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Russian Tolkien fan in court
Mosnews report that Alexey Zhivaev a Russian Tolkien fan, has appeared in court after a live role-play ended in tragedy for his opponent.
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Lord of the Rings Symphony – August
Whilst the majority of performances of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony are in the US, in August there are 3 European performances in Greece, Germany and Norway. 9th August – State Symphony of Athens conducted by Markus Huber at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens. 13th August at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Neumünster, Germany.…
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Lord of the Rings TCG – Bloodlines
The latest article about Bloodlines, the next expansion set in Decipher’s Lord of the Rings TCG, is entitled; In Order to Lead, One Must First Learn to Follow. A complete listing of all the new cards along with some previews, can be viewed here.
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Trolls and Legends
Trolls and Legends, a fantasy festival, will take place in Mons, Belgium from 24th to 26th June 2005. This event includes screenings of the LotR movies and on Sunday 26th June the guest of honour will be John Howe. There is further information about this event here.
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Lord of the Brush
Lord of the Brush, a documentary about the work of John Howe, artist and one of the conceptual designers on the LotR movies, will premiere on Bravo on June 19th at 8pm EST 5 pm PST. From July 1st an extended DVD of the programme will be available. There are further details about the programme…
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Lord of the Rings TCG – Bloodlines
Tokens ‘Reinforce’ Your Strategy and It’s All in the Family are the latest articles about Bloodlines, the next expansion set in Decipher’s Lord of the Rings TCG. You can preview some of the new cards, which include Brego, Loyal Steed and Heirs of Gondor here.
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Tolkien lecture
On June 13th, at the Racine Public Library, WI, Matt Blessing (Marquette University archivist) will present a talk on the work of JRR Tolkien. For further details about this event go to the Racine Public Library website and click on Classes and Programs on the left side of the page.
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Lord of the Rings Exhibition – Houston
The Lord of the Rings Exhibition opens at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at 12:01a.m. on June 4th. In this article at The Houston Chronicle Az James, touring exhibition manager, gives some insights into the exhibition and there’s also a photo gallery including pictures of Gimli’s costume and Arwen’s riding dress.
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The Lord of the Rings Symphony – July 2005
For further details of any of July’s performances of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony click on the link to the orchestra’s website. 8th and 9th July – Houston Symphony conducted by Alastair Willis at Jones Hall. 15th July – The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Markus Huber at the Mann Center. 15th and 16th…
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Tolkien lecture
On Tuesday 26th July Michael Martinez will present a lecture entitled, “Being Middle-earth: How Fantasy Shapes the Living World”. This event takes place at the Wortham IMAX Theatre at The Houston Museum of Natural Science. There’s further information about the lecture here.
