Rhonda writes: My library has persuaded David Salo to visit us on January 5th of next year, a Monday night, to talk about Quenya and Sindarin and about the Tolkien archives in Madison and about consulting on the LOTR films. The program is a 7PM and is free to the public. The Lisle Library is located at 777 Front Street, Lisle IL 60532–about 25 miles southwest of Chicago.
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Joe writes: On the 4th of December, there will be an advance screening of ROTK at the Crown Theaters in Minneapolis, MN. The screening is a benefit for Carleton College, courtesy of producer Barrie Osborne, who graduated from Carleton in 1966 (he set up advance screenings for both previous movies as well). The Carleton website has been updated with the ROTK advance screening info that I email you earlier about. [More]
Susant-six-ten monthly magazine displays the best in mobile photography. They have a gallery set up with images taken by celebrities around the world, as part of a promo for the Sony Ericsson T610 camera phone. Included in this list of celebrities are both Billy Boyd and Orlando Bloom. [More]
Ohtar writes: News for Wisconsin Ringers! I saw that Varttina is going to have a show at the Memorial Union in Madison on November 15th. If anyone’s curious about the new LOTR musical they’re involved in, they should check it out! [More]
Robert Catto writes: I’ve added a few little things to my site, a few current photos from the Embassy renovations, and a couple of new images from the Two Towers premiere to include Gollum on the Embassy theatre, and Billy Boyd. I’m going back in to the Embassy tomorrow, so I might do a few more updates again soon – will keep you posted!
Eldamir writes: Thought you might like to know about some upcoming events in Sydney, Australia featuring Ian McKellen! (Gandalf) First, he will be appearing in Dance of Death from January 6 to February 7. Also, there is a one-off event called “In Conversation with Ian McKellen” on January 19. Both events are being held at the Theatre Royal, and are part of the excellent Sydney Festival. [More]