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Happy anniversary CoE
Today, Monday 6th March 2006, is CoE’s fourth anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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Vacaville Middle-earth festival
The second Vacaville Middle-earth festival takes place from 21st to 23rd April. The venue is downtown Vacaville, CA, and the festival begins on 21st April with a forum on Themes of Tolkien. On 22nd and 23rd April events include; music, crafts and old time skill demonstrations There will also be a trivia contest, a ‘Long…
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The Battle for Middle-earth – II
EA’s latest game, The Lord of the Rings – The Battle for Middle-earth – II has now been released. You can read more about the game at the official website here .
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Ted Nasmith CD
Artist Ted Nasmith is in the process of recording a CD which will include songs such as River Daughter and Leaving the Shire. You can read further details at his website here.
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The Lord of the Rings – stage version
At globeandmail.com Peter Darling, choreographer for the stage version of The Lord of the Rings, talks about his work on the show. There are also some quotes about the physical demands of the show from the actors, including Dion Johnson, who in the role of Boromir “must run, duck and dodge while wearing three-inch heels”.
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Happy Birthday Sean Astin
Today, February 25th, is Sean Astin’s birthday. He was born in 1971 in Santa Monica, California, and is 35 today. You can read his cast biography here. You can also see some pictures of Sean here and pictures of Sean in the role of Sam here. Happy Birthday Sean!
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The Battle for Middle-earth – II
At IGN you can find out how the Dwarves will feature in EA’s forthcoming game, Lord of the Rings – The Battle for Middle-earth – II. You can view some new game screenshots here and there are some new videos here.
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Shelob impresses Saul
In an interview at TheStar.com Saul Zaentz, owner of the screen, stage and video game rights to LotR gives his reactions to the stage version of The Lord of the Rings and talks about how the highlight for him was the appearance of Shelob.
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The return of the LotR exhibition
Stuff.co.nz report that Te Papa has spent $125,000 on a World War I plane engine for Peter Jackson. The New Zealand museum will now be able to put on the Lord of the Rings exhibition for a 18 week run starting in April and there will also be a 12 week run at another, yet…
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The Lord of the Rings Symphony
On 20th July, at Embarcadero Marina Park South, The San Diego Symphony Summer Pops will present the local premiere of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony. There’s further information about this event here.
