Random Magic Tour: Winterlong (Tour schedule and archive)

Random Magic Tour: Winterlong

Dec. 10-23, 2010

About: Random Magic

Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis

Tour prize coordinator: @LaFemmeReaders

Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour

Win something wonderful: Tour prizes

 Random Magic (Gift-wrapped, first edition)

Fairy tale mini-dolls (Madame Alexander series, complete set)

Magical Covers art event: Prize pack

Beautiful art journal

This Book Belongs To bookplates set

2011 ARC (pre-pub.) YA winter-themed novel

Dec. 10

Winterlong: Musical Blog Hop

Come sit by the fire and enjoy

some lovely winter tunes...

 #1 of 10: Spellbound by Books (@Meeka_21)

Themes: Buoyancy - Good Cheer
Tour schedule

#2 of 10: Geeky Blogger (@thehistorychic)
Themes: Reflection - Spirituality
Tour schedule

#3 of 10: The Book Swarm (@marybrebner)
Themes: Fortitude - Quirkiness

#4 of 10: Elbit Blog (@MeriGreenleaf) 

Themes: Tenderness - Devotion
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)

#5 of 10: The Reading Lassie (@ReadingLassie)
Themes: Mystery - Magic
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)

#6 of 10: A Reader's Adventure (@ReaderAdventure)

Themes: Celebration - Humor
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)

#7 of 10: vvb32 Reads (@vvb32reads)

Themes: Love - Geniality
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)

#8 of 10: About Happy Books (@abouthappybooks)

Themes: Comedy - Creativity
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)


#9 of 10: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)

Themes: Hope - Light
Tour schedule

#10 of 10: The Fluidity of Time (Twitter n/a)

Themes: Art - Beauty - Inspiration
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)

(Blog Hop Summary - via vvb32)

Notes: Songs on the blog hop are nice songs for winter, 
and they also reflect themes found in Random Magic.

Bonus: Free winter song for every stop

on the hop, feel free to visit all blogs to find them all.

Dec. 11

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Magical Covers: Reimagining the cover of Random Magic

Welcome and prizes info

Voting: Dec. 18 - Winner revealed: Dec. 20

Dec. 12

My Love Affair With Books

Twitter: @Misha_1989

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Review

Feat.: ‘Winter Dancers’

and – just for fun!

Unabridged Chick

Twitter: @unabridgedchick

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feat.: Elf Yourself (winter widget)

Dec. 13

Oodles of Books

Twitter: @oodlesofbooks

Tour schedule
Review

Dec. 14

Books, Sweets and other Treats

Twitter: @lindsiking

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feat.: ‘Winter Drinks’

Dec. 15

vvb32 Reads

Twitter: @vvb32reads

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feat.: ‘Dandy Fellows’

Related event: Dandies and Delectables (vvb32 Reads)

Dec. 16

Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

Twitter: @blodeuedd83

Tour schedule
Review

and

Chick Loves Lit

Twitter: @shanynlee

Tour schedule

Feat.: 'Fun Five: Random Magic'

Dec. 17

This Miss Loves To Read

Twitter: @MissIrenne

Tour schedule
Review

Feat.: 'Fairy Tale Top 10: Random Magic'
More: Friday is for Fairytales (RM is #22)

Dec. 18

Booklover - Book Chicks

Twitter: @LexieVmp666

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar) 
Review

Feat.: Video review of Random Magic

More: The Booklover - Book Chicks video channel

and

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders
 Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Magical Covers: Reimagining the cover of Random Magic 
Voting on cover entries
Winning cover revealed on Dec. 20

Dec. 19

The Fluidity of Time

Twitter: n/a

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Review

Feat.: ‘Subtle Magic: A discussion of Random Magic themes’

and

Related event: Dandies and Delectables (vvb32 Reads)

Twitter: @vvb32reads

Special Event: Dandy Merriment: A Darling Day of Dandies
Intro: (Incl. 'Are you a dandy?' quiz and gift box info)
 The Clotheshorse Dandy
 The Dandy King
 The Dandy Novelist
 The Artistic Dandy
 The Musical Dandy
 Acting Dandies
 The Female Dandy

Dec. 20

Makeshift Bookmark

Twitter: @makeshiftjen

Tour schedule

Feat.: ‘Casting Random Magic’ (gallery)

and

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Magical Covers: Reimagining Random Magic

Finale: Cover winner revealed

 

Dec. 21

The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle chapter)

Twitter: n/a

Song inspired by Random Magic (audio/video)

Feat.: Video performance, 'Don't Say You Don't Believe In Magic'
Songwriter: Michael Wallenfels
BBC (Seattle) host: Geoff Larson
 More: The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle) RM post (video)

More: The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle) video channel

Dec. 22

Girls in the Stacks

Twitter: @girlsinthestack

Video performance, cute scene from the book.
 Feat.: Bookshelf Theater: Random Magic (video)

More: The Girls in the Stacks video channel

Dec. 23

Winter Reading Circle: Tales for a Winter Night

Find some nice and cozy – or dark and spooky –

reads perfect for wintertime, on this fun blog hop.

