Come join the Carrock Smial for some Tolkien talk on Jan 20! Link in bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

Hope to see all you Carrock members for our meeting on Tuesday! More info below. And any new folks who would like to join us, please sign up at the link in our bio and you will be sent the link for the Zoom!

Please give us the GIFT of your presence at our December Smial meeting!

Happy Thanksgiving, Carrock Smial! Thankful for the community we have built together and the fellowship we have enjoyed this year. Wishing you all a great day, however you are spending it.

Braved public transit to Pleasanton to meet up with some Bay Area Carrock Smial folks at the Inklings cafe. A bit of a trek, but worth it for Tolkien or Lewis fans to check out. @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social

Come join us with as we discuss feasts and food in Tolkien's legendarium at our next Carrock Smial meeting.

We had a really great discussion last night at our October meeting. The theme was "terrifying Tolkien." We read some poetry, had a really interesting talk about Tolkien's use of the word "horror" vs. "terror," the different types of horror, and the Watcher in the Water.

Hope to see you all tonight!

The Carrock Smial hopes that you will join us for our October Smial meeting on Oct 21. More info below. And also use the link in our bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

We hope to see you all tomorrow at the September Carrock Smial meeting!

Come join The Carrock Smial at our September meeting! Join our mailing list or Discord at the link in our bio.

Looking forward to meeting tomorrow night on Zoom!

Join The Carrock Northern California Smial on August 26 to talk about the role of estel (or hope) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Link in bio to join our Discord or get on our email list.

A reminder that our July meeting is coming up this Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Information in repost below.

Hey all! We hope you will join the Carrock Northern California Smial for our July meeting. Info below, and use the link in our bio to sign up for our mailing list and Discord!

Thanks to everyone who made it to our meeting tonight! It was such a great talk from @clarelmoore.bsky.social and I'm so glad so many folks came to hear it. Our next meeting will be on July 22 on Zoom and our theme will be "women and Tolkien." More details to come soon!

Just a few days until our June meeting. This is going to be a great one, with guest speaker Clare Moore.

Come join us at The Carrock Smial for our June meeting, where we are very excited to welcome guest speaker @clarelmoore.bsky.social ! Clare is awesome, so you don't want to miss this one. Sign up for our mailing list or join our Discord at the link in our bio!

It was so great to see everyone at our Carrock meeting last night. It is always a blast, and I look forward to our next meeting on June 24, when we will have our first guest speaker, the amazing @clarelmoore.bsky.social !!

Tomorrow is the next meeting of the Carrock Smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social! It is on Zoom from 8-9 PM pacific, all are welcome to join! Please sign up using our Google form so we can send you all the deets. tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi... We also have a fun Discord! discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn

This is very cool swag! #westmoot #westmoot25 #intothewest

Found a familiar name during the WW1 Museum tour

By the way, I (Rob) will have Carrock stickers and buttons to hand out at Westmoot, so if you see an Asian dude with long hair and a beard wearing a large Carrock button, that's me! Hit me up for Carrock swag! #westmoot #westmoot25 #intothewest

Both Stef and Rob will be attending Westmoot this weekend! Hope to meet a lot of you there! There should be a meetup for the Carrock there. Details will come out on Discord and email later today or tomorrow. Sorry we haven't gotten that together yet. It's been a busy week for both Stef and Rob

Our Carrock Smial meeting theme for May is “Tolkien and memory.” We would would love to have you join our fellowship, and come talk Tolkien with us on May 27, 8:00-9:00 on Zoom. Sign up through the link in our bio to get on our email list for the Zoom link

Another great Carrock Smial meeting last night. Thank you to everyone who showed up. Our next meeting will be on May 27, with the theme of "memory." If you would like to join us, please sign up at tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi... so we can email you the zoom link as the date approaches.

Our meeting is tonight from 8:00-9:00. If you signed up before now, you should have gotten an email with the Zoom link. If you would still like to join us, I will check for new additions around 7:00 tonight and send out the link to new members. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi...

The second meeting of The Carrock Smial will be on April 22. Since it's Earth Day, we will be discussing Tolkien and nature. For more information or to join our smial, use the link in our bio. Hope to see you all there!

The Carrock's second meeting will be on Tuesday April 22 and will feature the theme of "nature." Use the form below to sign up for the Carrock mailing list and get updates plus the Zoom URL for the meeting. tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSi...

Carrock members Rik, Owen, and Rob at a theater showing of Return of The King tonight!

Hey, we know her! The Carrock's own, Stef Midlock!

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to attend our first meeting. It was great to meet everyone and talk about Tolkien. We look forward to more fellowship with you all. Our next meeting will be April 22 8-9 pm PST with the theme of "Tolkien and Nature." More info to come, but save the date!

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! The theme of "Fellowship and Community" is particularly relevant for us here at The Carrock, as this is the day of our first smial meeting! We would love for folks to join us. Information on how to get in touch with us is in the linktree in our bio.

One last reminder that the first Carrock Smial meeting will be tomorrow on Zoom from 8-9 pm PST. Hit up the link in our bio to get in touch for zoom info! #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkiensociety #lordoftherings #lotr #tolkiensocietysmial

I’m really looking forward to our first meeting on #TolkienReadingDay All are welcome to join, even if you are not a California baby! 😎

Just over one week until our first online meeting on Tolkien Reading Day (March 25)! Northern California Tolkien fans (although honestly we're open to anyone who would like to join) we hope you'll join us for a fun evening of reading Tolkien.

We're official! The Carrock is now an official Tolkien Society Smial! We're looking forward to our first meeting on the 25th of this month. Check the link in our bio for our Discord, and a Google Form to get on our mailing list for meeting info.

While we're looking forward to our first meeting on the 25th, we wanted to share that, for folks near Sacramento, The Crest theater is showing Return of The King on Friday, March 28. Some Carrock members will be in attendance and we would love to say hi!

Interested in joining a fellowship of Tolkien fans for a new smial? Click the link below to join! #tolkien #tolkiensociety #tolkiensocietysmial #smial #jrrtolkien

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📆 #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien Week 104 (18 February 2025): “Two Years” Second anniversary of Tolkien Trewsday. Choose one of the previous 103 themes or your own.

Northern California Tolkien fans! There's a new smial in town, The Carrock! Our first meeting is on Tolkien Reading Day, March 25th, from 8:00-9:00 PST. Bring your favorite Tolkien passage to read and discuss! Use the link in our bio to join our fellowship! #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkiensociety

Credit for our awesome logo to Shawn Decker www.designedbydecker.com

Northern California Tolkien fans, watch this space! The Carrock: Northern California Smial is coming soon! #tolkien #tolkiensociety #smial