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| July 13th, 2010 This is it, fellow crew members and lucky passengers! The final countdown has begun to our 5th Annual CSTS event at MOHAI on Saturday!!
This year, we have something unique - Live Music by Vixy & Tony, and special guest; Marian Call!
Bring your non-perishable food items for donating to Northwest Harvest, who will be receiving a portion of the donation proceeds from the event.
Come in costume and get a chance at door prizes during the Firefly Fashion Show!
Raffle baskets are full of awesome goodies this year:
Bed & Breakfast room @ Eason Estates;
Presidential Accomodations at Embassy Suites;
T-shirt autographed by Eliza Dushku (Faith on Buffy, Echo on Dollhouse);
Mini Poster autographed by the cast of "Serenity";
DVD's & BluRay of too many different movies and TV shows to count;
Handcrafted items from the Firefly/Serenity universe;
Dark Horse comics including the Wash float-out;
Quality collectible figurines from the Buffy-verse;
Passes to MIFFF and t-shirts for fashionable wear;
Paramount Theater performance passes to "Burn the Floor" dance extravaganza;
and more, More, MORE!!! (my fingers are tired from typing)
Tickets for the full, DELUXE event (includes the movie; Serenity, raffle, music, food, fashion show, Extra special raffle and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog screening) are available on-line for $30 until Tuesday, July 13th. 
Tickets available at the door on the day of the event ($17.00) for the movie and raffle and $30 for the deluxe event. Sorry, no food is included if you buy your tickets at the door.  However, movie concession snacks can be purchased in the lobby.
Got questions? We've got answers so fire off an email to info@cstsseattle.org and let us know what's on your mind. See you in the 'Verse!  or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Update June 20th: Seattle's 5th Annual Charity Movie Event for Equality Now -- Can't Stop the Serenity 2010!! When and Where: July 17th, Saturday @ MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) - Directions
Time: 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm (Doors open at 4:30 pm - movie starts at 5:00 pm) Created by fans of the movie Serenity, Can't Stop the Serenity (CSTS) has become a worldwide benefit movement in support of Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now - an international organization that works against violence and for the protection and promotion of human rights for women and girls around the world. www.equalitynow.org Activities planned so far: Joss Whedon's shiny sci fi action-adventure movie, Serenity Our CSTS special presentation will be a live music mini-concert featuring:
VIXY & TONY and MARIAN CALL. Let's put our hands together for our favorite Firefly songwriters and musicians!
NOTE: This concert is included in the full event ticket only. Costume/fashion show with door prizes for those brave people who come in costume Raffle baskets filled with awesome goodies Browncoat social hour with munchable appetizers and beverages And Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! Our amazing committee is still dreaming up plans and exciting events to take place for this years' shindig so keep your communicator open for further details.
Ticket details:
ALL TICKETS WILL BE PICKED UP AT WILL CALL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
$17 day of show (movie and raffle only)
Event Tickets: $30 - includes Serenity screening, raffle prizes, social hour (food not available if tickets are purchased at the door), special music concert, costume/fashion show, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and another 'Better Chance of Winning' Raffle!
Tickets, t-shirts, tote bags and raffle tickets are available for purchase on-line at CSTS Seattle (www.cstsseattle.org) so check the website for merchandise and ticket deadlines. (ON-LINE SALES ARE NOW CLOSED - TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT - Movie, live music, Dr. Horrible, raffles, social hour and fashion show are available but food is not included in deluxe ticket)
If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, well? Why not? You can still purchase them on the day of the event and join in the magic, mayhem and misbehaving! T-shirts - $20 each - Sizes available: S-5X (black) in unisex and women's style. T-shirts are only available for purchase online and must be picked up at the event. This year's artwork is by awesome local artist, Emily Ivie. See the logo at the top? She's the one who created it!
Word of mouth is our friend. Tell everyone you know, send a text, post on Facebook/MySpace/LiveJournal, Tweet about it! We aim to misbehave!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 14th, 2010 Volunteers for Can't Stop the Serenity! Raise your hand and.... ...start typing! Send an email to Jeff, the volunteer coordinator if you are interested in helping out at Can't Stop the Serenity on Saturday, July 17th. If you would rather spend your time doing pre-shindig work or behind the scenes at the event, let him know that as well.  There may even be bribes....er, I mean, thank you gifts involved! 
Here's the email to use: volunteer{at}cstsseattle[dot]org
and if the Alliance is mucking up your transmission and you can't get through, send a wave to Andrea at info[at]sbcharities{dot}org. **************************************************************************************************************************************** June 09, 2010 WooHOOO! We have GREAT NEWS!
