So... What Are You Conjurin’ New Year’s Eve?
For them as might be aimin’ to misbehave a little on New Year’s Eve, but still don’t really have any specific plans to speak of, the Pennsylvania Browncoats have got you covered.
For the second straight year, Matt Black and some of his fellow Browncoats from the Delaware Valley Brigade will be hosting a “Shiny New Year” shindig in the city of brotherly love in conjunction with Sci-Fi Syndicate LLC. “Shiny New Year 2025” will take place on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia International Airport in Essington, PA at 6pm.
The first “Shiny New Year” shindig in 2024 was born out of the desire to bring Browncoats together in a year in which there wasn’t going to be a Browncoat Ball. That event was such a mighty fine shindig that it warranted a sequel, even in a year when a proper Browncoat Ball took place in Bethlehem, PA back in the fall.
This year’s “Shiny New Year” shindig will feature a Firefly/space travel-themed dinner/dance to ring in the new year, and the event will give Browncoats from all corners of the ‘verse the chance to have a fancy party in the spirit of the episode “Shindig.” There will be a plated dinner, music, and a champagne toast at midnight, as well as other libations and a raffle/auction with all manner of loot that Browncoats would love to get their hands on. (So those who attend should probably make sure they have some cashy money on their person.)
Rumor also has it that there has been some pirate activity detected in that sector, so there’s always a chance that the evening’s celebration could be raided by space pirates! You might want to ask yourself if you’d be loyal to the crew and your fellow revelers if that were to happen, or if you’d possibly throw in with the marauders (especially if the money was good enough).
Event and hotel registration for “Shiny New Year” 2025 is now open, and those who are interested in attending can register through to 11:59pm on Sunday, December 22. The following links provide more information on the event and how to register:
https://shinynewyear.com/registration/
https://shinynewyear.com/hotel/
And on behalf of the crew of CSTS Pittsburgh and the Rivers and Bridges Brigade of the PA Browncoats, I’d like to wish everyone a shiny and prosperous New Year.
Keep flyin’,
Chris