Brock and Evan are back at it again—fighting crime and answering all those ‘awesome questions’ that have been coming in to the Odyssey team. This time around they discuss the Get in the Show auditions, the new Get in the Show Music Video contest, Clubhouse magazine, and more. You can watch the Social Shout Out video below. In celebration of Adventures in Odyssey’s birthday year, Clubhouse magazine is offering a 1-year subscription at 50% off the news-stand price. Clubhouse is packed full of Odyssey content including ‘Wooton’s Random Ramblings’, ‘Conversations with Connie’, and ‘Jones/Parker Mysteries’. Additionally, this November Clubhouse is going to feature the official Adventures in Odyssey 25th Birthday issue. The November issue will feature all of the Odyssey articles plus interviews with the actors, 18 full-color Odyssey character trading cards, and much more! Make sure to sign up in time to receive this special 25th birthday issue. Get your Clubhouse subscription here!
The first three titles in the Imagination Station series, Voyage with the Vikings, Attack at the Arena, and Peril in the Palace just got a little cheaper. A 3-pack is being released on September 18th that includes all of those books in one for only $11.99. Buying them separately would cost $13.47. You can read the book's summary below: Climb aboard, kids! Travel back in time and sail with the Vikings, meet a Roman Emperor, come face-to-face with China’s Kublai Khan, and experience a host of other historical adventures in the Imagination Station series for young readers. This set includes the first three books in the series: Voyage with the Vikings, Attack at the Arena, and Peril in the Palace. This 3-pack is available for preorder here. And if you don't have enough room for more books, the eBook will be released in December. Thanks to The Odyssey Scoop for this news. The official Adventures in Odyssey Facebook page has just reached 15,000 likes and continues to grow. If you remember, they got to 14,000 likes in July. If you're not already a fan of AIO on Facebook, you can like it here. You'll have access to behind-the-scenes videos, pictures, and upcoming events. And for instant news updates you can also follow us on Twitter: @AIOUpdate The Focus on the Family Bookstore in Colorado Springs will soon be holding their annual Patriot Day event on September 8th. You will be able to purchase any patriotic item in the store for 40% off! This of course includes the Adventures in Odyssey special collection: For God & Country. If you haven't picked up this CD set yet, now is your chance to get a great deal. Be there Saturday, Sept. 8th! According to the Adventures in Odyssey Facebook page, actress Katie Leigh, the voice of Connie Kendall, is officially booked to attend the finale of the Get in the Show contest on November 3rd in Colorado Springs. The top three finalists of the contest will perform live in front of a global web audience and viewers from around the world will vote for the winner. Auditions for this part of the contest have closed, however you can still enter the music video contest. The details are available here. The voice of Jimmy Barclay, David Griffin, and Adventures in Odyssey writer Paul McCusker were just recently interviewed by Audio Theatre Central, a podcast that covers AIO, Radio Theatre, Lamplighter Theatre, and other audio drama. Dave Griffin talked about his work on AIO and about a new audio drama that he is creating called Edwin & The Orbs. And then Paul McCusker spoke about the upcoming Radio Theatre production of Oliver Twist. Listen here. According to the Adventures in Odyssey Facebook page, CD sets of Album 56: The Grand Design have been produced and have arrived at Focus on the Family. They should be arriving at Christian bookstores all across the country in early September. If you held off getting the digital downloads but can't wait for the new episodes to air on the radio, we suggest you call Focus on the Family (1-800-A-Family) and ask for your local bookstore to order and reserve a CD set for you. Also, on the picture Brock Eastman is wearing a blue AIO wrist band. You might want to pick one of those up too. If you don't live near a Christian bookstore, you can always order Album 56 online. Today, episode 154 of Adventures in Odyssey's Official Podcast was released online. The judges are going through the Get in the Show contest entries now. Meanwhile, Professor Brock Lee launches an exciting new contest for you and your church! Watch here. According to the back cover of The Official Guide, Second Edition, this new book will feature more than a dozen new cast interviews, eight pages of color photos, more behind-the-scenes details on the books and podcasts, and lots of never-before-released fun-facts on the latest albums. You can click on the image to view a higher resolution. As mentioned before, The Official Guide will also include all-new trivia from Album 1 to Album 56, behind-the-scenes details on Adventures in Odyssey novels, animated films, musical albums and other spin-offs from your favorite small town, and so much more! The book will be released this fall. Preorder it here.
Thanks to The Odyssey Scoop for this news. The Get in the Show contest is your chance to audition for a character in Adventures in Odyssey's Album 58. But time is almost up! The deadline for uploading your audition is August 22nd at 11:59 PM, MST. You can download your scripts and find out all the details at this link. The top 3 finalists will be flown to Colorado Springs to audition live in front of a global web audience. The event will be November 3, 2012, and viewers from around the world will vote for the winner. Upload your audition before it's too late. |