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This last Saturday (1/23/2010) the Harry Potter Fandom came together in a webcast to support “Helping Haiti Heal” to benefit “Partners in Health, a charitable organization that has been on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years and will remain in Haiti working to end poverty and bring about a healthier society long after the initial relief efforts have ended.

The webcast featured special apperances and performances from The HP Alliance, The Leaky Cauldron, PotterCast, MuggleNet, MuggleCast, Hogwarts Radio, FictionAlley, The Signal and TrueBloodNews, actors from "The Wire," and "Heroes"; wizard rock from Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, The Remus Lupins, Ministry of Magic, Lauren Fairweather, and The Whomping Willows.

You can listen to the recorded webcast at this link:  http://www.thehpalliance.org/haiti/

 

One of the really cool things about this fund raiser is that over 200 prizes have been donated.  Including a full set of Harry Potter books signed and donated by J.K. Rowling.  A guitar owned and signed by Tom Felton (Draco) and a ton of other fan related stuff plus stuff from other fandom’s like Dexter, True Blood, Star Wars and others.

For a current list go to http://www.thehpalliance.org/haiti/prize

(I know this is not HP-related, but I figured it's ATL-related and since there's nothing HP going on this weekend, maybe you guys would like something fun to do!)

I know I mentioned this last week, but The PLAZA now has ADVANCED TICKET SALES AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE

Don't know what Repo! is? It's a ROCK! musical set in the not so distant future, where organ transplants have become the fashion rage and the repossession of organs has become legal! The movie features a phenomenal cast including Anthony Steward Head, Alexa Vega, Terrance Zdunich, Sarah Brightman, Bill Mosley, Orge, Paris Hilton, and more!

ADD Atlanta's very own Repo Shadowcast, 21st Century's Cure and you've got a show that shouldn't be missed!!


PLUS THIS SATURDAY ONLY!!!!!!!!! Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith (the original CREATORS) will be in attendance, signing autographs starting at 8:30!!!


MOVIE STARTS at 10PM with our PRE-SHOW at around 9:30PM

TICKETS ARE $12!!! GET YOURS NOW!!!!!! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/82339

The PLAZA WEBSITE: http://www.plazaatlanta.com/



Spread the word, it's not every day you can go see the movie and watch it with the CREATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


TESTIFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(if this isn't allowed, sorry ladies! You know I love you all! <3 )

Our September Party will be held on the 26th at 7pm

Dear First Years,

Come join your fellow students in the Great Hall and be sorted into one of Atlanta HP's four houses for the evening. Then compete in some fun games for house points and enjoy some HP discussion. Which house will reign victorious as the winner of Atlanta HP's first House Cup?

*HP Discussion
*HP Wheel of Fortune- Pat and Vanna bring their game to the wizarding world
*Scene Reenactments- watch a short scene from one of the HP movies and then re-enact it as best you can with your house. You will be judged on both accuracy and creativity.
*And then stay after the House Cup winner is announced for a fun game of Are You a Death Eater?

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to to this post.

Atlanta HP is hosting a fun game of Are You a Death Eater (an HP version of Are You a Werewolf/Mafia) for the YA Lit Track!! It will start at 11:30 pm in the YA Lit track room- A707 in the Marriott. I hope everyone who is at Dragon Con will come out and play. If you have never been to one of our parties this will be a fun way to meet people from our group. If you haven't been able to make a party in awhile then this will be a great way to connect with everyone again.

If you have one of our new Atlanta HP t-shirts, we hope you will wear them to this panel!

See you there,
Traci

If you'll be attending Dragon*con this year, and you like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" song and/or video, and you like to dance, please check out this page about how they'll be trying to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller choreography in a single location.

( links to instrucional videos at youtube )

The full schedule for D*c is not up for another couple of days, but I know for sure that Tom Felton is not scheduled to talk during either the rehearsal times or the actual dance time, so please join!

Our August Party will be held on Saturday the 29th at 7pm.

You are cordially invited to attend the Slug Club End of Summer Soiree. The Evening's events will include discussions of all things Professor Slughorn and the Slug Club, games, and of course, candied pineapple!

Please join Atlanta Slug Club members (up and coming rock stars) for a Guitar Hero after-party!

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post.

Our July Party will be held on Saturday the 18th at 7pm.
Come join Atlanta HP, and your hosts Hanako and Keith (her friend from Phildelphia) for an evening of HP fun:

* Discuss the HBP movie!
* Play HP Family Feud
* Test your knowledge with HP Jeopardy
* Try not to be killed in a fun game of Deatheater (if time allows)

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or respond to this post.

