JEWEL IS STILL AWESOME - PART 2!

I told you there was more!  Jewel signed the Kaylee maquette, donated by Nina.

A Kaylee t-shirt which you will probably never want to wear:

And a hand-painted parasol, painted and donated by Jodie Bjarson:

Remember it's cash only and be prepared to bid high and often!

The last trivia question will be up on the blog later today.

A GOOD DAY'S WORK

Thanks to Kathleen and Julia for several hours of volunteering Sunday afternoon in order for us to sort all the donations we had into silent or live auction, contest prizes, door prizes and grab bags.  Grab bags will still be $5 but are worth more so come early as they usually go quickly.  Remember, cash only for all purchases and bids.  (There is an ATM in the lobby if needed.)

Here are some pictures of the shiny items we were sorting.

Here are the contest and door prize packages:

We will also have some items for sale at the event.  Numbers are limited so it's first come, first serve.

Patches are $5 each.

The 10-Year Commemorative Coin will be $10.

And we have five Serenity ship magnets, donated to us by the wonderful Albuquerque Browncoats, for a minimum donation of $5 each.

WE'RE NOT JUST WHEDON FANS!

Most of us who come to CSTS events are Joss Whedon fans, but we are usually also fans of other TV series, books and movies in the genre.

For the costume contest, we like to stick to the Whedonverse, with a prize for the best Firefly/Serenity-related costume and one for any Whedon-related character - or would-be character.  Costumes need to be creative, homemade and in good taste, keeping in mind that there could be young children present.

For auction items, though, we are eclectic in our tastes, as shown by the photos below.  You've already seen the replica Battlestar Galactica original series lunchbox and the wonderful Game of Thrones cookbook and puzzle plus, but here are a few other items you may want to spend your money on.  (Cash only, please.)

An autographed picture of Clare Kramer aka Glory/Glorificus in Season 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

More lovely drawings from James Hanse.  First up from Game of Thrones, Daenerys:

What about Sherlock Holmes?

Or perhaps you prefer Indiana Jones?

Are you a Lord of the Rings fan?  Never been used extended version DVDs of The Fellowship of the Rings and Return of the King.

Tomorrow - some of the books we have.

LOCAL TALENT!!

One of the things we like to do at CSTS Vancouver is highlight the creativity of some of our local Browncoats/geeks/nerds, through the auction and in the programming.  In the past we have shown episodes of local webseries, Mind My Brains, Darling, Standard Action and The Masked Roger.  We have had local filkers to sing and if you look back at previous years' auction items, you will see many crafty objects up for bid.

This year is no exception.  We will be showing a short short film, Quintipus, written and directed by local talent Victoria Angell.

We will have art from several local artists, including Seth Rutledge and Francois Cannels.  You can find examples of Francois's work at Patreon and Seth's at his tumblr. We also have crocheted Minion figures from the talented Julia Simpson.  Here's Mal with his brown coat open to show his suspenders:

There are a couple more to come. :)

In addition, this year we will have a new game - Name That Tune - in which local musician Carrie Chapman will play the first few notes of a sci-fi theme song on her tuba and a select group will try to guess the 'tune'.  The contestants will be limited to a few volunteers, so come prepared.

And local bakers Courtney & Colin of C&C Cakery are back this year, making a large cake which they will be serving for a small - or large - donation!

DETAILS OF THOSE LAST AUCTION ITEMS

I thought you might like a few more details of those last pictures. (Double click on the pictures for larger views.) The puzzle is actually two puzzles plus plus.  The larger one is a map of Westeros and the smaller one goes on top is a topographical map.  In addition, there are numerous 3D tokens, including the Iron Throne itself! 

And here are a couple of recipes from inside the cookbook.  I showed the puzzle and the cookbook to one of my colleagues at work who immediately decided to come to our event just so she could bid on them!!

Get your tickets - and t-shirts now!! Just click on the appropriate buttons on the side.

MORE AUCTION ITEMS

I was given a box of goodies for being such a loyal Telus customer, among which are two items I will be including in the auction.

TRIVIA QUESTION #1

The trivia questions are all Whedon-related and I'm sure if you haven't watched one of the shows, you can look it up. :)  All answers should be submitted by e-mail to cstsvancouver@gmail.com by midnight, Friday, June 19th.  If there are multiple people with correct answers, a draw will be held at the event on June 20th.  You must be present to claim the prize.

#1.  From Buffy the Vampire Slayer:  What was the name of the computer teacher who dated Giles?

Question #2 will be up the middle of next week.

I saw pictures last night of one of the items that will be going up for auction, made by local 'nerd' Julia Simpson.  You are going to want to save up your cash-y money to bid on that and the other items she is making!  Pictures will go up when I have them in hand.  In the meantime, there will be other photos making their way to these posts.  And if anyone has an item - no matter the fandom - and would like to donate it as an auction or prize item, please feel free to contact me at the above address.

JEWEL STAITE IS AWESOME!!

Of course we all knew that already, but she proved it again today - and you'll want to gather your cashy money to bid on these items.  Jewel went out of her way to come by and sign several items for our auction, including this fan, donated by Firefly Cargo Bay;

this Kaylee (crocheted by Julia, along with Mal and Jayne, who will also be available);

Finding Serenity, in which Jewel wrote one of the essays;

this Serenity comic TPB;

and the Kaylee poster in the Women of Serenity lithograph set, donated by Kathleen & Simon.

(picture from QMx website)

In addition, Jewel has agreed to donate a recording for a ring tone to our live auction.  The winner will get to choose from several different Kaylee quotes from Firefly and Serenity.

In appreciation for her continued generous support, C&C Cakery made a dozen mini Kaylee cupcakes, with which Jewel was very impressed!  Wait till she tastest them - and wait till you see what they have in store for us this year.  (Pssst, visit their website to enter a Star Wars treat contest.)

Our thanks to Jewel for being such a class act and supporting CSTS Vancouver from Day One!