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Win Tix to the Theatre@Boston Court's Vampire Show in Pasadena
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We are all lucky enough to live in a region rich in arts, especially theatre. And Pasadena has one of the strongest presences around with its Playhouse District, which includes the Boston Court Performing Arts Center (follow them on Twitter) where a new world premiere play, Courting Vampires, opened this earlier this month.
Both the LA Weekly and Variety have given the show great reviews and we'd like to offer two pairs of tickets to our readers--one for Saturday this weekend and one for Saturday next weekend (and if you want to purchase tickets, click here. Use the code "LAIST" for a $5 discount).
To enter, write a comment on this post telling us a Pasadena restaurant you would dine at before or after the show. It could be your favorite eatery or one you've always wanted to try. Full details and rules of the contest are below:
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Here's how the contest works:
- Enter the contest by making a comment on this post. Comments must fit the criteria, stated below.
- The criteria of the comment is that you share what Pasadena restaurant you would go to before or after the play
- For the first pair of tickets for a show on Saturday, May 16th, the contest closes at 11:59:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th, 2009. For the second pair of tickets for a show on Friday August 7th, the contest closes at 11:59:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. All entries entered by the Thursday, May 14th, 2009 deadline will also be considered for the Friday August 7th show.
- Two of qualifying entries will be randomly selected, one for each performance, to receive a pair of tickets to the shows mentioned above. Winners will be notified via the e-mail connected to their LAist.com login. For the May 16th show, they must confirm the receipt of the e-mail by 12:00:00 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2009 or the tickets will be released to another winner. For the May 23rd show, they must confirm the receipt of the e-mail by 12:00:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009 or the tickets will be released to another winner.
- Tickets will be held at the will-call pick up at the theatre
Good luck and enjoy the show!
close august 23rd
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