Baggins Birthday Bash in LA!
Xoanon @ 7:38 pm EST

As announced a couple of weeks ago, TORn will hold their annual Los Angeles Baggins Birthday Picnic on Sunday September 19th, from noon to 6pm, in Griffith Park next to the Merry-Go-Round (if you attended the 2003 picnic, it is the same location – please see below for directions).

In addition to our enjoyment of the food and drinks, we are planning to have three main competitions, with a chance for all to win great prizes:

1) A trivia contest where your knowledge of the books and the films will be tested;

2) 2 costume contest open to all ages (depending on the amount of participants we may have two separate categories: one for children, and one for adults)

3) Last but not least our very popular impersonation contest, where participants can put on their acting hat and deliver their best rendition of any line from the movies (this year, preferably from Return Of The King).

This being a potluck event, we need all Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, Grubbs, Chubbs, Hornblowers and ProudFEET (to name a few) to bring as much food, drinks, plates, utensils and napkins as possible. For any information regarding the picnic and for food contributions please contact Arwen@theonering.net .

We hope to see many LA Ringers on Sept 19th in Griffith Park, to wish our dear Bilbo and Frodo a very happy birthday!

Directions:

From south: Take the 5 North to the Griffith Park exit. At the first stop sign you reach, turn right onto Crystal Springs Drive. When you reach the first stop sign, there should be a big sign for the "Merry Go Round." Turn left, and follow the road up to the top of the hill. Pull into the parking lot on your right (don't worry, there's plenty of parking). Follow the music to the Merry Go Round. We will be at the bottom of the hill in front of it by the tennis courts.

From north: Take the 5 south to Los Feliz Blvd West. At the intersection with Riverside Drive, turn right. Riverside Drive will turn into Crystal Springs Drive.When you reach the first stop sign, there should be a big sign for the "Merry Go Round." Turn left, and follow the road up to the top of the hill. Pull into the parking lot on your right (don't worry, there's plenty of parking). Follow the music to the Merry Go Round. We will be at the bottom of the hill in front of it by the tennis courts.

From Hollywood/LA: Take Western Ave north. It will turn into Los Feliz Blvd. When you reach the intersection with Riverside Drive, turn left. Riverside Drive will turn into Crystal Springs Drive. When you reach the first stop sign, there should be a big sign for the "Merry Go Round." Turn left, and follow the road up to the top of the hill. Pull into the parking lot on your right (don't worry, there's plenty of parking). Follow the music to the Merry Go Round. We will be at the bottom of the hill in front of it by the tennis courts.

If the unlikely case that you’d get lost, you can call Sarumann on his cellular palant'r at 310-430-8063 and he will guide you through the mist…