Our CSTS special presentation will be a live music mini-concert featuring:
VIXY & TONY and MARIAN CALL!
This concert is included in the full event ticket which includes the movie screening, raffle, social hour/hors d'oeuvre, extra special raffle and a screening of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
Let's put our hands together for our favorite Firefly songwriters and musicians! 
For anyone who already bought their "movie only" tickets, there is a chance to upgrade to a full event ticket so you don't miss out on this great evening of music and mayham. Send an email to info@cstsseattle.org with your request and the ticket sale folk will treat you right. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, well? Why not? Click your way over to www.cstsseattle.org/tickets.html and get your hands on a pair...or more. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> April 23rd, 2010 All righty then: Tickets are now ON SALE for Seattle's Can't Stop the Serenity! Pre-order your movie tickets, full event tickets, t-shirts, tote bags and raffle chances and be absolutely, 100% certain of getting in on the shiny fun!! Go HERE (www.cstsseattle.org) for more information on what we have planned. Please note: Tickets will be available at WILL CALL on the day of the event. NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED. T-shirts and tote bags that are ordered on-line will ONLY be shipped to people who do not buy an event ticket.
T-shirt and tote bag logo for 2010 - http://www.cstsseattle.org/tshirts.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 31st, 2010 Here's the news you've been waiting for!! 
Seattle's 5th Annual Charity Movie Event for Equality Now -- Can't Stop the Serenity 2010!!
When and Where: July 17th, Saturday @ MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) - Directions
Time: 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm (Doors open at 4:30 pm - movie starts at 5:00 pm)
What it is: Created by fans of the movie Serenity, Can't Stop the Serenity (CSTS) has become a worldwide benefit movement in support of Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now - an international organization that works against violence and for the protection and promotion of human rights for women and girls around the world. www.equalitynow.org Activities planned so far:
- We'll be showing Joss Whedon's shiny sci fi movie, Serenity
- A special presentation (more on this later),
- Costume/fashion show with door prizes
- Raffle baskets filled with awesome goodies
- Browncoat social hour with munchable appetizers and beverages
- And MORE!
Our amazing committee is still dreaming up plans and exciting events to take place for this years' shindig so keep your communicator open for further details.
Ticket details:
ALL TICKETS WILL BE PICKED UP AT WILL CALL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
$15 advance/$17 day of show (movie and raffle only)
Event Tickets: $30 advance purchase - includes Serenity screening, raffle prizes, social hour and appetizers, special presentation, costume/fashion show and another 'Better Chance of Winning' Raffle!
Tickets, t-shirts and raffle tickets are available for purchase on-line at CSTS Seattle (www.cstsseattle.org) so check the website. April 1st - 4th: Purchase your tickets and pre-order your t-shirts at Norwescon 33!
T-shirts - $20 each - Sizes available: S-5X (black) in unisex and women's style. T-shirts are only available for purchase online and must be picked up at the event. This year's artwork is by a local artist, Emily, and will be available for viewing shortly. Stay tuned!
Word of mouth is our friend. Tell everyone you know, send a text, post on Facebook/MySpace/LiveJournal, Tweet about it! We aim to misbehave!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 27th, 2010 - Announcing a new meeting for Seattle Browncoats!
What: Volunteer Meeting for Seattle's Can't Stop the Serenity Event in July When: Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:00 PM Where: Wayward Coffee House 8570 Greenwood Ave N. E. side of the street Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 706-3240 Time to grab those brown coats, shine up those mid-bulk transports and execute a Crazy Ivan to the Wayward Coffeehouse on Sunday, June 27th at 1 pm!
If you feel like lending a hand to them's that need it during our 5th charity screening of "Serenity", well then, join the crew on Sunday and come learn the secret information you're gonna want to know...
nope...can't tell you now, then it wouldn't be secret, would it? 
Should the Alliance cause you to miss the meeting and you really, really want to help out, send a wave to volunteer@... and let us know. Some kind of shiny plan can be worked out.
Here's the small print from our volunteer coordinator if you've read this far:
"Here are the jobs we have:
line monitors,
ticket sellers,
will call,
concessions sellers,
food assistants,
door monitors,
ushers in the theater,
and new this year -- a talent assistant who can help with the performers (keep them on schedule, etc.).
We will also need roving raffle ticket sellers, and people to monitor the raffle table.
Some of these positions will not permit you to see the movie, Dr. Horrible, or the performers, but they are essential to keep the event successful.
