According to the Herald-Dispatch, the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave., hosts Harry Potter Days each Saturday in June (7, 14, 21 and 28) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include magic and mazes, masks and wands and secret messages. Activities are free with admission. Admission is $3.50, $3 seniors, students and …read more!

There’s an interesting report from the Australian Financial Review about Bloomsbury advertising plans down under. We haven’t heard much about Aussie bookstores having events during the launch on Saturday, June 21st – feel free to send us those as well. Selected quotes: The fifth book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series will be launched by …read more!

This year’s Brighton May Fair sponsored by the Balfour Infant School, has a magical theme including live owls from Sussex Downs Falcons. It promises to be even more fun than a game of quidditch. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione and the rest of Hogwarts’ gang are likely to be spotted at a Magical May Fair …read more!

According to the Ellsworth American in Maine, Bookstores are gearing up for the launch of OotP just like the rest of the world. The articles includes information about midnight parties which we will include in our forthcoming list.

The Nimbus 2003 T-shirt and Program Cover Art Contest deadline is tomorrow. Entries must be sent as a URL to [email protected]. Also, tomorrow is the last day to register at $149.75 – as of Friday it goes up to $179.75.

Between now and June 1st we will be launching a comprehensive Web site containing all you need to know about the launch for Book 5 events – but we still need your help connecting information! Follow these links to help us find out about events at your local bookstores and libraries – spread the word!

As we suspected would happen, a WB source has confirmed that there is there is no truth to the rumors about Voldemort and Frank Bryce being cast. A director must be chosen for the fourth movie before anyone is cast. We still have a year for the third film’s release! And a Trelawney to find!

Fiona Shaw, best known for her role as Aunt Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films, is up for a Tony in the category “Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play” for her role in Medea.

There’s Wicked Whispers in today’s Daily Mail about the cast from the Harry Potter films attempts to get a hold of Book 5: The regular cast of the Harry Potter films has been rebuffed, after asking for preview copies of the new J. K. Rowling book, The Order Of The Phoenix, due out next month. …read more!

According to the Bristol Evening Post, Bloomsbury plans on publishing both a Latin version (titled “Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis”) and Welsh version (titled “Harri Potter Maen Yr Atbronydd”) of Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone this July. Here’s a cute example of the first line of the book in latin: “Dominus et Domina Dursley, …read more!