#1 of 6: What Book Is That?

Tour schedule
Twitter: @heynocupcake
Tour stop

#2 of 6: Willowdust Reviews – Tina’s Book Reviews

Tour schedule
Twitter: @BooksatTinas
Tour stop

#3 of 6: Diary of a Bookworm

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Twitter: n/a
Tour stop

#4 of 6: A Reader’s Adventure

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Twitter: @ReaderAdventure
Tour stop (delay)

#5 of 6: vvb32 Reads

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Tour stop

#6 of 6: La Femme Readers

Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Twitter: @lafemmereaders
Tour stop

Completing the reading circle -- and the Winterlong tour. 
 Thank you for coming along with us, and happy reading!

RMT: Winterlong - Winter Dancers

 

 

"This is the very dressing table, the very room where (Galina) Ulanova was changing. She was the icon, the living legend. Her name became the symbol of the ballet.

For me, Ulanova as Juliet was something very special. It's always great for an artist when a choreographer stages a ballet for you personally. I watched that ballet on stage a thousand times, and always had goosebumps. Unfortunately, no film can deliver this feeling. I did see the films, too. You watch the moves, but you don't quite get that tremble. It's just not the same.

The fact that I became her pupil was, I guess, luck. The moment came when she wanted to finish her career. Lavrovsky, who was the creative director then, told her, 'Galya, you can't just leave the theater. Try to teach. Pick whomever you want - prima ballerinas, young girls, whoever you prefer.'

She said that if she takes anyone, it would have to be someone young. And picked me. So it was luck. Had I joined the company earlier or later, it might not have happened.

She was not a mild person. She had a very strong character, very demanding, especially of herself. I also think her introvert nature was a shell to protect herself from the world.
 

Of course, the entire life, all the big works, everything was created with her. She watched all the performances, was very picky.

Once after the performance she came backstage, kissed me, congratulated me and said that it was 'very good.'

While I was being undressed, she started making comments -- everything was good but this was not quite good, and that, and this...

Finally, my hairdresser, who was undoing my hair all that time, just asked, 'Galina Sergeyevna, but why are you saying she danced well if everything was bad?'"

- Ekaterina Maximova discusses her ballet mentor, Galina Ulanova, excerpted from Ulanova Forever (2004, documentary)
 

Translator credit: YouTube subscriber quest3472 kindly provided this transcription and translation (Russian to English) in order to help English-only speakers understand and enjoy this interview.

Random Magic Tour: Winterlong (Tour Schedule - pre-tour)

Random Magic Tour: Winterlong

Dec. 10-23, 2010

About: Random Magic

Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis

Tour prize coordinator: @LaFemmeReaders

Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour

Win something wonderful: Tour prizes

 Random Magic (Gift-wrapped, first edition)

Fairy tale mini-dolls (Madame Alexander series, complete set)

Magical Covers art event: Prize pack

Beautiful art journal

This Book Belongs To bookplates set

2011 ARC (pre-pub.) YA winter-themed novel

Please note that this is a pre-tour schedule and some info might have changed.

Most up-to-date tour schedule is here:  

Current schedule

Dec. 10

Winterlong: Musical Blog Hop

Come sit by the fire and enjoy

some lovely winter tunes...

 #1 of 10: Spellbound by Books (@Meeka_21)

Themes: Buoyancy - Good Cheer

#2 of 10: Geeky Blogger (@thehistorychic)
Themes: Reflection - Spirituality

#3 of 10: UPDATE: Blogger changed on this stop
Themes: Fortitude - Quirkiness


#4 of 10: Elbit Blog (@MeriGreenleaf) 

Themes: Tenderness - Devotion

#5 of 10: The Reading Lassie (@ReadingLassie)
Themes: Mystery - Magic

#6 of 10: A Reader's Adventure (@ReaderAdventure)

Themes: Celebration - Humor

#7 of 10: vvb32 Reads (@vvb32reads)

Themes: Love - Geniality

#8 of 10: About Happy Books (@abouthappybooks)

Themes: Comedy - Creativity

#9 of 10: The True Book Addict (@truebookaddict)

Themes: Hope - Light

#10 of 10: The Fluidity of Time (Twitter n/a)

Themes: Art - Beauty - Inspiration

(Blog Hop Summary - via vvb32)

Notes: Songs on the blog hop are nice songs for winter, 
and they also reflect themes found in Random Magic.

