SALT LAKE CITY – Join “Into The West” – Lord of the Rings Fellowship of Utah for a FREE summer long lecture series on costuming. Melonie Mortenson of Utah Opera Company and Shakespeare Festival fame will guide participants month by month through the labrinyth of choosing fabrics, pattern adjustment to the final creation of a fantasy costume. Meet at Murray Borders Books and Music, 132 East Winchester, Thursday’s June 23rd, July 28th and August 11th at 7 P.M. [More]
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Jo-Anna from The Gathering of the Fellowship writes: Submissions Call from In Fellowship, the Tolkien-based Journal of the Gathering of the Fellowship We are very pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the premiere issue of In Fellowship in July, 2005. [More]
Jef writes: Tolkien fans in and around the Atlanta metropolitan area are invited to the June meeting of the Andúnië Smial of the Tolkien Society at 6pm on June 12 at Emory University. For directions and details, see our listserv: [here]
Sideshow Weta Collectibles Comic-Con Exclusives are now on pre-sale. This year they have a Hooded Rohirrim Bust as the Lord of the Rings exclusive for the show. The piece is limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide. Place your order at their site, and then just pick it up at the show! [Click Here]
For a few years, Emiliana Torrini wasn’t sure she’d ever make music again. Then the phone started ringing. Fisherman’s Woman — Iceland-born songstress Emiliana Torrini’s second album — begins on a positive enough note: “Home alone and happy/ Nothing brings me down,” Torrini coos on the opening track, her warm, dulcet voice draped gently over a comforting bed of folky guitar-picking, piano plinks, and the slightest breaths of percussion and electric guitar hovering in the background. [More]
djdeathskiss writes: A friend just found a dvd that I thought everyone might want to know about. It is called ‘Stories of Lost Souls’, and is a collection of six short films, including ‘Sniper 470’ starring Billy Boyd, ‘Bangers’, starring Cate Blanchett, and ‘Standing Room Only’ featuring Andy Serkis and Hugh Jackman. The films also feature Keira Knightley, Paul Bettany, James Gandolfini, and Michael Gambon. It was released this year through Sterling Video, and my friend found it in a bargain bin at WalMart for about $5!