2023, CSTS Global

CSTS 2023 Art Contest – Voting Ends Tomorrow Night!

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CSTS 2023 Art Contest - Feature ImageCSTS 2023 Art Contest Voting Ends Tomorrow Night! (Monday night 3/20 at midnight PST).
 
 
#Browncoats, we’re gorram well pleased to bring you the return of the annual Can’t Stop the Serenity 2023 Art Contest! We send this hopeful signal to all you lovely Browncoats during this time of flyin‘ on the raggedy edge. The return of the CSTS Art Contest features four oh-so-shiny entries from four mighty fine artists from all around the ’Verse! We are so grateful to all of our talented Browncoat artists!
 
The winning entry will be featured on our CSTS 2023 website and on our #CSTS2023 charity fundraising merchandise including T-shirts, patches, and posters! and all of the money will benefit our great charity Equality Now or other worthy local charities!
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2nd Annual Running of the Jaynes (Virtual) 5k fun Run!

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One week still to go! So, there’s still time to sign up for the 2021 Running Of The Jaynes (Virtual) 5k Fun Run, July 11-25 – hosted by the shiny Pennsylvania Browncoats!

You don’t have to run! “When you can’t run, you crawl, and when you can’t crawl – when you can’t do that… You find someone to carry you.” You can walk, ride a bike or unicycle (we dare you!), strap on rollerblades, skates, or even snowshoes. You can even sign up and nominate another participant to “carry you” – do 5k on your behalf.

All proceeds benefit Equality Now as part of Can’t Stop the Serenity. “We’re just happy to be doin’ good works.”

These fun T-Shirts (pictured) are also available as part of this fundraiser.… Read more…

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Join the Utah Browncoats for Some Heroic Misbehaving!

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Saturday, July 17th, the Utah Browncoats Society host a charity film screening of the epic space-western Serenity on the big screen at Brewvies Cinema Pub! All proceeds go to wonderful charities Equality Now and NAMI Utah. A few walk-in tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can’t take the sky from us! Join the Utah Browncoats for some heroic misbehaving! Watch Serenity on the big screen and support some great causes!

The shadowy Blue Sun Corporation has taken over our shindig! We are looking for a few intrepid smugglers, mercenaries and assorted folk to help overthrow their control! Infiltrate their company meeting and bring back the secret plans for your underground contacts.

Our Can’t Stop the Serenity screening will begin at the newly renovated Brewvies theater at 5:00 pm, with doors opening at 4:30 We’ll follow up with our acclaimed auction at Legends after the screening.… Read more…

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CSTS 2021 Greetings & Kickoff Announcements

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Greetings, #Browncoats!

2020 was a challenging year for most of us, professionally, personally, and in fandom. However, enterprising local Can’t Stop the Serenity organizers still managed to raise $14,710 for Equality Now and other charities. This is pretty impressive considering all of the obstacles that had to be overcome.

Funds were raised many ways… live online and eBay charity auctions. Patch and t-shirt sales. Virtual events such as streaming watch parties and a “Running of the Jaynes” virtual 5K run/walk (photo attached). There were even a few in-person events utilizing masks, social distancing, and no/low contact raffles.

As we kick-off Can’t Stop The Serenity 2021 (#CSTS2021) you can expect waves and workshops providing guidance on how you can host your own virtual events and safe in-person activities as CDC and local guidelines allow.… Read more…

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Firefly Anniversary Live Auction! Hosted by the Mighty Utah Browncoats Society!

 
CSTS 2020 Utah - Firefly Anniversary Live Auction - Facebook Feature ImageTODAY! Sunday, SEP 20th, Noon-3pm PDT. Firefly Anniversary Live Auction! Hosted by the mighty Utah Browncoats Society! Online Event link is at these Cortex coordinates: https://discord.gg/5E4XEZ
 
#Browncoats! Join us online for a shiny virtual event featuring fan updates, live discussions, trivia and an auction to raise money for our great charity – Equality Now – with unique collectables from the the Firefly ‘Verse!
 
