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12-01-2008, 02:44 PM
| | |  Whimsic Alley to host Tales of Beedle the Bard midnight gala
Whimsic Alley, a Harry Potter themed shop in Southern California, is to hold a midnight gala this week to celebrate the release of Tales of Beedle the Bard. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes to the gala which will involve refreshments, games, contests and ongoing readings from the Harry Potter books. Quote:
George Beahm, author of Muggles and Magic and Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter's World, will be on hand to sign copies of his books. Tim Kirk, 5-time Hugo Award winning illustrator and former Disney Imagineer will be drawing caricatures for a small fee. Professor Callebrant, teacher of Wizard and Muggle Magic, will be on hand to entertain and demonstrate magic charms and transfiguration.
The party beings December 3rd at 10pm with the book going on sale at midnight.
Across the States many stores have chosen not to hold midnight parties, due to the book being released on a week day. Many shops are holding midnight parties in the UK, with some opting to host day parties.
The press release also indicates that pre-order figures imply that the book will be an instant best-seller.
Midnight parties will also be hosted in the Philippines at the Powerbooks Greenbelt and Alabang Town Center. Tales of Beedle the Bard releases on December 4th.  | |
12-01-2008, 02:47 PM
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| | Snidget
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Oh my gosh we totally need something like that on the east coast!!!!!
I wanna go!!!! *busts on piggy bank*
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12-01-2008, 03:04 PM
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| | Abraxan
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well, Whimsic Alley will have a fun little party for those who can attend.
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12-01-2008, 03:20 PM
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| | Grindylow
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Thanks for letting us know. However, I think I'll wait 'till the morning to get one.
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12-01-2008, 04:47 PM
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Aww... I wish there was a party around here :/
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Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
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12-01-2008, 06:44 PM
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| | Dragon
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That's so not fair! I wish there were parties in NY!
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12-01-2008, 09:31 PM
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| | Thestral
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There should totally be parties for this book, just like all the other HP books. *sigh* Oh well. I'll party my own way. 
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12-01-2008, 11:30 PM
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| | Glumbumble
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Wish there were parties in Aus!
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12-01-2008, 11:38 PM
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| | Plimpy
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OMG!!! That's so awesome! And yet, it had to be on a school night...  But, at least I can go after school! (If my parents can drive me)  But that's really cool! Thanks for the information!
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12-02-2008, 12:34 AM
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| | Skrewt
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Just another time to wish I temporarily lived somewhere else! 
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12-02-2008, 01:49 AM
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| | Skrewt
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oh geez one more reason to live in southern california....
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12-02-2008, 03:17 AM
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| | Skrewt
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 Can hardly wait now,2 more days. 
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12-02-2008, 03:33 AM
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| | Kappa
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We need these kind of things in Aus.
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12-02-2008, 04:32 AM
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| | Horklump
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That is so cool and it is great to see that people are still in the HP spirit to go out at midnight for the book. It is a bummer though because I can't go a) because it is pretty far and b) it a school night so I am not going anywhere as devoted as I am to the books. I hope that the people that can make it have a great time though!
I've been meaning to head to Whimsic Alley for years, I will have to make a trip there soon! Maybe the next book will come out during the summer and I can make a trip out there and finally join in on all of this fun!
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12-02-2008, 05:59 AM
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| | Clabbert
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thats awsome, i hope they do something here in northern california.
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12-02-2008, 07:57 AM
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| | Plimpy
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I'm going to Barnes and Noble tomorrow to see if their having a midnight release party. If they are, I'll be there to party with my fellow Potter fanatics!
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12-02-2008, 12:10 PM
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| | Plimpy
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That's Great for Whimsic Alley...
But What About Me?
I Want to Go!
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