We’ve got a busy month across August, with events on every weekend! This month will see CSTS events take place in Australia and the USA.

UPCOMING EVENTS…

Pittsburg, PA US – 1 August (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
The crew from Steel City are back with another fantastic event! The Pittsburg Browncoats will be hosting CSTS Pittsburg on 1 August at the Ross Community Centre at 1000 Ross Municipal Drive. The fun starts at 6pm and runs through to 11:30pm. You can sing along with Dr. Horrible, take a chance of raffles and live auctions, and generally have a great time for a great cause! There’s heaps of wonderful prizes up for grabs, including a Joss Whedon signed Serenity poster, Spike puppet, action figures, CDs, jewellery and more! Tickets are available now for a suggested donation of $10. You can reserve your spot online at the CSTS Pittsburg website until 31 July.

St Louis, MO US – 7 August (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Update: Regrettably, this event has been cancelled.
It’s going to be a rocking night in St Louis! With special musical guests The Browncoats, costume contents, trivia, auctions and raffles… plus Serenity and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, this is going to be a night to remember! Head on down to the Keller Plaza Cine 8 on Lemay Ferry Road for the 9pm event. Tickets are on sale now and cost just $12.50. All tickets get 1 credit for the prize draw, and you can purchase additional credits online and at the event. And the entire event benefits Equality Now!

Nashville, TN US – 7-9 August (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Nashville is standing out this year by hosting a whole weekend of Whedon! WhedonFest is a full blown “Can’t Stop the Serenity” weekend event taking place at Camp Y.I. in LaVergne, TN. This rustic venue offers the perfect setting for our proverbial trip to the rim planets. Take a weekend off from the high-tech activities of the core planets and reserve your bunk! Come for as little or as much serenity as you can handle, with packages available for the full weekend ($75 adult/$65 child) or just some of it. Join us for a fundraiser lunch, charity silent auction, “Serenity’s Salvage Yard” group yard sale, peruse our fine range of merchants and gather around the campfire for some scary Reaver stories. Proceeds will be donated to Equality Now, Nashville CARES and Kids Need to Read Foundation.

Tulsa, OK US – 8 August (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Tulsa fans will have the opportunity to see Serenity and Dr. Horrible at the Circle Cinema Theatre on 8/8 @ 8pm. See Serenity take to the skies again, and welcome back her crew, larger than life on the big screen. Then, join Dr. Horrible in his quest to defeat Captain Hammer and win the heart of Penny, the girl of his dreams. This will be a great event, so don’t miss out! Tickets will be available from Cinema Circle Theatre. Prizes will include a Serenity poster autographed by Joss Whedon, and an autograph from Dollhouse‘s Dichen Lachman.

Minneapolis, MN US – 13, 14 & 15 August (Serenity & Dr. Horrible)
When the Minnesota Browncoats decide to do something for charity, they don’t just put one one event… they have three! This year, you’ll have three chances to support Equality Now. 13 August is the big event, with both Serenity and Dr. Horrible, plus raffles, door prizes, auctions and more! The fun kicks off at 7:30pm at the Riverview Theater, so don’t be late! And if that weren’t enough, you can see Serenity again on Friday and Saturday at 11:30pm. More details coming soon!

Memphis, TN US – 21 August (Dr. Horrible)
Memphis will be screening Dr. Horrible’s sing-Along Blog as part of their Affiliate Event in 2009. The event will take place on 21 August 2009. More details will be coming soon.

Chicago, IL US – 29 August (Serenity & Dr. Horrible)
The Chicagoland Browncoats are back for their fourth Can’t Stop the Serenity event! This year’s event will take place at the Tickets are available online from $10 until 25 August, and are $15 at the door (cash only). Pre-orders (both tickets and Merchandise) will be available for pick-up at Will-call when the doors open at 7pm. The Chicagoland are continuing their fine tradition of giving generously, and are donating 75% of proceeds to Equality Now and 25% to The House of the Good Shepherd. Much needed items are also being collected for The House (see list of needed items here).

Melbourne, VIC Australia – 30 August (Serenity & Dr. Horrible)
CSTS Melbourne is back for another year, this time on Sunday, 30 August at Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, 234 St Kilda Road, Southbank. The festivities begin at 12pm and will include Serenity and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, as well as some very shiny extra special stuff not ever seen before in Melbourne! Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to win some extremely awesome prizes in the raffle, live auction and costume competition. Prizes include items signed by Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Jonathan Woodward, Nectar Rose, Michael Fairman, Sonny Rhodes, Geoff Mandel, Dichen Lachman and more! We’ll also have a range of merchandise available for sale, including limited edition Kaylee Maquettes! Tickets are $15 advance or $20 at the door. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to celebrate the works of Joss Whedon and raise money for a vital cause – Equality Now!

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

There’s lots still to come, and more cities being added each week! If you’re near one of these cities, check out the links for more info:

Ann Arbor, MI US – 5 September 2009 (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Adelaide, SA Australia – 11 September 2009 (Dr Horrible)
Hamburg, Germany – 13 September 2009 (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Tucson, AZ US – 17 September 2009 (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Phoenix, AZ US – 19 September 2009 (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Bristol, United Kingdom – 25 September 2009 (Serenity & Dr Horrible)
Atlanta, GA US – 27 September 2009 (Serenity)
Potsdam, NY US – 11 October 2009 (Serenity)
Fresno, CA US – Date to be announced
Honolulu, HI US – Date to be announced
Logan, UT US – Date to be announced
Salt Lake City, UT US – Date to be announced
Auckland, New Zealand – Date to be announced

… and more to be announced soon!

You can find out when your closest event is being held by checking our Calendar of Events. The calendar is updated regularly, so when we find out the date, we’ll post it there!

Can’t make it to an event, but still want to support the cause? Why not make a donation via our Global Facebook Cause. All donations go directly to Equality Now, and will be added to this year’s Global Donation Tally.