Pirates of the Botannic Gardens

[morsla]

< previously mentioned in aeliel's journal >

Pirates of the Caribbean
- screening as part of the Moonlight Cinema program in the Botannic Gardens, on March 9th.

The Plan: Fill the gardens with pirates. Yaaargh!
Beanbag-boarding actions! Walking the plank! Large numbers of people making Yaaarrggh sounds, wearing eyepatches and puffy shirts!

Plenty of people at Arcanacon were interested in joining in - let's make it the biggest bunch of pirates ever seen in the Botannic Gardens :-)

Moonlight Cinema information: Try their website - http://www.moonlight.com.au/
--> Film starts at sunset, but get there by 7pm to get a spot on the lawn
--> I believe they have a BYO licence, as the place is generally full of Chardonnay-sipping picnickers...
--> Gates open at 7pm, but the queue starts well before that. We'll try to organise a scouting party to pick up non-Concession tickets, at about 6pm.
--> Bring a cushion and some insect repellent. If you bring a chair, you'll have to sit way down the back to avoid blocking other peoples' views.

Tickets: To avoid waiting in a huge queue on the night, online bookings or a group booking are the best way to go.

- Online booking: Booking fee of $3 per ticket applies, but this only works out about $1 more than the "booking office" prices.
Ticket prices (including the booking fee) are:
Adult $15.50
Concession $12
Note that all people buying concession tickets need to show the staff their concession ID, or they will not hand over the tickets.

- Group booking:
Contact address for organising large (20+) groups: frontdoor@moonprojects.com
--> Cheaper, at $11 ($8 + booking fee) per person
--> I can organise this, if I know how many people are going. Let me know!
If you want to join in on a group booking, this must be finalised by Friday, February 25th.

Comments

[jaquiej.livejournal.com]

I have checked my bank balance. Despite they need for instant trips overseas, I now feel that I can accept your most kind invitation...

YAAARRGGGHH!
(I'm coming. In case in wasn't clear.)

[morsla.livejournal.com]

If you're free that night, that's all you need to worry about - I'm buying you a ticket :)

If the money burns a hole in your pocket, spent the cash on new and interesting food in vietnam, and tell me what it tastes like - I can at least enjoy foreign places vicariously...

[jaquiej.livejournal.com]

I guess I'll have to sort you out later then...

[hespa.livejournal.com]

Arrrrrrr!!

That's a definite reservup for myself and Nicolai (who I believe already reservupped to Louise), and tentative reservups also for Amanda and Mikeee - they'll confirm before Feb 25.

Mind if I point to this from my own LJ, for the benifit of people not on your FList?

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Go for it :)

If anyone else wants to join a group booking, let me know who & how many.

Yarrrggh!

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Can we bring rum?

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Oh, and can I post this on my flist?

[aeliel.livejournal.com]

Yes, please do. The more the merrier, or the (insert adjective appropriate to piratical silliness).

[morsla.livejournal.com]

I think we can bring rum. I have to check what their licence details say, but every time I've been they seem to have people bringing beer and wine.

I'm a bit reluctant to make the rum the main focus though, 'cause if we do a group booking my credit card is responsible for all the people we bring...

But yes, I'm pretty sure we can bring a bit of rum along :)

Feel free to post it on your journal... I'm planning to organise a group booking, but people are welcome to join in if they let me know they're coming ;)

[kikilon.livejournal.com]

Meeee, meeee! I mean I, I mean AYE!
Count me in with two of me mateys fer much rum-adrinkin, swashes-abucklin, flags-awavin, and movie-a'dlibbin! And stuff! Don't forget yer stuff!

So yeah. 3 people, two concession (not sure about the third, but probably too).
Come up an' see me urchin!

[sugar-plum-fair.livejournal.com]

Count me in too! Concession for me please! I ticket.

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Done!

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Cool. If we organise a group booking, all the tickets are less than the concession rate anyway (and it saves needing the entire group to line up for tickets).

[warragul.livejournal.com]

Aye! I can even bring extra eyepatches (just need to repair the elastic on my old ones)

When do we have to pay by?

[bonesinger.livejournal.com]

Ooh ooh ooh! Oh, um, I mean, yaarrrrggh *cough*.

Yes please. Times two please for me and for Matthew. I shall wear my pirate costume and prance and posture piratically for much of the night.

Let me know when to give you the map to the buried treasure that will be my payment for the evenings fun!

[mousebane.livejournal.com]

I will be there, so one ticket for me thank you!!

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

Avast ye!

I be in on the group booking!

*goes into cupboad to ferret out bandanna and eyepatch*

[aslan42.livejournal.com]

Arrrgh, it be sounding like a truly fun night. Count me in for the silliness.

[parakleta.livejournal.com]

Arrr... sounds like a plan. Mark me down for two tickets.

[hespa.livejournal.com]

OK, new question - has anyone told Monash about it and would you like them to? The grapevine being what it is, a friend of a friend of mine is a Monash person and wants to advertise this to Korner. Acceptable?

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Sure - I thought they had already been told, but if not, they should be :) The good ship MURP is already coming along...

I'd like to keep my ticket-booking to one or two degrees of seperation, though. If any big groups would like to join in, they should probably make their own ticket bookings - you only need 20 to qualify for the discount.

[hespa.livejournal.com]

On the up-side: done!

On the down-side: it turns out I have an excursion for my course that evening, so unless something changes there I ain't going to be making it. **sulks** Please cancel my ticket - though not Nicolai's, he's still coming.

Ah well. hope you have a fantastic time, anyway!

P.S. Please add two more tickets to the group - my friends Andrew and Katherine reservupped to me, they're definitely in.

[pearl]

ohhh *jumps up and down* me too! I mean... errr... Aarrrrrr!