This Sunday will mark the 18th anniversary of the debut of
Firefly and we’ve chosen that day to celebrate the fandom and a great cause. These events do not require a ticket purchase. Participants simply sign in, join in a live discussions and bid on amazing donated items.
 
We recommend downloading the Discord software and securing a good headset and microphone.
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No Power in the ’Verse Can Stop CSTS Pittsburgh!

CSTS 2020 Pittsburgh - Facebook Feature ImageThe Rivers & Bridges Brigade of the PA Browncoats, Geek Frontiers, and Jump Cut Theater present Can’t Stop the Serenity 2020 – Pittsburgh! Saturday, Sep 5th – 7:00pm-11:30pm. Get Tickets!

Not even a global pandemic can keep us from holding Pittsburgh’s 15th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity charity screening of Serenity! We’re all manner of pleased to announce that we will be holding a screening of “Serenity under the Stars” on Saturday, September 5th in Allegheny County’s South Park. We’ll be screening Serenity outdoors in a field for a “picnic and a movie” experience, and attendees will be asked to bring their own blankets or chairs, as well as their own food and beverages (no alcohol or glass containers permitted by order of the Allegheny County Parks Department).… Read more…

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Can’t Stop the Serenity 2020 Kickoff Announcements

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CSTS 2020 - Facebook Event BannerFellow #Browncoats,

Be assured that we intend to host Can’t Stop the Serenity charity events for Equality Now over the course of 2020. Some fundraising and gatherings will require technological means. Traditional screenings may be possible with the passage of time and under reasonable conditions. To that end, the #CSTS2020 season will be extended through mid-December to allow for later live events and the creation and adaptation of virtual events.

We’ll be hosting three online fundraisers throughout the season (via Facebook) for Spring, Summer and Fall. Please share the links everywhere and often. All of the funding will be sent to Equality Now at the close of each fundraiser. The Spring Fundraiser is here: facebook.com/donate/1340671289654438/

In conjunction with the first fundraising kick-off, we’ll be hosting a Virtual Shindig tomorrow (April 24th – International Watch Firefly Day) to talk shop and invite anyone to join in via Discord (a free voice, video and text software).… Read more…

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Host a CSTS 2020 Event! Registration is now Open!

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CSTS 2020 - Facebook Event BannerHost a shiny Can’t Stop the Serenity event in 2020! It’s a gorram good time! Registration is now open to host #CSTS2020 charity events any time from May – Oct 2020. We’re still flying in our 15th year! Some might think that’s not much, but it’s enough – rather so much more than enough – with our $1.3+ million dollars raised for Equality Now and other local charities!

#Browncoats – be a Big Damn Hero – indulge your geeky side while doing good! Click here for all the details about hosting a CSTS charity film screening of the sci-fi classic Serenity or hosting a CSTS affiliate event. Affiliate events can be any kind of Firefly-themed fun (trivia contest, game night, etc.) or perhaps Dr.… Read more…

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Voting is now open for the CSTS 2020 Art Contest!

CSTS 2020 Art Contest - Feature ImageWe have three wonderfully creative designs for the 2020 Can’t Stop The Serenity Art Contest! Click here to vote!

So now it’s time for us all to choose which design will represent Can’t Stop the Serenity for 2020, our 15th year! You can only vote once and you’ve only got until midnight (PST) on Friday, January 31st to get your voice heard and your vote counted.… Read more…

2020, CSTS Global, Steering Comittee

Help Guide our Ship! Apply to Serve on the CSTS Global Steering Committee (GSC)

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CSTS Global Steering Committee - 4 Members - With LogoDo you want to be captain? Yes? Well, actually, you can! The CSTS Global Steering Committee (GSC) are the (unsung) Big Damn Heroes working behind the scenes to make sure the ship continues flying smoothly, to ensure our fun charity events for Equality Now run well, and to keep the signal going with our license holders and sponsors.  

Applications to serve on the CSTS Global Steering Committee (GSC) are now being accepted! Applications will be accepted thru February 15th, 2020. Please email applications to gsc@cantstoptheserenity.com.

