If you have read the books or seen the movies, and wished you could adventure in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, now is your chance! For three days during the last weekend of July, you can roam across the long shorelines, gorgeous valleys, towering mountains, and deep underground caverns that make up the land of Middle-earth. Come to Spokane, Washington, USA for fun adventures this July 27th, 28th, and 29th. The event is taking place in the “Kung Fu For Life” school located on 127 East Mission Avenue by the intersection of Mission and Ruby.

MerpCon is a 100% free, non-commercial event run by volunteers, and is not endorsed by Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate.

This year's special guest speaker is Doctor Thomas Morwinsky, author of a number of adventures and magazine contributions set in Middle-earth. He is also the designer of several wonderful large-scale, highly detailed maps set in Tolkien's imaginary universe, including the most detailed large-scale map of J.R.R. Tolkien's Númenor ever made. In the “real world” Dr. Morwinsky is an entomologist for the German Government. He will be flying in all the way from Germany just for the chance to speak at this event on Saturday, July 28th at 6:00 pm.

If you are in any way a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth, or even just generally enjoy fantasy literature, you will not want to miss this unique event, so set your schedule for this FREE event on July 27th, 28th, & 29th and come to MerpCon III this year. There is limited seating available, and you must RSVP for any events you wish to participate in. Please visit www.merpcon.org for more information and to register today. If you do not have Internet access, you may call the USA number at: (509) 481-5437.