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Month: September 2004
The folks from Houghton Mifflin write: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original U.S. publication of The Fellowship of the Ring on October 21, bookstores around the country will be hosting special LOTR events, including trivia games, costume contests, and other activities. See the complete list of participating stores below. [More]
The folks from Houghton Mifflin write:
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original U.S. publication of The Fellowship of the Ring on October 21, bookstores around the country will be hosting special LOTR events, including trivia games, costume contests, and other activities. See the complete list of participating stores below.
TORN readers who attend one of the events and post an event report on the site will be eligible to win one of five copies of Houghton Mifflin’s spectacular new anniversary edition of The Lord of the Rings! (Winners will be selected randomly.) This special edition, the finest we’ve ever produced, features a text fully corrected under the supervision of Christopher Tolkien to meet the author’s exacting wishes, two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, gilded page edges, and a color insert depicting Tolkien’s own paintings of the Book of Mazarbul.
Just remember to email your report to Xoanon@theonering.net Subject: HoughtonMifflinCONTEST
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ALABAMA
Books-A-Million
140 Wildwood Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35209
205-942-4220
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
CALIFORNIA
Warwick’s Bookstore
7812 Girard Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-454-0347
10/21
Barnes & Noble
11 W. Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo, CA 94403
650-341-5560
10/22
COLORADO
Borders
1710 Briargate Blvd. #209
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-266-1600
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
Borders
9515 E. County Line Rd.
Englewood, CO 80112
303-708-1735
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
FLORIDA
Books-A-Million
1910 Wells Rd.
Orange Park, FL 32073
904-215-2300
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
Books-A-Million
738 Marsh Landing Parkway
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
904-273-8055
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
INDIANA
Notre Dame Bookstore
Eck Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574-631-6316
10/21
LOUISIANA
Barnes & Noble
2590 Citiplace Court
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-926-2600
10/21
MARYLAND
Books-A-Million
7000 Arundel Mills Circle
Hanover, MD 21076
443-755-0210
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
MICHIGAN
Lowry’s Books
22 N Main Street
Three Rivers, MI 49093
269-273-7323
Week of 10/4
MINNESOTA
Barnes and Noble
Mall of America
118 East Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-854-1455
10/23, all day event
MONTANA
Borders
2855 N. 19th Ave., Suite C
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-522-9789
10/21, 7:30 p.m.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Barnes & Noble
235 Daniel Webster Highway
Nashua, NH 03060
603-888-0533
10/21
NEW YORK
Borders
2015 Walden Avenue
Buffalo, NY 13290
716-685-2844
10/21
Borders
21182 Salmon Run Loop West
Watertown, NY 13601
315-779-0006
10/21
NORTH CAROLINA
Malaprops Bookstore
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-6734
10/21
Books-A-Million
8301 Concord Mills Blvd.
Concord, NC 28027
704-979-8300
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
OKLAHOMA
Barnes & Noble
6100 North May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
405-843-9300
10/21
OREGON
Powell’s
1005 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
503-228-4651
10/23
TENNESSEE
Books-A-Million
2116 N. Roan St.
Johnson City, TN 37601
423-915-0112
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
Davis Kidd
4007 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
615-385-2645
10/21
TEXAS
Books-A-Million
6155 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX 77706
409-899-9703
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
Books-A-Million
3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051
972-539-0636
10/21, 1:00–7:00 p.m.
Books-A-Million
5000 Katy Mills Circle
Katy, TX 77494
281-644-2665
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
UTAH
Borders Books
50 S. Main Street #78
Salt Lake City, UT 84144
801-355-6899
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON
Village Books
1210 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-671-2626
10/22, 5:00 p.m.
University Bookstore
1754 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-272-8080
10/21, 6:00 p.m.
Auntie’s Bookstore
402 West Main
Spokane, WA 99201
509-838-0206
10/23, 1:00 p.m.
WEST VIRGINIA
Books-A-Million
212 RHL Blvd.
Charleston, WV 25309
304-746-2984
10/21, 7:00 p.m.
Just remember to email your report to Xoanon@theonering.net Subject: HoughtonMifflinCONTEST
Neil writes: Wanted to bring to your attention a LOTR/Tolkien seminar in the Denver/Boulder CO region that desperately needs attention. It’s entitled: “Unlocking the Lord of the Rings: A Seminar by JRR Tolkien Expert Joseph Pearce”. Dates: Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd, $20 for two days! [More]
Neil writes: Huge fan of the site! Wanted to bring to your attention a LOTR/Tolkien seminar in the Denver/Boulder CO region that desperately needs attention. It’s endorsed by Michael Tolkien but hasn’t been well advertised and is in danger of being cancelled. I got a call from the person organizing it because I am a local Lord of the Rings junkee and have connections to fanbases, etc. and I’m asking for you to get a quick word out on theonering.net if at all possible. You can make reference to www.unlockinglotr.org which has all information including cost and registration information. Help me One Ring.Net- you’re my only hope!
Here’s the information:
It’s entitled: “Unlocking the Lord of the Rings: A Seminar by JRR Tolkien Expert Joseph Pearce”
Dates: Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd
Cost: $20 for two days!
The Details:
Acclaimed author Joseph Pearce visits Longmont for seminar
“Pearce is adept …at showing that while it is possible to enjoy the work (The Lord of the Rings) without sharing the beliefs, one cannot ignore the positive and aesthetic effects of Christian orthodoxy and the appropriateness of Tolkien’s coherent myth for expressing these.”
Michael Tolkien
Since its “discovery” by college students in the 1960’s JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has captured the imaginations of millions. One only has to remember sales that have reached into the millions of copies as well as its perennial place at the top of readers’ popularity polls to realize the tremendous impact of Tolkien’s work. Now Peter Jackson’s award-winning movies have re-introduced a younger generation to the adventures of hobbits and elves, so that many are reading the books for the first time.
You are cordially invited on an intriguing discovery of the magic and power behind The Lord of the Rings. Acclaimed speaker Joseph Pearce, the author of over a dozen books, is known worldwide as a person with perceptive insight and understanding of both Tolkien the man as well as the stirring myth that has captured the imaginations of every generation. Pearce’s books Tolkien: Man and Myth and Tolkien: A Celebration will be available at the Unlocking the Lord of the Rings seminar at discount prices to registrants.
Seminar Schedule:
Saturday, Oct. 2 – Raintree Conference Center (Longmont)
7 pm: “The Man Behind the Myth” The life and loves of JRR Tolkien and why he described himself as a “hobbit.” Intermission (wine and cheese or soft drinks)
8.30 pm:: “The Myth Behind the Man” Why did Tolkien believe in the profound relationship between myth and truth?
Sunday, Oct. 3 – Silver Creek HS Auditorium (Longmont)
10.45 am: “The Truth Behind the Myth” An investigation of the truths about our world. Why did Tolkien himself call LOTR a “fundamentally religious” work?
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