Quidditch Teams Join Borders Riverside Classic

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007

Contact: Renee Antoine, Media Manager
press at thephoenixrises.org

QUIDDITCH TEAMS JOIN THE BORDERS RIVERSIDE QUIDDITCH CLASSIC

NEW ORLEANS, La., March 26, 2007 -- Phoenix Rising has announced the
final line-up for the Borders Riverside Quidditch Classic, to be held
on May 19, 2007, as part of the Phoenix Rising conference activities.
The tournament will include the Alivan’s Winged Lions, the Knight
62442 Werewolves; the Whimsic Alley Sea Serpents; the Borders Potion
Masters; the Shrieking Shack Marauders; the Owl Appreciation Society
Fighting Owls; the World Confederation of Pirates and Ninjas
Pontchartrain Pirates; and the Betas Anonymous Punctuation Pixies. 
All teams will play at least three matches of outdoor Quidditch,
complete with spectators, and at the end of the tournament, the
winners will take home the famed Delta Cup.  

"It's incredible to see such a diverse group of fan groups and
businesses join together to play Quidditch on the banks of the
Mississippi River," said Madeleine Defourneaux, the Bayou Quidditch
League’s tournament manager. Interested attendees can join the
tournament until the close of registration on April 10, 2007. 

Additionally, non-attendees may take part in the tournament by
visiting <http://www.thephoenixrises.org> and using the "purchase
tickets only" option. Until April 10, anyone may purchase Quidditch
tournament registration, tickets for the Storyville wizard rock event
on Bourbon Street, and for the keynote events, presented by Susan
Aikens of Borders, Inc., Danny Bilson of Electronic Arts, Jon
Burlingame of the University of Southern California, and Dr. Anne
Heibert Alton, as well as for a unique walking dinner at the Aquarium
of the Americas.

Links: <http://www.thephoenixrises.org/registration>
<http://www.thephoenixrises.org/events/quidditch/>

About Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Rising (www.thephoenixrises.org), a Harry Potter conference
for adult scholars, students, professionals and fans, is presented by
Narrate Conferences, Inc. (www.narrateconferences.org), a 501(c)(3)
charitable organization that produces dynamic, innovative events.
Phoenix Rising is an unofficial event, and is not endorsed, sanctioned
or any other way supported, directly or indirectly, by Warner Bros.
Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers, or J. K. Rowling and
her representatives.

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