Please come to the meeting -- or E-mail me your interests. Also, if you
have any special skills or areas you are particularly interested in, please let me know."
Learn more here: http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Browncoats/calendar/13890736/ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// March 10, 2010 - Seattle Browncoats are Holding the Valley @ Norwescon 33! Ni Hao, Browncoats:
Norwescon 33 is coming up rather quickly (3 weeks!!?) so here’s the situation….
The Seattle Browncoats have a fan table - (hopefully in the area around the bar and espresso stand again but I’m not sure till I get there) - and we’re gonna have all manner of flyers, giveaways and blackmarket beagles (no, not really- even tho’ the droppings are rather smallish) for the folks at the con to scoop into their bags.
Iff’n you feel like volunteering for a mission - like guarding the goodies and tech equipment - then we have shifts for manning the table. There ain’t much to it, just talk really nice to the folk who stop by, tell ‘em about our friendly little group and recruit them if they’re interested in joining us for a shindig or two. We’ll even have a trivia contest and door prizes to give away and the Con goers LOVE goodies to take home.
Norwescon 33 in 2010 will be from April 1st - 4th (Thursday - Sunday) and we generally work the table from around 9 or 10 a.m. till around 5:00 p.m. There’s a lot of flexability involved so don’t worry if you can only do an hour or two. Everyone needs a potty break and some lunchtime nibbles so if that’s all you can do, then we’d take it as a kindness. And time to sit and knit a Jayne Hat is always well spent! :)
I can put up a link to the Con schedule when it’s available so you can peruse the plethora of panels and decide what you want to attend and what you can live without. If you volunteer to tend the table and don’t want to pay the cashy money for the entire day or weekend, we have an extra con badge that you can use to attend an event without Security tossing you to the Reavers for sneaking past the “official con attendees only” signs.
Let me know the time(s) you'd like to volunteer so I can let others know what’s available and what’s taken. I’ll set up a list of days and times as people let me know what they’d like to do. Hint: Saturday always has plenty of folk willing to table-sit.
Questions?? Contact me via email at robyn [at] seattlebrowncoats [dot] org and we’ll chat.
This is a shiny way for new folks and regulars to get to know each other so feel free to stop by the table whether you volunteer or not! If you’re just going to stay in the lobby, there’s no need to buy admission to the con but you won’t be able to see all the cool presentations. I’m just sayin’…..
Browncoats Rock!
xie xie,
Traevynn
aka Robyn - Table Captain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Attention all Artistic Seattle Browncoats!
The Can't Stop the Serenity team for Seattle is looking for people interested in submitting artwork for the 2010 CSTS charity event.
Here are the details:
Each design must meet the following guidelines:
8x10
600 dpi
no more than 2 colors that translates well to grayscale
contains name of the event ("CSTS" or "Can't Stop the Serenity")
contains location ("Seattle")
contains year ("2010")
contains all original art, no official images from the movie, Serenity or the Firefly TV series
Selected art will be used in marketing materials, on T-shirts, and anywhere else the Seattle Browncoats require.
Art must be received by March 15, 2010. (Sorry for the short notice!) Send it to info[at]cstsseattle[dot]org.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This year's winner of the Can't Stop the Serenity Art Contest is design #5 by Don McMillan from Ottawa, ON Canada! Congratulations Don! Also note that CSTS Global is still needing shiny volunteers to help out with the organization of this year's worldwide events. See the posting below for contact information. Can't Stop the Serenity Art Contest - Vote for your Favorite Design! ~message from Global CSTS: Hello to All!
Diana here, checking in to give you some truly shiny news: The entries for the 2010 CSTS Art Contest have been posted and voting is now open!
The winning logo and design will be used for the entirety of the 2010 season and there are some great choices among them. With almost 20 entries, how's a Browncoat to decide? To view the entries and cast your vote, please head to:
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/csts-global/art-contest-voting-open/
The deadline for voting is March 1st so get your vote counted soon.
All of the logos have been designed by heroic Browncoats like yourself, standing up and showing their pride in such an amazing annual event. Show your support of their talents and get over to the voting page.
So, what thrilling heroics have you pulled off today?
- Diana Lopez
- CSTS 2010 Global
- Communications Team Lead Announcement from the Global Organizer for Can't Stop the Serenity 2010: from Christine Gregor Mooney, new GO, christine@cantstoptheserenity.com
"You! want to work/volunteer/help CSTS 2010 Global Team
You really, really do! Or you know someone who would be perfect for one of the positions, or you will volunteer them because they owe you big!
