Amber writes to let us know that UW History Professor Dr. Robin Stacey is presenting a 5 part lecture series examining the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The series is set to start on January 15, and more information will be posted on Dec 1 to the UW Alumni Website.
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Alejandro Serrano, Co-Director of fantasymundo.com, writes: Alan Lee will be in La Granja (Spain), in May 2008, with Guillermo del Toro and other personalities. The illustrator of J.R.R. Tolkien and collaborator of the films about The Lord of the Rings, by Peter Jackson, will attend the International Film Festival of La Granja. Alan Lee Event in Spain this May
LONDON (Reuters) – The Lord of the Rings went 21st century on Tuesday — theatregoers can now purchase tickets for the London musical by mobile phone. Mobile phone company 02 set up a service for customers to buy up to 10 cut-price tickets at Tuesday performances of the West End musical. 02 hailed the technological breakthrough as a way to combat ticket touts, reduce administration costs and provide a more environmentally friendly solution to paper tickets. Continue reading “Middle Earth calling: Lord of the Rings on mobile”
Karl writes: Just thought you’d like to know, that Sir Ian McKellen appeared on Parkinson last night. Parkinson is a legend British chat show host, now in his last ever series, and Sir Ian appeared on his eighth show last night at 10:35 along with James Blunt, Conservative leader David Cameron, and F1 racer Lewis Hammilton. He talked about his role as King Lear as well as some very embarrassing moments on his tour! May be repeated some time- otherwise look out for it on Youtube!
HobbitCon IV is taking place next weekend (November 17) in Sao Paulo. There will be lectures by Tolkien Experts, a Costume Contest, RPG sessions and Card Games, along with many other activities. The website has more information, but is in Portugese. [More]
Looking for a chance to win a LOTR item from Sideshow Collectibles? Sideshow has just launched their ‘Thanks for Collecting‘ giveaway in which a prize is awarded each day until Nov 22nd. Among the prizes are a Lurtz Premium Format Figure, a King of the Dead Crown and the highly-sought after Minas Morgul Environment. For complete details on how to participate, jump on over to SideshowCollectibles.com. [Learn More…]