A quick FYI ...
A friend of mine phoned the CCC the other day to find out if his year-old gift certificate was still OK to use. The person said that he had until 12/22, to which he replied "Oh, that's the last day I can use it ?" and he/she said "No, we are closing permanently next Friday".
Sure enough, the online calendar stops at December.
The moral of the story: use any gift certificates you've got lying around before Friday. Everything was 20-30% off as well.