This is the (a) call for the CSTS 2010 Global Organising Team,
join us to support our brilliant world wide Local Organisers and give to Equality Now and our other causes.
Below are the position descriptions, I'd really like to continue the 'global' involvement. I love that we are Worldwide!
GLOBAL ORGANIZING TEAMS
Communications Team -
Communications Team Lead/Communications Coordinator will report directly to the Global Organizer and will be responsible for coordinating the communications and logistics team. The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for keeping up-to-date contact information on all local organizers and CSTS personnel. In conjunction with the Web Guru, the CC will keep the global calendar up to date. The CC will also be in charge of sending out emails to update organizers about meetings (regular and emergency,) policy and manual updates/changes, and field questions from the organizers by directing them to the proper parties. The CC will forward prepared emails to the appropriate persons.
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator will report to the Communications Team Lead and will compose press releases and event updates for the CSTS website and necessary public outlets, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Flikr, YouTube, newsletters, email bulletins, and broadwaves concerning CSTS both global and, where appropriate, local. PR will be responsible for the timing and communication of the Global design contest and coordination of the vote timing in conjunction with the CC. PR will format kits, banners, buttons, fliers, etc. to outlets with national/global reach.
Web Guru will update and/or create web pages as needed. S/he will maintain all pages of the CSTS website and forums. The WB is in charge of backing up all systems and maintenance of the integrity of the CSTS website. The WB will administer all public CSTS online presence, such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. The position will also be responsible, in conjunction with the Communications Coordinator, for updating the CSTS web calendar and would work with communications to ensure valid topics of discussion sent out by email are posted to the forums. The WB will also work with new event organizers and their mentors to assist them in creating and maintaining local CSTS event websites.
Registration Coordinator implements the event registration system, including registration form creation (online registration in conjunction with the Web Guru,) event confirmation, tracking and maintaining event and contact information in conjunction with the Communication Team Lead. The Registration Coordinator will suggest event combing where appropriate. S/he will refer access to the organizers forum for new organizers of local events to the Web Guru and will refer mentoring opportunities to the Mentorship Coordinator.
Mentorship Coordinator will match new organizers with experienced local organizers interested in mentorship. Mentorship will be responsible, in conjunction with Registration, for identifying possible mentors. In addition, the MC will work with registration to assist local groups in combining events, where appropriate.
Financial Team –
Financial Team Lead will be in charge of a centralized bank account and accounting system for funds received by Global CSTS for registration, T-shirts, swag shipping and other promotional orders. All billing and accounts payable/receivable will be centralized to the Financial Team Lead’s responsibility. The FTL will also monitor, track and report all donations to Equality Now and other charitable organizations. Final payment of any monies due to Equality Now from overages from various sponsorships, etc. (not including local organizations’ overages,) safeguards and audits of funds are the responsibility of the Financial Team Lead.
Assistant Financial Coordinator will have responsibility for monitoring income and expenses of global administration and merchandise. The AFC will bring to the Finance Team Lead any questions received relating to local events that may present themselves.
Merchandise Coordinator will research online merchandise production (e.g. Zazzle for USA and abroad,) and compare costs with U.S. outlets. S/he will survey local organizers for feedback before determining which items to sell (i.e. T-shirts, buttons, patches, posters, etc.) The MC will consider finding international reps to coordinate merchandise for outside the US. The MC will coordinate with Sponsorship final layout of sponsors on promotional items. S/he will obtain bids and establish firm timetables for creation and shipping of all items in a timely manner. The Merchandise Coordinator will work in conjunction with the Communications Coordinator to keep dates set for voting on the 2010 Global Design as well as firm deadlines for local organizers to place orders for merchandise.
Sponsorship Coordinator will locate, arrange and coordinate with global sponsors in all areas of sponsorship from providing items to event organizers (swag) to covering costs for T-shirts, posters, and website/hosting, as well as soliciting prize donations. The SC will solicit leads from organizers and interested parties and pursue them into new areas of sponsorship. He or she would be instrumental in developing new tools for local event organizers to use in pursuing local sponsorship and grants, such as sample letters. The SC will also arrange with sponsors that are providing in-kind donations and financial resources firm dates for receiving said items and issue receipts.
Kazia has graciously agreed to stay on as Web Guru, but I'd love to offer her an able asst. Each position could really use a back up too in case of emergencies
So ponder what you or your loved ones can do, comb thru your ranks for a 'volunteer' and then
PM or email me christine@cantstoptheserenity.com your interest in which position, a paragraph on why, how you'd be brilliant in it. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SERENIVERSARY! Sept. 26th
7 pm - 11 pm Celebrating the anniversary of the release of "Serenity"
Vixy & Tony, Whedon Trivia Quiz, Costume Contest, and more! Location 8570 Greenwood Ave N.
