"Can't Stop the Serenity" this weekend

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Hi! Some of you may remember the Teseracte Players from their performances of Once More, With Feeling and Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog this past Arisia and in previous years. Well, if you're a Whedon fan, you may be interested to know that this year we're teaming up with the New England Browncoats for their 5th annual Can't Stop the Serenity event. The details are as follows:

Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Friday, June 18, midnight: Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (shadowcast), followed by the world premiere staged performance of Commentary! The Musical.
Saturday, June 19, midnight: Serenity (the screening of the movie, not shadowcast)

We will also be having a Captain Hammer/Dr. Horrible costume contest! Bring a canned good for a chance to win raffle prizes! This is a great event, and all the proceeds go to a wonderful charity, Equality Now, which works to end violence against women. Tickets can be purchased online at the Coolidge Corner theatre's website.For more information, visit the following websites.

http://cstsboston.blogspot.com/
http://www.equalitynow.org/english/index.html
http://www.coolidge.org/

Hope to see some of you there!
-Joye (Willow/Groupie #2)

You are invited to the Boston area fannish picnic.

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[Reposted from Arisia_food, posted by Dale]

The New England Science Fiction Association fannish picnic is on!

We have Picnic site #3 in the Blue Hills Reservation, on the shores of Houghton's Pond in Canton, Mass. Info and directions at the links:

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/blue.htm

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/maps/houghtonMAP.jpg

Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 10am till 6pm.
Park is open from 7am till dusk.

The picnic site is heavily wooded, with huge stone grills and picnic tables. Adjacent to the picnic site are parking and grassy fields. Nearby (five to ten minute walk) are the swimming beach, concession stand, and bathhouse.

Please bring stuff to share, and a note with what the food is so that people with restrictive diets can deal with that. Also we will need volunteers to bring common use items, such as charcoal, grills, lighter fluid, condiments, plates, flatware, and so on.

Bring bug spray and sunblock, folding chairs if you have them, games to play, and your own fun selves. If anyone has an EZ-up type tent they can bring, that would be very nice.

This picnic is open to the entire fannish community in the greater Boston area. There is no rain date, and unless the weather is really bad, plan to go on rain or shine.

The only real drawback is that the permittee (that's me or Suford) has to be onsite two hours before our 10am start-time with the permit.