CSTS 2013

It's that time of year again when Browncoats unite to screen Serenity and raise money for charity. This will be our eighth year here in Raleigh hosting this event! The date is Sunday July 28th. We will have our traditional costume contest and raffle before the movie. Doors will be at 6:00 pm and the movie will start at 8:00. Please plan on coming early to enjoy food and drink from the wonderful folks at Raleighwood. Raleighwood has recently purchased and installed a brand new state of the art digital projector. This means our Big Damn Movie will look and sound better than ever! Tickets are available from ETIX. Please note that this event has sold out in advance the last 3 years. That being said we can never take that for granted so please share this event both online and through word of mouth to ensure we have another great crowd! https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1717328 Raleigh has always been blessed with great Sponsors. For sponsorship inquires please e-mail Jim at: JimShires@me.com Our charities will again be Equality Now and Kids Need to Read.

Nerdmusik!

MIKEY MASON the "She Don't Like Firefly" guy will be at Tir na nOg in downtown Raleigh on Sunday September 9 for an evening of music and comedy for nerds, wizards, gamers and geeks from 6 - 8:30pm.

Also featuring author and filker DANNY BIRT and Wizard Rockers THE BLIBBERING HUMDINGERS singing about comic books, calculus, kobolds, elves, evil wizards, starships, zombies, dementors, hobbits, vulcans, videogames and all the other stuff you love. No cover charge. The shows are PG.
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2012 Serenity screening for charity

We raised $3420.75 for Equality Now
and $1140.25 for Kids Need to Read! 

Every year, Browncoats around the globe hold charity screenings of the sci-fi movie SERENITY to raise money for Equality Now and other worthy causes. In Raleigh, we also support Kids Need to Read.   

The 2012 Raleigh Can't Stop the Serenity screening was Sunday, July 29, at Raleighwood Cinema Grill.

First and second place winners of the costume contest.
Awards courtesy of Wake Forest Awards and Engraving.

3rd place: The "FOX Executive" who canceled Firefly

He said he traded Vera for her.

Click here for more pictures courtesy of PennyPhotography.net

Raffle prizes included:

A Kaylee parasol hand-painted
by J.L.Hilton/JLHjewelry

* "I swallowed a bug" River-themed prize basket
* CSTS mugs by Wake Forest Awards & Engraving
* Items from Firefly Cargo Bay
* Handmade Jayne hats
* A Jayne "My Little Pony" by Emma Guild
* A $100 Browncoat jewelry basket from J.L.Hilton/JLHjewelry
* Two passes to Raleigh's Village Idiots
* Special offers from Blue Water Spa
* Several items courtesy of the CSTS global sponsors (see list here)
* And many, many more!

All money from the raffle goes to Equality Now and Kids Need to Read.

Equality Now thanks Browncoats

Yasmeen Hassan, Global Director for Equality Now, thanks the Browncoats and volunteers of Can't Stop the Serenity, and talks about some highlights in the fight for equal rights worldwide in 2011. Many of these have been made possible by the money donated to Equality Now by CSTS events every year.

CSTS-Raleigh founder now also local SF author

J.L. Hilton -- aka Jen, or "Flame" as she is known on Fireflyfans.net -- is the founder of the Raleigh Can't Stop the Serenity event, coordinator in 2006, 2007, and 2008, co-organizer in 2010 and 2011, and global sponsor in 2009 and 2012. Those who attended the events will remember her as the emcee from 2006-2011 (except in 2009).

Many of you will also know her as the maker of Firefly- and Serenity-inspired jewelry, as well as cosplay replicas and steampunk, some of which she's donated to CSTS over the years.

Her new novel Stellarnet Rebel is available on Amazon, B&N, and Google Books, and will be available soon on Audible.

There will be a party at Tir na nOg Irish Pub from 7-9pm on Thursday January 5 to celebrate the book's release. Meet the author, hear an excerpt, and learn more about eBooks. 10% off coupons for publisher Carina Press and other promotional materials will be distributed. Wifi will be available and assistance with various eReader platforms — Kindle, Nook, smartphones, tablets, etc.

Enjoy live Irish music by Kilcarragh featuring Hunter Murray on the Irish Button Accordion and Mark Van Sciver on guitar, bodhrán (the Irish frame drum), bones and vocals. Kilcarragh specializes in playing Irish house music – the music of the small pubs and local gatherings so popular in Ireland, and which plays a role in the novel. “Aileen’s Pub” in the Asteria space colony was inspired by Tir na nOg and the author’s Irish heritage.

Click here to RSVP for the event on Facebook.

Christmas SERENITY Screening at the Colony! Thursday December 1st!

It's our annual Browncoat Christmas Screening of SERENITY! This is a no stress fun event at one of Raleigh's landmark theaters The Colony. Tickets are only $5.50 and available at the door night of show. The Colony has a capacity of 400 so there is plenty of room. Doors will open at 7:00, Movie at 8:00 on Thursday December 1st.

The Colony has sodas, popcorn of course, beer & wine and a great selection of reasonably priced candy.

This year a local rising artist Iron Jaiden will be creating an original poster just for this Screening. A limited number of these will be available for sale at the Colony night of the screening. His website is:
http://kingdomofnonsense.com/

Please note that The Colony does not accept Credit Cards so remember to bring cashy money! The Colony is located at 5438 Six Forks Road, Raleigh 27609. 919-847-5677.

Spread the word and hope to see everyone there!