Well, I sent off my order form from the festival website in the mail today... and I did decide to go ahead and pay for the banquet again this year.
Congratulations, and thanks. I didn't know the form had been updated.
I wonder if the Festival-sponsored day trip WILL be to Universal Studios since it's so close. Or maybe to Greystone again, if it won't interfere with the summer camp on the grounds.
The hotel is also close to a few film and TV studios, including Warner Bros. And Griffith Park if you're into hiking, riding, golf or biking. Unfortunately, the Dodgers will be out of town that weekend.
There's a rail hub at the Burbank airport (on the south side; the hotel is east of the airport) with Amtrak service to San Diego on the Pacific Surfliner, which Bette tells me is quite nice. Also to Solvang/Santa Barbara/Oxnard etc. in the other direction.