The Global Steering Committee (GSC) is made up of members with lots of experience with CSTS at a global and local level, and who are passionate about CSTS. Here are the relevant links about the GSC:  Current Members, Purpose, Roles & Responsibilities, Eligibility, Application & Selection Process.… Read more…

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Fire Up the Creativity Engines! Enter Our CSTS 2020 Art Contest!

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CSTS Logos 2006-2019Secure your art supplies! Strap in for takeoff! The annual art contest for our CSTS promotional artwork is officially breaking atmo’ for 2020!

Contest Entry Dates

The CSTS 2020 Art Contest will accept submissions from Sunday, December 22, 2019 through the deadline of Sunday, January 19, 2020 (until midnight PST).

Why We Need You!

Since 2006, Can’t Stop The Serenity has raised over $1.3 million dollars for Equality Now! We can do even more good works in 2020, but only if people show up! That’s where you come in. The annual promotional artwork is a critical tool for raising awareness about the event, building excitement, and getting people out to CSTS events around the world. It tells people that we are back for another year.… Read more…

2020

Congratulations to CSTS 2020 GEC, William Pace!

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William Pace - CSTS 2020 GECCongratulations to William Pace on his election as the new CSTS 2020 Global Event Coordinator (GEC)! It can now be revealed that William was nominated and elected by the CSTS local event organizers in participating cities around the world.

William is no stranger to Can’t Stop the Serenity, having served as GEC for CSTS 2011 and 2012, as well as years as a leader of CSTS charity events with the mighty Utah Browncoats. We are in good hands with William at the helm as we look forward to CSTS 2020 worldwide charity film screenings of Serenity and other fun charity events for our outstanding charity, Equality Now! 

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2nd Chance CSTS 2019 Global Auction! Bidding Ends Tonight!

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CSTS 2019 Global Auction - 2nd Chance- Facbook Event BannerTONIGHT! 2nd Chance CSTS 2019 Global Auction for Equality Now! Bidding ends THIS Sunday, December 1st from 7:00pm-8:00pm PST. We’ve got 30+ shiny Firefly / Serenity / Whedonverse items available! Great holiday gifts for your favorite #Browncoat! Here the Auction link: www.ebay.com/….

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2019, Events

North Texas Browncoats Celebrate 10 Years of Flying!

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CSTS 2019 Facebook Event BannerIt’s that time again! THIS Sunday, October 13th! The North Texas Browncoats are gearing up for their 10th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity shindig, and tickets are now on sale! This year’s Charity Film Screening event will feature the epic space western Serenity and the comedy / horror cult classic Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog* – singing along is optional!

Join us also for our usual lineup of games and activities, including our annual costume contest, Evil Laugh competition, and pub style trivia rounds interspersed throughout the day. All proceeds benefit our wonderful charity Equality Now!

This year’s event is at a NEW LOCATION:
Alamo Drafthouse Dallas / Fort Worth
8380 Davis Blvd.
North Richland Hills, TX 76182
Doors Open at Noon

Tickets, patches and shirts are available now for pre-order on our website.

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2019, Events

The Adelaide Browncoats are Ready to Misbehave with a Double Feature Event!

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Adelaide Browncoats CSTS 2019 - Facebook Event BannerReady to misbehave, fine folk of Adelaide? The Adelaide Browncoats are thrilled to announce details of this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019 Charity Film Screening Event – a Double Feature! THIS Saturday, October 12th! See the epic space western Serenity and the comedy / horror / musical cult classic Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog! Wanna help us keep her in the air another year? Is Mal’s coat kinda brownish? See you there!

Our very generous supporters Mercury Cinema will be hosting our shindig on Saturday 12th October, from 12.00pm until 5.30pm. The fun will begin with a rare opportunity to experience a super-sized screening of Dr.Horrible‘s Sing-Along Blog. Singing along is optional! 😉 Then of course there will be a screening of the Big Damn Movie, Serenity.… Read more…

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Humboldt Browncoats Happy To Be Doing Good Works in Arcata, California!

