On Saturday October 8th well over 100 visitors came to the Tolkien Shop in Leiden (Holland) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the only store in the world, entirely dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien. The shop was cramed with people chatting, drinking and buying. The latter was even more frantic when it was announced that as part of the festivities a store-wide discount of 25% was available.
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Category: Meet Ups
New York Comic-Con is just around the corner, and fans from all over the east coast will be descending on New York City. TheOneRing.net is proud to have teamed up with the Brooklyn NY chapter of ‘Toys for Tots’ to make our ‘Ringers Take Manhattan‘ party an official drop off for this amazing charity. If you are not familiar with the US Marine Corps ‘Toys for Tots’ program, their mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Monetary and toy donations will be accepted at the party, as at their booth on the exhibit floor of New York Comic-Con (Booth TBD). For more information about ‘Toys for Tots’ please follow the link. If you are not able to make the party, please consider donating to this worthy cause! [Toys for Tots] [Party Tickets] Please also support our party sponsors WBShop.com, The Noble Collection, PEZ, and Houghton Mifflin!
*Programming Change to 5:30pm PDT* Welcome Ringer fans! For today’s installment of TORn TUESDAYS (our weekly streaming video call-in show) we are thrilled to bring you an exclusive LIVE interview with legendary fantasy author Peter S. Beagle — co-scripter of the Ralph Bakshi 1978 LORD OF THE RINGS animated epic and author of THE LAST UNICORN — ahead of his appearance alongside TheOneRing.net at New York Comic-Con! We will converse on many Hobbity things, but expect a *huge announcement* or two for LAST UNICORN fans especially. You can interact live and pose your questions to Mr. Beagle in our Barliman’s chatroom, built-in to our LIVE event section at 5:30PM Pacific Daylight Time! [LIVE Event Area] (TORn Tuesday will take place from approx 5:30-7pm PT – See All Times)
TheOneRing.net proudly presents an exclusive special LIVE interview with Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of “The Last Unicorn,” Peter S. Beagle, tomorrow Oct. 11th, on our weekly show TORn Tuesdays! Hosted by long-time staffer Clifford Broadway, aka Quickbeam, we bring Peter directly to the fans in a most innovative way! Expect BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS and intimate conversation with this beloved author and friend to Ringers around the world, ahead of his appearance at New York Comic-Con. Fans may participate and interact live, posing questions in our Barliman’s chatroom. Check out the broadcast in our LIVE event section at 5:00PM Pacific Time! [LIVE Event Area] (TORn Tuesday will take place from approx 5-7pm PT – See All Times)
A group of Lord of the Rings fans gathered in San Diego yesterday for a Flashmob dance, in preparation for the big FOTR concert there later this week. It certainly looked like a nice day in the park for it, I’m sure the Hobbits had a wonderful afternoon.
We are just under a week away from TheOneRing.net’s ‘Ringers Take Manhattan‘ Party! This exclusive event will be held on Friday night at The Speakeasy at the Gin Mill (430 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY). We are proud to be attending NYCC and hosting this party thanks to the support of our sponsors WBShop.com, The Noble Collection, PEZ, and Houghton Mifflin! We are also partnering up with Brooklyn NY Toys for Tots to make the party an official drop off for donations. Our Party Bags (complimentary with each ticket) will feature a beautiful LOTR-themed bag from The Tolkien Shop, the exclusive TheOneRing.net ‘1 Ring NY’ t-shirt and goodies from our sponsors. ThinkGeek.com has also generously given us some cool items for the bag. If that wasn’t’ enough to get you to come by, we are giving away some amazing door prizes. With the purchase of your ticket, you will be automatically entered into a drawing for a year subscription EMPIRE magazine, a Bag End Environment from Weta Workshop, an Aragron Statue from Sideshow Collectibles and other great prizes to be announced! Attending the party will be members of TheOneRing.net staff as well as Hobbit in 5 presenter Simone Boyce, and The Tolkien Professor himself, Corey Olsen! (wwww.tolkienprofessor.com). The party is casual, come as you are, and each ticket includes appetizers, a drink and all the great stuff listed above. Tickets are a limited so secure yours today and see you next Friday! [Purchase Tickets] (Don’t forget to stop by TheOneRing.net’s booth at the show – Booth 2813)