E. side of the street
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 706-3240
"Browncoats will be filling the place. Grab a seat and chat with whoever is nearby."
!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~! Special Announcement: Tickets for the full event that includes the movie screening, special raffle, Firefly Fashion Show, catered reception and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog presentation will be available for purchase only until July 15th!! At last check (July 10th) there were only 25 tickets left for purchase. Run to the website and get yours today! These full event tickets will NOT be sold the day of the show due to the need to pre-order food for the attendees. Movie-only tickets are available online until July 15th and will be available at the door on the day of the show. Go to www.cstsseattle.org and order your shiny tickets today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPCOMING EVENTS: 
Can't Stop the Serenity 2009 Announcement!! Super shiny information hot off the presses, my fine fellow Browncoats - Seattle has a venue, a date and tickets ready to sell for Can't Stop the Serenity 2009!
WooHOOO! What: Created by fans of the movie Serenity, Can't Stop the Serenity (CSTS) has become a worldwide benefit movement in support of Equality Now - an international organization that works for the protection and promotion of human rights for women and girls around the world. www.equalitynow.orgWhen: Saturday, July 18, 2009
Where: Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) www.seattlehistory.orgWhat's the plan: Doors open at 4:30 p.m. - the film, Serenity, starts at 5:00 p.m. - with a special event that includes a raffle, catered reception, Firefly Fashion Show and a Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog presentation to follow after the movie. Tickets, t-shirts and raffle tickets are available for purchase on-line at CSTS Seattle www.cstsseattle.org
Tickets: $15 advance/$17 day of show (movie and raffle only) Available on-line until July 15th and then at the door on the day of the event.
Event Tickets: $30 advance - includes Serenity screening, special raffle, costume fashion show, buffet reception and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog presentation. Tickets will be available online only until July 15th and will not be sold at the door. Get yours soon!
T-shirts: $20 each - Sizes available: S-5X (black) in unisex and women's style. T-shirts are only available for purchase online and must be picked up at the event. T-shirt orders will close on midnight, July 1, 2009. **T-shirt sales have now closed. There may be a few sizes available at the event. **
Go forth and tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your neighbors' friends! One movie, one mission, one army of Browncoats...we are Mighty!
And stay tuned to this channel for more exciting information as it happens!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteers' Meeting for Can't Stop the Serenity/Equality Now on June 14th, Sunday - 11:00 a.m. - Location
8570 Greenwood Ave N.
E. side of the street
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 706-3240 "Look for us towards the back of the shop at the large table"
This pre-dominoes meeting will be a quick version for those who missed out on last week's volunteer and information meeting. We will catch you up on the latest developments and hand out flyers to leave at your favorite hangout. Tickets to the movie and event will also be available if you would like to purchase them at the meeting.
Exciting information on our modus operandi for the event will be forthcoming and you'll hear all about the special "thank you" movie screening and party that will take place only for the volunteers!  That's because we couldn't make this miracle happen every year without you and you deserve more than a pat on the back. ☺♥
Come to dominoes and hear about the fun we have planned for Can't Stop the Serenity! Then jump into the fray and "hold the Valley".  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What: Volunteers' Meeting for Seattle's Can't Stop the Serenity Event!
When: June 7, 2009 11:00 AM
Where: 500 Westlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
206.621.2045
All Hands On Deck!! Things are going to get pretty interesting in the next few weeks and we're looking for some shiny Browncoats to lend a hand before, during and after our upcoming charity event. If you feel the urge to rack up some karma points or work off those darn community service hours (just kidding, I doubt the court would consider us a public service), then come on down and join us for the first volunteer meeting for Can't Stop the Serenity - Seattle Style! Bring your ideas, donations for the raffles and smiling faces to Uptown Espresso at 500 Westlake Ave N. near South Lake Union; 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 7th.
And wait! That's not all!! You can also purchase your very own ticket to the movie and/or event right then and there! Tickets have been selling steadily and we don't want anyone left out in the Black so we'll bring 'em to the meeting so volunteers can have their tickets in hand when they leave.
We'll have flyers to pass out to folks who want to help promote our shiny event and a list of what we need help with before, during and after the event.
Volunteers are how we pull off this shindig and any assistance is greatly appreciated. Plus it keeps the organizers from having exploding heads.
If you can't make the meeting, feel free to email one of the organizers and let us know what's on your mind.
