Events diary

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2009

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Date/Area	Description
17 Jul - 20 Jul Los Angeles, California - USA	Mythcon 40 The 40th Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society; back in Southern California for the first time since 1997 and our debut appearance at the very appealing UCLA. We will occupy UCLA's DeNeve Plaza, which means great accessibility, amenities, and comfort. GOHs are James A. Owen, author and artist, and Diana Pavlac Glyer, Inklings scholar and author. Daytime programming will include excellent scholarly and amusing papers and panels; evening events run to fun. The annual presentation of the Mythopoeic Awards will take place at the banquet. The Conference seeks papers on the work of the Guests of Honor, the Inklings, and the concept of artists and writers in community. Deadline 15 April. Contact us via the website. Do come join us! Venue: UCLA Web site: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/ Contact details: mythcon AT mythsoc DOT org
6 Aug - 9 Aug Whitehaven, United Kingdom	Omentielva Nelya The Third International Conference on J. R. R. Tolkien's Invented Languages. The conference is held in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in the north-west corner of England. Our venue (for programme, meals and basic accomodation) is St. James' Community Hall. Registration is now open! Facebook page: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/maintain/editentry.php?action=edit&record=206 Venue: St. James' Community Hall Web site: http://www.omentielva.com/next.htm Contact details: Beregond AT omentielva DOT com
18 Sep - 20 Sep Fredrikstad, Norway	4th Nordic Tolkien Festival The festival starts early on Friday 18th, and lasts into the afternoon of Sunday 20th. Venue: Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad Web site: http://www.tolkienfestival.no/en/index.php Contact details: postmaster AT tolkienfestival DOT no Phone: +47 22 85 56 73 Postal Address: Arthedain, Postboks 37 Blindern, NO-0313 OSLO
25 Sep - 27 Sep Oxford, UK	Oxonmoot Three day Tolkien festival of the UK Tolkien Society. The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Venue: Lady Margaret Hall (provisional) Web site: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/index.html

Date/Area

Description

17 Jul - 20 Jul

Los Angeles, California - USA

Mythcon 40

The 40th Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society; back in Southern California for the first time since 1997 and our debut appearance at the very appealing UCLA. We will occupy UCLA's DeNeve Plaza, which means great accessibility, amenities, and comfort.

GOHs are James A. Owen, author and artist, and Diana Pavlac Glyer, Inklings scholar and author. Daytime programming will include excellent scholarly and amusing papers and panels; evening events run to fun. The annual presentation of the Mythopoeic Awards will take place at the banquet.

The Conference seeks papers on the work of the Guests of Honor, the Inklings, and the concept of artists and writers in community. Deadline 15 April. Contact us via the website.

Do come join us!

Venue: UCLA

Web site: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/

Contact details: mythcon AT mythsoc DOT org

6 Aug - 9 Aug

Whitehaven, United Kingdom

Omentielva Nelya

The Third International Conference on J. R. R. Tolkien's Invented Languages.

The conference is held in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in the north-west corner of England. Our venue (for programme, meals and basic accomodation) is St. James' Community Hall.

Registration is now open!

Facebook page: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/maintain/editentry.php?action=edit&record=206

Venue: St. James' Community Hall

Web site: http://www.omentielva.com/next.htm

Contact details: Beregond AT omentielva DOT com

18 Sep - 20 Sep

Fredrikstad, Norway

4th Nordic Tolkien Festival

The festival starts early on Friday 18th, and lasts into the afternoon of Sunday 20th.

Venue: Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad

Web site: http://www.tolkienfestival.no/en/index.php

Contact details: postmaster AT tolkienfestival DOT no

Phone: +47 22 85 56 73

Postal Address: Arthedain, Postboks 37 Blindern, NO-0313 OSLO

25 Sep - 27 Sep

Oxford, UK

Oxonmoot

Three day Tolkien festival of the UK Tolkien Society. The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work.

Venue: Lady Margaret Hall (provisional)

Web site: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/index.html

2010

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Date/Area	Description
3 Jan -	Birthday Toast On the 3rd January 1892 JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. To celebrate this event, on this day each year Tolkien fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author. Venue: - Web site: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/toast/index.html

Date/Area

Description

3 Jan

Birthday Toast

On the 3rd January 1892 JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. To celebrate this event, on this day each year Tolkien fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author.

Venue: -

Web site: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/toast/index.html

2012

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Date/Area	Description
16 Aug - 20 Aug Loughborough, UK	The Return of the Ring A Gathering of Friends celebrating Tolkien in 2012. Five days of lectures, workshops and other events, including a ceilidh, a costume masquerade, dealers room, art show and a banquet. Venue: Loughborough University Web site: http://www.returnofthering.org Contact details: secretary AT returnofthering DOT org

Date/Area

Description

16 Aug - 20 Aug

Loughborough, UK

The Return of the Ring

A Gathering of Friends celebrating Tolkien in 2012.

Five days of lectures, workshops and other events, including a ceilidh, a costume masquerade, dealers room, art show and a banquet.

Venue: Loughborough University

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

Contact details: secretary AT returnofthering DOT org

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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