Bonus: Free winter song for every stop

on the hop, feel free to visit all blogs to find them all.

Dec. 11

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders

Magical Covers: Reimagining the cover of Random Magic

Welcome and prizes info

Voting: Dec. 18 - Winner revealed: Dec. 20

Dec. 12

My Love Affair With Books

Twitter: @Misha_1989

Review

Feat.: ‘Winter Dancers’

and – just for fun!

Unabridged Chick

Twitter: @unabridgedchick

Feat.: Elf Yourself (winter widget)

Dec. 13

Oodles of Books

Twitter: @oodlesofbooks

Review

and

Books, Sweets and other Treats

Twitter: @lindsiking

Feat.: ‘Winter Drinks’

Dec. 14

UPDATE: Schedule change made on this stop

Dec. 15

vvb32 Reads

Twitter: @vvb32reads

Feat.: ‘Dandy Fellows’

Related event: Dandies and Delectables (Dec. 10-23)

Dec. 16

Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

Twitter: @blodeuedd83

Review

and

Chick Loves Lit

Twitter: @shanynlee

Review

Feat.: ‘The Secrets of Random Magic’

Dec. 17

This Miss Loves To Read

Twitter: @MissIrenne

Review

Feat. ‘Fairy Tale Top 10: Random Magic’

Dec. 18

Booklover - Book Chicks

Twitter: @LexieVmp666

Review

Feat.: Video review of Random Magic

More: The Booklover - Book Chicks video channel

and

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders
 Magical Covers: Reimagining the cover of Random Magic 
Voting on cover entries
Winning cover revealed on Dec. 20

Dec. 19

The Fluidity of Time

Twitter: n/a

Review

Feat.: ‘Subtle Magic: A discussion of Random Magic themes'

and

UPDATE: Schedule change made on this stop
Event added: A Darling Day of Dandies

Dec. 20

Makeshift Bookmark

Twitter: @makeshiftjen

Feat.: ‘Casting Random Magic’ (gallery)

and

La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders

Magical Covers: Reimagining Random Magic

Finale: Cover winner revealed

 

Dec. 21

The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle chapter)

Twitter: n/a

Feat.: A song inspired by Random Magic (audio/video)

Details: Video performance

More: The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle) video channel

Dec. 22

Girls in the Stacks

Twitter: @girlsinthestack

Feat.: Bookshelf Theater: Random Magic (video)

Details: Video performance, cute scene from the book.

More: The Girls in the Stacks video channel

Dec. 23

Winter Reading Circle: Tales for a Winter Night

Find some nice and cozy – or dark and spooky –

reads perfect for wintertime, on this fun blog hop.

#1 of 6: What Book Is That?

Twitter: @heynocupcake

#2 of 6: Willowdust Reviews – Tina’s Book Reviews

Twitter: @BooksatTinas

#3 of 6: Diary of a Bookworm

Twitter: n/a

#4 of 6: A Reader’s Adventure

Twitter: @ReaderAdventure

#5 of 6: vvb32 Reads

Twitter: @vvb32reads

#6 of 6: La Femme Readers

Twitter: @lafemmereaders

Completing the reading circle -- and the Winterlong tour. 

Thank you for coming along with us, and happy reading!

Random Magic Tour: Winterlong (Headers, Badges)

Main tour headers - full size (2)

Main tour headers - medium (2)

Sidebar badges (3)

Blog hop event (1)
BBC event (1)

Reading circle event (2)

Main tour headers (Full size):

 

or 

Main tour headers (Medium):

or

Sidebar badges:

or

or

Sidebar link:Tour schedule
http://tinyurl.com/27mz8rv

Blog hop event (Dec. 10):

BBC event (Dec. 21)

Winter reading circle event (Dec. 23):

or

RMT - Pre-tour info: Tour Prizes

This is just the pre-tour info page for the tour prizes related to RMT 2010.

Tour prize coordinator: @LaFemmeReaders

Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour

Win something wonderful! 

