Brandon Sanderson Speaks @ Worlds of Fantasy Exhibit (Salt Lake City: December 15)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Julianne HancockE: jhancock@slcpl.orgP: 801-455-3432 Popular Fantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Speaks at The City LibraryHighlights Worlds of Fantasy Exhibit on Display December 10, 2012-Salt Lake City-Fantasy is a major component in our cultural zeitgeist. The past decade has been filled with literature, film, games, and art that capture society´s desire for the exploration of magical worlds. From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, our pop-culture world is one obsessed with fantasy. Join The City Library for a series of events highlighting the mystical and magical. On December 15, The City Library will be transformed. An ongoing exhibit featuring sets and pieces from a locally-produced fantasy film, Flight from Shadow, will be the backdrop for a series of fantastic events, including an all-ages costume contest-from the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Robert Jordan, wand-making classes, film screenings, book browses, tours of the exhibit, and a performance by the Salt Lake Pops Orchestra. The feature of the December 15 celebration is a lecture with famed author Brandon Sanderson, beginning at 12pm in the Main Library Auditorium. Sanderson is best known for finishing Robert Jordan´s epic series, The Wheel of Time. The final installment of this series will be released on January 8, 2013. Sanderson will also host an intimate Q&A, focusing on world-building, followed by a book signing. Other Worlds of Fantasy events continue through the month of January, including Dungeons and Dragons at the Chapman Branch, and a continuation of the Fantasy Genre Speaker´s Series, focusing on art, film, and deconstructing Middle Earth. The Genre Speaker´s Series is funded by the Utah Humanities Council, and Worlds of Fantasy has been sponsored by The City Library, University of Utah Department of English, Fort Douglas Military Museum, McGrew Studios, Wagonland Adventures, Absinthe Hair and Grooming Parlor, Razor´s Edge, Abbie Warnock Photography, Badali Jewelers, Wheel of 9 Productions, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The Downtown Alliance, Gryphon Games, Night Flight Comics, Utah Film Commission, and Marcela Torres. For more information on Worlds of Fantasy at The City Library, visit www.slcpl.org/fantasy.
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________Julianne HancockManager of Communications and Library InnovationSalt Lake City Public Library801.524.8219  | jhancock@slcpl.org