Everyone is getting ready for the International Quidditch Association‘s 5th annual Quidditch World Cup this November in New York City. The event is on November 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sunday) on Randall’s Island in New York City. The facebook event can be found here and there is also promo video.
You can also visit the event website and purchase tickets for the event.
Just a quick reminder that starting on July 9th there will be a special Harry Potter art exhibition featuring art from the likes of Mary GrandPre (US Book Cover artist) and Drew Struzan (illustrator of the original HP movie posters) among others. On the 9th there will be an opening reception from 7pm-11pm:
During the opening reception attendees who come in costume will receive a free door prize and be divided into schools for trivia and other games. There will also be complimentary butterbeer, mystery flavored jelly bellies, and other treats.
For full information on the event visit their blog.
UPDATE: here is some more information Nucleus sent over:
On July 9th, one week before the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, we will be presenting a tribute art exhibition in celebration of the many adventures of Harry Potter and friends. The tribute features over 50 artists and over 100 original tribute pieces. Attendees of the opening reception will have a chance to win posters, artwork, advanced screening tickets and lots more!
Opening Reception: Saturday – July 9. 2011
Open to all!
Artists in attendance.
Hourly Raffle Giveaways and contests.
Butterbeer.
Mystery Jelly Bellies tasting.
Free admission and souvenir button if dressed in costume.
As I posted back in March there will be a Harry Potter art exhibition at Nucleus. They have sent over a press release with new information that you can read below:
Gallery Nucleus is proud to present the ‘Harry Potter Tribute Art Exhibition‘, an exhibition that features extraordinary art from over 50 talented artists/fans from around the world. In celebration of the final film and all things Harry Potter, this exhibit is carefully curated through open submissions and private invitations, the Harry Potter Tribute blog has been active for the past year and amongst the artists featured include Mary Grandpre, cover Illustrator of the American editions of the Harry Potter books series.
Admission is $2 per person at the door, but FREE admission to those who come in Harry Potter-inspired attire or when when you Facebook, Twitter, or Blog about the event before July 2, 2011.
Guests will also be invited to participate in a plethora of activities including:
FREE entrance gift of exclusive exhibition buttons that will divide attendees into individual Hogwarts houses (available while supplies last).
Snitch-Seeking machine booth and contest.
Harry Potter photo area.
Costume Competition.
Trivia Competition.
Mystery flavored Jelly Belly tasting station.
Raffle giveaways.
FREE Butterbeer and snacks served.
Prizes for contest and raffle winners will include Harry Potter merchandise, a Warner Brothers Studios Tour ticket, and an exclusive print from Mary Grandpre!
This event is not to be missed for Harry Potter fans, and those who can’t fly all the way to Universal Studios, Orlando.
DISCLAIMER: Nucleus and the Harry Potter Tribute exhibition is in no way associated with Warner Brothers or Scholastic. This art exhibit is strictly fanfare created by fans for fans. All artwork submitted for the exhibition are originals and will not be replicated in anyway as Harry Potter merchandise.
The International Quidditch Association is in the running to receive a $25,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to start Quidditch programs in elementary and middle schools worldwide. If they win their program would consist of the following:
Schools apply to be part of the program. We pay for a local college or high school team to partner with them as mentors and come and teach the game to students. We also pay for the equipment so that the school has a permanent set. From there, it’s up to each school on a case-by-case basis whether they want it to be a PE Program or a fully fledged league/team. We know from our experience with working with kids with individual teams that Quidditch inspires increased participation in teams sports (that other, more traditional sports, do not always achieve), which increases physical health, confidence, happiness levels, and social development. We’re really excited to see what this program can do if we win the funding and can implement it on a larger level.
Orange.fr have released the first trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II trailer which will be airing in the US within a few hours. It is dubbed in French but you may watch it below. I will be posting the English version as soon as it is online.
It’s true! Tonight on Dancing with the Stars Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas danced to the Harry Potter theme song, the dance was amazing and the judges had some very amusing comments. They even did some spells and someone was called the V-word…UH OH! So far I have only found their dance, but hopefully someone will upload the dance with the judges funny comments soon.
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