From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Fri Dec 1 01:45:45 2006 From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:45:45 -0500 Subject: SpellCast Ep. 11: Weasley Twins and MIT References: <1164937400.128D9E4B@...> Message-ID: <1164937548.149AF3B9@...> SpellCast is bringing you twice the fun this week! Episode 11 is out, and who better to double your listening pleasure than our favorite twins, James and Oliver Phelps! In this episode: - Gwendolyn Grace talks with several attendees from the Futures of Entertainment conference (http://www.convergenceculture.org/futuresofentertainment/). - SpellCast reporter Elanor got the chance to interview the Phelps twins at Collectormania G-Mex event in Manchester, England, as well as a few Harry Potter fans attending the event (http://www.collectormaniagmex.co.uk/). - Sidney talks with Andrea from Potterdelphia and Paul from Harry and the Potters about their upcoming Yule Ball event (http://www.potterdelphia.com/). - For the Fan Fiction Review, we take a look at 'Always Pure' written by Ronniekins (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/ronniekins/AP01a.html). You can download the episode at: http://www.spell-cast.com or via iTunes - search for SpellCast. You can also listen to it on FictionAlley's Point Me page - it's in the right column at http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark For more information or comments and feedback regarding SpellCast, check out our forum on FictionAlley Park (http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/forums). We hope you enjoy the show! From rstiegel at rstiegel.yahoo.invalid Fri Dec 1 17:27:22 2006 From: rstiegel at rstiegel.yahoo.invalid (Rachael) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:27:22 -0000 Subject: Snapecast Episode 9 Message-ID: Holiday goodness with Snape is available... Direct download: http://snapecast.com/podpress_trac/web/70/0/2006-12-01-SnapecastEp09.mp3 Or see http://snapecast.com Have a very Snarry Christmas and a Snapey New Year! Rachael From Schlobin1 at susanmcgee48176.yahoo.invalid Wed Dec 6 23:38:32 2006 From: Schlobin1 at susanmcgee48176.yahoo.invalid (susanmcgee48176) Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:38:32 -0000 Subject: Magic in Manila: Harry Potter event in Humboldt County California Message-ID: It's called Magic in Manila: A Free Harry Potter Festival for Children of All Ages. Kids and adults are urged to come in costume. This Saturday, December 9th from Noon - 4 p.m. at the Manila Community Center, in Manila, CA. To get to Manila, take US-101 to Eureka (south from Oregon; north from San Francisco). From Eureka, you go to 255 North, and go over all the bridges over the beautiful water. Then you turn right on 255. Soon there will be a sign for Peninsula Blvd., turn left (you can only turn left) and take Peninsula Drive to the Center, 1611 Peninsula Drive, it's on the left. The event is sponsored by the Manila Community Center and 100 Fires Books (100Fires.com) Here's the scoop: HOGWARTS BANQUET. There will be a free Hogwarts banquet for kids -- served around 3 p.m. Barbequed chicken, rice, salad, soup, bread, cookies, ice cream, coffee, cider...LOTS of food, and MCC does a wonderful job with its meals. GOBSTONES, and other crafts and games for children. CHARMS CLASS. The magician performance with Shantaram the Magician will be at 2 p.m. OWLS AND NEWTS. There will be Harry Potter quizzes throughout the day. We'll start with kids Kindergarten through 2nd grade, and then get older and older, ending with a set of FIENDISH questions that we hope no one will be able to answer. For the first four quizzes, there will be small prizes (J.K. Rowling's book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) If we have time, we will have discussions of such burning issues as -- Is Snape really evil, or Will Harry and Ginny get back together? SORTING HAT Put your raffle ticket into the sorting hat, and hope it gets picked. There will be a free raffle -- children 8 grade and under eligible to enter for two refurbished Macintosh computers loaded with children's games and educational programs (no internet access). We may also be raffling off some new books. IN THE LIBRARY WITH MADAM PINCE. There will be readings of the Harry Potter books. 100Fires Books (100fires.com) will be giving away used books for children, and will be selling a wide variety of social change oriented books for adults and children - as well as all the Harry Potter books, all the audio tapes and all the videotapes - and some great children's books (they are guaranteed to please, as they were selected by my own children). For more information, please call Susan McGee at 707-441-1434 or email me at SusanGSMcGee at ... From krulwich at krulwich.