CFP for Convention Alley 2004
We have received the Call for Papers for the next HPforGrownups conference dubbed "Convention Alley" to be held in Ottawa, Ontario July 30 - August 1, 2004.
"The HPforGrownups family of Yahoo discussion groups is sponsoring Convention Alley, to be held in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) from July 30 - AugustContinued...
Mad Science
Wizard News has posted about an opportunity for those in Tennessee. Quote:
"Kids here in Middle Tennessee can get in on the magic with hands-on science workshops courtesy of Mad Science, the only official provider of licensed Harry Potter science workshops and products. Workshops meet weekly for six weeks at various locationsContinued...
A Donation by JKR
JK Rowling made a grant of £57,000 to a foundation set up in the name of Catie Hoch, will help fund a full-time specialist at the centre where she was treated,
The Scotland Sunday reports. Catie was a nine year old girl who had a correspondence with JKR before she died in 2000. When she suffered a relapse and had only weeksContinued...
Big Read Tonight
Fay Ripley will present the case for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire tonight at 7:30 on BBC2 for The Big Read.
Thanks to Katie for the reminder.
Event Raises Money for MS Society
At last night's auction to benefit Multiple Sclerosis Scotland, two walk on parts in the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire were purchased for £10,000 and £9000. Other money raised included a life-size figure of Dobby for £3500, and a signed leather edition of Harry PotterContinued...
Next Harry Potter Symposium Set for Salem, Massachusetts, October 2005
HP Education Fanon, Inc. has announced that the followup to this year's Nimbus 2003 will be The Witching Hour, starting October 6, 2005, in Salem, Massachusetts.
From the press release:
Programming includes a full slate of academic presentations, panels and workshops, as wellContinued...
GET ANOTHER CLUE!
Get A Clue 2: TLC’s Second Annual Literacy Drive
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And now... get set for another mad whirlwind of a charity drive, because...
THE T-SHIRTS ARE HERE!
The official T-shirts of www.the-leaky-cauldron.org have been designed by the very talented Natalie McKeever in order to benefitContinued...
Library Magic
The State News reports on a Harry Potter event at the East Lansing (Michigan) Public Library. Said one of the librarians there: "I think the real magic of Harry Potter is how it makes not just children but people of all ages want to read. There is magic in that. I don't know exactly how she does it, but she does it."Continued...
Festival of Light and Sound
At 6:30pm on December 2nd, at the World Financial Center in New York City, Jim Dale will read a selection from A Christmas Carol at the Holiday Lighting Ceremony, part of the Festival of Light and Sound. Thanks to Becky for telling us about the flyer.
Mary GrandPré in Salt Lake City
If you live in or around Salt Lake City, then you can meet Mary GrandPré at the main public library on Saturday, November 15th. Her presentation will begin at 11am, and the book signing will be at 1pm. According to the site: "During GrandPré's appearance, Scholastic Books will hold a BookContinued...
The 2nd Annual "Get A Clue" Campaign
And while you're shivering over the trailer...
How We - That's You - Made History
Many of you will remember that, last year in December, Sotheby's auctioned off a card on which JKR had handwritten 93 random words from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. All money earned through the Sotheby'sContinued...
Emma Thompson on Oprah
Emma Thompson is on The Oprah Winfrey Show today in North America - no idea yet if she'll be talking about her role as Trelawney, as she's officially there to plug Love Actually, the amazing movie in which she stars with Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth and others (and which contains a mention of Harry PotterContinued...
Rupert's and Emma's Works in Charity Art Auction
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson each donated an original painting to be auctioned by Kith & Kids, a group that helps children with disabilities. Although the main event on October 9th raised over £22,000, some paintings are still available - have a look!
Rickman at Theatre Festival
"Rickfan" writes to tell us that he attended the UK's Bowness Film Theatre festival this past weekend, where Alan Rickman introduced three of his movies, and gave a brief interview. Click on the link below to see his summary of the interview.
Paul Allen, the interviewer, went into detail about how SnapeContinued...
A Christmas Carol-Get Your Tickets Now!
Thanks so much to those of you who responded to our "A Christmas Carol With TLC" offer, and helped us to make a realistic estimate as to the number of tickets we would need.
It's finally time to buy your tickets for the December 12, 8pm show! At this point, we have reserved:
20 tickets in theContinued...