I would like to do what I can to get a Can't Stop the Serenity event here in Utah. I'm looking to see if there are any other people out there that are interested in organizing an event here. I've posted on various forums and with different groups and no one seems to know if there are even any planners for this.

I understand that it may be too late to do anything on or around Joss's birthday, I would like to do something, either later in the year, or most definitely get something in the works for next year.

I live in Fairview, Utah - if you look on a map, it's about dead center of the state. I believe I can get a theater venue down in Ephraim, Utah. I realize this may be a bit out of the way for a lot of people, but I think that perhaps the central location could help get Browncoats from all over the state to come.

If there are already organizers out there, please feel free to contact me. I want to do whatever I can, so please let me know if you are interested in helping or if you think we can even get something going.

Nicole Dowland
ndakatms@msn.com

pretty sure utah didnt have an event planned for this year or it owuld be listed on the main site.

Okay Utah Browncoats - We are tentatively setting a date for Saturday, August 9th. I'm using my free time this week to find a venue to have it at, and it will most likely be somewhere in the SLC area. I could use all your support on this one. If you haven't already, join our Browncoat community at http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/utahbrowncoats/- that way you can be kept up to date on our planning, as all of us who are trying to get this going are members and post there pretty regularly. I will also do my best at keeping this board up to date.

Thanks in advance to everyone who lends their support! If you're a Utah Browncoat, please plan on attending this event! We've already got a few door/raffle prizes lined up and I'm sure we'll get more as the event gets closer!

Okay folks heres the details we have so far:

Date:
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Location:
Brewvies Cinema Pub
677 South 200 West Ste. D
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Time:
7:00 pm

Any other information I get, or if anything changes, I'll be sure to post here. Check out the Yahoo Utah Browncoats Group for more information!

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/utahbrowncoats/

Thanks everyone for all your support!

Nicole

Great work, Nicole!

You might want to let this blogger know: http://www.macbezz.com/2008/06/serenity-now.html

Thanks for the info! I've posted a comment on his blog!

Here is the website for pre-ordering your tickets and t-shirts. T-shirt are all men adult sizes. If you want something else, let me know.

There are 150 tickets available for pre-order right now, just to be on the safe side. The theater can seat 200 - it would be so great if we sold out!
Also, everything is will call at the theater. So, if you pre-order a shirt, you'll get it when you pick up your tickets.

I have also included donation buttons, for those of you who can't come, but want to donate.

http://utahbrowncoats.angelfire.com

Any questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks All!

Nicole

Hey All!

Just thought I'd let everyone know that our event went very very well! We had a great turn out and we had a lot of contributions - in every sense of the word.

Geoffrey Mandel was an excellent guest speaker and a very personable person. His presentation was great and gave us all a behind the scenes look at his work on Serenity. He also brought us a some actual money that was used on the set that we auctioned off, as well as a blueprint set (the small ones, in the spiral bound book) that we auction off as well. Thanks Geoff!

Also, the makers of Done the Impossible, Jeremy Neish and Tony Hadlock came, with a few other crew members. They had DTI Posters that they let us give away, as well as gave us a portion of the DVD and CD sales to go toward our donation to EN. They also donated a Serenity Blueprint set (one of the limited edition 12 page in a tube) that we auctioned off. They were great! Thanks guys!

We had the best browncoat fans at the theater! I had never seen the movie on the big screen, and let me tell you - THAT is the only was to watch it! In a theater full of Browncoats, on the big screen. The audience laughed and cheered in all the right places and it was the best screening ever!

We had several large donations even after our event was over and we do still have some merchandise left over that people are buying, so our total donation is still growing! I truly hope to breach the $2000 mark before too much longer! What a great first event!

We are already planning for next year's event - and its going to just as good - if not better!, plus we have our shindig on Sept 13th - for those who couldn't make it to our CSTS screening. This is going to be a banner year for the Utah Browncoats - but we will outdo ourselves next year!

Thank you to all of you on the boards that we so very supportive and helpful! This event wouldn't have happened without all of you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Nicole

p.s.
Our leftovers can be viewed from our website at http://utahbrowncoats.angelfire.com

Congratulations Nicole!!! Sounds like you had a fantastic event! Well done

Congratulations, Browncoats of Utah, and Nicole for pulling it all together. It sounds like a great event.

The event came off without a hitch and Nicole did a fantastic job of organizing that event. Geoffrey Mandel and the guys from Done the Impossible made the event very entertaining.

My personal thanks to Nicole and Andrew for helping offset the costs of travel and accomodations for Geoffrey Mandel, and a special nod to Geof himself for all the extra things he did to help us at the event.

A great time was had by all. Photos of the event can be found here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29368908@N ... 610165144/

Congratulations, Nicole and all the Utah Browncoats!

The pictures are beautiful too.

Thank you. I'm hoping that a few more Browncoats come forward with photos. Andrew is going to work on the video when he gets a chance, so we should have it for the affiliate event in September.