Here's a short list of tasks to look over and decide what might work for you:
Getting the Signal out - passing out flyers/posters/attending local cons and promoting/blogging about the event/contacting media folk about this fantastic worldwide grassroots effort to support a charity.
Gathering up the schwag - contacting businesses about donating door prizes/raffle items.
"Official" photographers and/or videographers - we want folks to document our hard work before and after the event.
Ticket Sellers - get your friends, family, co-workers, strangers on the street...whoever...to buy tickets in advance so we can afford to put this event on without digging into our own pockets for cashy money.
Day of the Event folks - Taking tickets, selling schwag, raffle table sales, ushers, gofers, sound system experts, Emcees, anything else we'd need on the day of the screening.
Other opportunities will come up during the weeks prior to the screening so let us know what you want to help out with and we'll find something that fits your talents.
Can't Stop the Serenity on July 18th is going to be a fantastic day filled with the Big Damn Movie - Serenity; raffle prizes; a catered buffet; Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog screening; costumes; Browncoats and a shipload of black market beagles (kidding again-, they're really bobble-headed Geisha dolls). :)
You want to be there, we want you there, supporting Equality Now is a good thing and you'll get a dose of Firefly, Serenity and our Big Damn Heroes. It's a win-win situation!
Learn more here:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2009 - Norwescon 32 Ni Hao, Browncoats!
Norwescon is coming up rather quicker than I'd anticipated so listen up fast....
We have a table - (hopefully in the same area around the bar again but I'm not sure till I get there) - and we're gonna have all manner of flyers, giveaways and blackmarket beagles (no, not really- even tho' the droppings are rather smallish) for the folks at the con to scoop into their bags.
Iff'n you feel like volunteering for a mission - like guarding the goodies and tech equipment - then we have shifts for manning the table. There ain't much to it, just talk really nice to the folk who stop by, tell 'em about our friendly little group and recruit them if they're interested in joining us for a shindig or two. 
Norwescon will be from April 9th - 12th (Thursday - Sunday) Norwescon 2009 link and we generally work the table from around 9 - 10 a.m. till around 5:00 p.m. There's a lot of flexability involved so don't worry if you can only do an hour or two. Everyone needs a potty break and some lunchtime nibbles so if that's all you can do, then we'd take it as a kindness.
Here's the link to the Norwescon schedule so you''ll know what time you'll be available. Norwescon Panel schedule
Post your volunteer time on the message board thread so others will know what's available and what's taken. I'll set up a list of days and times as people let me know what they'd like to do.
Questions??
Contact me through the Meetup board (click on my name under Organizer and send an email) and we'll chat. Meetup link
This is a shiny way for new folks and regulars to get to know each other so feel free to stop by the table whether you volunteer or not! If you're just going to stay in the lobby, there's no need to buy admission to the con but you won't be able to see all the cool presentations. I'm just sayin'.....
Browncoats Rock!
xie xie,
Traevynn
aka Robyn - Table Captain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 4 - 5, 2009 - Emerald City Comic Con with special guest, Jewel Staite (Kaylee)! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 28th, 2009 - Marian Call - Fantastic Filker! with Vixy & Tony! An evening of geek-inspired live music for Browncoats, filkers, and geeks of any kind. We are getting a double-whammy (or would that be a triple-whammy?) of outstanding performers with a double-bill of Marian Call (featured on QuantumMechanix.com and at www.mariancall.com) and our perennial favorite filkers, Vixy & Tony (www.vixyandtony.com). There is also at least one special guest who will be performing as well. Please note: in order to accommodate the double line-up, we are getting started a little earlier than most of our live music shows, we'll be kicking off the night with Vixy & Tony at 7:15 pm. What: an extraordinary evening of geek-inspired filk with Marian Call and Vixy & Tony
Date: Saturday, March 28th
When: 7 - 10 pm
Where: Wayward Coffeehouse, it's better than a plan
(8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103) *********************************************************************************  Friday, January 30th @ 11:30 PM AND Saturday, January 31st @ 11:30 PM 'Serenity' at the Egyptian Theater - Midnight Show! Location: Egyptian Theatre 801 E Pine St
Seattle, WA 98122
206- 323-4978 How to find us
"Browncoats will hold the Valley till the captain gets back!"  114 Alaskan Way S
Bremerton Ferry Run Seattle, WA 98104
(888) 888-2301
How to find us
"Gather near Matt's Gourmet Dogs. Look for folks with coats of a brownish color."
