Smial News and Events
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May 2026 Bonus Meetup: The Hobbit at the Raleigh Little Theatre
Well, I tried to condense all of our upcoming activities into one post, but another one has popped up! So here is a quick note about another chance to meet up with the fellowship. The Raleigh Little Theatre will be… Continue reading
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April 2026: Tolkien Society ‘Big Read’, Botanical Garden Meetup, and Crafting Class
Happy April! There is much news to report this month, so I’m posting this as a round-up rather than blowing up your inboxes. Tolkien Society ‘Big Read’ First, beginning on Monday, April 6th, the Tolkien Society is running a year-long… Continue reading
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May 2026 Meetup: Social in the Shire
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is holding another Social in the Shire! They’ve reached out to us to make sure we have a chance to get tickets before the event is promoted more widely – they expect it… Continue reading
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May 2026 Book Club: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth
Let’s dip back into The History of Middle-earth, this time Vol. 10: Morgoth’s Ring. This reading, which is also titled Of Death and the Children of Eru, and the Marring of Men, describes a discussion between Finrod Felagund and a… Continue reading
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Tolkien Reading Day & Legendarium Open Discussion 2026
TRD is upon us! Each year on March 25th (the date the Ring was destroyed), the Tolkien Society organizes a celebration to promote the reading of Tolkien’s works. This year’s theme is Unlikely Heroes. As always, there are many events… Continue reading
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April 2026 Book Club: Leaf by Niggle
Inspired in part by our March book club discussion on JRR Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction, our April meeting will focus on Leaf by Niggle. Description from HarperCollins: Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle, who… Continue reading
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Lord of the Rings Readalong
It seems like everyone – myself included – has been feeling the need for a Lord of the Rings reread recently. Well, let’s do it! This isn’t an official book club series, since reading LOTR in the book club format… Continue reading
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March Book Club: JRR Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction
Our next book club selection was chosen by you all in our server poll! It was a very close race. Let’s follow up our months-long Unfinished Tales deep dive with some light nonfiction. Sunday, March 15th – 7:00pm Eastern Time… Continue reading
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January Meetup (see weather update)
Happy New Year! We’ve survived the holiday season and finished our book club series on Unfinished Tales, and we have a little break ahead of us. Let’s celebrate with a casual get-together over coffee. We’ll catch up with one another… Continue reading
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The 2025 end-of-year survey is here
Now is your chance to provide feedback on how things went this year and let me know what you would like to do in 2026! I would really appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to answer these… Continue reading
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