Events

13 November,

Mexico

Celebrating the fifty years of The Lord of the Rings

The Mexican Tolkiendili Society (Sociedad Tolkiendili de México, A. C.) has arranged an event -The Lord of the Rings: Fifty years of contemporary mythology- to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of LotR's first two volumes publication. The event will be held on November 13th, 2004 at 12:00, in Mexico City, Mexico. It will be open and free, join us!

Among the activities, we will have an open round table under the tittle "The Lord of the Rings: present, past and future", a reading of LotR-excerpts (dramatisation and music added), costumes contest, an art show, and some more (surprises expected!).

Venue: Casa de la Cultura Hipodromo-Condesa
"Jesus Romero Flores";
Culiacan 103 (esquina con eje4, Tehuantepec)
Col. Hipodromo-Condesa.

For further information mail to: eventosnacionales@tolkiendili.org.mx or check our site The Mexican Tolkiendili Society (in Spanish).

18, 19, 20 and 21 November, Australia

Best of Both Worlds Lord of the Rings Convention

New venue: Rydges Lakeside Canberra - London Circuit (Special accommodation prices have been negotiated for attendees).

For further information, see http://www.bobw.com.au/ or contact Adele Carr at alc@bobw.com.au

3 and 4 December,
USA

THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY in New Jersey

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and New Jersey Performing Arts Center join forces to present the NY Metropolitan Area premiere of THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY: SIX MOVEMENTS FOR ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, featuring music from the blockbuster big-screen trilogy whose soundtrack recordings have sold over 4 million copies. This concert will feature composer Howard Shore's score from all three Lord of the Rings films in a six-movement, two-hour musical journey into the realm of Middle Earth – from the tranquility of the Shire to the horrors of Mordor and explosive Mount Doom.

To enhance the musical experience, storyboard sketches from the movie trilogy and original illustrations for the centenary edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books will be projected above the orchestra. This event will incorporate more than 200 performers, including the full New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and two choruses.

Venue: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark

For more information visit the New Jersey Symphony website or contact us at 1-800-255-3476, or mail to: gtoscano@njsymphony.org

You can also use the following postal address if you prefer:

NJSO
2 Central Ave.
Newark, NJ 07102

18 December, USA

Movie Marathon Celebration

The Cleveland State University, Ohio, is organizing a Movie Marathon Celebration in cooperation with The Edge and the Cleveland State University Film Department.

Saturday, 18 - Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy (DVD extended versions), starting at noon.

Admission fee: $10 per person for the whole marathon.

EACH PERSON who wants to attend MUST purchase their ticket IN ADVANCE. Payment must be done either by check or cash.
If you pay by check, then make the check payable to: Lutheran Campus Ministry. Your payment should be sent to the following address:

The EDGE: Lutheran Campus Ministry
1844 Euclid Ave
Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115

Once we receive your payment, we will send you your ticket(s). They will each have a designated number on them so we can keep track of how many people will attend. That number is NOT a seat number. It is simply an admission number. We currently plan to limit the number of people to 260. So, the first 260 people who register and pay will get in.

For more information mailto:edge@csuohio.edu

3 Jan

Tolkien's Birthday Toast

Tolkien Birthday Toast: The society's calendar begins with the Birthday Toast at 9pm (local times) to celebrate Tolkien's birth, life and creativity, with local groups meeting in members homes or gathering in pubs and restaurants.

11th-26th February
UK

Trip to New Zealand

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Lord of the Rings" in 2005, Specialist Travel have organised a 16 night trip (2 nights in air) to New Zealand starting in London and incorporating visits to all the major sites involved in the filming of this masterpiece. Departure date from London is February 11 and return landing in the UK is provisionally scheduled for February 26.

For further details please contact Helen or Shevaun at shevaun.greene@specialisttravel.com.

Website and leaflet will be available by mid July.

25th-28th March
UK

Return of the Convention 2005.

A convention in Bristol, UK, aimed at book and movie enthusiasts who want to get together and celebrate Lord of the Rings in all it's forms, but catering more to fans of the movie.

We hope that our convention will be able to strike a balance between movie based events and book based events and we're especially interested in finding people interested in running discussions or workshops on the various facets of the books and Middle-earth.

For more information on registration see the NaDobra Website.

Spring, UK

Lord of the Rings Musical

Opening in the West End in Spring. Exact Venue to be confirmed.

For advanced booking opportunity see the Website for the Lord of the Rings Musical

4 - 8 August,
Sweden

Linguistic Conference (Elvish Linguistic Fellowship)

To be held in Stockholm, Sweden

This will be the first of a series of biennial conferences. The location of the second (2007) conference will be announced at this first conference, and we will also vote on proposals for the site of the third (2009). If you are interested in hosting the 2007 conference or in presenting a proposal for the 2009 conference, please contact BillW@omentielva.org.

Registration costs $50. The price may be raised after July 4, 2004

More information can be found on the Omentielva Website

11 - 15 August, UK

Tolkien 2005

In order to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings there will be a five day conference/convention at Aston University, Birmingham, England from 11 to 15 August 2005. The sooner you book, the lower the booking charge.