Per La Femme Readers, there'll be bonus points available for the main tour prizes:

+1 for Twitter post and link 

+2 for blog post and link

MAIN TOUR PRIZES (2)

First Random Magic Winter Tour Prize:
Copy of Random Magic

*Gift-wrapped first edition, Random Magic
*First edition print
*Pretty and personalized gift-wrapping
(if you win this prize, please let us know your favorite color!)
*Random Magic postcards (2)
*Bookmark and other goodies
*Thank you note from Sasha
(International)



SEE INFO
 
or

Second Random Magic Winter Tour Prize:
Fairy tale mini-dolls (set of eight tiny dolls)

Complete set of small, adorable Madame Alexander dolls featuring fairy tale characters. The series is called Storybook Couples.
The doll bodies are plastic, with some fabric details.

This complete set is a collectible item and currently unavailable from the Madame Alexander Doll Company. (editing note: via doll company info page)



The set includes the following celebrated pairs:

* Cinderella and Prince Charming
* Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf
* Alice in Wonderland and The Mad Hatter
* Hansel and Gretel.

Nearly everyone from this list shows up in some (genial and skewed) way in Random Magic! :)
(International)
 SEE INFO


MAGICAL COVERS CONTEST PRIZES (1)

Cover art event: Prize pack (winner receives all)

* Beautiful art journal

* Bookplates set

* 2011 ARC (pre-pub.) YA winter-themed novel
(U.S./Canada only)

 SEE INFO

Please note: The main tour prizes are open to ALL readers on ALL blogs. The cover art event is also open to all readers on all blogs, but it's a cover design contest, so entries will be more involved.

The Bushwick Book Club presents: Random Magic (lyrics)

The book club: The Bushwick Book Club (BBC/Seattle)
See also: The Bushwick Book Club (Seattle) video channel

The book: Random Magic by Sasha Soren
See also: Random Magic Tour: Winterlong (2010)
Event date: Dec. 21, 2010 

The song inspired by the book: ‘Don’t Say You Don’t Believe in Magic’
Songwriter: Michael Wallenfels
 

Video transcript, including lyrics:

Geoff Larson (BBC host): Hi there, my name is Geoff Larson, I am the producer of the Bushwick Book Club (Seattle).

We are a group of musicians who all read a book and separately write music inspired by that book, and then we put on a show all together. And now we are happy to present Random Magic, by Sasha Soren.

Michael Wallenfels will be playing his song for you, now. Thank you very much for thinking of us, and…Random Magic.

Michael Wallenfels (Songwriter): Random Magic is a pretty excellent book. It’s really trying to remind us all of the magic world that lives at the periphery of our own. And the experience of it is just a matter of belief.

And so this song is a testament to that, because I really felt that as the main message from the book; it was really beautifully expressed.

This song is called, ‘Don’t You Say You Don’t Believe in Magic’:

Don’t you say you don’t believe in magic, girl
Can’t you see the world for what it is?
You may say that life is downright tragic, girl
But can’t you be amazed (a maze) for just one day?

Tomorrow you may wander through the looking glass
Tomorrow you may find a hidden key
Stranger things have happened when we dream, my girl
You don’t have to wait to fall asleep
Ah, now – you don’t have to wait to fall asleep

Don’t you see the mystery of all, my boy
The world is what we make it in our minds
You say you know it’s there behind the wall, my boy
But you might be mistaken every time

Tomorrow you may wander through the looking glass
Tomorrow you may find a hidden key
Stranger things have happened when we dream, my boy
You don’t have to wait to fall asleep
Ah, now – you don’t have to wait to fall asleep
Ah, now – you don’t have to wait
to fall asleep…

Michael Wallenfels (Songwriter): Thank you, Sasha. :)
 

Bookshelf Theater: Random Magic - Tribute Roses!

BRAVA! 

About: Throwing flowers onto the stage as a tribute to performers

In some venues (particularly outdoor theaters) it is customary to throw flowers onstage after a performance, especially at a curtain call. If you're attending a play in a theater that carries on this tradition, be smart about it if you decide to join in. Throw single stems of lightweight, tidy flowers such as roses or daisies, not whole bouquets.

 Be sure any thorns are removed from the stems and toss the blossoms gently underhand rather than pitching them as hard as you can into the actors themselves. Aim for a gentle rain of flowers at the front of the stage, not a mass of greenery under the actors' feet; you don't want to cause anyone to really 'break a leg.'

 Source (text excerpt): eHow Theater Etiquette

Note on usage, re: 'Brava!': Technically, it should really be, 'Brave!,' but 'Brava!' is more familiar to English speakers as a theater accolade. Also, it has more oomph.

This post is part of:

Random Magic Tour: Winterlong

Dec. 22, 2010 performance

Bookshelf Theater: Random Magic

by

Girls in the Stacks