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 7 22:53:03 2006 From: krulwich at krulwich.yahoo.invalid (krulwich) Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:53:03 -0000 Subject: Great Hanukah present for Harry Potter fans! Message-ID: I've just published a new book that might interest members of this list. It's called Harry Potter and Torah, and it's a collection of Jewish insights into themes raised in the Harry Potter series. http://www.harrypottertorah.com/ The book is written for adults or teens, not for kids, and contains Jewish perspectives on everything from magic wands and ghosts and owl post to magical protection and creating bodies. Every idea in the book is based on traditional Jewish scholarship, but the book is written to be understood by people with little or no background. (Readers who enjoy Jewish scholarship with enjoy more than 300 footnotes.) http://www.harrypottertorah.com/ The book's Web site contains more information, including links to buy teh book, the table of contents, and a sample chapter. http://www.harrypottertorah.com/ From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Sun Dec 10 18:16:08 2006 From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:16:08 -0500 Subject: SpellCast Creativity Ep 4: fics & wizarding rock! Message-ID: <1165774570.265378FF@...> This week, we have three fan fiction readings: Five have a Magical Time, written by Lazy Neutrino (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/lazy_neutrino and read by Elanor Isolda Shelter by Magnolia Mama, read by Gwendolyn Grace (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/magnolia_mama/shelter01.html) Amsterdam by DrT, read by Jason Fraser (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/drt/amsterdam01a.html) Also, we feature a brand new segment, Wizrock News, provided by Wizrocklopedia (http://www.wizrocklopedia.com) as well as a wizarding rock song "And then I Died", performed by the Moaning Myrtles (http://www.myspace.com/themoaningmyrtles) SpellCast Creativity welcomes all fan fiction entries with a PG-13 rating or below, so if you'd like your favourite fic to be heard, drop us a note at spellcast at ... Download it via http://media.libsyn.com/media/spellcast/SCC04.mp3 or subscribe to the podcast at itunes via http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=156422019 If you enjoyed SpellCast Creativity vote for it at PodcastAlley at http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=36682 From victoria at breeden_victoria.yahoo.invalid Mon Dec 11 05:04:02 2006 From: victoria at breeden_victoria.yahoo.invalid (Vicki) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:04:02 -0000 Subject: E7 Announces Call for Papers/People Message-ID: CALL FOR PEOPLE: Enlightening 2007 Philadelphia, PA July 12-15, 2007 A Harry Potter Camp for Families presented by Bonding over Books Enlightening 2007 (E7) is the world's first (unofficial) Harry Potter Camp for Families. Sponsored by Bonding over Books, E7 will include a mix of serious academic exploration of J.K Rowling's text, interactive events and competitions for families to engage in together, and workshops in which participants learn and practice how to contribute to the fandom. The event is designed to enable fans of Harry Potter to deepen existing connections within families and form new connections with peers. J.K. Rowling's magical series provides a unique opportunity for shared experiences and discussions on several important topics relevant to all ages. The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education will co-sponsor and host E7 in a setting worthy of the special occasion -- Penn's gothic, ivy-league campus. We invite proposals for interactive sessions that support and expand on the central theme of the event. In particular, E7 seeks fresh ideas, delivered in novel, experiential ways. As an interactive, participant-centered event on a smaller scale than other Harry Potter symposia, we look for proposals that include a plan to engage attendees, involving them in role plays, workshops, activities, or other experiential methods of your choosing. Topics of interest include, but are certainly not limited to, the following: - Different parenting styles of the various mother/father figures in Harry's world - Friendship and love ? stated and unstated, requited and unrequited in the Harry Potter world - Role of social organizations, such as religion and government, in the texts - Racism and discrimination in the Wizard world and how dictators (from Voldemort to Hitler) are able to use these environments to gain power and support - Compare and contrast the way different age categories read and interpret the texts - Harry Potter in the school curriculum - Life lessons from the texts and how they might facilitate family discussions of some of the books' most difficult themes: choices, perseverance, loss, grief, and coming of age - The secret worlds that children make for themselves, and the relationships that parental figures should or should not have