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Spokane, WA, United States, 08/09/2010 - Tolkien scholar and fan gathering in Spokane, WA features Elvish performer Rehtaeh the weekend of August 13-15. The convention is broadcast live on the Internet.
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Spokane area fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth are invited to attend the 6th annual Tolkien Moot the weekend of August 13-15. Tolkien Moot is a local gathering of scholars and gaming enthusiasts devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit novels.
Past guests of Tolkien Moot include Dr. Thomas Morwinsky, Professor Chris Seeman, John D. Rateliff, and Michael Martinez. This year's guests include Elvish singer Rehtaeh (Heather Downing) and Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez. Rehtaeh is scheduled to perform live on all three days of the Tolkien Moot. Martinez will host the "Raw Hobbit" show and co-host a livecast of Middle-earth Talk Radio with Tolkien Moot organizer Hawke Robinson.
Rehtaeh is the stage name of Kansas City musician Heather Downing. Performing as an Elvish singer at Renaissance Faires and other venues, Heather has acquired a loyal following of fans around the world. She released her first Elvish music CD, "The Contemplation", in 2005. A second CD, "Awakened", followed in 2007. A third CD in the series, "ElementAria", was released earlier this year and is available for purchase and/or download from popular emusic retailers like Amazon, iTunes, and Napster. Heather has also performed on independent film soundtracks and was formerly with the goth/metal band Hallucination. See rehtaehmusic.com for more information.
Michael Martinez was the contributing editor for Tolkien and Middle-earth on Suite101.com form 1999 through 2002. He has published three books on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, including Parma Endorion: Essays on Middle-earth, 3rd Edition and Understanding Middle-earth: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Recognized as one of the Internet's leading Tolkien scholars by Yahoo! Internet Life, Martinez also founded the Tolkien and Middle-earth fan programming track at Dragon*Con, one of the world's largest science fiction conventions. Martinez also writes about Tolkien studies on the Web at a tolkien-studies.com/blog/. See michael-martinez.com for more information.
With a background in Internet startups and radio broadcasting, Hawke Robinson brings extensive event and media experience to organizing the Tolkien Moot convention.
Previously known as MERPCon, Tolkien Moot is entering its 6th year. Tolkien Moot remains the only Tolkien-related convention that broadcasts its activities live on the Internet.
Fans around the world follow along and engage with the convention through a chat room. Hawke is founder and co-host of Middle-earth Talk Radio with Michael Martinez. In 2007 Hawke co-founded the scholarly journal Other Minds with Dr. Thomas Morwinsky. See middle-earthtalkradio.com and omzine.org for more information.
This year's Tolkien Moot is hosted at East West Fitness World, located at 1506 N. Monroe, Spokane. Attendance is open to the public and free but people must RSVP through the Tolkien Moot Website (tolkienmoot.org) to reserve a seat at gaming tables.
Tolkien Moot and Middle-earth Talk Radio are not in any way associated with the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien or Tolkien Enterprises.
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