Frequent requests for a Firefly Meet-Your-Fellow-Browncoats Gathering has resulted in an elaborate plan. This is a great chance for both newbies and long-time recruits to mingle, chat and sing "The Hero of Canton" guaranteed to get weird looks from the other passengers. 
So read on, brave Browncoat, and prepare to be amazed.... ============
So the day's are getting shorter and the weather's a bit glum but hey that doesn't stop a Seattle Browncoat! Join us for a short trip across the Puget Sound on a Washington State ferry. This will be a prime opportunity to get to know your fellow Browncoats over a warm beverage and enjoy the best view around.
Meet at the Coleman Dock, Pier 52 by 9:50 am (no later than this - the ferry departs at 10:15 and you need time to buy tickets)
Passenger Fares (Adult) are $6.70 each, (Youth - 6-18) $5.40 each. Leave the pets at home, please. Washington State Ferry Pet Policy: Pets must be on a leash or in a carrier at all times. Pets, except service animals, are not allowed in terminal buildings or above the car decks, unless they are in a pet carrier. 
We'll wait for walk-on boarding between the Ticketing counter and Matt’s Gourmet Hot Dogs.
(Mmmm, good dogs!)
Ride the ferry du jour (10:15 departure) to Bremerton, where we will convince the captain to turn the boat around and ride back to Seattle. The trip should take just over two hours, returning around 12:30 pm.
Good things to know:
Bundle up, it's November after all.
Bring your camera, if it's a clear day you might see birds, whales or maybe a private floaty island.
Smoking is not allowed on the ferry.
Feel free to take your vehicle on the ferry but it's gonna cost ya a bundle of cashy money and you won't be able to get back over to Seattle until the next ferry run.
Food Service:
There is a food court at Coleman Dock (Commuter Comforts Espresso Café and Wine Bar, Candy Lane, World Wrapps, Caffe Appassionato Coffee Company, Andy's Alaskan Subs & Matt’s Gourmet Hot Dogs). The ferry has a galley and limited vending machines. You are welcome to bring your own food and beverages but no alcohol (some ferries sell beer and wine in their galley).
Location: Seattle Coleman Dock, Pier 52
Ferry website
801 Alaskan Way Pier 52
Seattle WA 98104 How to find us: Between Ticketing and Matt’s Gourmet Hot Dogs
Getting to the dock:
The Coleman Dock does not have parking. There are pay parking lots downtown but they can be pricey. The following Metro routes go by the ferry dock: 16, 66 & 99 (also close - 10, 12, 15, 18, 21, 22, & 56). Metro Trip Planner Majority of information written by the illustrious and talented, Sue G. Serenity image - © Jason Palmer Art - http://www.jasonpalmer.net/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SERENIVERSARY!! Sept. 27, 2008 - Location:
8570 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 706-3240
SERENIVERSARY! 2008 ... celebrating the third anniversary of the theatrical release of the best movie in the 'verse: Serenity As we do every year, Wayward Coffeehouse will be putting on our annual Sereniversary Shindig on Saturday, September 27th. We are still planning all the shiny things we'll have for you on that date, but here's what we know will be happening: a) Vixy & Tony are confirmed and they're hoping to bring a special filker guest perfomer b) Whedon Trivia Quiz
c) Firefly SKIT
d) Costume Contest
e) viewing Done the Impossible, and possibly something really horrible ... Keep checking back on the board for updates on what we have planned and the schedule of all our shiny activities. INFO: http://firefly.meetup.com/55/calendar/8523735/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sept. 15th, 2008 At such a moment of emotional distress and upheaval, the hard realities of just getting by can be especiallly overwhelming. Knowing that there are challenging times ahead for Kikki as a result of the heartrending loss of her husband, friend, and partner - we would like to extend the suggestion to our fellow Browncoats that if you feel inclined and able, a financial contribution to a Browncoat Memorial Fund in remembrance of Morgan Harper which Kikki can use as she sees fit would be welcome.
There may be more formal requests by Kikki and/or Morgan's family in future that memorials be made to specific charities but we would like to gather some finanical assistance for Kikki's immediate use.
If you are able to donate to such a fund, you may do so at Wayward Coffeehouse through Saturday, 9/20. Cash or checks payable to Kirsten Harper can be left at Wayward during any open hours. For those of you who are not in the immediate area, you may send checks to Wayward Coffeehouse at 8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103.
We will present what we have gathered to Kikki as a memorial from the Seattle Browncoats which she may use for whatever purpose she needs.
