The Tolkien Society of Kansas City

  September 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Lots of news this month! Middle Moot is coming up in October, and there will be a trivia event in conjunction with the Moot, details below!   Please Note, since Thanksgiving and Christmas conflict with our meetings, or nearly so, we've moved the meetings in those months to the third Wednesday, November 20, and December 18! We'll be arranging a Toast to the Professor meeting also, on January 3, 2025, so watch our Discord and Google Group for details!    Bob Clark, chief newsletter Hobbit Meeting Recap The Tolkien Society met on Wednesday, September 25, at Cardboard Corner Cafe, in the Sci Fi Room, where we discussed Chapters 3-5 of The Hobbit .  We had a great discussion, one of the main topics was how different editions of the book treat the Riddle Game. For our next meeting, the reading will be chapters 6-8 of  The Hobbit !   Middle Moot! This year, Middle Moot is back in Kansas City, on...

  August 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Meeting Recap The Tolkien Society met on August 28, at Cardboard Corner Cafe.  We had a large group, 10 of us, including two newcomers, and the main room was loud and crowded.  We realized that we couldn't fit in the seating area near the window, but we were fortunate to score a private room in the back.  They are usually booked in advance.  The cost for the room is $25, but several people chipped in and we covered the cost easily.  We're now looking into booking a room there for the future. For our next meeting, the reading will be chapters 3 - 5 of  The Hobbit !     Bob Clark, chief newsletter Hobbit Middle Moot! This year, Middle Moot is back in Kansas City, on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at The National WWI Museum and Memorial. Registration and Call for Proposals are now open, at the following link: 2024.10.26 Middle Moot, October 26, 2024 - Signum University The theme for Midd...

Don’t forget, we’ll be meeting on August 28, 6:30 PM, at Cardboard Corner Cafe, 9240 Metcalf Ave, in Overland Park.  We’ll be discussing the first two chapters of The Hobbit.

  July 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Meeting Recap The Tolkien Society met on June 24, and we never quite got around to discuss either the Appendix section we had chosen, or a recap of Tom Bombadil, we just talked about trivial Tolkien topics, The Rabbit Hole, moots & conventions, differences in editions of The Hobbit ...  You get the idea. For our next meeting, the reading will be the first two chapters of  The Hobbit !      Bob Clark, chief newsletter Hobbit Looking for an alternate meeting location We're looking for another location where we could hold some of our meetings, since some members are driving a long distance to get to ReRoll. It looks like Overland Park and vicinity would be the best choice, as it's closer for some folks, and about the same distance for some others.  We're looking for some place that's got room for us on a weeknight, and is quiet enough for us to hear everyone in the group.  A fantasy theme wou...

  June 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Meeting Recap The Tolkien Society met on June 26, and we discussed Tolkien's novella "Roverandom", a delightful children's story that he wrote for his own kids.  We had eight in attendance, including two first-timers! For our next meeting, the reading will be: APPENDIX A of LOTR, ANNALS OF THE KINGS AND RULERS, I THE NÚMENÓREAN KINGS, (i)NÚMENOR.  This was suggested, I believe, due to interest in the upcoming second season of The Rings of Power. Also, we plan to discuss The Adventures of Tom Bombadil once again, as several members missed out on that discussion and/or are eager to read it again! Looking for an alternate meeting location We're looking for another location where we could hold some of our meetings, since some members are driving a long distance to get to ReRoll. It looks like Overland Park and vicinity would be the best choice, as it's closer for some folks, and about the same distance for som...

  May 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Meeting Recap The Tolkien Society met on May 22, and we discussed Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle", an allegory of his life and work.  For our next meeting, the reading will be Roverandom. Middle Moot! This year, Middle Moot is back in Kansas City, on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at The National WWI Museum and Memorial. Registration and Call for Proposals are now open, at the following link: 2024.10.26 Middle Moot, October 26, 2024 - Signum University The theme for Middle Moot this year will be "Consolation, Recovery, & Hope in Faerie" The National WWI Museum and Memorial will be a great location for Middle Moot, as Tolkien fought in, and was greatly influenced by WWI, and at least one exhibit at the museum mentions him.  Also, one of our members is a volunteer there. The Next Meeting of the Tolkien Society: Wednesday, June 26, 6:30 PM We'll be meeting at our usual location, ReRoll Tavern. This m...

  April 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle J. R. R. Tolkien, c. 1925 At our meeting on Wednesday, we had a smaller-than-usual group, because several folks had other commitments or emergencies.  But we had a couple of first-time attendees.  And we picked our next reading!  Details below.      Bob Clark, chief newsletter Hobbit Announcements Save the date for MiddleMoot, returning to Kansas City this year, at the WWI Museum!  October 26.  See below for more details. The Next Meeting of the Tolkien Society: Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 PM We'll be meeting at our usual location, ReRoll Tavern. This month, we'll be discussing Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle".  If you haven't read it lately and you'd like to read it ahead of time, the story  is available in the book The Tolkien Reader , as well as in a stand-alone volume. Middlemoot! This year, Middlemoot is back in Kansas City, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. We can now anno...