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Fantasy Festival 2008
Fantasy Festival 2008 will be held on 26th April at the University of Utah, US. Events include a presentation by Dr Drout on, “From Middle-earth to Hogwarts”, costuming workshops, Lords of the Rings Jeopardy, a masquerade and much more. You can find further details here.
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Castles in the Mist- April 5-7th
From the 5th of April until the 7th there will be held a wonderful art exhibition in Moreton-In-Marsch in England. The exhibition will feature the works of Ted Nasmith and Ruth Lacon and there will also be trading stands for a variety of Tolkien and fantasy items. You can find further details here.
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Concert-goers fooled
According to MusicFromtheMovies.com, some German concert-goers have been tricked by false advertising for Lord of the Rings concerts where the music played has no link to Howard Shore or the real work. However, Howard Shore assures fans that there are two actual concerts coming up, performed by the Tucson Symphony and the symphony at the…
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Lord of the Rings stage show to close
The London production of the Lord of the Rings is to close on 19th July 2008. However, there are plans to stage the show in Germany in 2009 and for a tour of Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. You can read the full story here.
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BBC TV Documentary Tolkien’s World of Fantasy
On Wednesday Evening, 6th March GMT, BBC4 television (available internationally as a Satellite Channel) will screen a one hour documentary entitled ‘The Epic Imagination’ as part of its series looking at the Popularity and Creation of Fantasy Literature. This programme looks at the work of writers working in the 1950s, and will feature JRR Tolkein…
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Lord of the Rings symphony
On 3rd March 2008 the Knoxville Wind Symphony will perform Johan deMeij’s Lord of the Rings Symphony. There are further details about the event here .
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Tolkien inspired art exhibition
J.R.R. Tolkien and Fantasy Inspired Art Exhibition named “Castles in the Mist” will be held in Moreton-In-Marsh, England from the 5th of April until the 7th of April. The exhibition will feature the works of Ruth Lacon and Ted Nasmith as well as lots of other Middle-Earth goodies. More information is available here.
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Lord of the Rings Symphony in Arizona
On 29th and 30th March 2008 the Tucson Symphony Orchestra will be performing Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony. There are further details are the orchestra’s website here.
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An audience with Andy Serkis
In support of Barnardo’s, Andy Serkis is hosting a charity event on 8th December, in London, UK. Entitled “Small hobbits, giant gorillas and other adventures of a cyber actor”. Andy will be holding sharing a fascinating session of storytelling and discussion along with a visual presentation, followed by the opportunity for an intimate meet and…
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John Howe in London
Artist John Howe will be at Forbidden Planet, London, UK on Saturday 17th November. According to his official website John will be will be signing copies of his latest book Fantasy Art Workshop “and whatever else is placed in front of me”. You can see some great examples of his work in the CoE gallery.
