Ringers Melissa (Fiver) and Rebecca (Niofiel) have now sent us days 1 – 3 of their report on Mythic Journeys. Read about their adventures with Alan Lee, Brian Froud & more fine artists [Here]
Category: Old Main News
TORn Staffer Turgon writes: The new hardcover Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review ($60.00 ISBN 0937058874) is now out, and it looks very interesting. Edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D. C. Drout, and Verlyn Flieger, it includes seven major essays (the lead one by Tom Shippey), Tolkien’s own edition (in Middle English) of the poem Sir Orfeo, two shorter notes, and two bibliographies. It’s available for ordering at Amazon.com or through the publisher, West Virginia University Press. For more details see the webpage: [More] Order via Amazon.com [More]
Ringer Rosie sent us an excellent review of the Mythic Journeys conference: “A dear friend and I attended the Mythic Journeys conference for the specific reason of seeing Alan Lee. Saturday we attended his workshop, and it was everything I could have wanted…” [More]
Ringer Carissa sent a link to this article about Sean Astin’s involvement in a Points of Light Foundation event: “Sean Astin, star of hit movies such as ‘Rudy,’ ‘The Goonies,’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ and member of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, presented the 2004 National Family Volunteer Award on behalf of the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network today at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri.” [More]
SF Ringer Sara writes: I am in the early stages of organizing a pot-luck LOTR picnic in San Francisco, California. I’m shooting for Saturday, September 18th, somewhere in Golden Gate Park. Anyone interested may e-mail me at this address: [Email]
Ringer Tamara writes: “This is an invitation from co-leaders Tamara and Mariella of the TORn Boston Line Party. Since the Oscar Party, we have been making plans to organize a Ringers Moot over Labor Day weekend, including a group visit to the Boston Museum of Science…” [More]