The Utah Browncoats have held CSTS events since the very beginning. Some large, some small, but all of them filled with great people who love to make a difference. Their most recent CSTS was no different in that respect, but they did do things a bit differently this year in that they split the event between two different venues.

With 110 Browncoats in attendance, the event started at Brewvies Cinema Pub with musical singalongs of the Hero of Canton and the Firefly theme. They were also able to have a small Easter egg video from Done the Impossible with a short introduction by Brian Wiser and they replayed the introduction video from 2015 because the end clip with Joss Whedon had not been shown at that year’s event.

The audience loved the Equality Now video as well as it showed them where they funds they were donating would actually be used.

Then they screened the Big Damn Movie. There’s nothing like seeing it in a theater filled with other Browncoats!

Once that was all finished, they all headed next door to Legends Sports Grill and filled the VIP room until there was standing room only.

There they had a raffle, live auction and silent auction. Having the post-screening event at the sports bar allowed everyone to socialise and interact and provided the opportunity to get to know each other a bit more than sitting in a movie theatre does sometimes.

With a total running time of 5 hours, the event was a huge success with the Utah Browncoats raising a very shiny $4,424.00 for charities Equality Now and Kids Need to Read.