Falltacular 2023--Saturday, March 25th

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To the Falltacular family, we want to get out the word that for 2023, we will host Falltacular on Saturday, March 25th. Our hope is that by getting this date out now, you have time to plan and lock in your attendance. We know that last month we did not have a lot of lead time and so a # of you could not make it. Now, with 5 months of notice, we hope to see many of you in March.

My intuition is that our attendance will be robust. And we also learned last month that the smaller attendance we experienced had some real upside, as the house was roomier and overall felt less crowded. So, please set your expectation that we should have more people for 2023 but that I am keenly focused on getting the right number of folks into the event, to help us raise the money we need for Laura’s House, AND to provide all of you a great, comfortable event. It’s about balance.

Thank you for what each of you has done, in your own way, to make our 15 years successful and we look forward to our 16th year coming up in March!

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Keep in mind that if you attend you will be required to sing Happy Birthday to me, as March 25th is my birthday!

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If? Don’t toss out that kind of post with a tentative message. Commit, and then we will sing.

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Commit, so everyone can practice??

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Smooth talker. Just attend 2023 and we will sing. You can bet on that, and we will record that.

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Yes. Falltacular 2023 is all about Tawd. And your gift is me.

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I’ll bring my kazoo–or noisemaker—I have to decide.

It is looking fairly likely now that I will be able to make it again. I should know for sure in about a month’s time.

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Informed Dava of the new date last night. Initial reaction was positive!

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would love to be able to attend my first in 2023 if there is room for a first timer.

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Jeff, remind me again where you’re coming from IE where you live. When I sell tickets in March I always give some level of preference for people that are out of state because of the extra commitment of effort they make to get here from coming long distance. So as a new person you could come to the event under the out-of-state privilege rather than waiting for the tickets to be offered to the new people which is later in the sale of the tickets.

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Frank -

I live in Burbank. I think the out of state approach pref is a thoughtful process.

Best
Jeff

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Ah ok. Well when I get ready to sell the tickets for the event all the dates will be pretty well communicated so you’ll know exactly when you can make the payment and get the money in and if you act quickly you should be okay

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So excited to see everyone again…

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Happy New Year everyone. This morning I sent a note to the winemakers who for 15 years have fueled the event. Their wines are what we pour all over the house so without them, you would buy tickets to come stare at me and my good looks. A thought that makes some shudder.

Since we are now just a few months out, I am going to get things going. Here are some notable brief pieces of info for those interested.

Tickets will go on sale February 1st. This will be for WAVE 1: those with 10 years or more of attendance (around 60 ppl), out of state attendees (up to 10 ppl), winemakers who want to confirm in-person attendance (up to 10 plus a guest) and the Top 5 auction buyers from 2022 (5 ppl plus a guest). This ticketing period will run through February 13th. On February 14th, WAVE 2 goes on sale: those less than 10 years of attendance (around 40 tickets). I simply want to keep the house at no more than 140 ppl but we’ll see how tickets sales go.

Friday BYOB dinner. Have spoken to Danielle, we will buy-out Maison again. Buyout # goal is 50 ppl. Same price as last year, $80 all-in. Will start collecting money on February 1st. If we don’t get the 50, we miss the goal and the buy-out likely won’t take place.

That’s all for now. Be back with you at end of January to get this all going. Thank you again for 15 years of doing this event with me, and for the nearly half-million dollars we have raised for LAURA’S HOUSE since we began Falltacular.

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Brad and I are super excited and are booking our flights today! Yahoo!

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Good afternoon everyone. Falltacular ticket sales are about to begin. As I have posted about previously, and in an effort to better balance the attendance at the event, we will be selling tickets differently. We implemented this new process for the October 2022 event, and we will use it again. Please read carefully what follows, with my objective to be detailed yet brief. How you buy tickets and who buys when will be explained. Thanks for your patience and understanding my intent.

Cost per ticket is $125, max of two tickets allowed. This is tax deductible, with all proceeds going directly to Laura’s House.

WAVE #1: February 1st - February 10th. 100 tickets available, for the following groups:
-Decade of Support (attendance for at least 10 years). 30 tickets plus a guest. NOTE–if you are in this category and have regularly attended as part of a couple, each person of the couple cannot bring a guest. I deeply value your commitment to the event but a Decade of Support couple is not eligible to bring a guest each.
-Out of State (outside California). 10 tickets.
-Winemakers (attend for free). 10 plus a guest.
-Top 5 Silent Auction Buyers previous year. 5 plus a guest. (the 5 top buyers have already been previously notified by me)

WAVE #2: February 11th until sold out. 30 tickets available (plus any unused from Wave #1)
-Guests with less than 10 years of attendance.
-New guests.

To pay for tickets, mail a check to the following address. Do NOT make the check out to me–please make the check out to Laura’s House. if you are new to the event, please make sure your ph # is on the check. You are welcome to mail your check so that it arrives at the start of your ticketing window.

Laura’s House
c/o Falltacular 2023
33 Journey, Suite 150
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Throughout February, I’ll regularly post whose checks have been received.

Other news about the event will follow soon but let’s get the tickets sold first. THANK YOU for supporting Falltacular and the work of Laura’s House.

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Definitely coming, Frank, looking forward to seeing everyone once again. I imagine Mike S. will do his usual magic and post on arrangements with BW.

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Good evening. For those who want to do the Friday Falltacular BYOB dinner, let’s get kicked off and sell the tickets now (NOTE–for the Saturday main event, the tickets for Wave #1 will go on sale this coming week on February 1st. Please review post #16 just above as reminder as to how you buy the Saturday tickets and where you send the payment).

Now, as for the Friday BYOB dinner, here is the info and how you buy tickets.

Date: Friday, March 24th @ 6pm

Where: Maison in Dana Point,. This will be a buy-out, as Danielle is opening Maison for dinner just for our group. We need 50 paid to pull this off so that is our minimum attendance target.

Cost: $80 all-in. You buy your ticket(s) through me, as I will handle paying the check to keep things simple. Buy as many slots as you like. I’ll track and post for viewing the payments received.

Refunds: Since this is a special buy-out, I am happy to refund your money if you decide you need to cancel but that has to be before Wednesday Noon, March 23rd. After that, your money is committed as Maison will have your ticket(s) planned and locked for meal prep.

Payment Details: Venmo (@Frank-MurrayIII) or PayPal (drfm3@cox.net). Whichever site you use to pay me, please make sure I get the whole amount. Ensure the payment is coded to a friend/family so I don’t get dinged the fee!

BYOB: As usual, as many bottles as you like. Bring your own stemware, please.

Food: Menu is TBD but likely similar to 2022 and 2020, served family style. Danielle will do a kickass job.

Any questions, let me know.

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Lodging details in the OCFalltacular group on Facebook. And here now.

Best Western Plus Marina Shores Hotel | Hotel Rooms

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Thanks for handling this part of the event, King. Appreciate your help all these years very much.

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