Register online for the 2007 convention in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2006 International Scores – Quartet
2006 International Scores – Chorus

You won't want to miss the sounds of some of the finest chorus and quartet high rollers in the world. The stakes will be high when more than 30 choruses and over 50 quartets take to the stage where the payoff is big.

Spend your week taking in the sights and sounds of the Las Vegas atmosphere as you join with friends from all over the world. When you aren't watching dazzling barbershop performances or shuffling through Harmony Bazaar, you will find hundreds of opportunities to dance your way through the casinos, go bust at the many shopping venues and sample some of the world's finest cuisine Las Vegas has to offer.

Win, lose or draw, the 2006 convention and competition will be a sure bet. Odds are, you won't want to miss it!

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Notes of Interest
Convention Attendees - Click here to view your Notes of Interest with important information about convention.

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Convention Location
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Prices:
Competing Chorus/Quartet: $90
Member Registration(s): $100 (until March 1), $125 (after March 1)

Nonmember Registration(s): $115 (until March 1), $140 (after March 1)

Single event tickets for Quartet & Chorus semi-finals are $30.00 each and Quartet and Chorus finals are $35.00.

Advance Registration for All Event Tickets, Showcase and Single Event Tickets has closed. Tickets can be purchased on site at the Sweet Adelines International ticket office located at the West Registration desk in the Lobby of the Riviera Hotel beginning Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
October 9-13, 2007
Nestled in the foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains, Calgary is a place where visitors come to explore the heritage of the Canadian West. This safe, clean and vibrant city offers the best of all worlds: a cosmopolitan city of nearly one million people and breathtaking outdoor adventure in pristine wilderness.

SAVE TIME IN LINE. Register online for the Calgary convention beginning Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 9 a.m. (Las Vegas time). To download the registration form today, click here.

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Housing
A complete list of hotels/rates is also available in the April issue of The Pitch Pipe. Reservations can be made by phone, fax, mail or online between April 24, 2006 and August 28, 2006. Requests received after August 28, 2006, will be processed on a space available basis. To receive the convention room rate, reservations must be made through the Sweet Adelines International Housing Bureau. Do not contact the hotel directly to reserve your rooms. The hotels will tell you they are sold out since Sweet Adelines International is holding rooms for you through the housing bureau.

Internet:  Click here to go to online housing.

Telephone:  Call toll-free 800.611.2720 or 330.425.9330 (for international callers) Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., EDT. 
 
Fax:  Fax the housing form to 330.963.0319.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the housing form. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the form.

Sweet Adelines International has contracted with four hotels in Las Vegas:

Riviera Hotel and Casino (headquarters hotel)
2901 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Rates: $138 Sunday -Thursday
$156 Friday - Saturday
Tax: 9%

Stardust Resort and Casino
3000 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Rates: $80 Sunday -Thursday
$125 Friday - Saturday
Tax: 9%

Sahara Hotel and Casino
2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Rates: $68 Sunday -Thursday
$100 Friday - Saturday
Tax: 9%

Las Vegas Hilton
3000 S. Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Rates: $149 single/double
$169 triple/quad
Tax: 9%

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Tours and Transportation
Lew White Tours will be providing pre-arranged airport transportation and a variety of interesting tours. The Attractions Buses will operate on two different routes from the Riviera Hotel on Monday-Wednesday, October 9, 10, and 11. This will enable everyone to visit several attractions in the Las Vegas area without participating in a special tour. Conducted Tours will be available throughout the Las Vegas area. These tours are similar to the tours offered at past convention sites. Click here to go to the tours and transportation page.

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Airline Reservations
World Travel Service, Sweet Adelines International's official travel agency, is pleased to introduce RESX, a new online travel reservation software. Click here for more information and to book online airline reservations.

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Showcase 2006 — A Las Vegas Show to Remember
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

VIP Showcase tickets are $75 each. (SOLD OUT)
Preferred Showcase tickets are $35 each. (SOLD OUT)
Reserved Showcase tickets are $25 each.

Showcase 2006 features Vocal Six, a popular Swedish and award-winning a cappella sextet and FRED, the 1999 SPEBSQSA Quartet Champion.

You’ll experience great music and entertainment as each act brings their own style of humor and fun–blending expansive harmonies and contemporary humor into a highly entertaining Las Vegas Style show package.

The Young Women in Harmony Festival Chorus and the 2006 Champion Chorus, Scottsdale, will complete the winning hand.

So, before you roll the dice and before the top choruses and quartets hit the performance stage, you’ll want to hit the jackpot with Showcase 2006.

Proceeds support the Young Singers Foundation and Young Women in Harmony.

 

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Scooter/Wheelchair Rentals
Scootaround is proud to provide you with a simple, convenient scooter and wheelchair rental service for the annual convention that will be held October 10-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click here for information.

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Coronet Club Show
Friday, October 13, 2006
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Thomas & Mack Center

HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET? Come see all the “Showgirls” and “Guys” at the best show on and off the strip!

BE A WINNER at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday, October 13, 2006, at 8 p.m.

Join the Coronet Club Chorus under the direction of the QUEEN OF ALL SUITS, Renee Craig.

Also appearing – SPOTLIGHT, “the BUZZ,” BRAVA!, SWINGLISH MIX, A CAPPELLA GOLD, RUMORS, 4-STAR COLLECTION, AMBIANCE and the QUEENS' MEN.

THE ODDS ARE you’ll have a great time. BET ON IT!

To order tickets visit www.coronetclub.org.

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For questions about convention, registration and Showcase contact Ruth Cameron (ruth@sweetadelineintl.org) or Lana Clark (lana@sweetadelineintl.org).

Check back frequently for additional convention information.