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Happy Hobbit Day!
Today being the anniversary of Bilbo and Frodo’s birthdays, click here for suggestions as to how you should celebrate what is generally referred to as ‘Hobbit Day.’
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Unexpected journey for a Hobbit
Billy Boyd, One of the stars of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is returning to New Zealand a decade after he last left to be a guest at the Armageddon comics, fantasy and science fiction expo. Details can be found here.
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First Annual Hobbit Day
Dr. Karl Seigfried, a member of the Norse religion faculty at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI is hosting the First Annual Hobbit Day in honor of the soon-to-be-released movie. There will be costume contests, performances of favorite scenes from the Hobbit, treats celebrating Bilbo’s and Frodo’s birthdays, and much, much more. For more information, check…
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ALEP 2 Convention makes Lexington, KY News
The Tolkien-themed convention “A Long Expected Party 2: There And Back Again” was featured on the front page of the Lexington Herald-Leader on Friday, September 30. The full article can be found at the newspaper’s website, Kentucky.com.
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Peter Jackson updates the Comic-Con crowd on ‘The Hobbit’
While making a surprise appearance on a panel discussing ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Peter Jackson updated fans at Comi-Con on the filming of ‘The Hobbit’. The details can be found here.
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A Lego Middle-earth.
Brickworld is an annual convention where Adult Fans of LEGO display their creations. At this year’s Brickworld Chicago, held from June 15th to the 19th, a number of participants collaborated, and won Best Group Layout with a display the called: ‘Lord of the Rings’. For a look at the winning display see this article, by…
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The Twelth annual Middle Earth Weekend at Sarehole Mill
Fans living near Birmingham England will have an opportunity on May 21st and 22nd to take in this event which gives local people an opportunity to celebrate Birmingham’s links to author J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Stage Play The Hobbit, comes to London Ontario
Live on stage, the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, presents the Canadian premiere of The Hobbit. The Play, adapted by Glyn Robbins from the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, will run from April 27th through May 26th. For More information, or to purchase tickets click here.
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May 21-22; Middle Earth Weekend at Sarehole Mill , a free event
British readers should take note that from 21 – 22 May, Birmingham, England will celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth at its annual Middle Earth Weekend. The free event takes place at Sarehole Mill, within The Shire Country Park, and is being held to celebrate an area that greatly influenced the settings in JRR Tolkien’s books.…
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CoE member’s works displayed at gallery opening.
Pier Pressure Productions of Astoria opens its doors to works by artist, Becky Hitchin of Kent, England. As atalante_star Becky served for several years as Books Admin here at CoE and is renowned for both her Celtic knotwork and her Tolkien derived art. For more info click here, and to see more of Becky’s works…
