, and more. They will also have door prizes and merch for sale.

Organiser David says “As of right now we have over 300 items up for bid on 9/24, with more still coming in. It’s a little amazing! Autographs from the Walking Dead, Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Sons of Anarchy, Adventure Time, True Blood, Buffy, Angel, Firefly (Jewel & Summer), Lord of the Rings, Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, and many more! Art, art, and more art! Trinkets and jewelry!… Read more…