Mikhaila asked us to help get the word out:

Cyphan is almost here!  Jewel Staite (Firefly, SG-Atlantis) is a guest as well as Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica). There is private party with Jewel for an extra fee.  3 day passes are available at this time.  Reserve room pretty quick.  They’re getting on the low end!

And hey- THIS hotel has a jacuzzi hot tub. FINALLY.

Cyphan takes place at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, IL

Please visit the con site for more info: http://www.cyphan.com/index.html

Cyphan is also looking for volunteers and panelists.  Contact them via their website or let me know (laura @ chicagolandbrowncoats . com) and i’ll get you in touch with Mikhaila.

The 2010 Can’t Stop the Serenity Screening will be Saturday, Aug. 28th.

Details to follow.

It’s that time of year again!

Time for the Chicagoland Browncoats 7th Annual Apple Holler Mini-Shindig

Saturday, Oct. 10th

Apple Holler
5006 S. Sylvania Ave.
Sturtevant, WI, 262-886-7100

~ Brunch at 10 AM (brunch ends at 12 noon). Apple Holler does not take
reservations, but please respond at the forum to let me know if you will be attending (and around what time you plan on arriving) so we know how many people we should save table space for.

~ Apple picking at about 12:30 or 1 pm for them as would like to

~ Visit to the Mars Cheese Castle (http://www.marscheese.com/)
afterwards for the finest in beverages that make you blind and a
chance to look at the pretties and stock up on some kind of hot (or
cold) cheese

Directions and more info about Apple Holler can be found at:

http://www.appleholler.com/

Be aware that last year they charged for lot parking.

Hope to see you there!

Amy

forum link: http://www.chicagolandbrowncoats.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=593&start=0

Please join us on August 29th for our 4th Can’t Stop the Serenity event.  As usual, we’ll be showing Serenity but this year we will be featuring Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog.

• Costume Contest
• Door Prizes
• Silent Auction

Tickets will go on sale on Monday, July 13th @ 7 pm.  Once again we’ll have a limited quantity of pre-show mini-shindig tickets.

Visit Tickets and Merchandise to get your…well, tickets and merchandise!

Amber Benson (Tara from Buffy) will be in Chicago signing her book  Death’s Daughter

Monday, June 22nd at 4:30pm
Challengers Comics and Conversation
1845 N Western Ave
Ste 2R
Chicago, IL 60647
(between Cortland St & Moffat St)

Source: http://amberbensonwrotethis.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-fun-to-be-had-by-all.html

It’s time to get going on this. Please show up if you are genuinely interested in helping out with the charity screening for Equality Now. Every year we host a screening at the Portage theater with all the proceeds going to Equality Now. We charge for the movie Serenity (and this year in addition we will show Dr. Horrible!), accept donations, and auction some really cool swag like signed items and other Joss verse stuff. Things we always need help with are setup, cleanup, advertising, getting sponsors, and getting swag to auction and give away. If this opportunity excites you, please show up and join the fun! We always have a great time, and it’s very personally satisfying to know we made a difference!

I will provide something grilled. Please bring a side if you wish to.

Also, see the followup meeting for a game night right after!

http://www.meetup.com/chicagoland-browncoats/calendar/10247147/

Come for the Maibock! (That’s beer, and it’s got quite a kick! muwahahahah)

Get traditional german brats and sides also. We had a great time last year, and I got totally drunk (like I said, maibock has a kick), so if you want to see that show up! Considering the beer comes in 32oz mugs, it’s a pretty good deal too. 

The music is extremely loud, so we will probably look for a table off to the side somewhere. Also, if a few people would be willing to show up a little early to help me stake out table space, that would be greatly appreciated! I had somewhat of a hard time holding table space last year. Besides, showing up early means you get an early start on the beer! Please post if you are willing. 

This is really easy to get to…get off the brown line at western and you are right there.

Meetup posted here: http://www.meetup.com/chicagoland-browncoats/calendar/10169051/

Mayfest Chicago website for more info on the event itself.

Joss is scheduled to make an appearance on the April 23 episode of the public radio program This American Life. And rumor has it that he will be providing “a special musical performance based around the theme of ‘Return to the Scene of the Crime. (source)

The special episode, which will be performed onstage will be simultaneously broadcast to over 400 movie theaters and art centers around the US.

A few of us have tickets for the 7 pm broadcast at the AMC River East in Chicago and would love to make it a mini-shindig if anyone is interested! Post at the forum if you’re thinking of or are going.

For more info and a link to get tickets, go here

The PDX Browncoats would like to welcome one and all to our home. The Portland of Oregon. Rose City. A place where the frontier was forged and the culture is captivating.  

Nestled at the end of the Oregon Trail, Portland was built by the rugged rule of survival, much like how the settlers of the border planets formed their own communities. And one can still feel that same sense of community here today. Commercially, Portland is a prosperous city of high trade and business, but underneath all that high-falutin’ exchange of coin and power lies a sleepy town of good-minded friendly folk. When you visit our little community, you’ll feel like stepping into a comfy living room. Sit back, relax, and let Portlanders show you around. Show you why we settled this particular planet…er—town.

Let us introduce you to our friendship with like-minded folk from the east. Portland’s sister city is Suzhou, China. The Chinese culture thrives in The Rose City from the dim sum restaurants of Chinatown to the welcoming Asian communities of east Portland. Come with us as we explore the art and beauty of our two merging cultures.

Portland proudly lays claim to some of the best artistic talent out there when it comes to comics and graphic novels. Not only does local talent thrive here, in the art of Mike Russell, David Stroup, and Bill Mudron, but we are also home to well-known Brian Michael Bendis and Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse, which proudly offers us Serenity and Buffy comics, is the offspring of Things From Another World comic stores, which was born and raised in our fair city as well.

Whether you have a passion for comic books, a desire to see the cultures of Firefly/Serenity come alive, or just want to get to know your fellow Browncoats in their own living room, come to Portland in October of 2009. Our door is open. See you in the world.

Browncoats will meet for Dim Sum at 11:30 at Won Kow Restaurant (it is located on the second floor and there is no elevator). The food is good and very reasonably priced. The parade starts at 1pm. We will attempt to get a table near the window so we can watch the parade from there. We also want to work in some planning for the Capricon party meetup at the end of the month.  See that meetup for volunteer opportunities.

We’ll try to keep this updated, but you may want to check the Meetup post to be sure you have the latest info: http://firefly.meetup.com/39/calendar/9600867/

Please comment below if you are not a Meetup member and would like to let us know you are attending since seating at the restaurant will need to be arranged.