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For a chance to win a statue of Legolas, signed by the designer Daniel Falconer, enter the prize draw at sideshowtoy.com.

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The Return of the Convention, 26th-27th March 2005 in Bristol, UK, will be attended by LotR actor and stuntman Kiran Shah. There are further details at nadobra.com.

All profits from the event will go to The Red Cross who are deeply involved in current relief efforts after the Asian Tsunami.

The sixth annual Tolkien weekend will take place on 14th and 15th May at Sarehole Recreation Ground and Moseley Bog, Birmingham, UK. Events will include; Tolkien archives, have a go archery, guided walks and bus tours to ‘The Two Towers’. There are further details at birmingham.gov.uk.

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 EST.

On Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March the bfi London IMAX Cinema will be screening the Lord of the Rings triology. The films will be shown in the original theatrical 35mm versions. There are further details at bfi.org.uk.

On 26th and 27th February, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger of Weta are holding two workshops at the Lord of the Rings Exhibition, in Sydney, Australia. There are further details about the workshops here.

On 17th and 18th September the Oregon Symphony Orchestra will perform the Lord of the Rings symphony by Howard Shore. The performance will be conducted by Alastair Willis and will feature the Portland Symphonic Choir and the Pacific Youth Choir. There are further details at orsymphony.org.

Two new manuals are now available for the Lord of the Rings – The Battle for Middle-earth game. These deal with how to build a custom multiplayer map and how to use the World Builder tool. There are further details at eagames.com.

Adobe’s Acrobat Reader is required to view the manuals.

At the recent 47th Grammy Awards, Howard Shore’s score for Return of the King won the award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media. Into the West (by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh) won the award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media. There are further details at grammy.com.