I'm sure I'm not the only nerd with Harry Potter-related plans tonight! Our local indie movie theater, The Moxie, is showing the Prisoner of Azkaban and teaming up with an independent bookstore and other local businesses to recreate Diagon Alley in downtown Springfield – here's a blurb from the Moxie's newsletter:
On Friday, July 20, our little block of Walnut and Campbell will be magically transformed into Diagon Alley, the premiere wizard shopping district in the Harry Potter series. Festivities will begin around 6:00 pm, and here's what you can expect:
* Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes (WELL FED HEAD), an official distributor of the new book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, cordially invites you to #93 Diagon Alley on Friday, July 20th, 2007, for more magic than contained in a Skiving Snackbox. There will be ten ton-tongue toffees to the first ten guests as well as various awards, activities and diversions all over the Alley. Harry Potter books will be released promptly at 12:01 AM. Quantities are limited and we would strongly suggest you reserve your copy today.
* Terrortours (Shires for Hire), #59 Diagon Alley, will be offering carriage rides (weather permitting) throughout our little corner of the magical world. If you ask them nicely they might even take you on quick ride down Knockturn Alley. They will begin tours after 6:00 PM that evening and you will be able to catch them near Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
* Ollivander's – Makers of Fine Wands Since 382 BC (Springfield Hot Glass Studio), will have an extensive collection of custom magical wands and goblets on display. Open till 8:30 PM.
* Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions (Czar Graphics), will have a fine selection of ready made and custom magical clothing just for you.
* And last but not least, Moxie Cinema will transform into The Leaky Cauldron, where we'll be serving up some butter beer and showing HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN. Did we mention we're making pitchers of Butter Beer? Don't worry, it doesn't really have butter in it, and it's kid friendly. The show starts at 9pm.
Fun times…. I'll try to get some photos before it gets too dark out!
We’re going to check out the fun, but probably not spend a lot of time there. I need to take a nap so I can get the book at 12:01 and start reading!
Don’t let the book derail your Tour de France knitting!
Oh, that sounds like so much fun! I guess there is stuff around here but it’ll be mobbed. Have a butter beer for me!
that sounds like a ton of fun!!! I can wait to see the pictures
That sounds like so much fun!
Did you go? It sounded like so much fun! I really wanted to be there but I have no car and I live outside of town.
Hi Sarah,
I am in the Apple store on the plaza waiting for my appointment to try to get the “u” key attached once again to the old Mac laptop that we have. I think we are going to give it to maggie to use at college next year. The Mac store was packed when we were here at 2 p.m. and it is still packed now; have to have an appointment to even leave your computer for service. Anyway we are here adn how nice to have lots and lots of Macintosh computers and I-pods to play with. I was wondering how July 20 Friday night fun in downtown Springfield turned out???
Love
Mom