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Serenity LogoTODAY! SUNDAY SEP 29th! Charity Film Screening of the epic space western Serenity on the big damn screen! For the seventh year, the mighty Humboldt Browncoats will host Can’t Stop the Serenity in Arcata, California, Sunday, September 29th at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. Join your fellow #Browncoats for door prizes, costume parade, trivia, sing-along and a huge prize drawing. The grand prize is The Firefly Boardgame with all the expansions! The evening concludes with a screening of Serenity! Enjoy great food, soft drinks and beer for sale. (We’ll be offering Mudder’s Milk, of course!) 100% of our proceeds will support the wonderful charity Equality Now – defending the rights of women and girls around the world!… Read more…

2019, Events

“Can’t Stop the Signal” Says Denver CSTS!

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CSTS 2019 - Denver - Facebook Event Banner“Can’t Stop the Signal” say the Denver #Browncoats! Join the fun with the Denver CSTS crew THIS Saturday, SEP 28th for Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019, their annual charity CSTS Screening of the sci-fi epic space western Serenity on the big damn screen at Alamo Drafthouse Denver. It’s an evening of Film, Food, Prizes, Costume Contest, Raffles, Auction, and More Fun! Several auction and raffle items were donated and autographed by Firefly‘s own Summer Glau from her personal collection!!! See the Denver CSTS page for pictures! All proceeds benefit the fantastic charity Equality Now! Get tickets at: eventbrite.com/e/cant-stop-the-serenity-2019-denver-csts-tickets-64640283829… Read more…

2019, Events

CSTS Milwaukee are Big Damn Heroes!

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CSTS Milwaukee Auctions“Big Damn Heroes” is the theme of Can’t Stop the Serenity: Milwaukee‘s amazing Charity Film Screening and Auction event THIS Saturday SEP 28th at the New Berlin Ale House! Not only is it their favorite Firefly quote, they’ve printed it on this year’s custom #CSTS2019 T-shirts and also etched it on shiny pint glasses! There’s an incredible line up of entertainment, prizes, auctions, food, drinks, and fun awaiting you at their Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019 event on Saturday – check out this list!!

* 3 Screenings – Serenity, The Gamers: Hands of Fate, and JourneyQuest [Season 1]
* Over 1100 items up for auction across 5 silent and 2 live auctions
* New venue – more than twice the space as last year.

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2019, Events

The California Browncoats and CSTS-Orange County are Still Flying!

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The California Browncoats and #CSTS-Orange County are “still flying”! THIS Sunday, see the epic sci-fi space western Serenity on the big damn screen at AMC Classic Woodbridge 5 in Irvine, California. The Fallen Stars will perform Firefly songs from their wonderful Leaves on the Wind Music Project! Artist Nick Kremenek will be on hand with his amazing limited edition prints of Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds – exclusive for Can’t Stop the Serenity! Plus prizes, costumes, shiny raffles, and auctions sure to entice #Browncoats all around the ‘Verse! All proceeds benefit the fantastic charity Equality Now!… Read more…

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Meetup with the Browncoats of NYC at an Independents-Friendly Bar!

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CSTS 2019 NYC - CSTS Trivia Contest - Facebook Event BannerTHIS Saturday, meetup with the Browncoats of NYC at an Independents-friendly bar for a shiny time at their Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019 fundraiser for the wonderful charity Equality Now! Join them for food, drink, Firefly / Serenity trivia contest, prizes, knitted items so you can look cunning, auctions, and more! No tickets needed – just come on down to Slattery’s Midtown Pub and bring a bit of extra coin for food and charity – you may want to bid on some of the very shiny auction items! 

Organizer, Leslie, explains the cause: “Most of us know that Equality Now does good works. For example, in many countries, just $100 can pay for an hour of radio time so that girls who have been sexually abused can get the help they need.… Read more…

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The Utah Browncoats Have Been Working Hard on Their Evil Laugh for FanX Comic Convention!

