FYI, for those in the Seattle area...
Monday • October 31 • 7pm
A Costume Party with Alan Lee
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (Houghton Mifflin)
Reading & Book Signing
University District Store
Come dressed as your favorite hobbit! Alan Lee discusses the process through which he created the definitive visual companions to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books. The 150 illustrations in the Lord of the Rings Sketchbook show the progress, too, of his vision as it traveled from canvas to film.Co-sponsored by the Northwest Tolkien Society.
From the U. Bookstore's page. Free event. Enjoy!