Fresh from his stint on “24” Sean Astin will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ tonight on NBC. He will no doubt talk about the events on “24” (highlight to reveal spoilers!) in which his character died a horrible death thanks to a nerve gas attack on CTU headquarters, but not before he managed to save the rest of the team. They may also talk about his latest film ‘Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School’ which opens on March 24th in limited release. The Tonight Show airs on NBC at 11:35PM EST. Watch this space for a video clip!
Category: Events
Vacaville, CA – Hear ye! Hear ye! On April 21-23, 2006, the second annual Middle Earth Festival will come to life in historic Downtown Vacaville to celebrate author J. R. R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings”. This fun-filled family event includes a fun run and forums on the themes of Tolkien. Saturday and Sunday activities include craft and merchandise vendors, entertainment, and games for the kids, demonstrations of old time skills, music, dance, fantasy and abundant food. [More]
The award winning Lord of the Rings Symphony sounds in Germany. On this years May 28th. the Lord of the Rings Symphony is going to sound in the Kölnarena in Cologne, Germany. This is the opportunity for everyone who would like to experience the musical masterpiece of Howard Shore live. This extraordinary concert event provides a wonderful arrangement of the soundtracks from the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s a symphonical journey through the fantastic world of Tolkien’s phantasy-novels. [More]
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. Free Parking is available in lots 4 & 7. *Children must be accompanied by an adult*
When: Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 3pm
Where: At CSULB’s Library – 5th floor
1250 Bellflower Blvd. in Long Beach
FREE For Ages 6 and Up
Map: daf.csulb.edu
Dr. Dimitra Fimi writes: Tolkien Online Course at Cardiff University (open to adult learners) running again in May. Due to popular demand, the online Course on Tolkien hosted by Cardiff University during the Autumn and Spring Semesters (October 2005 and February 2006) will be run again later on this semester starting on 1 May. Both students and adult learners can enrol, and explore the rich background of myth, languages and contemporary ideas of Tolkien’s creative writing. For more information visit the Course’s website. [More]
March 15 (Bloomberg) — Now that the Hobbits have saved Middle Earth in the Academy Award-winning “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, Canadians are looking to the Little Folk with pointed ears to help revive Toronto’s C$4 billion ($3.5 billion) tourism industry. [More]