Chicagoland Browncoats

About

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About the Chicagoland Browncoats

In the year 2002 Fox aired an engaging space western called Firefly. Created by Joss Whedon, it was witty and pretty and all kinds of shiny. Some folks fell in love. Those folks reached out to other folks and decided they should get together and have a shindig to celebrate their show. They called themselves Browncoats. Then the show got cancelled, but the Browncoats decided to get together anyway, and watched the final episode of their show together.

In September of 2004 they threw their biggest shindig yet. Browncoats from all over North America came to Chicago to meet, dress up and generally enjoy themselves at the Browncoat Ball.

Then something miraculous happened. Their little show turned into a big screen movie called Serenity.

And now here we are.

The Chicagoland Browncoats' website is a place for Firefly and Serenity fans from the Chicagoland area and beyond, to discuss our show, keep in touch and to raise money for a good cause. Feel free to take a look around and then join our mailing list or our Facebook group to find out more information about future shindigs.

About Can't Stop The Serenity

Chicagoland Browncoats are proud to be participating in the Global Can’t Stop the Serenity event for benefit of Equality Now. We are also supporting a local charity – The House of the Good Shepherd. Please check out our Can't Stop the Serenity section for more information on this year's event.

Can't Stop the Serenity 7 - Sept. 8, 2012 Donations

We are pleased to announce our Chicago Can’t Stop the Serenity 7 Event raised $4224.91 and collected many goods for House of the Good Shepherd.

The following amounts have been distributed:

House of the Good Shepherd: $1056.23 (Donated goods receipt) (Donated cash receipt)
Equality Now: $3168.68 (Donated cash receipt)

Thank you to all of our generous sponsors, volunteers and attendees who donated time, merchandise and money to make this happen!

Can't Stop the Serenity

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Event Date: tbd 2013

Ticket Info

Schedule

*note* All times except close of the silent auction are -ish

Auction Items

Below are links to a sample of auction items that will be available at this year's event!

Location

Parking

Costume Contest

House of Good Shepherd Wish List

Bring along any of the following items below and you will get a limited edition CSTS button (while supplies last). All items will be donated to House of the Good Shepherd.

Baby Items:

Baby crib sheets
Crib mattress pads
Baby wipes
Diapers size 5-6

Clothing:

Boys' pants sizes 6-7-8
Girls' pants sizes 6-7

Household Items:

Twin sheets
Small rugs
Pot holders and oven mitts
Kitchen towels
Bath and hand towels
Automatic can openers
CD players
Body lotion
Hair brushes and combs

Gift Cards:

CTA ($5, $10 or $20 cards rather than 7-day cards)
Jewel
Target
WalMart
Visa gift cards

Get Involved

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The Chicagoland Browncoats will be present at the following Chicago-area cons in 2012:

Capricon 33 Wheeling, IL February 7 - 10, 2013

Join us for a Meetup!

We will be joining the Sci-Fi Group, the Boardgame Group and several other groups at Mystic Celt on the first Tuesday of every month. Join us at Mystic Celt in the heart of Wrigleyville for a night of fun! We usually have around 40-60 attendees from many local meetups. There's a great variety of people attending and things to do. The event starts at 7pm (although some people get there earlier and some come later) and tends to last until the wee hours of the morning. Feel free to come late or leave early - it's all good! We always have games to play. And there's always fun conversation, good food & yummy drinks!