BY: ARIZONA BROWNCOATS

Happy birthday, Joss Whedon! Bookmans is once again a proud sponsor of the Phoenix and Tucson Can't Stop the Serenity 2008 screenings, part of a worldwide charity effort to benefit international and local women's organizations. Presented by the Arizona Browncoats, the Loft Cinema, and Chandler Cinemas.

From Can't Stop the Serenity:
"In 2006, we did the impossible. In 2007, we topped it. In 2008, anything is possible!"

The Arizona Browncoats present:

Can't Stop the Serenity 2008: Tucson
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Joss Whedon Double Header
CSTS 2008: Serenity  7:30 p.m.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (original film)  10:00 p.m.
Part of the Bookmans-sponsored Late Night Cult Classics series.

The Loft Cinema
3233 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85716

Tickets:
$10 for Serenity, $5 for Buffy, $12 for double header
Tickets are available at the Loft box office.

• Free swag bags for first 350 attendees.
• Whedonverse Raffle! One Firefly/Serenity crate and one Buffy/Angel. $5 per ticket, or three tickets for $10.
• Lots of merch: t-shirts, posters, Kaylee parasols, and other goodies for a reasonable price.
• Whedonverse Costume Contest! Dress up as your favorite Firefly/Serenity or Buffy/Angel character and you could win a "best of show" prize.
• Tucson's own Buffy shadowcast group, the Vampire Bunny Slayers, will perform a 15-minute skit leading up to the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, starring Kristie Swanson.

Proceeds benefit Equality Now and the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona.

CAN'T STOP THE SERENITY 2008: PHOENIX
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Two Showings!
CSTS 2008: Serenity  3 p.m.
CSTS 2008: Serenity  7:30 p.m.

Chandler Cinemas
2140 N. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225

Tickets: $10 and available at all Bookmans locations or at the Arizona Browncoats website. Two free raffle tickets at the door for those who buy tickets to both Phoenix showings!

• Free swag bags for the first 200 attendees at each show.
• Lots of great raffle prizes! Tickets are $1 each.
• 2nd Annual Gift Basket Raffle! Four crates full of Whedonverse goodies. Tickets are $3 each or 2 for $5.
• Lots of merch: t-shirts, posters, Kaylee parasols, and other goodies for a reasonable price.
• Several intermission events between the two shows, including a costume contest! Dress up as your favorite Serenity/Firefly character. Check the event website for a schedule and more details.

Proceeds benefit Equality Now and the Fresh Start Women's Foundation of Phoenix.

For more information about these events, visit the Arizona Browncoats' screening website.

In 2006, the Arizona Browncoats raised over $9,000 for Equality Now - a charity dedicated to ending violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world - as part of Can't Stop the Serenity, a global charity campaign founded and supported by fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. In its inaugural year, the Can't Stop the Serenity effort raised more than $65,000, with 47 cities participating worldwide.

In 2007, the Arizona Browncoats raised over $11,500, with 20% of proceeds from screenings in Phoenix and Tucson benefiting Arizona women's charities GIFT and the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, respectively. The other 80% of monies raised contributed to the astonishing $106,000 donated to Equality Now by Browncoats around the world.