You are invited on a tour of special magniificence! Red Carpet Tours requests the pleasure of your company to celebrate the eleventy-first birthday of Bilbo Baggins by journeying through Middle Earth with like-minded people. A Dinner Party on the 22nd. September is included and costumes are optional. Red Carpet’s gift to TORn readers is a 5% discount on bookings made directly through Red Carpet. Book now and tell them you’re a TORNado for the discount!
Category: Meet Ups
The Tolkien Society sends this in: This year’s Middle-earth Weekend has the theme of the Mariner to tie in with the International Maritime Organization’s Year of the Seafarer. Although Sarehole itself is landlocked and hobbits had a fear of boats Tolkien’s ‘Shire’ for which Sarehole was an inspiration was bordered by the elven towers at the outskirts of the Grey Havens from where the elves would sail West to Valinor. A story that links the earliest ages of Middle-earth with “The Lord of the Rings” is the tale of Eärendil the Mariner. Continue reading “The Mariner: Sailing Around Middle-Earth”
Pippin writes: In my infinite wisdom [and inability to learn from past mistakes, how many cons & conferences have I run now?] I will be chairing a Tolkien conference in the Boston area at the end of March 2011. 3rdcome.org Continue reading “3rd Conference On Middle-Earth in Westford, MA”
WhiteLadyEowyn writes: My dear Baggins and Boffins, ladies and gentlemen all: The organizers of A Long-Expected Party, held at Shaker Village, Kentucky in 2008, have heard your calls! They are proud to present ALEP2: There and Back Again, taking place from Wednesday, September 28th to Sunday, October 2, 2011. The setting will once again be the beautiful Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, located in central Kentucky. You can check out the website and make your reservations here: www.alep2.us. Remember, space is very limited on the number of attendees, so don’t hesitate to register!
Garfeimao writes: Here ye, here ye, Tolkien Reading Day is quickly approaching and Tolkien Forever, the official Los Angeles area smial of the Tolkien Society, is hosting a Reading Day event. Because March 25 falls on a Thursday, we’ve decided to move it to Saturday, March 27 so that more people may attend. Both adults and children of all ages are welcome for this event where reading is the order of the day. Continue reading “Tolkien Reading Day in LA”
Don’t miss a chance to see Charlie Ross as he performs his ‘One Man Lord of the Rings!’ at the Intrepid Theatre in Victoria, BC.
“Charlie Ross is back home in Victoria for two special performances of his hugely successful show, One Man Lord of the Rings. Ross rose to fame with his Fringe show, One Man Star Wars, which developed into a global phenomenon, gathering five star reviews across the globe and showing everywhere from Off-Broadway in New York to Glastonbury Music Festival in England.”
The performances are to help raise funds for the Theatre, so you will be supporting a great cause. You can purchase tickets for the two shows directly through the Intrepid Theatre website. [Buy Tickets]