====================================================================== ____ _ ____ / ___(_)_ __ __ _ _ _ ___ / ___|___ _ __ | | | | '__/ _` | | | |/ _ \ | / _ \| '_ \ | |___| | | | (_| | |_| | __/ |__| (_) | | | | \____|_|_| \__, |\__,_|\___|\____\___/|_| |_| __|_| ___ _ ___ |___ \ / _ \/ |/ _ \ __) | | | | | | | | / __/| |_| | | |_| | |_____|\___/|_|\___/ N E W Y O R K C I T Y & M O N T R É A L ====================================================================== UPDATE #10: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 DAYS UNTIL CIRQUECON 2010: NEW YORK CITY & MONTRÉAL! TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 through SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, Cirque Passionates! It seems there's a lot of turmoil surrounding the retooling of BANANA SHPEEL before its debut in New York City. So much so that it's second preview start date (it's been already delayed once) has been pushed back yet again - from February 4th to February 25th to now March 17th. We've been in contact with Madison Square Garden and have been assured that our evening is not in jeopardy and that the show will go on as planned. Whew! With that in mind, just a quick note to announce there's only a few more days left to secure seats to our official group showing of BANANA SHPEEL through us - the deadline is Wednesday, February 24th at 11:59pm EST. NOTE: as of this moment there will be no extensions to this sale, so get your tickets now! BANANA SHPEEL TICKETS: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/tickets.htm > We'd also love to see you at our official Group Meals in both New York City and Montréal - Amsterdam Ale House in New York City and Restaurant du Vieux Port in Montréal. We'd also love to see you at Dallas BBQ in New York City before we take in OVO! For information pertaining to costs involved, restaurant locations, or even a peek at the menus, use the links below: NEW YORK CITY | Dallas BBQ: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/social-NYC.htm#magicbus > NEW YORK CITY | Amsterdam Ale House: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/social-NYC.htm#meal > MONTREAL | Restaurant du Vieux Port: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/social-YUL.htm#meal > And, of course, don't forget to RSVP with us at our headquarters hotels - both are now ready to take your reservation! We have two wonderful hotels near our primary event locations this year. For New York City, we're going to be staying at "On the Ave", a boutique hotel across from Central Park in Upper West Side (just two blocks from the Beacon Theater). In Montréal, we're proud to once again stay at the Marriott Spring Hill Suites Vieux Port, which served us so well for CirqueCon 2005. Please see the HOTELS section of our website for further details. CIRQUECON HEADQUARTERS HOTELS: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/hotel.htm > DO YOU HAVE YOUR CIRQUECON 2010 MEMBERSHIP? Planning to join us in either New York City, Montréal or both? Don't forget about your CirqueCon 2010 Membership! Without a paid membership we will be unable to produce one of our CirqueCon badges for you and your family, cover the costs of printing our programme book or guarantee you a spot in any of our activities. Remember, in order to take part in any activity Cirque du Soleil may have in store for us, you must have a CirqueCon badge to identify you with our group. Unfortunately, we will be unable to let you participate without it! 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: < http://www.cirquecon.com/2010/member.htm > And last, but not least, some deadlines to remember... *) February 24 (Wed) = Tickets to Banana Shpeel *) March 02 (Fri) = Group Meal, Montréal *) March 08 (Mon) = Hotel in Montréal *) March 10 (Wed) = Hotel in NYC *) April 15 (Thu) = Group Meal, NYC # # # 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 > Email: < newyork@cirquecon.com > ======================================================================