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Old 02-13-2010, 02:32 AM   #1
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Festival Journal2 is up http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal/index.html Nice stuff- Interviews with artists like Ted Naismith, John Howe, & one of my faves Rodney Matthews (for those unfamiliar with his work, here's his Rivendell)
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Old 03-11-2010, 03:59 AM   #2
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The Tolkien Seminar in Jena (Germany) will be held from Friday 23.04.10 to Sunday 25.04.10
I'm looking forward to going there and meeting Esty again! This years topic "Tolkien and Romanticism appeals especially to me. I always had the impression that Tolkien had a lot in common with the romantics.

Here's a link to a schedule and abstracts of the lectures:http://seminar2010.kolbitar.de/
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Old 03-13-2010, 06:44 AM   #3
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This prompted me to look for news of the UK seminar - there isn't but I found a reminder of Tolkien Reading Day a couple of weeks away on 25th March.
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Old 03-13-2010, 11:43 PM   #4
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Hmm . . . I wonder. Any chance of a Tolkien event somewhere on the Pacific coast of North America this autumn or winter? Preferably in the vicinity of Northern California or Oregon.

I'm moving out of the uncultured land of Alaska and looking for a bit of fun.
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Hmm . . . I wonder. Any chance of a Tolkien event somewhere on the Pacific coast of North America this autumn or winter? Preferably in the vicinity of Northern California or Oregon.

I'm moving out of the uncultured land of Alaska and looking for a bit of fun.

well this is somewhat near there, Tolkien Moot 2010 is tsking place in Spokanee, washington August 13-15. Www.tolkienmoot.org
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Old 03-17-2010, 05:19 PM   #6
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The Tolkien Seminar in Jena (Germany) will be held from Friday 23.04.10 to Sunday 25.04.10
I'm looking forward to going there and meeting Esty again! This years topic "Tolkien and Romanticism appeals especially to me. I always had the impression that Tolkien had a lot in common with the romantics.
Thanks for telling us about this, Guinevere! Could you let us know how you get on?
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Old 05-17-2010, 06:27 AM   #7
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The Tolkien Soc website claims that booking is open for Oxonmoot but isn't showing the costs atm...
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Booking is certainly open now.
I just booked my place.
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Old 07-12-2010, 06:25 AM   #9
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I guess I'm the only Downer who's a member of the German Tolkien Society, so I won't be meeting any of you there, sadly. However, there are so many wonderful people coming and interesting activities scheduled that I am very much looking forward to this (extended) weekend!

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Old 07-21-2010, 04:29 AM   #10
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It was a fabulous weekend! Tolkien people are such a wonderful bunch, the programme was interesting, and we all had a really great time! For those of you who live in or near Germany, I can only recommend joining the DTG, or at least starting by visiting one of the local "Stammtische" (smials) in your area.

Now the next event is coming up. Who's coming to Oxonmoot this year? Hookbill has booked, so have I.

If enough of us are interested and bring something appropriate, we could enter the costume competition as a group of "Wizards of Many Colours" - anyone want to join me? My new wizard costume might be just *slightly* non-canonical, but I did my best to fit the character into Tolkien's world.
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