Archives: April2010

• CSTS Tickets, Tshirts & Done the Impossible CD/DVD

  Wow!  Things happen very quickly in the ‘verse.
  In order for the CSTS event t-shirts to make it to Edmonton in time for our screening, all t-shirts must be pre-ordered by May 8th.
  We will not be carrying additional t-shirts for sale on the date of the event.
  Visit our Tickets & Goodies page to get yours today! Don’t forget to pick up your tickets to CSTS at the same time.
  Items available for pre-order include:

  Men’s cut t-shirts (S – [...]

• Can’t Stop the Serenity – Edmonton 2010

  Welcome to the home of the Edmonton 2010 Can’t Stop the Serenity (CSTS) event. CSTS is being planned an organized by the Alberta Browncoats Society, a registered non-profit organization in the province of Alberta, Canada.
  What is Can’t Stop the Serenity?
  Can’t Stop The Serenity is a global series of screenings of the film Serenity, held to raise money and awareness for Equality Now, an international women’s rights advocacy group. Can’t Stop The Serenity events are held on (or around) June 23, [...]

• Calling all knitters

  The Alberta Browncoats are on the lookout for Jayne’s Cunning Hat. Local Edmonton knitters who are interested in donating (completed) Jayne hats to our CSTS event are asked to use the Contact form on our site to indicate how many hats they’d be willing to donate. Redshirt Knitting has an awesome Jayne Hat pattern available for download if you don’t already have a copy of your own. Extra ambitious knitters can [...]

• Big Damn Heroes cross stitch

  Browncoats are some of the most interesting and talented people in the ‘verse. Don’t believe me? Feast your eyes on this shiny donation from Amber T of the BC Browncoats.
  Amber has designed multiple different cross stich patterns celebrating our favourite renegade Firefly crew and Edmonton is fortunate enough to have been presented with one to include in our silent auction.
  Want to know how she did it? Check out Ambers patters here.

• Serenity Movie Posters

  This week’s sneak peek item is a real treat. We have an authentic Original Serenity Movie Poster from the Theatrical Release in 2005. It is not a reprint or reproduction and will be a great addition for any Serenity/Firefly Collection. Already got one? Then this poster will make a great gift for that special Browncoat in your life.
  The poster is a RARE Double Sided Print (the back is printed with the reverse, slightly lighter, image of the [...]

• PJ Haarsma: Autographed Books

  It’s been a few weeks but that doesn’t mean we’ve been resting on our laurels. A few of us trekked to the Creation Entertainment Salute to Firefly/Serenity in November and brought back some shiny items for auction and door prizes.
  This week we’re announcing an item that’s near and dear to one of our organizer’s heart. We have autographed copies of books 1, 2, 3 and 4 in PJ Haarsma’s The Softwire series. The Softwire is a sci-fi series written [...]

• Tower of Song DJ Services

  Is there a wedding in the works? Planning a family reunion next summer? Have a school or corporate event you are planning? Just want to kick back your heels and have a grand old time?
  This week’s sneak peek item is an evening of musical entertainment from Tower of Song DJ and Videography Service. Your evening can start as early as 4PM and continue through until 1AM.

  Item: DJ services
  Duration: 4PM – 1AM
  Estimated retail value: $650
  Tower of Song [...]

• Shadow: Limited Edition Blue Sun Travel Poster

  This week’s sneak peek item is a limited edition, autographed, extra shiny, San Diego Comic-Con 2009 exclusive.  For SDCC 2009, Firefly Ship Works Ltd. produced a limited print run of their Blue Sun Travel Poster Shadow. The poster features the artwork of fan-favorite artist Adam Levermore and was limited to a print run of 100 posters.
  Note: Poster is not exactly as depicted. Picture featured is of the standard release print run. Picture will be updated to reflect correct version at [...]

• Got your PhD in Horribleness?

  Seems we’ve gotten on to a schedule of posting a new goodie update approximately every two weeks. You should visit us more often.
  Not everything we’ve collected for CSTS Edmonton 2010 will be auctioned off. Some items will be used in prize draws and some are still up-in-the-air. Course, that doesn’t stop us from wanting to brag like crazy about the goodies we’ve managed to get our hands on. Our donors are the best!
  This week’s sneak [...]

• Signed Hijinks Ensue Comics

  This week we can confirm that we have a few (2 for sure, possibly 3) signed Hijinks Ensue comic strips headed for the auction block.
  Curious to know which comic strips we’ll have up for auction? You could spend hours trolling through all of Joel’s back issues and making wild guesses, or you can come to the big event to satisfy your curiousity!
  Since CSTS is still many months away, we recommend you take a few minutes [...]

• shiny goodness

  CSTS Edmonton 2010 is still 10 months away but we think now is a very good time for you to start putting your pennies, nickles and dimes into your piggy bank. You’ll want to have lots of cashy money available next summer to get your hands on our shiny goodies.
  Thanks to some generous Browncoats we’ve begun collecting items that will be going up for auction at the CSTS Edmonton event.  Observant individuals will notice that some of our [...]

• UPDATE: Name That Tune Fundraiser

  Ni Hao Browncoats.
  We have some fantastic news to share as we approach the date of our Name That Tune FUNdraiser (Sunday, May 2nd – Original Joe’s Varsity – 8404 109 St, Edmonton. 7pm – 10:30pm).
  We have secured some excellent prizes to be given away and are pleased to announce that the team to raise the most cashy money for the Browncoats will be awarded with FREE tickets to the Rainmaker Rodeo concert series to [...]

• Spring FUNdraiser

  Gather up your posse and come out to Original Joe’s Varsity (8404 109th Street, Edmonton) for a Name That Tune like no other! Have fun and help the Alberta Browncoats Society raise some much needed cashy money so we can do good deeds throughout the year!
  This is what you should do:

  Book May 2nd 2010 in your calendar.
  Round up a few friends (2-6 people on a team – 7 would be OK too).
  Pick an awesome team name and [...]

• Venue Confirmed

  Are you as excited as we are?
  We have a time date and a place for our Can’t Stop the Serenity event. Make sure to mark your calendars and avoid making any vacation plans or you’ll miss your opportunity to see Serenity on the big screen while participating in this fun and worthy charity event.
  Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010
  Time: Doors open at noon
  Location: Stanley Milner Library Theatre
  Ticket Price: $15.00 each

  We will begin taking CSTS 2010 t-shirt (online [...]

• Sending A Wave Podcast #58

  We’re so excited to announce our first piece of CSTS related advertizing.
  Three of the members of the CSTS Edmonton organizing committee (Alberta Browncoats Bev, Drew & Sheelagh) were interviewed by Wendy from Sending a Wave (#58, at approx 37:45) at Creation Entertainment’s Salute to Firefly & Serenity in November 2009. In it, we drop two very important pieces of information; the date and that the venue and licensing have been booked.
  Thank you so much [...]