We will try to keep an up to date listing of scheduled events. Information will be posted as we get it and therefore may not be complete and the dates may be preliminary. Dates are in 1998 unless otherwise noted. It is inevitable that there will be events that elude our watchful eyes.
The 1998 Mythopoeic Conference will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of C. S. Lewis. Primary focus of the conference will be on Lewis, but there will also be a day of special programming (Thursday, 16 July) on Lewis Carroll in recognition of his centenary as well.
There is a call for papers in place for anyone interested in presenting a 15-20 minute original paper on any topic relating to Lewis Carroll's works at the Mythlore conference. Special interest will be placed on papers dealing with Lewis Carroll's special knowledge or use of language, his use of puns, and his linguistic riddles. Please send abstracts (200-300 words) or papers (5-10 pages)to fjs129@mail.usask.ca before the 28th of February, 1998.
The Cheshire Society
4234 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
Cheshire-soc@geocities.com
Cheshire Society launches weeklong celebration of the Lewis Carroll Centenary
Local arts organization evokes Wonderland with original events.
Seattle, WA: One of the most famous stories in western culture, Alice in Wonderland is springing to new life with a weeklong tribute produced by the Seattle arts group: The Cheshire Society. Alice lovers are invited to join in two events: the Mad Tea/Wonderland Ball and the run of the original stage-play "ALICE: Through the Looking Glass, Darkly".
The week is anchored around a catered Mad Tea hosted by the Society and starring the Queen of Hearts herself, who will be attended by her costumed court. Watch your head! Performing for your pleasure will be other Wonderland notables as well, cavorting in fantastic costumes. Members of Seattle's art community will also be in attendance, displaying their works and adding to the general excitement. Matthew White, producer of the Wonderland Ball, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of one of the nation's largest wineries: JFJ Bronco, who will be serving a selection of their excellent products.
Vincent Kovar, author of "ALICE: Through the Looking Glass, Darkly" and Carroll enthusiast, calls the events "a juxtaposition of modern life and Victorian fantasy, reflecting upon just how far we have all gone through the looking glass. With quality of cast we have and the recent surge of interest sparked by the centenary, we are expecting a great show". The play is part commentary and part comedy and will be starring a cast of local actors fresh from stages all over the area.
The Mad Tea and Wonderland Ball take place in the elegant Century Ballroom on the second floor of Capitol Hill's Oddfellows' Hall 915 E Pine St Seattle, WA 98122 on October 4th, 1998 from 5 pm to 10pm. With the Mad Tea lasting until 7, after which the Wonderland Ball begins. Tickets available starting in September. Admission includes both the Mad Tea & Wonderland Ball.
"ALICE: Through the Looking Glass Darkly" shows as part of the Cheshire Society's "Wonderland" Festival, Thurs. Oct 1st-Sat. Oct 3rd at 8:00p.m., Sunday Oct. 4th at 3:30 and Thurs. Oct. 8th -Sat. Oct. 10th also at 8:00. Tickets available at the door. Fun interviews and interesting photo calls for all events are easily available to the media!
Sept. 8 through December 18, 1998. Leeds Gallery (Flawn Academic Center, 4th floor) The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin announces an exhibition titled: "Reflections in a Looking-Glass: A Centenary Exhibition of Lewis Carroll." Included will be materials from the Ransom Center's Weaver and Sewell collections of Lewis Carroll as well as the Gernsheim History of Photography collection.
Free and open to the public!
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Oct. 8, 1998 with guest speaker Morton Cohen. (Location and time to be announced).
Also, in the afternoon on Oct. 11, 1998 a Mad Hatter's Tea Party will be held for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade. Please call (512) 471-8944 for complete reservation and location information.
The original plan to include photographs in this exhibition has been expanded such that we now plan to mount a separate exhibition of Dodgson as a photographer, a show that will feature our own prints but also a number of borrowed images, and will travel in all likelihood to several cities. The show will attempt to delve into the Victorian context of Dodgson's photographs, and will likely also include images by Cameron, Thomson, etc
Jan. 8th: Alice in Wonderland, a painting exhibition was opened in Beit Ariela, Tel-Aviv's public library. There was a "mad tea party" at the opening, and mr. Roni Milo, the mayor of tel aviv spoke in front of the t.v. cameras which covered the event.
Jan 15th:A conference in Beit Ariela: Prof. Zohar Shavit (head of Childern's literature in Tel-Aviv uni) spoke about the book, Rina Litvin spoke about the new translation, Dr. Anat Bilezky (Philosophy department, Tel Aviv uni.) spoke about logics and absurdity in Alice, Dani Kerman, one of Israel's best illustrators spoke about the tension between Caroll and Tenniel, prof. Yakir Aharonovich (Weizman inst.) talked about physics, Dr. Dorit Hop talked about psychological aspects in reading "Alice".
There will be 10 glass cabinets with books from all the countries and times, dolls, boxes, puzzles, records, videos, pins..., and other material. There will also be some illustrations and litographs by Lola Anglada, Salvador Dalí, Enric Rovira, Jordi Morera, Peret, Benjamin Tous, Max, Penuela, etc.
The official inauguration will take place on Tuesday, April 21st at
12.00am. Jordi Quintana,
professor at the University of Barcelona, will
give a lecture on 'Lewis Carroll, Alice and other stories'.
Jordi Quintana Albalat
Universitat de Barcelona
A list of Cenetenary events in Spain.
In this occasion, Liber et Imago will present the book "Quando Alice incontrò Pinocchio" (curator Pompeo Vagliani), with different contributions: an analysis on the presence and influence of English authors and illustrators in Italian children's books from 1870 to 1950 and a survey on italian translations of Alice books from 1872 to 1960 (by Pompeo Vagliani, Liber et Imago president); a comparison of different translations of The Long Tale/Tail (by Luciana Pasino, children's poetry specialist); an article on translating Jabberwocky and on the suggestions connected with the text (by Ruggero Bianchi, professor at Turin University and Alice translator); a first bibliography of Alice books in Italian language, from 1872 to 1960, with information on Teodorico Pietrocola Rossetti, first Italian translator and Carroll's friend. The book is published by Trauben Editore Torino.
Pompeo Vagliani
Liber et Imago
vaglianiliber@hotmail.com
liber@arpnet.it