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Upcoming Conventions

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New banners. New stock. Same old charity fundraising.

Please stop by our Alberta Browncoats booth at the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo (October  20-21, 2012) and Pure Speculation Festival (November 16-18). Purchases at our booth raise funds for Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, and Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment and Support Services.

Along with our usual Jayne hats, we’ll have some amazing new items at our booth sure to please.

  • James Hance‘s “Mal in Carbonite” and “Firefrog” prints
  • James Hance‘s adorable book, “The House on Chew Corner” (Star Wars/Winnie the Pooh mashup).
  • Firefly Drinking Songs CD
  • Done the Impossible DVDs
  • Browncoat Messenger Bags
  • Browncoat Tshirts
  • Browncoat Cinch Sacs
  • and so much more!

*Pssst*  Have you heard?  Sean Maher will be attending the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo!

CSTS 2012 Results

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The invoices are in. Cheques are being cut. PayPal has electronically sent monies from one end of the earth to another.

Total Raised: $5635*

Disbursements:

This year we saw a 17% increase in attendance and our send a YESS client to the movies sponsorship program was a smashing success.

Most impressive? Over the past three years the Alberta Browncoats Society has donated $18,412 CAD to our partner charities. We may be small but we are very, very mighty!

Thank you so much to our 2012 Sponsors:

Special thanks to Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, James Hance, Joel Watson, James Marsters, Jason Palmer, Adam Levermore and Erin Gray for making our auction extra special this year.

Photos of the 2012 event are online as are photos of some of the items we auctioned off for charity.

To our auction donors, volunteers, knitters, and all attendees; we could not have done it with out you.

And finally, thank you Alberta Browncoats for being a part of this shiny event. We are looking forward to CSTS 2013.

* all funds are listed in Canadian dollars

It’s over. Whaaaa!

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Our screening was amazing this year. 156 excited Browncoats and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog fans were in attendance. Four had never seen Serenity before!

We’re still waiting on our final tally but know it will be great thanks to a last minute shot out and auction item donation from the Captain himself on Friday.

We do anticipate it will be lower than last year since we had a venue switch and also added the extra costs of having the 35mm print couriered to and from Toronto. Was worth every penny to see that print on the big screen again!

Will post final numbers as soon as we have them. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who supported the event, came out on the day, bid on auction items, and shared laughter and tears with us. 2012 was a wonderful year and we’re looking forward to 2013!

Found: 1 Camera

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A camera was left behind on one of the tables on Saturday. After announcing that we’d found the camera a few times no one stepped forward to claim it. We suspect the owner may have already left as the event was wrapping up and auctions were over.

The camera has been left with the Metro staff.  The owner should contact the metro@metrocinema.org – to make arrangements to pick up their camera. Be prepared to describe the camera (make/model) and perhaps some of the photos on it.

CSTS 2012 – Event Parking

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Everyone in Edmonton knows that parking is limited near the Garneau Theatre. The Garneau School (10925 – 87 Avenue) has graciously offered us use of their parking lot for Can’t Stop the Serenity. Parking passes will be distributed by volunteers when you arrive at the lot beginning at 11:55am until 12:25pm. Passes are valid until 5pm.

If you arrive at the event after 12:25pm, please ask for a parking pass at the ticket office and place the pass in your vehicle immediately.

Parking is at a premium at Garneau School. There are limited numbers of spaces for visitor parking in the east parking lot and the numbered spaces are designated staff parking only. There are two areas on 86 Avenue that are designated bus zones where parking is not allowed during the day.

If the lot is full when you arrive, please use the street parking (read the signs carefully as times vary) or the limited spaces marked ‘visitor’ in the West lot. Guests are advised to be careful not to park in designated EMERGENCY PARKING AREAS in the east and west parking lot.