The 2016 Global auction went very well, raising over $4,100.00 for Equality Now in our final effort of the season. We congratulate and thank our generous winners for helping make this year’s auction such a shiny success! We’d also like to extend enormous thanks to the California Browncoats for their gracious hosting, as well as to all our wonderful donors, bidders, Organizers, and everyone who helped boost the signal. Your love really does keep this ship in the air – thank you for your continued support!… Read more…
Category Archives: 2016
Auction ends Monday afternoon, Pacific Time
- We’ve told you about the wonderful items in the auction.
- We’ve emphasized how rare or downright awesome they are.
- We’ve shown you pictures and demonstrated how they are only a few of the many items we’ve got.
- We’ve told you about the items signed by Ben Edlund, Felicia Day, Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, James Marsters, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Leary, Emma Caufield, Clark Gregg & Ming Na Wen.
- Oh yeah, and some guy named Joss Whedon
- We’ve mentioned the pillow, the jewellry, the Tshirts, the prints. The action figures, the postcards, the buttons.
And now we’ve run out of time. The auction ends tomorrow starting around noon Pacific
if you haven’t checked it out, you owe it to yourself to do so.… Read more…
Con Man Goodies in eBay Auction
Lots of people have seen Season One of Con Man but have you seen the extras? The Con Man DVD is full of them and that particular auction lot is worth winning for it along. But it also has a poster signed by Alan Tudyk and a Spectrum poster featuring James Raaker & Cash Wayne aka Jack Moore and Wray Nerely aka Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk. (Are you confused yet?)
Another Con Man collection includes Con Man Trading cards and a character sheet from Spectrum as well as a signed copy of PJ Haarsma’s SoftWire
But maybe you want to stick with Firefly. In that case, may we draw your attention to the Kaylee collection? The messenger bag is sturdy and matches the overalls that Kaylee wears on the accompanying action figure.… Read more…
So much to bid on!
Browncoats are a generous bunch. And so are the companies whom make wonderful things to sell to us.
Take for instance Loot Crate who sent us the Zoe Loot Crate full of exciting things like the Zoe figure, a Serenity Journal, a mystery QBits figure and so much more.
Right at this moment it is still under $30.00. At twice that amount it would still be a steal.
We have a lot of auction items like that – currently going for much less than they are worth. Check them out.
Bid.
Tell your friends and family to bid. Make the world a better place by supporting Equality Now through our auction.
Browncoat Families – Auction
These two groups are some of our favourites in the auction. We’ve paired this year’s stunning Tshirts with cunning hats and a big comfy Firefly pillow. The twist? Two of the hats and 2 of the Tshirts are for children!
But maybe you have a little one not quite old enough. Then this baby sling is for you! Woven especially for this purpose you’ll notice it is what Kaylee might use if she had a child. Patterned with strawberries and parasols and other Kaylee type images, this baby sling comes with instructions on how to use it.
There are only 5 days left in the auction.
Go bid!… Read more…
Auction has started!
Our huge eBay auction is now live! You can find it here.
And just take a look at what we have! 
A member of the Pittsburgh CSTS gang was at San Diego Comic Con and went to the Dark Horse signing for the new Serenity comic. He got the poster signed and told Alan, Nathan and Joss that it was for CSTS, at which point he said Joss talked to him for several minutes about the CSTS event in Pittsburgh, said how much he appreciated what we do, grabbed a copy of Serenity: Those Left Behind off a pile at the table and signed it!
And now it could be yours. This is only one of many items we have in our auction. Go look.
Bid now.… Read more…
Auction starts Monday Oct. 24
Our big eBay auction starts on Monday but we just couldn’t wait so we’ve put one item up already! You can find it here. (http://www.ebay.com/sch/californiabrowncoats/m.html)
Georges Jeanty illustrated Serenity: Leaves on the Wind and this graphic novel collects all the issues in one place. That would be shiny enough but when he was asked to sign this for us, he went one step further and drew a picture in it. So the winner of this great title will also own an original Jeanty!
Because we put this one out early, it ends on Friday. But the rest of the auction starts on Monday and ends next Sunday. Money raised goes to support the important work done by Equality Now. We thank the California Browncoats for allowing us to once again hijack their eBay account for the CSTS auction.… Read more…
Auction postponed one week
Due to changes at eBay we have to postpone our h-u-u-uge auction one week. It will now start Oct. 24 and end the 31st.
