US OPEN 2016 UPDATE #1 - 49 DAYS!
Almost here my friends!
Deadlines fast approaching!
Are you competing? Make sure your picture - and a great bio - are included in the program.
Some of us save these programs. For centuries.
Deadlines
October 2 Contest entry fees increase (oops - yesterday - hope you didn't miss it)
October 10 Deadline for Opus Division to get your PHOTO/BIO listed in the Program
October 10 Deadline for Star Division to get your names listed in the Program
November 2 Deadline to reserve your hotel room within the room block and receive the discounted rate
November 11 Deadline to enter a routine division
November 15 Last day to purchase a competitor’s discounted ticket
Hotel Info
The room block is available until November 2nd. You must reserve your room prior to this date to receive the special rate of $125 – 175.00 USD
Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport
2500 Hollywood Way Burbank, California 91505 USA
Reservations: 1-800-736-9712
Hotel Direct: 1-818-843-6000
US Open Website with information about flights, shuttles, and more.
Ticket Info
Weekend Pass - Reserved Seating (Thru Nov 18) $174.00
Weekend Pass - Open Seating/SRO (Thru Nov 18) $150.00
Weekend Pass - Open Seating/SRO - Competitor (Thru Nov 1) $130.00
Weekend Pass - Open Seating/SRO - Junior (Thru Nov 18) $105.00
Weekend Pass - Open Seating/SRO - Chaperone (Thru Nov 18) $105.00
Friends of the Open - Tier 1 $25.00
Friends of the Open - Tier 2 $50.00
Friends of the Open - Tier 3 $100.00
Workshop Pass - Unlimited $99.00
Workshop Pass - 4 for $50
Getting in early to L.A.?
Staying after the event?
IT'S LOS ANGELES! SO MUCH TO SEE!
Tour LA by scooter! See the city with friends! Rent right in Burbank! 10 minutes from our hotel!
Or take a helicopter tour! See Los Angeles from the sky!
Or tour Harry Potter's world and more - in LA's highest rated sightseeing attraction, the Warner Brothers studio tour ...
And don't miss this. Ask any dancer from LA and they'll tell you:
In-N-Out Burger! Best burgers in America!
And an American icon! Fans among famous chefs including Julia Child (who had burgers delivered to her hospital room,) Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, Thomas Keller, and Mario Batali.
Indoor Skydiving at Universal Studios!
How about skydiving! No experience necessary – anyone, even children, welcome! Get friends together for special rates.
Rodeo Drive! Shop in Beverly Hills and you may bump into the Bieber or the Taylor. 100 famous boutiques and restaurants - shopper HEAVEN.
Disneyland! The most visited park in the world! 16 million visitors last year. This is THE BEST time to visit - they go allll out for the holiday season with bombastic decorations, fireworks, and a ton of special shows for the holidays.
Hollywood Boulevard! The must-see for first-time visitors! The place to take pictures! Hollywood Walk of Fame ....
Or ... Grauman’s Chinese Theater ...
Or ... The Wax Museum!
Or ... The Dolby (formerly Kodak) Theatre – home of the Academy Awards, and the famous Hollywood Sign.
Like buildings and architecture? For spectacular art and architecture, the free Getty Museum.
The mind-blowingly enormous mall – The Hollywood and Highland Center
The famous “Muscle Beach” …
Or two miles up the beach to the elegant, historic Santa Monica Pier (beautiful beach, amusement park (five-story West Coaster roller coaster, nine-story “Pacific Plunge” tower ride, the only over-water miniature golf course in the world, and a nine-story over-the-water solar-powered ferris wheel), aquarium, and boardwalk.
If you love ships you’ll love touring the majestic Queen Mary, the “Grandest Ocean Liner in the World” with it’s unique history (later painted gray and used as a WWII troopship, famously known as “The Grey Ghost.”)