diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index faaab11..646cbc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Theme Song Booth (MusicGPT Edition)
 
-![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v0.8.8-blue)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v0.8.9-blue)
 
 A Flask web application for running a convention booth where visitors request a custom AI-generated theme song. Operators manage the queue from an admin dashboard, generate prompts via Hermes, queue generations through the MusicGPT API, and deliver final songs by email.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5c5cbb3..021abec 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.8
\ No newline at end of file
+0.8.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0b1674f..3cb2b63 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@ from helpers import (
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.from_object(Config)
 
+# Template filter: format UTC ISO timestamp as "Tuesday, August 8, 2026 @ 9:24pm" in America/Regina.
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
+_REGINA_TZ = ZoneInfo("America/Regina")
+
+@app.template_filter("regina_dt")
+def regina_dt_filter(value):
+    if not value:
+        return ""
+    try:
+        dt = datetime.fromisoformat(value)
+        if dt.tzinfo is None:
+            dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        dt = dt.astimezone(_REGINA_TZ)
+        return dt.strftime("%A, %B %-d, %Y @ %-I:%M%p").replace("AM", "am").replace("PM", "pm")
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return value
+
 # Global request rate limiting by remote IP (default 60/min). The public form is further limited to 5/min.
 limiter = Limiter(get_remote_address, app=app, default_limits=["60 per minute"])
 
diff --git a/templates/admin/request.html b/templates/admin/request.html
index 19b2b67..4ff09cd 100644
--- a/templates/admin/request.html
+++ b/templates/admin/request.html
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
           <p>
             Preview email:
             {% if req.preview_sent_at %}
-            <span class="status-badge sent">✅ Sent</span> {{ req.preview_sent_at }}
+            <span class="status-badge sent">✅ Sent</span> {{ req.preview_sent_at|regina_dt }}
             {% else %}
             <span class="status-badge missing">❌ Not sent yet</span>
             {% endif %}
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
           <p>
             Delivery email:
             {% if req.delivery_sent_at %}
-            <span class="status-badge sent">✅ Sent</span> {{ req.delivery_sent_at }}
+            <span class="status-badge sent">✅ Sent</span> {{ req.delivery_sent_at|regina_dt }}
             {% else %}
             <span class="status-badge missing">❌ Not sent yet</span>
             {% endif %}