heidi | Jim Dale at Portus - 2008 in Dallas in July!

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The Portus staff has had their lips sealed for the last few months (a very hard thing to do!), but we can no longer keep quiet. It is with the utmost pleasure and greatest honor that we divulge our most guarded secret…

Jim Dale, the voice of Harry Potter, will be joining us this July at Portus in Dallas, Texas (July 10 - 13) and we're more excited than a gaggle of Leprechauns at the Quidditch World Cup!

To celebrate, we are offering a special springtime registration discount for Jim Dale fans. Register by March 15th and use the special promotional code WELUVJIM, and you will receive a regular Portus registration for $180. That's a $40 savings! Imagine all the extras you can add on to your registration with savings like that. *

In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Mr. Dale the Member of the Order of the British Empire. However, to millions of American and Canadian fans, Mr. Dale is the voice of Harry Potter. Over the past eight years, he has recorded all seven books in the series. He holds three Guinness World Records, the most recent for creating 147 voices for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

For his audiobook narration work, he became the first inductee into the Audio Publishers Hall of Fame and has won a record nine Audie Awards, including "Best Male Narrator 2007." This year he received the 2008 "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" Grammy Award for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was his sixth Grammy nomination and second win.

Mr. Dale's accomplishments are not limited to audiobooks. He is an Oscar nominee for the 1966 song "Georgy Girl" and a Tony Award winner for his portrayal of Phineas Taylor Barnum in the Broadway musical Barnum. His extensive portfolio also includes an impressive film and television repertoire. In addition to eleven of the British Carry On films, Mr. Dale starred in the PBS adaptation of Huckleberry Finn, was nominated for a BAFTA Best Newcomer film award for his role in Adolf Hitler-My Part in His Downfall, and of course starred in the beloved Disney film, Pete's Dragon. Presently, he is the acclaimed narrator of the popular television series Pushing Daisies.

Mr. Dale will be delighting us with a presentation and Question and Answer session from 9am to 10:30am on Saturday, July 12th followed by two autograph sessions from 11am to noon and again from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. The presentation and autograph sessions are free to all Portus attendees, so be sure to register today.

Dessert with Jim Dale

Can't get enough of Jim Dale? Join him for dessert on Saturday evening from 6pm to 7:30pm. Attendance is open to all Portus attendees but is limited to the first 100 to sign up. The event includes a 20-minute presentation followed by a Question and Answer session and open mingling with Mr. Dale – dessert, coffee, and tea included. Tickets are $50.00 per person and are non-refundable. You can get your ticket by modifying your registration. But don't delay! These tickets are sure to go fast.

The Jim Dale Premium Package

Want to see Jim Dale but can't stay for all of Portus? Then the Jim Dale Premium Package is your solution!

The Jim Dale Premium Package includes a one-night stay at the Hilton Anatole for the night of Friday, July 11th (not including incidentals) and a
Saturday registration for the discounted price of $200.00.

Care to bring a friend? Our Doubles Package includes a one-night Hilton
Anatole stay for the night of July 12th (not including incidentals) and Saturday registrations for both, all for the discounted price of $275.00. Add on tickets to the exclusive Dessert with Jim Dale for a mere $50 more per person.

And don't forget - you can get a daypass for either Friday or Saturday and enjoy a day's fun, excitement, discussions and learning at Portus for only $75 - it's $80 on Saturday if you also go to the Ball.