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Lord of the Rings Symphony returns to Seattle

Howard Shore’s epic “Lord of the Rings Symphony” will be performed on Saturday, September 9th, 7:00 p.m. at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA.

There’s further information at wineryconcerts.com and you can view a press release about the event here.

CoE TV Guide: July 9th – 16th

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

The Battle for Middle-earth II

The Battle-for Middle-earth for Xbox 360 will be available in stores from tomorrow 7th July. You can read more about the game here.

Tolkien and the Somme

July 1st marked the 90th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. JRR Tolkien was one of the survivors of the battle and in her article at bbc.co.uk Lisa Jardine discusses some of Tolkien’s experiences and their influences on his work.

Rings documentary

Stuff.co.uk report that Costa Botes, director of the three new documentaries to be featured on the limited editionLotR DVDs scheduled for release on 29th August 2006, is disappointed by changes made by New Line to his work.

LotR sweepstake

Enter the sweepstake at the LotR official movie site for a chance to win prizes including a full sized replica of Sam’s sword signed by Sean Astin and Weta artists John Harvey and Richard Taylor.

The sweepstake is only open to US residents and closes on 1st September.

Perilous Realms

In her new book “Perilous Realms – Celtic and Norse in Tolkien’s Middle-earth”, Professor Marjorie Burns discusses how, “Tolkien’s writing is much more subtle and nuanced than most people have realized”. There’s further information at Rutland Herald.

CoE TV Guide: July 2nd – 9th

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

Happy Birthday Liv Tyler

Today, July 1st, is Liv Tyler’s birthday. She was born in New York on 1st July 1977 and is 29 today. You can take a look at her cast bio here. You can view pictures of Liv here and pictures of Liv in the role of Arwen here.

Happy Birthday, Liv.