Hey guys, I have a friend who is working with the Atlantic Station Regal Cinema.  They need Harry Potter costumers still for the Half Blood Prince premiere tomorrow night, and also for some showings next week.

Anyone interested in a free ticket to the midnight showing in exchange for a little costuming goodness, please email Joe at dc_consuite@att,net

Thanks!

Bev
Director
YA Lit @ Dragon*Con

Cross- posted to YA Lit, Atl HP, and D*Con comms

Hello my fellow wizards! I come in a desperate hour of need.

My name is Jules, aka Kozibot. I'm a costuming fiend from Chicago, and I'm friends with stupid_drawings. She's actually staying with me this week before we head off to Azkatraz in a few days. She's told me wonderful things about you folks and recommended I ask here for help.

My delema that I bring to you folks is that I'll be visiting Atlanta for the first time for Dragon*Con this coming September, but alas my room situation has suddenly gone to pot and I'm currently looking for a place to stay from Thursday morning through Monday morning. If anyone has a bed space or a rollaway that hasn't been claimed, I'd prefer that, but I could always bring an air matress. I've got scoliosis so a soft surface other than the floor is greatly prefered.

If anyone can help, or know of others that have space, by all means let me know! You can comment here or e-mail me at RaverReno at hotmail dot com

I don't know who will be going to midnight showing of HBP at Regal Hollywood 24 but according to Fandango the 12:01 showing is sold out. However they have another showing at 12:15.

Wizard Rock Concert!

The cast of PotterCast the Harry Potter fandom podcast along with the wizard rock bands the Whomping Willows and the Remus Lupins are touring across America on their way to the Harry Potter convention in San Francisco.

They are making one stop here in Georgia and it will be this Thursday 6/25/09 from 6pm till 9pm.

Come out and meet the cast, enjoy a free wizard rock concert, and meet the beautiful Melissa Anelli the author of " Harry A History".

Potter cast will be doing a live pod cast of the event.

I know it's short notice but if your a Harry Potter fan you come out and take part in this awesome event.

Host:	PCLUPINWILLOW
Type:	Music/Arts - Performance
Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time:	6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Gazebo outside Wordsmith Books
Street:	141 E Trinity Place
City/Town:	Decatur, GA

Anyone needing a ride from the Canton, Woodstock, Kenessaw, Marietta area can car pool with me. I'll be headed that way between 4 and 5pm Thursday. Call me on my cell 404-578-6511 if you want to carpool with me. I'll be staying till it's over.

If your on Facebook you can read more about the event at: [url=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?e

Our May Party will be held on Saturday the 23rd at 7pm.

Confessions of a 'B' Character

Join our May host, Tina, at Casa de Ricks' for a party that should be a lively and memorable night. We will be discussing our favorite 'B' and 'C' list characters from the books. What do you think their story is? If Jo could be convinced to write, or allow someone else to write, that character's story, what would you want to know?

We will play Harry Potter Pictionary and DeathEater (our version of Werewolf). A great time for everyone can only be had if people come to the party. So RSVP, bring a snack and let's get the party started.

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post with your email address.

"Easter at Hogsmeade"

Our April Party will be held on Sunday the 26th at 6pm. Come join us for some HP fun:

HP Discussion:
Why are some things in the Wizarding World the same as in the muggle world even though neither side really knows much about the other?
Ex. Christmas & Easter Holidays, Social Class and Breeding, etc.

Fun HP Games:
Easter Egg Hunt w/ Galleons
Potions Competition
Trivia Duel
Unscramble the Quotes

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post.

Calling all Young Adult Lit Friends, Fans, and Enthusiasts!

This is just a quick message to let you know that our forums are going active again as we prepare for the 2009 Young Adult Literature Track! This is where we all can talk amongst ourselves--staff, attendees, fans, and panelists alike--and share our enthusiasm for YA Literature and our excitement for the upcoming convention. Please check here for updates on guests (such as Mike Welch and Peter Facinelli of "Twilight"), come make suggestions for this year, and get the latest track news, developments, and contests.

This way to the forums! http://yalit.informe.com/forum/

Hope to see you there soon!

Your Dragon*Con YA Lit Forum point-person,
Karen Smith
YA Lit Staffer
(Theodora on forums)

"Spring Break at The Burrow"

Our March Party will be held on the 28th at 7pm. Come join us for some HP fun:

*Deatheater (a HP version of the game Werewolf/Mafia)
*Harry Potter Apples to Apples (this fun game has been potterized)
*HP Discussion

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or respond to this post with your email address.

