bookings: add Water for Elephants tickets, Sep 27

Ticketmaster order 57-46264/LA2: 4 seats at the Hollywood Pantages,
US$230.00 paid by KTVT, shared 50/50. Rework the Sep 27 plan around
the 6:30 PM show and update the settlement.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Group trip: SF → Yosemite → Sequoia → LA → Las Vegas → SF.
 - [`expenses.md`](expenses.md) — shared-expense ledger and reconciliation notes
 - [`bookings/stays/`](bookings/stays/) — one Markdown summary per accommodation booking
 - [`bookings/transport/`](bookings/transport/) — one Markdown summary per flight or car booking
+- [`bookings/activities/`](bookings/activities/) — one Markdown summary per ticketed activity or show
 - [`sources/stays/`](sources/stays/) — original accommodation confirmations, messages, and receipts (`.pdf` / `.eml`)
 - [`sources/transport/`](sources/transport/) — original transport confirmations and tickets (`.pdf` / `.eml`)
 - Add matching `bookings/<category>/` and `sources/<category>/` directories if another booking type occurs (for example, `activities`)

bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Water for Elephants — Hollywood Pantages
+
+✅ **Tickets bought — Ticketmaster order `57-46264/LA2`** (VT's Ticketmaster account, 2026-09-17)
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| **Show** | Water for Elephants (touring musical) — final LA performance |
+| **When** | Sunday 2026-09-27, 18:30 PDT · doors open 17:30 |
+| **Running time** | 2 h 20 min including intermission (ends ≈ 20:50) |
+| **Venue** | Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
+| **Seats** | 4 tickets — Sec MEZZR, Row C, Seats 6, 8, 10, 12 |
+| **Total** | US$230.00 — paid by KTVT, shared 50/50 ([ledger](../../expenses.md)) |
+| **Tickets** | Mobile only — Ticketmaster app or mobile wallet (VT's account); can be transferred to the others in the app |
+
+## Notes
+
+- Bag check at the entrance; allow extra time for security screening
+- The theatre has no elevator (mezzanine seats are up stairs)
+- Production uses theatrical haze, smoke and gunshot effects
+
+## Source
+
+- Ticketmaster confirmation email "You Got Tickets To Water for Elephants (Touring)", 2026-09-17, forwarded by VT to KT (Gmail; not exported to `sources/`)
+- [Event page](https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/events/detail/water-for-elephants)

days/2026-09-27.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Sep 27 (Sun) — Malibu coast
+# Sep 27 (Sun) — Malibu coast · Water for Elephants
 
 **Stay:** [Airbnb — DTLA](../bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md) · already checked in since Sep 26 · 1100 W Temple St
 
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 
 ## Logistics
 
-- Full coastal driving day; start early for El Matador parking
-- Finish in DTLA rather than driving back west
+- Coastal driving day, cut short for the theatre; start early for El Matador parking
+- 🎭 **[Water for Elephants](../bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md)** — Hollywood Pantages, **6:30 PM** (doors 5:30 PM) · 4 seats, MEZZR Row C 6–12 · mobile tickets in VT's Ticketmaster app
+- Leave Santa Monica by **4:00 PM**; Sunday traffic to Hollywood can take about an hour
 
 ## Plan
 
@@ -17,14 +18,13 @@
 - **9:00–10:15 AM** [El Matador State Beach](https://maps.app.goo.gl/E7MMVFwEFx1FxWei7) — blufftop parking is limited; stairs lead to the beach
 - **10:30 AM–12:00 PM** Point Dume; use Zuma Beach as the parking fallback
 - **12:15–1:30 PM** Malibu Pier and lunch
-- **2:30–4:00 PM** Santa Monica Pier and the Route 66 terminus
-- **4:30–6:30 PM** Venice Canals, Venice Beach and Abbot Kinney
-- **Evening** Back to DTLA and dinner nearby
+- **2:15–4:00 PM** Santa Monica Pier and the Route 66 terminus
+- **4:00–5:15 PM** Drive to Hollywood and park near the Pantages
+- **5:15–6:15 PM** Quick bite around Hollywood & Vine; doors open 5:30 PM, allow time for the bag check
+- **6:30–8:50 PM** 🎭 [Water for Elephants](../bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md) at the Hollywood Pantages
+- **After** Back to DTLA (about 20 minutes)
 
-## Optional evening alternative
-
-- **[Water for Elephants](https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/events/detail/water-for-elephants)** at the Hollywood Pantages starts at **6:30 PM** and runs 2 hours 20 minutes; it is the final LA performance
-- This is not compatible with the full coastal plan. To attend, finish after Malibu lunch and leave for the theatre around 5:30 PM
+Venice Canals, Venice Beach and Abbot Kinney no longer fit this day; move them to another LA day if wanted.
 
