As you’re likely aware, Idina has a pretty big birthday coming up! She’ll be turning 40 (no, that’s not a typo) on May 30th. Several months ago, the folks on IMMB started trying to plan a birthday project, but it has since fizzled out. They came up with a really cool idea, though, so I thought I’d resurrect it and invite all fans to participate! It should be easy, affordable, and comfortable enough for everyone, so read on for details.

Step 1) Get a postcard that features your current city/state/country/whatever best represents where you live. Buy one, draw one, print one off your computer – whatever you want to do.

Step 2) Write your birthday wishes to Idina on the back and mail it to:

Idina Menzel Fanmail
215 Park Avenue South, Suite 1403
New York, NY 10003
USA

Step 3) Mail it by May 20 (or earlier, if you’re sending from the other side of the world). Yes, you can mail it as early as you like. All postcards will be held until her birthday when they’ll be delivered as a whole set.

That’s it! Please do not mail your postcard inside an envelope or with any other package, as the postcards will be flagged and collected to be given to Idina separate from her usual fan mail. Remember that this will not be considered fan mail, and you will not receive a response as you may from traditional fan mail.

The end product will not just be birthday wishes, but a visual representation of where Idina’s fans reside worldwide. I think it’s cool. Hopefully y’all do, too!

Idina wrapped up a three-concert series with the Cincinnati Pops this past weekend, much to the delight of Cincinnati Music Hall, which was packed for every show. Several interviews and reviews of her performances have hit the web in recent days, so here is a listing for quick reference:

Photos from the shows are now available in our gallery. If you attended and have photos you would like to share, simply zip them up and e-mail me telling me which night(s) they are from and how you would like to be credited in the gallery. Click the thumbnails below to be directed to the Cincinnati photo album.

Congratulations to Renee, the winner of our second ticket giveaway! She will receive two tickets to Idina’s July 17th performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap near Washington, DC.

Here are the answers to the trivia questions:

1. Idina recommends not wearing a cowboy hat & jeans to the beach. Listen to the song!
2. Marvin Hamlisch will be conducting the National Symphony Orchestra on July 17.
3. Catherine Filene Shouse founded The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

Thanks to everyone who entered! We hope to have more ticket giveaways to shows later this year.

The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has donated a pair of tickets to the July 17 performance of the National Symphony Orchestra with Idina to Idina-Here.com. Read on for how to win them!

- Answer 3 trivia questions…

1) If you’re going to the beach, what does Idina recommend not wearing?
2) Who will be conducting the symphony at Idina’s performance on July 17?
3) Who is the founder of The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts?

- E-mail your answers to contest[AT]idina-here.com (replace the [AT] with @) with DC TICKET CONTEST in the subject line.

- Deadline to enter is June 30, 2010.

RULES:

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask them here in the comments. I ask that ALL questions are asked in the comments so that other people may who may have the same questions may read the questions and my answers.

I’ve created the following polls to get a visual representation of Idina’s fan base. Please vote in the two polls, and then answer the question at the bottom as a comment!

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From all your fans at Idina-Here.com!

Fans: feel free to leave your personal greetings in the comments to this entry so she can read them!