Our February Party will be held on the 28th at 7pm. Come join us for some HP fun:

*HP discussion-the role and influence of parents on their kids in the Harry Potter universe.
*Harry Potter Cranium
*and much more fun

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post.

I put up the photo albums from the November and December parties on Atlanta HP's Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlantahp/sets/

Our January Party, "Winter at Hogwarts" will be held Saturday January 24th at 7pm:

Come join Atlanta HP for an evening of Harry Potter fun:

*HP Pictionary
*Which Wizard Am I?
*HP Discussion

We send out all our party info (address, phone number, activities, etc.) through invites using Evite.com. If you are not on our evite list, and you would like to get more info about this and/or future parties email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post.

Thanks to everyone who came out last night and made our Christmas Party such a huge success!!

I wanted to get a party calendar started for next year, so I need an idea of who wants to host a party and in which month. April is the only month that been requested so far.

Anybody is welcome to host a party whether you have been to only one party or all of our parties. It doesn’t matter if you live in a house or an apartment because we have had our parties at big spaces and at small spaces, and they have all been fun! Also, my clubhouse (where we have been having most of the parties lately) is available on most Saturdays in all the months except for June, July, and August because the pool is open then. You are welcome to use the clubhouse if you are willing to come a little early to set up and stay a little after the party to clean up.

Don't worry that hosting a party has to be a big undertaking because it doesn't. We have plenty of people here that would be willing to host with you or just help you out...all you have to do is post a request for help. 

For the theme of your party and the activities, you can do whatever you wish as long as it is Harry Potter related. We have had people make HP versions of fun games including: HP Taboo, HP Pictionary, HP Cranium, HP Outburst, HP Jeopardy, HP Mad Libs, HP Dating Game, HP Family Feud, etc. We have done HP Dramatic Interpretations, and Dramatic Readings. We have people do HP versions of Party Quirks and Scenes from a Hat from the show "Whose Line Is It Anyway". We have had a Dragon Egg Hunt, Horcrux hunts, and a 2nd Task like activity in the lake. We have had a HP pumpkin carving contest and a HP gingerbread house contest. We wrote our own potions and then voted for the best ones. We have played Harry Potter Scene- It. We have also had many different trivia contests and discussion topics based on the books and movies. So anything HP related that sounds fun to you will be fun at one of our parties. You can have a very broad theme or you could do something more concentrated like having a certain class be the theme and do activities and discussion based on that. Really there are no rules on what you can do as long as it relates to Harry Potter.

Also as host there will be no need for you to shell out lots of money. All our parties are pot luck as far as food goes. We have had people make spaghetti, tacos, etc and have everyone choose a side dish to bring.  We have had hosts order pizza and everyone bring two or three dollars to pay for it. We have had pot luck dinners where everyone brings a dish or dessert. We had an ice cream social where everyone brought ice cream or ice cream toppings. Whatever you want to do for dinner, we will put up the drop box on the Evite for people choose what to bring (including drinks and desserts).

If you are interested in hosting a party, please let me know. You can reply to this post or email me at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com. Thanks!

lupintonks85  and I are starting to put together the Family Feud game for the Christmas Party. It really helps to know how many people are planning to attend the party when making the game. If you haven't rsvped yet, and you know if you can make the party or not, could you please take a moment and RSVP on the Evite. We would really appreciate it!

If you are not on our Evite mailing list and you would like to get more info about this party, email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post with your email address.

I just sent out the Evite for our December Party. Please be aware of the day and time on the Evite because it is different than usual. Originally we were going to do the party on Saturday the 20th, but a family obligation has come up for that weekend. All the other weekends seem to have something planned for Saturday, so we had to change the party to a Sunday. We changed the time to 6pm, so we could get an earlier start since most people have work the next day.

Christmas at Godric's Hollow
Sunday December 14 at 6pm

Join Atlanta HP for a night of HP Holiday fun:
*HP Discussion
* Harry Potter Family Feud- Yes, we have surveyed 100 HP fans!
Now come and see if you can help your "HP family" find the top
answer in each category.
*A "Dirty Sirius" Christmas Gift Exchange-Please bring a small Harry Potter inspired Christmas Gift (no more than $10). We will have a gift exchange, and everyone will leave the party with a fun present. The gift does not have to be official book and/or movie stuff. It could just be inspired by the HP books and/or characters.

If you are not on our Evite mailing list and you would like to get more info about this party, email me (Traci) at atlanta_hp@hotmail.com or reply to this post with your email address.

Hey!
I just wanted to let everyone know that The Remus Lupins will be playing on Nov 18th. It's at 6:30 at Wordsmith Books in Decatur.
For more information go here.