Two Nights! One Big Damn Movie!

JOSS WHEDON'S "SERENITY" MOVIE
SUNDAY JUNE 22 and MONDAY JUNE 23, 2008
Raleighwood Cinema & Grill
6609 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh.

RALEIGH'S TOTAL DONATION TO EQUALITY NOW IS $5,254.00.

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT

See Raleigh's video birthday card for Joss on YouTube! Filmed on Monday June 23, 2008.

See the "Mal's shooting gallery" that we had at our event. You can't tell, but the cans, boxes and bottles had Blue Sun, Fruity Oaty Bar and Chinese labels. Two of the beer bottles were "Two-by-Two Brew" with a Blue Hand logo, and Mudders Milk.

SUNDAY JUNE 22
* Doors opened at 6pm
* Goody bags
* Tam Sessions & Fanvids
* "Mal's shooting gallery"
* Serenity movie prop on display
* Souvenirs for sale
* COSTUME CONTEST: All winner received award plaques donated by Wake Forest Awards. First place also won a gift certificate to Tir na nOg Irish Pub.

First place winner: Jon as "Reaver"
Second place winner: Erin as "Kaylee with strawberry"
Third place winner: Kirsten as "Companion"
Shiny mention: Scott as "Badger"
Audience favorite: "Dinosaur playing with Mal and Jayne action figures"

* Raffle
* SERENITY at 7:30pm

MONDAY JUNE 23
* Doors opened at 6pm
* Goody bags
* "Mal's shooting gallery"
* Serenity movie prop on display
* Souvenirs for sale
* Joss Whedon birthday party with FREE cake
* Party favors and shiny hats (like the king of all Londinium) for the first 50 attendees
* Sing-along
* TRIVIA CONTEST trophy by Wake Forest Awards and gift certificate from Camelot Treasures awarded to Kimberly ("River")
* Raffle
* SERENITY at 7:30pm

RAFFLE
There were A LOT of really shiny prizes this year, including a Terrifying Space Monkey autographed by Morena Baccarin, "Women of the 'Verse" gift basket donated by Bookish Women for the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, handmade Serenity baseball jerseys by Brandon Bowker, a Celtic gift bag from Tir na nOg Irish Pub and Andrew Britton books, autographed "On the Drift" CD from the Bedlam Bards, a Jayne Hat from Heather Hill at WearWithStyle.com, a beautiful oriental tea set donated by the Charlotte Browncoats, a Monkeyshines costume replica of Saffron's necklace from the Firefly episode "Trash," and much more!

UPDATE!! Congratulations to the winners of the prize drawings held at the global level of CSTS (one of the winner was from the Raleigh screening!!): Creation Entertainment tickets, Denise Schumaker, Raleigh; Buffy Between The Lines Minisode voice role, Joshua Nussbaum, Tampa; and Browncoat Ball tickets, Tom McConnell, Phoenix.

EMAIL the event coordinator
Event website (Raleigh, NC)
Event email list (Raleigh, NC)
Can't Stop the Serenity website (Global)
Equality Now
NC Browncoats Yahoo Group
Charlotte, NC, Browncoats
Raleighwood (screening venue) website

Thanks for your love and support, it's what keeps us flying!

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Event coordinator - 2006 - 2007 - 2008