Events diary

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2013

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Date/Area	Description
22 Mar - 31 Oct Birmingham, UK.	From Mordor to the Misty Mountains - photography exhibition by John Cockshaw To coincide with the newly refurbished opening of Sarehole Mill a small selection of photographic prints will be exhibited in the cafe area and interior of the mill. The photographic prints on display take inspiration from J.R.R Tolkien's evocative written descriptions of Middle-earth. Artist John Cockshaw is a recently joined member of the Tolkien Society and is currently working with Oloris Publishing on an art book to showcase his collection of Tolkien-inspired art. Venue: Sarehole Mill, Birmingham Web site: http://frommordortothemistymountains.blogspot.co.uk Contact details: johncockshaw AT gmail DOT com
12 Jul - 15 Jul East Lansing, Michigan, USA	Mythcon 44 Green and Growing: The Land and Its Inhabitants in Fantasy Annual Mythopoeic Conference XLIV ("Mythcon 44") Scholar GOH: Dr. Christopher Mitchell, Director of The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Illinois Author GOH: Franny Billingsley, Winner of the 2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature for 'The Folk Keeper' Michigan State University is America's first land-grant university and the prototype for the entire land-grant system created when President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. Our conference theme --Green and Growing: The Land and Its Inhabitants in Fantasy-- resonates with the unique history of MSU and will inspire many excellent papers and panels; the Call For Papers will be posted on the website in September 2012. Mythcon is an interesting blend of scholarly conference and fannish convention. In addition to plenary talks by our Guests of Honor, papers, and panels, we will present the 2013 Mythopoeic Fantasy and Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards at the Sunday evening banquet, we will enjoy various entertainments throughout the weekend and lots of community fun. Venue: Kellogg Conference Center, Michigan State Universi Web site: http://www.mythcon.org Contact details: mythcon44 AT mythsoc DOT org Postal Address: Mythcon 44, c/o Marion Van Loo, Box 71, Napoleon, MI 49261 - USA
24 Aug - 25 Aug otzberg-hering, germany	hobbittage veste otzberg We bring tolkiens middle-earth to life. there is a costumecontest each day, interesting lectures, slideshows (in the footsteps of the hobbit through new-zealand), you can have a look in the exhibition "Tolkiens World" in the museum and meet with other people, who share the same interest. Venue: veste otzberg Web site: www.rolf-tilly.de/veste/index.htm Contact details: odenwald AT tolkien-stammtisch-veste-otzberg DOT de Phone: (06162) 71114 Postal Address: Veste Otzberg, Burgweg 28, 64853 Otzberg,

Date/Area

Description

22 Mar - 31 Oct

Birmingham, UK.

From Mordor to the Misty Mountains - photography exhibition by John Cockshaw

To coincide with the newly refurbished opening of Sarehole Mill a small selection of photographic prints will be exhibited in the cafe area and interior of the mill. The photographic prints on display take inspiration from J.R.R Tolkien's evocative written descriptions of Middle-earth. Artist John Cockshaw is a recently joined member of the Tolkien Society and is currently working with Oloris Publishing on an art book to showcase his collection of Tolkien-inspired art.

Venue: Sarehole Mill, Birmingham

Web site: http://frommordortothemistymountains.blogspot.co.uk

Contact details: johncockshaw AT gmail DOT com

12 Jul - 15 Jul

East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Mythcon 44

Green and Growing: The Land and Its Inhabitants in Fantasy

Annual Mythopoeic Conference XLIV ("Mythcon 44")

Scholar GOH: Dr. Christopher Mitchell, Director of The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Illinois

Author GOH: Franny Billingsley, Winner of the 2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature for 'The Folk Keeper'

Michigan State University is America's first land-grant university and the prototype for the entire land-grant system created when President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. Our conference theme --Green and Growing: The Land and Its Inhabitants in Fantasy-- resonates with the unique history of MSU and will inspire many excellent papers and panels; the Call For Papers will be posted on the website in September 2012.

Mythcon is an interesting blend of scholarly conference and fannish convention. In addition to plenary talks by our Guests of Honor, papers, and panels, we will present the 2013 Mythopoeic Fantasy and Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards at the Sunday evening banquet, we will enjoy various entertainments throughout the weekend and lots of community fun.

Venue: Kellogg Conference Center, Michigan State Universi

Web site: http://www.mythcon.org

Contact details: mythcon44 AT mythsoc DOT org

Postal Address: Mythcon 44, c/o Marion Van Loo, Box 71, Napoleon, MI 49261 - USA

24 Aug - 25 Aug

otzberg-hering, germany

hobbittage veste otzberg

We bring tolkiens middle-earth to life. there is a costumecontest each day, interesting lectures, slideshows (in the footsteps of the hobbit through new-zealand), you can have a look in the exhibition "Tolkiens World" in the museum and meet with other people, who share the same interest.

Venue: veste otzberg

Web site: www.rolf-tilly.de/veste/index.htm

Contact details: odenwald AT tolkien-stammtisch-veste-otzberg DOT de

Phone: (06162) 71114

Postal Address: Veste Otzberg, Burgweg 28, 64853 Otzberg,

Have you an event that should be on this page? If so, you can send details to <events DOT page AT tolkiensociety DOT org>.

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