Once it goes live, we’ll post the URL but you will always be able to find it by searching for the California Browncoats who have been good enough to allow us to take over their eBay account.… Read more…
The Man they Call Sean
Sean Faust is a singer-songwriter in the alternative/ progressive rock genre from New Jersey that has been playing Can’t Stop the Serenity events since 2008. In 2012 he started the “Hero Of Canton Sing Along Challenge” where he plays the song live with as many people in attendance joining him on stage (or whatever the platform may be) to sing along!
In May of 2014 Sean released his single called “Signal” inspired by the movie Serenity and starting off where the show Firefly ended. From the beginning he has donated 50% of sales from that song to Equality Now on behalf of CSTS and happily continues to do so year after year. “They’re my favorite events of the year! It’s always a blast to meet new people or get to see friends again that I’ve made along the way.… Read more…
eBay Auction Oct.17 – Sunday Oct. 23
Joss Whedon’s influence reaches far. Ben Edlund wrote for Whedon on Firefly and Angel. Now he is finally bringing his own creation, The Tick, to TV. This promotional poster is clearly intended for CSTS. We feel pretty confident is asserting that no one else will have a poster remotely like this!
Clark Gregg aka Agent Phil Coulson is currently staring in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He has signed this picture of Coulson and his beloved car Lola.
And these are just two of the many items that will be up for auction starting Monday Oct. 17. Our great thanks go to the California Browncoats who have once again allowed us to use their eBay account for our auction.
Auction Items, teaser 2
Browncoats are fans of many diverse things and our upcoming auction reflects that. This amazing collectible for instance. Who wouldn’t want a replica Thor Helmet signed not only by Chris Hemsworth but the one and only Stan Lee himself? Now that Stan is cutting down on his con appearances, it will get harder to acquire his autograph. And with the new Thor movie coming out next year, the winner of this helmet will be ready!
There is also a mystery auction item! In every Firefly LootCrate there is a QBit. Who is it? You’ll have to win it to know!
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…
Announcing! Our annual E-Bay auction
Every Fall we close out our CSTS year with a big auction but this year, we may have outdone ourselves!
We have hundreds of items from the fun collectibles to the very rare. How about the Serenity chopsticks that were available only if you had enough points on the Serenitymovie website?
Or a bracelet that says “Shiny?”
There are loads of great autographs and donations directly from some of our Big Damn Heroes. Stay tuned for date and time and be sure to share this with everyone you know. All proceeds go to support the wonderful work done by Equality Now.… 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…
Ni Hao to the Browncoats of Harrogate holding their first CSTS event this weekend
Harrogate are holding their inaugral CSTS event on 21st September at Major Tom’s Social in Harrogate.
Organiser Reg says “Essentially, I run the finest (and to be fair, only!) comic shop in our little town which is a very genteel place with lots of tea rooms and posh people. Steve, my partner in crime in this endeavour runs a “Geek Pub Quiz” every month at the venue we’re using for CSTS. We’re both big Browncoats and have talked about running a CSTS event for a while, and this year we’ve decided it’s about time we just did it!”
The event starts at 6pm and is free to enter, the guys are raising money with a raffle, Steve’s Quiz, and from the sale of various Serenity related items.… Read more…
The road so far leads to CSTS Lawrence this weekend
In addition to being the home of the Winchester brothers, Lawrence, Kansas is also the home to a Can’t Stop the Serenity event this weekend.
Organiser Michael says “CSTS Lawrence are lucky enough to be showing Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog alongside the BDM itself and we’re also having a raffle.”
The fun starts at 7pm on the 16th September at Liberty Hall, Lawrence.
For more information contact the CSTS Lawrence team via their Facebook page.
The California Browncoats are going back to Serenity Valley this weekend
Grab your grenades Browncoats because on the 17th of September the California Browncoats are going back to Serenity Valley!
Organiser Susie says “We are excited to announce that CSTS-LA will feature Francis Hamada’s epic fan film Browncoats: Independence War, a prequel to Firefly and Serenity.
We are going non-traditional (you might even say Independent-like) by showing this film for Can’t Stop the Serenity, but we believe in this movie and want to give Browncoats a taste of a whole new chapter in the ‘verse (unofficial).”
The film is set in the year 2511 in the Valley of Serenity on the distant Planet Hera, and rebel fighters aka “the Independence Army”, intent on secession, are fighting their last skirmishes against the superior and well-supplied Alliance Forces. Experience the drama and sacrifice of the battle of Serenity for the first time as seen through the eyes of the brave men and women of the 5th Battalion of the 76 Combat Brigade.… Read more…
