Edmonton, AB - June 23, 2012

Join the best damn crew in the 'verse. Watch the big damn movie in a theatre. Participate in our costume contest and use your cashy money to win one of our shiny auction prizes.

DATE: Saturday, June 23
TIME: noon - 5 pm
LOCATION: Metro Theatre Society. Garneau Theatre. 8712 109 St NW, Edmonton, AB
TICKETS: Tickets are $15 each and will be available from Happy Harbor Comics and on our website (http://cstsedmonton.org) in spring. Exact date for ticket release will be announced in this forum when available.

Questions? Comments? Donations? Interested in volunteering? Send all your questions to info@cstsedmonton.org. Anticipated response time is within 24 hours.

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Edmonton always puts on a good showing. Go team!

Yay Edmonton. Good to see you here

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE: Tickets are $15 each and can now be purchased on our website at .

We'll update the website to reflect this, thanks.

Sadly one of the Happy Harbor Comics locations has recently closed. Print tickets, when released in mid-April, will only be available at the 10729-104th Ave location.

Tickets are currently available online at and will be available at the door on the day of the event.

We are currently pre-selling CSTS Global Tshirts and Hoodies until April 11, 2012.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

Print tickets are now available at the Happy Harbor Comics () location at 10729-104th Ave in Edmonton.

Tickets are also available online at and will be available at the door on the day of the event.

We will also have print tickets available for sale at our booth at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo () from April 27-29, 2012.

Can’t attend but still want to support the event? Send a Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) client to the movies in your place. Until June 17th, you can purchase a ticket online (select the “Donate to YESS” option at ) and send a disadvantaged youth to the movies for the afternoon. Tickets will be dropped off to YESS on June 18th for distribution to their clients.

YESS provides shelter, safety and hope to homeless and at-risk youth in the city of Edmonton and is one of our charity partners.

Thanks to the wonderful folks at Metro Cinema Society , we will be screening Serenity in it’s original 35mm glory! Universal has stated this is the last 35mm print available in Canada so it may be your last opportunity to attend a 35mm screening of Serenity. Make it count.

Come for Serenity, Stay for Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
The Metro Cinema Society will be screening Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope () following our CSTS event. This documentary features Holly Conrad, a guest at the 2011 Pure Speculation Festival (), and is sure to be a lot of fun! CSTS attendees will have the option to stay to watch the Comic Con documentary at a reduced ticket price of $6. These discount tickets can be purchased at the ticket window on the day of the event.

You can purchase advance tickets to CSTS online () and at Happy Harbor Comics ( 10729-104th Ave, Edmonton). Tickets will also be available at the door (Metro Cinema Society, Garneau Theatre, 8712 109 St NW) beginning at noon on June 23rd.

It’s never too early to support this awesome event! Edmonton’s CSTS event raises funds for Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, and Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS; formerly the Youth Emergency Shelter Society).

Marian Call - In concert – ()

In conjunction with Happy Harbor Comics (10729 – 104 Avenue, Edmonton) we will be hosting a Marian Call concert on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 7:30 pm.

Alaskan singer-songwriter Marian Call is returning to Alberta. Her music has been described by fans as “funky acoustic joy jazz” — she plays eclectic, humorous and heartfelt songs that appeal to crowds of all ages and demographics. Her signature Underwood typewriter, rain stick, and kazoo can be heard in most of her local (and national) performances.

Marian is not being paid directly for her performance; we’re suggesting a donation of $10-$15 per person to show your appreciation of her talents.

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!

One more thing...

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.

The camera has been left with the Metro staff. The owner should contact the (Garneau Theatre) - Tel: 780.425.9212, Email: 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.

We've announced this on Twitter, FB and on our website but I thought it wouldn't hurt to mention it here as well.

Saw the tweet from Nathan, but he donated something as well? What?

He donated a LOT of somethings

In 2010 Nathan signed items (DVDs, Comics, etc.) for us when he was home. As a thank you, we gave him a bag of AB Browncoats branded items (tshirts, bag, pins, etc.). He gave it all to his mom. This year when his mom was visiting him, she had him sign the contents for us and he also threw in some cool extras like a signed copy of the Parade magazine he was on the cover of, a copy of one of the "Richard Castle" books, a "Castle" promo picture, and a Firefly figurine. Nathan's mom gave us her signed copy of her ALA READ poster.

It's no exaggeration to say that the items Nathan donated made a big impact on our auction this year. We know our total won't be as big this year as it was in 2011, but it would have been quite a bit less without those items. We are so very, very grateful.