The Next Meeting of The Tolkien Society of Kansas City

Our March meeting was at the Lansing Library, where we did a Tolkien Reading for Tolkien Reading Day, with some members in costume.  Then we went back to the home of some local members for our usual discussion.

Our April meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 PM.  This month, we'll be back at the Irish Center, at Drexel Hall, at 3301 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO.  Enter through the North door on Linwood, which is the "21 Room".  The reading for this month is The Two Towers, Book Four (book four being the second part of that volume) Chapters II - IV.


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