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Inklingsiana
The Shire
May 2 2013, 6:32pm
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Fantasy Literature Symposium in Longmont, CO
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Real Myth and Mithril: Delving into Fantasy Literature--Gather with scholars and fans for Boulder County’s first fantasy literature symposium. Explore the worlds created by J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling and others.
Scholar Guest of Honor: Kris Swank
Special Guest Author: Stant Litore, author of The Zombie Bible
TO REGISTER: Email greyhavensgroup@gmail.com or call 720-224-3804.
When: Sunday, May 19 11 .m.-4 p.m.
Where- Barbed Wire Books 504 Main Street in Longmont
$5 pre-registration
$8 at door (Suggested donation)
$10 lunch by Longmont's Cheese Importers. Must pre-order.
Presentation and panels include:
"Good Plain Food: Diet and Virtue in the Fantasies of Lewis and Tolkien"
Harry Potter and the Female Gothic
The Oxford Inklings and Aesthetic Theory
"The Hero on His Head: Motifs of the Hero's Journey in The Hobbit"
Tolkien's Visit to Vinland
Ask Hogwarts Alumni Panel
The Meaning Behind the Mirror of Erised
Fiction Readings, Art Exhibit, Roundtable Discussion and More…
(Subject to change.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/451618614930787/
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
May 21 2013, 12:33am
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Dang, I saw this post too late.
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I'll have to check the moot board more often :-( Looks like a great event. I live pretty close, but I might have had to miss it anyway. I had a lot of previous obligations yesterday.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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(This post was edited by Aunt Dora Baggins on May 21 2013, 12:34am)
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Inklingsiana
The Shire
May 21 2013, 3:45am
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It was a lot of fun and we will host a symposium again next year. In the meantime, we meet every Thursday at Barbed Wire Books from 6-7:30 p.m. to talk about Tolkien and host lots of other events. Here is a link to our FB group. You are welcome to be a part of GHG! https://www.facebook.com/groups/164710206878176/
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 21 2013, 2:15pm
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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RosieLass
Valinor
May 21 2013, 3:26pm
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Stant Litore is a personal friend of mine.
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And he's a huge Tolkien fan, too. I actually met him through another LOTR movie forum.
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
It is always those with the fewest sensible things to say who make the loudest noise in saying them. --Precious Ramotswe (Alexander McCall Smith)
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Inklingsiana
The Shire
May 21 2013, 4:41pm
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He was a huge hit one our Starfest panel and at the symposium!
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