with those secret worlds - The influence of British and Celtic mythology on the texts, with particular attention to the community/cultural values reflected in the myths - The world of Harry Potter and the connections it can help foster in the muggle world Please submit your paper topic, along with a brief description of your research/theories on the selected topic and your planned method for engaging the audience in a 45-minute session, in a document that does not exceed 700 words by January 31. In addition to explaining your idea and approach, please provide any biographical information that demonstrates your interest and ability to lead the session you propose. Submissions and questions about the submission process should be sent to submissions at .... Decisions will be made by March 1. All presenters must register as participants of E7 by April 1, 2007 at the teacher/staff rate ($65). From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 14 22:20:41 2006 From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:20:41 -0500 Subject: Episode 12 of SpellCast Now Online Message-ID: <5913e6f80612141420t134cc360nb6775e244cb4fd33@...> It's the twelfth month of the year and the twelfth episode of SpellCast! Coincidence? We'll never tell. In this episode: - We conclude our Futures of Entertainment conference report with Gwendolyn Grace's interview with Diane Nelson from Warner Brothers. (8:44) - In the Podcast Spotlight, Sidney chats with Marisa and Anna from The Remembrall Live, a British Harry Potter podcast. (15:10) (http://live.theremembrall.com/) - Zorb talks with a few beta readers about the beta's role in the fan fiction creative process. (26:35) - For the Fan Fiction Review, the hosts discuss How I Lost My Pink Bunny Slippers by Twin_V (find the story at http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/twin_v/HILMPBS.html) (36:54) Don't forget that Hot Topic have released t-shirt with You Know Who - you can pre-order it at http://search.hottopic.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&lbc=hottopic&w=harry+potter&AID=10366700&PID=1468905 You can listen to Episode 12 by downloading it via http://www.spell-cast.com/index.php?post_id=161345 or subscribe through iTunes. We hope you enjoy the show; we'd love y our feedback, so please, comment on the LJ (http://faspellcast.livejournal.com/2276.html?mode=reply) or email us at spellcast at ... - please remember to vote for us on Podcast Alley at http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=36682 . From jennifer_forsyth83 at jennifer_forsyth83.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 14 19:29:56 2006 From: jennifer_forsyth83 at jennifer_forsyth83.yahoo.invalid (Jennifer Forsyth) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:29:56 -0000 Subject: Die Hard Harry Potter Fans Needed for TV Show! Message-ID: The Dr Keith Ablow show is looking for people who consider themselves die hard Harry Potter fans, and would even label themselves as "groupies" for Harry Potter. If you're interested in coming on the show to talk about this, we tape next week in NYC, all expenses are paid for, including travel, accomodation and lost wages. For more info, contact Jen jennifer.forsyth at drkeithtv.com 212 506 4365 Thanks! From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Sun Dec 24 19:49:19 2006 From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:49:19 -0500 Subject: SpellCast 13: Now With Holiday Filks & a Podio Play Message-ID: <1166989762.34AD4FC@...> In this festive time of year, SpellCast is bringing you a special holiday episode to supplement your celebrations - or help you escape from their stresses. With our second podcast play's debut and holiday filks rounding out the episode, we hope you'll find it as unforgettable as we do. - We ease into the holiday spirit with an Artist's Corner as Venessa asks Margie (cauldroncakebkr) for tips on holiday baking. - "Holidays and Maps" makes its fandom debut as our second podcast play. It will be available to read on FictionAlley on December 25. - As a special episode treat, the hosts review two festive fics for the episode: Lady Ravenclaw's " A Black Christmas " and Cedar's " One for Each Night ." Along the way, listen for filks sung by Zorb, Sidney, and Venessa: - Zorb channels the Basilisk for " Change 'Em to Rock " by Caius Marcius; Sidney brings us Lavender's point of view in " Won-Won Baby " by Lilac; Venessa finishes with "Norbert Roasting on an Open Fire." Whether, wherever and whatever you celebrate, we hope you're enjoying the holiday season. Let us know if SpellCast brought you seasonal cheer at our website at http://www.spell-cast.com or our livejournal at http://faspellcast.livejournal.com . Direct download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/spell cast/SC13.mp3 or http://www.spell-cast.com Via iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=156422019