Tolkien's Eleventy-First

[matigamigbeard]

Hello fellow creatures of middle-earth. This is a late notice, but i've only started working on the celebrations for JRR Tolkien's eleventy-first birth anniversary. In case you haven't noticed, it falls on the 3rd of January this 2003 (by Gregorian count). Myself and a tribe of friends have booked a lodge in the boreal woods of eastern Manitoba for 5 nights and are planning to celebrate, including a hobbits' (double) breakfast, poetry, music, wine, smoke rings, and does anyone have a recipe for lembas. In addition to this, there will be a council on the fate and wellbeing of middle-earth (or EArth if you will) in which we will discuss the future of our planet, the loss of myths and magic and ways in which we can reinvigorate the dying spirit of our world with energy and imagination.

Why not organize something similar in your land, even if it is in an urban setting and just on the 3rd? It is important to put the magic back into being alive and to spread it!