FredO writes: I thought it might of interest to TORn readers that there is now a package available for those traveling to Pittsburgh for the LOTR Symphony on July 22 and 23. [More]
Day: July 1, 2005
FredO writes: I thought it might of interest to TORN readers that there is now a package available for those traveling to Pittsburgh for the LOTR Symphony on July 22 and 23:
Lord of the Rings Symphony Package:
If you need a place to stay when you come to see The Lord of the Rings
Symphony, check into the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel. For just $189 plus tax, stay in a luxurious room and two tickets to the Lord of the Rings Symphony for either Friday, June 22 or Saturday, June 23.
Reservations can be made by calling 1-866-454-4400. All reservations must be made by July 20. Offer cannot be used in combination with any other offer. Previous sales excluded.
The Renaissance Hotel is just a block away from Heinz Hall where the PSO performs. I believe you would still need to buy a separate ticket to the Middle Earth dinner if you wished to attend that fund-raising event. As a reminder, Billy Boyd will be attending both dinners. The price of the dinner is $65.00 per ticket.
Ataahua found this snippet of news in the one-minute miceNZ e-newsletter – a tourism industry magazine in New Zealand: Not only can visitors take a stroll through Peter Jackson’s Hobbiton film set near Matamata, but a refurbishment of a conference and function centre there means groups can now meet on the set too. [More]
Ataahua found this in the one-minute miceNZ e-newsletter – a tourism industry magazine in New Zealand:
“Not only can visitors take a stroll through Peter Jackson’s Hobbiton film set near Matamata, but a refurbishment of a conference and function centre there means groups can now meet on the set too.
The Shire’s Rest is opposite the entrance to Hobbiton and can cater for conference and incentive groups with tours, meals and team-building activities. The venue holds 160 theatre-style or 130 banquet-style and of course Lord of the Rings-themed events are easily arranged.”
Several people wrote in to let us now Sir Ian Holm is to play the late Pope John Paul II in a television mini-series. Sir Ian, 73 – who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy – will portray the late Pope in the four-hour biopic for US television. [More]
Barrie Osborne, producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix Face/Off and many more, is set to produce Beggars Inc, a high-concept comedy about panhandlers. Thanks to Adele for the link. [More]