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In a recent survey to find the favorite books of librarians in Victoria, Australia, Lord of the Rings was top of the poll. You can read a short article about the poll at Herald Sun

Tickets are now on sale for the Houston Symphony’s performances of Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony”. The performances will be conducted by Alastair Willis and will feature the Houston Symphony Chorus, Houston Children’s Chorus and Kaitlyn Lusk, soprano.

The concert dates are Friday, July 8th and Saturday, July 9th at 7:30 in Jones Hall. There is further information (including a video clip featuring Howard Shore) at the orchestra’s website here.

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.

Des Moines singers and musicians have spent this week preparing to perform the Lord of the Rings Symphony. You can read the full story at DesMoinesRegister.com.

This is Devon report on how campaigners have been fighting to save the future of the Three Cups Hotel in Lyme Regis, Devon. The hotel is believed by some Tolkien scholars to have been the inspiration for the Prancing Pony.

The winners have been announced in Celeborn’s Karaoke Bar banner contest. Congratulations to Elioclya who won first place. Second place went to Manuialel and third place to ABagginsOfTheShire. The winning banners and honorable mentions can be viewed here.

Elijah Wood will be appearing as the guest of honour at SFX 2005, the Canadian National Science Fiction Expo. The convention will take place from August 26-28 in Toronto and there are further details here.

Today May 14th is Cate Blanchett’s birthday. She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969 and is 36 years old today. You can read all about Cate in the Cast List. There are pictures of Cate here and of Cate in the role of Galadriel here.

Many Happy Returns!

Auditions are continuing in Canada for the stage production of Lord of the Rings, with rehearsals due to begin in October. So far 4000 people have auditioned and it is expected that the final cast will be around 50. You can read more about the casting process at Canada.com.

In a survey carried out by Amazon, Gollum has been voted as the 5th scariest character in children’s literature. You can see who else made the list and read the full story here.