{"id":92400,"date":"2014-08-24T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T02:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=92400"},"modified":"2014-08-24T21:02:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T02:02:13","slug":"aussie-fans-come-and-celebrate-tolkien-in-brisbane-this-september-and-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/08\/24\/92400-aussie-fans-come-and-celebrate-tolkien-in-brisbane-this-september-and-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Fans come and celebrate Tolkien in Brisbane this September and October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-92404 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Peter-Kenny-Tolkien-specialist-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"Peter-Kenny-Tolkien-specialist\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Peter-Kenny-Tolkien-specialist-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Peter-Kenny-Tolkien-specialist-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Peter-Kenny-Tolkien-specialist.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Peter Kenny and the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship\u00a0have some\u00a0amazing events coming up this September and October to celebrate all things Tolkien. \u00a0So if you&#8217;re going to be in Brisbane from September 21st to October 4th come and join\u00a0them\u00a0for some wonderful Hobbity fun.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellowship Unites for Children\u2019s Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship are a group of passionate fans who work to\u00a0share their love of all things Tolkien with the community, while raising funds for children\u2019s literacy charity The Pyjama Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Fellowship are bonded by their love for author J.R.R Tolkien\u2019s collected works,\u00a0which include classics such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellowship regularly hosts\u00a0presentations, parties and community events. Each\u00a0event brings Middle-earth to life, with costumed characters, readings and songs.<\/p>\n<p>This year, to celebrate international Tolkien Week, The Fellowship will be hosting\u00a0a range of community events and fund raisers that will ignite the imagination of the young and old.<\/p>\n<p>The events (detailed\u00a0below) will include picnics, barefoot bowling, readings\u00a0and a Middle-earth dinner dance, and will\u00a0help\u00a0to raise funds for partner charity, The Pyjama Foundation, who match volunteers with children in foster care. The<\/p>\n<p>volunteers and foster children spend time together each week, practising reading and writing skills.\u00a0Our raised funds are specifically used to buy books for their library.<\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship are available for events. For further information\u00a0on The Fellowship, visit\u00a0<a title=\"The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.proudfootesq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.proudfootesq.com<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MQF6ndC44s\" width=\"710\" height=\"399\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Video courtesy of <a title=\"Cinemazzi TV: The world\u2019s biggest Tolkien fan lives\u2026 here!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemazzi.com\/world-biggest-tolkien-collector-peter-kenny-from-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cinemazzi TV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolkien Week\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1145181841\">September 21-27<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship will be celebrating Tolkien Week over a two week period. Our main reason for this decision is that the culmination of Brisbane Festival is on 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September with River Fire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobbit Picnic in the Park<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span data-term=\"goog_1145181843\">20 September 2014<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; 7th Brigade Park, Chermside<br \/>\n<\/strong>Join the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship for an afternoon of hobbity fun with your favourite Tolkien characters to support the Pyjama Foundation. To celebrate Bilbo and Frodo&#8217;s birthdays, cake will be provided. Pack a lunch and bring the kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobbit Story Time<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span data-term=\"goog_1145181844\">25 September 2014<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Kenmore Library<br \/>\n<\/strong>This children&#8217;s event is a presentation of The Hobbit in pictures with songs and poems. This is a delightful presentation accompanied by songs and beautiful pictures from leading Tolkien artists.\u00a0Aimed at younger audiences, this presentation also has been received with enthusiasm by adults who are young at heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barefoot Bowls<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span data-term=\"goog_1145181845\">28 September 2014<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Enoggera Bowls Club<br \/>\n<\/strong>Have you ever seen a hobbit play barefoot bowls? Your favourite Tolkien characters are getting together for a roll.<br \/>\nCome and play with your favourite character in an event presented by the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/events.ticketbooth.com.au\/event\/AnEveninginMiddleearth\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-92405 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AnEveningInMiddleEarth02.jpg\" alt=\"AnEveningInMiddleEarth02\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AnEveningInMiddleEarth02.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AnEveningInMiddleEarth02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AnEveningInMiddleEarth02-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An Evening in Middle-earth<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span data-term=\"goog_1145181846\">4 October 2014<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Enoggera Bowls Club<br \/>\n<\/strong>Escape daily life and spend an evening with\u00a0Special Guest Artist,\u00a0Martin Pearson and his merry dwarves, elves and hobbits in a Middle-earth setting. The night includes a buffet dinner,\u00a0a DJ to dance the night away,\u00a0fantastic door prizes, raffles and more. All proceeds go to supporting children&#8217;s literacy through the Pyjama Foundation. Book a table and bring your friends!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Tickets $55 from Ticketbooth (Students $50)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Book tickets to An Evening in Middle-earth\" href=\"http:\/\/events.ticketbooth.com.au\/event\/AnEveninginMiddleearth\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/events.ticketbooth.com.au\/event\/AnEveninginMiddleearth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Kenny and the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship\u00a0have some\u00a0amazing events coming up this September and October to celebrate all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":92405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,197,22,192,70,91,148,149,152,1147,2373],"tags":[2613,2117,1726],"class_list":["post-92400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-fans","category-headlines","category-events-lectures","category-fans-meetups","category-events-other","category-hobbit","category-lotr","category-tolkien","category-tolkien-reading-day-events","category-tolkien-toast-events","tag-an-evening-in-middle-earth","tag-brisbane-tolkien-fellowship","tag-tolkien-week"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AnEveningInMiddleEarth02.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tLoH-o2k","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92400"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92411,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92400\/revisions\/92411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}