 ## Check shortly before departure
 
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@
 | Malibu Pier | 23000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu | [34.03641, -118.67610](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=34.03641,-118.67610) |
 | Santa Monica Pier | 200 Santa Monica Pier | [34.00890, -118.49740](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=34.00890,-118.49740) |
 | Venice Canals | Dell Ave / Carroll Canal, Venice | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Venice+Canals+Los+Angeles) |
-| Hollywood Pantages (optional) | 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hollywood+Pantages+Theatre) |
+| Hollywood Pantages | 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hollywood+Pantages+Theatre) |

expenses.md

@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Tricount's default currency is USD. Shared expenses are split 50/50 between **KT
 | Accommodation | SF Airbnb | US$755.01 | LKMS | Shared 50/50 | [`airbnb-sf-daly-city.md`](bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md) |
 | Accommodation | Los Angeles — DTLA Airbnb (4 nights) | US$1,209.63 | KTVT | Shared 50/50 | [`airbnb-la-dtla.md`](bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md) |
 | Accommodation | Las Vegas — Horseshoe (2 rooms) | US$1,067.70 | KTVT | Shared 50/50 | [`hotel-vegas-horseshoe.md`](bookings/stays/hotel-vegas-horseshoe.md) |
+| Activities | Water for Elephants — Hollywood Pantages (4 tickets) | US$230.00 | KTVT | Shared 50/50 | [`water-for-elephants-pantages.md`](bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md) |
 | Flights | MS & LK — YVR ↔ SFO | CA$1,369.76 | LKMS | Couple-only: LKMS | [`flights-ms.md`](bookings/transport/flights-ms.md) |
 | Car rental | SIXT — SFO round trip | US$897.93 | LKMS | Shared 50/50 | [`car-rental.md`](bookings/transport/car-rental.md) |
 
 ## Settlement
 
-**KTVT owes LKMS US$426.05.**
+**KTVT owes LKMS US$311.05.**

itinerary.md

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 | [🏕️ Cabin — Yosemite (Wawona)](bookings/stays/cabin-yosemite-wawona.md) | Sep 22–24 (2 nights) | US$933.75 | ✅ Paid |
 | [🌲 Cabin — Sequoia (Miramonte)](bookings/stays/cabin-sequoia-miramonte.md) | Sep 24–26 (2 nights) | US$542.73 | ✅ Paid Sep 8 · shortened Sep 16 · US$228.43 refund pending |
 | [🏙️ Airbnb — LA (DTLA)](bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md) | Sep 26–30 (4 nights) | €1,077.00 | ✅ Booked & paid by KT · altered Sep 15 (+1 night, check-in moved to Sep 26) · ⚠️ complete online check-in form |
+| [🎭 Water for Elephants — Hollywood Pantages](bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md) | Sep 27, 6:30 PM | US$230.00 | ✅ 4 tickets (Ticketmaster 57-46264/LA2) · MEZZR Row C 6–12 · mobile tickets in VT's account |
 | [🎰 Hotel — Las Vegas (Horseshoe)](bookings/stays/hotel-vegas-horseshoe.md) | Sep 30–Oct 3 (3 nights) | US$1,067.70 | ✅ Booked by KT · 2 rooms · pay at property · free cancel until Sep 28 · replaces [Wyndham](bookings/stays/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md) (cancelled Sep 9) |
 | [🚗 SIXT Car Rental](bookings/transport/car-rental.md) | Sep 20–Oct 5 (15 days booked) | US$897.93 | ✅ Booked (9739014160) · pickup Sep 20, 13:00 PDT · return early Oct 4, 16:30 PDT |
 | [✈️ Flights — KT & VT](bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md) | Sep 19 / Oct 3 | — | ✅ Dates confirmed (details later) |
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ One file per day in [`days/`](days/): logistics, agreed plan, open notes, addres
 | [Sep 24](days/2026-09-24.md) | Thu | Yosemite → Sequoia |
 | [Sep 25](days/2026-09-25.md) | Fri | Group: Kings Canyon · LK: Los Angeles |
 | [Sep 26](days/2026-09-26.md) | Sat | Miramonte → Los Angeles |
-| [Sep 27](days/2026-09-27.md) | Sun | Malibu coast → DTLA |
+| [Sep 27](days/2026-09-27.md) | Sun | Malibu coast → Water for Elephants (Pantages) |
 | [Sep 28](days/2026-09-28.md) | Mon | Lucas Museum & central LA |
 | [Sep 29](days/2026-09-29.md) | Tue | Getty, Beverly Hills & Hollywood |
 | [Sep 30](days/2026-09-30.md) | Wed | LA → Las Vegas |
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ One file per day in [`days/`](days/): logistics, agreed plan, open notes, addres
 
 ---
 
-*Last updated: 2026-09-16*
+*Last updated: 2026-09-19*

la_sights.md

@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 
 ## Events (date-fixed)
 
-- **[Water for Elephants](https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/events/detail/water-for-elephants) — Sun Sep 27, 6:30 PM PDT** — Broadway musical with circus acrobatics at the Hollywood Pantages; 2 hours 20 minutes. Closing performance of the LA run. It conflicts with the full coastal-day schedule, so the group would need to finish the coast after Malibu lunch and check in early
+- **[Water for Elephants](https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/events/detail/water-for-elephants) — Sun Sep 27, 6:30 PM PDT** — ✅ **tickets bought** ([booking](bookings/activities/water-for-elephants-pantages.md)). Broadway musical with circus acrobatics at the Hollywood Pantages; 2 hours 20 minutes. Closing performance of the LA run. The coastal day is cut short for it — see [Sep 27](days/2026-09-27.md)