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Collectormania7
Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bruce Spence and Kiran Shah will be attending Collectormania 7. This event is being held in Milton Keynes, England from 29th April to 2nd May. There are further details at collectormania.com.
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Return of the Convention – Kiran Shah
The Return of the Convention, 26th-27th March 2005 in Bristol, UK, will be attended by LotR actor and stuntman Kiran Shah. There are further details at nadobra.com. All profits from the event will go to The Red Cross who are deeply involved in current relief efforts after the Asian Tsunami.
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Sixth annual Tolkien weekend
The sixth annual Tolkien weekend will take place on 14th and 15th May at Sarehole Recreation Ground and Moseley Bog, Birmingham, UK. Events will include; Tolkien archives, have a go archery, guided walks and bus tours to ‘The Two Towers’. There are further details at birmingham.gov.uk.
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Trilogy screening in London, UK
On Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March the bfi London IMAX Cinema will be screening the Lord of the Rings triology. The films will be shown in the original theatrical 35mm versions. There are further details at bfi.org.uk.
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Meet the creative team – Weta workshops
On 26th and 27th February, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger of Weta are holding two workshops at the Lord of the Rings Exhibition, in Sydney, Australia. There are further details about the workshops here.
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The LotR symphony in Portland, Oregon
On 17th and 18th September the Oregon Symphony Orchestra will perform the Lord of the Rings symphony by Howard Shore. The performance will be conducted by Alastair Willis and will feature the Portland Symphonic Choir and the Pacific Youth Choir. There are further details at orsymphony.org.
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Third annual Tolkien lecture
The third annual Tolkien lecture will take place on 28th April at The Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University College, Bath, UK. Dwight Longenecker will speak about ‘The Journey of the Spiritual Hero – using JRR Tolkien for personal and spiritual growth’ and the talk will be illustrated with clips from the LotR movies. There…
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Tolkien authority speaks in St. Louis
Tom Shippey, a leading authority on J.R.R. Tolkien, science fiction and fantasy, will present his talk on “Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Palantirs, and Boethius” this Thursday, February 10th at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Professor Shippey has published two books on Tolkien, as well as several books and many articles on medieval topics. He acted…
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Tolkien lecture
On 22nd April, at California State University, San Marcos, Jane Chance, Professor of English at Rice University, will present a lecture onTolkien and the Other: Gender and Race in Middle-Earth. There are further details at csusm.edu.
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The return of the costumes
13th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition opens tomorrow, 31st January, in Los Angeles at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising galleries. The exhibition will feature costumes from Return of the King. There are further details at downtownnews.com and fashionmuseum.org. The exhibition closes on 23rd April 2005.