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Dr Horrible 2019 Utah Browncoats - Facebook Event BannerThe Utah Browncoats have been working hard on their evil laugh. So that’s, you know, coming along…. 😎

Get your PhD in Horribleness at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention at their charity film screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog! Join your fellow #Browncoats, Whedonistas, and pop-culture fans THIS Saturday, September 7th in room #250A at the NEW TIME of 5:00 PM, along with 900+ other Evil League Of Evil members -ahem- I mean, “fanatics” for yelling, singing, screaming, and groaning along with the cult classic! Tickets are diabolically affordable at just $2, and can be purchased at the Utah Browncoats Society Booth #2445. All proceeds will benefit the good works of our amazing charity Equality Now!

And because the status is NOT quo, they’ve put together some super evil Dr.

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Albuquerque Browncoats Bring the Wonderflonium to Bubonicon 51 Sci-Fi / Fantasy Convention

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Albuquerque Browncoats present Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog at Bubonicon 51 – Sci-Fi & Fantasy Convention. Join them in the Cimarron Room at the Albuquerque Marriott Uptown for late-night Fun, Film, Music, Raffles, Costumes, Games, and More! Singing along in optional. 🙂 Doors open at 8:45pm, Film Starts at 9:00pm, Event Ends 10:45pm. This Charity Film Screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019 Affiliate Event. 

Free event for the public and Bubonicon attendees. Suggested charity donation of $2-$5. All proceeds benefit amazing charities Equality Now and UNM Children’s Hospital, CMNH! If you come an hour or two early, you can check out the excellent Bubonicon Art Show and Dealer’s Room, which are also free and open to the public.… Read more…

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Pennsylvania Browncoats Landing at Keystone Comic Con This Weekend!

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CSTS 2019 Philadelphia- Facebook Event BannerThe Big Damn Pennsylvania Browncoats will be landing at Keystone Comic Con at the Pennsylvania Convention Center THIS weekend, August 23-25 raising money for Equality Now. They will have custom Firefly / Serenity collectibles at their booth (611) in exchange for donations to Equality Now via Can’t Stop the Serenity 2019.

They will also be promoting Browncoat Ball 2019 – Las Vegas NV. The Pennsylvania #Browncoats are co-hosting Browncoat Ball 2019 with the Las Vegas Browncoats, so it looks to be a mighty fine shindig! See Browncoat Ball (BrowncoatBall.com) for details.… Read more…

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Albuquerque Browncoats Keep Flying at First New Mexico Comic Expo!

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CSTS 2019 Albuquerque Brownocoats at New Mexico Comic Expo - Event BannerThe Albuquerque Browncoats keep flying with a shiny booth at New Mexico Comic Expo! Join them THIS weekend, August 16th-18th for Fun, Swag, Big Damn Heroes, Photo Ops, Costumes, and Can’t Stop the Serenity Charity Donations! Make a donation to #CSTS2019 and get a shiny prize! All proceeds will benefit amazing charities Equality Now and UNM Children’s Hospital, CMNH.

Friday evening from 6pm-8pm they will show #Browncoat fan films from around the ‘Verse (free with $2-5 suggested donation). Saturday from 5pm-6pm is the Firefly panel with Serenity stars Jewel Staite and Sean Maher!!! Wow! 

 
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California Browncoats Relaunch San Diego CSTS Screening

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CSTS 2019 - San Diego - Facebook Event BannerThe California Browncoats are launching their first Can’t Stop the Serenity screening since 2011 in San Diego, California next Sunday, August 18th 2019 at AMC Mission Valley 20! (Don’t worry, there will still be one in Irvine, next month, for all of our regulars.) All proceeds will benefit the amazing charity Equality Now! Get tickets at: BrownPaperTickets.com/event/4309886

#CSTS2019 San Diego offers #Browncoats a non-Comic-Con reason to spend some quality time together – so bring a friend! The event will also feature a set of Firefly themed songs from The Fallen Stars during the event – if you aren’t familiar with their music, prepare to feel all the feels!!

Besides music and the Big Damn Movie, Serenity, there will be door prizes, a suggested donation drawing, and an auction of some very cool rare and one of a kind Firefly artwork, with all proceeds going to charity.… Read more…

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