Celebriel wrote to tell us about The Tolkien Friendship Society’s March 25 Gondorian New Years Celebration. The group of about 15 regulars is based in Northern California and meets monthly for dinner, costuming, conversation, and contests. Recent event themes have included a Dol Amroth banquet, an Oxford Tea, Tolkien’s Lovers (for Valentine’s Day), and a pub night. The group’s next meeting will be at the Vacaville Middle Earth Festival the weekend of April 21-23. [More]
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The CBC National News ran a small segment on the LOTR Musical which opened in Toronto this past week. They detailed the difficulties in getting the play opened in London, the move to Toronto and the big risks involved in creating a play with such a huge budget. The segment features a ton of clips from the musical, which looks quite stunning. Take a look for yourself! (15.3 MOV) [More]
Nick writes: In today’s Times there is an enthusiastic review of the LOTR musical, plus a profile of the musical team, plus a free download of one of the songs (Lothlorien). [More]
Nancy writes: I just wanted to let you know that CinemaWorld, in Lincoln, Rhode Island is showing the LotR films individually for the next few weeks, and will have a TRILOGY screening starting at noon on April 15th. [More]
Ian Collier from The Tolkien Society writes: There are two articles one pro one anti (and the anti is quite anti) and a brief mention of reading day. [More]
But the funniest thing is that the Times’ fiction specialist can’t spell Tolkien’s name right, should the defenders of Tolkein, a Birmingham based childrens’ author, raise an objection? [tolkeinsociety.org]
Garfeimao writes: The Los Angeles Chapter of the JRR Tolkien Society and California State University at Long Beach Proudly Present: Tolkien Reading Day! Featuring: Tolkien Stories, arts and crafts, and free giveaways. [More]