====================================================================== ____ _ ____ / ___(_)_ __ __ _ _ _ ___ / ___|___ _ __ | | | | '__/ _` | | | |/ _ \ | / _ \| '_ \ | |___| | | | (_| | |_| | __/ |__| (_) | | | | \____|_|_| \__, |\__,_|\___|\____\___/|_| |_| __|_| ___ _ ___ |___ \ / _ \/ |/ _ \ __) | | | | | | | | / __/| |_| | | |_| | |_____|\___/|_|\___/ N E W Y O R K C I T Y & M O N T R É A L ====================================================================== UPDATE #4: Monday, January 4, 2010 ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 113 DAYS UNTIL CIRQUECON 2010: NEW YORK CITY & MONTRÉAL! TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 through SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year, Cirque Passionates! Now that it's 2010 there's plenty of work ahead of us to get ready for CirqueCon 2010: New York City & Montréal. That also means we have a deadline fast approaching - our ticket deal to Cirque du Soleil OVO under the Grand Chapiteau in New York City and to Cirque du Soleil's Tour 2010 show under the Grand Chapiteau in Montréal, Quebec. All orders and payments to either show must be received by no later than Wednesday, January 6th (Last update I made an error and said by Friday, January 5th... but January 5th is a Tuesday!) If you intend to join us in our group block please don't delay! See the TICKETS section below for seating, pricing and other information pertaining to these show tickets. Ticket orders and other activities through us can only be made by CirqueCon 2010 members. Becoming a member of CirqueCon 2010 is easy! We only ask a nominal membership fee of $20.00 per household to cover planning, research and expenses for the event. And we have two convenient ways for you to become a member! See our MEMBERSHIP page for further details on joining us this year! < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/member.htm >. In This Update... ------------------------------------- o) Tickets - Get your OVO & Tour 2010 Tickets Now! *) Seating - Where Are We? *) Pricing - Okay, How Much? *) Buying - Great, How do I Get 'Em? *) Cool - Now what? ====================================================================== o) TICKETS - GET YOUR OVO & TOUR 2010 TICKETS NOW! * * * DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2010 @ 11:59pm * * * Seating - Where Are We? ----------------------- +----------------------------------+ | | | *** CIRQUECON OFFICIAL SHOWS *** | | | | OVO | | Wednesday - April 28, 2010 | | @ 8:00pm | | | | BANANA SHPEEL | | Thursday - April 29, 2010 | | @ 8:00pm | | | | TOUR 2010 | | Saturday - May 1, 2010 | | @ 8:00pm | | | +----------------------------------+ Cirque du Soleil has a number of seats on reserve for our group in a number of different sections each show. Check out the seating availability for each below: OVO, in New York City For OVO, we are allotted seats in Section 101, 102 and 200. All of section 101, 102 and some of 200 represent Cirque du Soleil's PREMIUM pricing category, are up front in some cases, and are in limited quantity. The rest of section 200 represents Cirque du Soleil's LEVEL 1 pricing category, and are a little further back (around the sound booth). 10 in PREMIUM (Section 101 or 102, Row AAA + AA) 10 in PREMIUM (Section 200, Row J + K) 55+ in LEVEL 1 (Section 200, Row N, O + P TOUR 2010, in Montréal For TOUR 2010, because tickets are selling fast for Cirque's newest touring production, we were able to get a number of seats on reserve in just one category - LEVEL 1 - in section 202. BANANA SHPEEL, in New York City Tickets to BANANA SHPEEL are not yet available to us. We'll have an announcement regarding tickets to Cirque du Soleil's new twist on Vaudeville just as soon as we can. Stay tuned! Pricing - Okay, How Much? ------------------------- The prices below reflect cost of adults & children (there is no distinction between the two, sorry) with all taxes added in. Also please keep in mind that because the Cirque du Soleil box office is not equipped to handle the volume of individual tickets sales for our group, CirqueCon is once again facilitating the sale and distribution of your show tickets. Since PayPal levies an approximate 5.0% service charge for each item, we must charge slightly more to offset Paypal's transaction charges - much like for the membership fee. This is why you'll find the cost of tickets by CHECK vs. PAYPAL differs. We apologize in advance for this. OVO, in New York City PREMIUM: Section 101, 102 or 200 (Row J & K) $130.00 USD w/tax [by Check] $137.00 USD w/tax [by PayPal] LEVEL 1: Section 200, Row N, O + P $71.00 USD w/tax [by Check] $75.00 USD w/tax [by PayPal] TOUR 2010, in Montréal LEVEL 1: Section 202 $100.00 USD w/tax [by Check] $105.00 USD w/tax [by PayPal] Buying - Great, How do I Get 'Em? --------------------------------- We have these two convenient payment options available: 1) CREDIT CARD via PAYPAL We have our general PAYPAL account for those that wish to pay via credit card. Please send the total amount for tickets to PAYPAL account - newyork@cirquecon.com 2) BY CHECK Please send the total for each order. Checks should be made out and sent to: Keith Johnson 31241 Fourth Avenue South Federal Way, WA 98003-5203 IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT When making your payment, please advise us the TITLE OF THE SHOW IN QUESTION (as we have a number of ticket sales going on), the NUMBER OF SEATS you wish to reserve and the CATEGORY (either PREMIUM or LEVEL 1 and/or Section if applicable) in which you wish to sit. Due to the limited availability in some categories, seating choices will be filled on a FIRST PAID, FIRST SERVED basis. Email us your selections at: newyork@cirquecon.com Cool - Now What? ---------------- That's it! Once we receive your payment your seat reservations become final and you're set to sit in your selected category so long as we have the available seating. If your preferred seats or category are sold out we will make every attempt to contact you straight away. If we are unable to make contact with you, we will place you in the next seating category and refund the ticket difference (based on the form of payment). Some other things to consider... Seating Assignments -- Because CirqueCon is facilitating the ticket distribution this year, we have a little say over what seats you get. We will make every attempt to accommodate your seating preferences, but we cannot guarantee certain or any arrangements. Deadline -- The deadline for purchasing your seats through us for either OVO or TOUR 2010 is 11:59pm ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Any remaining unclaimed and unpaid for seats will be returned to Cirque du Soleil - once they're gone, they're gone! Ticket Distribution -- You can pick up your tickets during our scheduled open registration times, at either Meet & Greet and before the show. # # # That's it for this update. Come join us as we take on Manhattan (and Quebec!) at CirqueCon 2010! Ricky, Keith, LouAnna, Rodolfo & Francisco CirqueCon 2010: New York City & Montréal! On the Web: < www.cirquecon.com > Facebook: < http://www.facebook.com/pages/CirqueCon/272446895013 > Twitter: < http://www.twitter.com/CirqueCon/ > Email: < newyork@cirquecon.com > ======================================================================