If you have questions about this effort, please contact us via email: wayward (at) waywardcoffee (dot) com
Your thoughts and kindness are greatly appreciated,
The Seattle Browncoats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sept. 12th, 2008 It is with great sorrow and grief that I send a wave to our Browncoat crew, both near and far, that one of our members; Morgan - husband to Kikki; has unexpectedly passed away on Sept. 12th, 2008.
We grieve together on the loss of a good man and a faithful Browncoat. Morgan gave his time and good humor to our shindigs and gatherings and he will be greatly missed.
Our regularly scheduled Domino Day will be on hiatus this upcoming Sunday, Sept. 14th but several of our crew will be at the Wayward Coffeehouse around 11:30 a.m. to raise a latte or two in Morgan's memory. Please feel free to join us. Information on formal memorial services will be coming in the near future.
Please keep Kikki in your thoughts these upcoming weeks. "When you can't walk, you crawl...and when you can't crawl...well, you know the rest."
Xie xie.
Learn more here: http://firefly.meetup.com/55/messages/boards/thread/5419564 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "We Want Your Ideas!" meeting for Serenity Forever - 2009
When: August 10, 2008 11:00 AM
Where: Wayward Coffeehouse - 8570 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
Wayward Coffeehouse site
Meetup Description: Yup. It's true. We are getting an early start on planning for next year's Serenity Forever/Equality Now movie screening event in 2009 and we need your ideas no matter how grand or how simple. We want them all ~ no restrictions on time, money or place ~ let's hear 'em!
Did you notice something from this year's screening that could be changed for the better? Is there a second cousin, twice removed in your family who works for a potential sponsor? Are you wanting to jump into the fray from the very beginning and make your mark on the next event?
Then we want your comments, dreams and suggestions.
Come help us make our 2009 charity screening of "Serenity" better than ever!
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Winning Raffle Numbers from the Serenity Forever/Equality Now charity event! June 26th to July 26th, 2008 ***Raffle Winners and Prize Package Claims are now completed. Join us in 2009 for another chance at winning some shiny raffle prizes! *** Raffle Rules:
Raffle items will be set out the day of the show for people to place their tickets on the package(s) of their choice. The winning numbers will be chosen at the Wayward Coffeehouse on June 28th around 10 pm (the musical performance is scheduled for 7-10 pm and will not include an intermission, therefore the drawing will be held after).
Note: Sponsors, donors, volunteers, employees of the theater, members of the press and organizers must buy raffle tickets to participate in the raffle. Free raffle tickets are not available to anyone.
There is no limit on the number of raffle tickets that may be purchased.
Raffle tickets come in pairs - place one of those tickets in the container for the package you wish to win. Retain (hold on to, do not discard, etc.) the second ticket for the drawing. You will not be able to claim your prize without this ticket.
Raffle winners will be drawn on Saturday, June 28th at the Wayward Coffeehouse. You need not be present to win but you must contact the organizers for confirmation. The winning numbers will be posted on our website for three weeks from the date of the drawing and will then be removed from the site on July 19th.
**Please contact the organizers at serenity[at]bluefalconediting[dot]com if you have the winning ticket number so that arrangements can be made to get your prize to you.**
The winner MUST have the matching ticket to compare with the winning number. Handwritten numbers or photocopies will not be accepted. If you will be unavailable for the time period that the winning numbers are displayed, please make arrangements for someone to check your numbers for you and contact the organizers.
Prizes that are not claimed by July 26th (1 month after the drawing) will be donated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity Forever / Equality Now: A CSTS Charity Event The Third Annual "Can't Stop the Serenity" Charity Event is coming to Seattle!
On June 22, 2008, fellow Browncoats, Whedon fans, sci-fi geeks, and those (not already included in the first three designators) concerned with encouraging humane and just treatment of women and children throughout the world will gather at the Crest Cinema to benefit Equality Now. This is a WORLDWIDE event, encompassing cities from Adelaide to Dublin, Seattle to Boston, Portland to Miami, and every township in-between who can gather enough folk to put on a screening of Joss Whedon's sci-fi theatrical creation we fans call "Serenity". Proceeds from this event (held in cities throughout the world annually in June) are donated to Equality Now, a non-profit organization supported by Joss Whedon, writer/producer/director of "Firefly", "Buffy - the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". For more information about our designated beneficiary, please visit: www.equalitynow.org To find out more about Seattle's Third Annual CSTS (Serenity Forever/Equality Now) charity event being held on June 22, 2008, please visit: Seattle Browncoats or click on the ticket link above. For more information about the worldwide charity event and how to organize an event in your city, please visit: www.cantstoptheserenity.com
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