December

The Eye of Childhood Exhibition

Church Farmhouse Museum, Barnet

Dec To 27 Sep 2009

Church Farmhouse Museum's current exhibition, 'The Eye of Childhood; children's writer and artists in Barnet borough' includes a section on Ellis Hillman and the founding of the Lewis Carroll Society. There is material on the exhibition Church Farm held in 1994 to celebrate the Society's 25th anniversary; the first 3 issues of Jabberwocky; and a piece on John Tenniel's connexion with Mark Lemon, who lived at Church Farm in the early 1800s. The exhibition, which is free, runs until 27 September. Church Farmhouse Museum, Greyhound Hill, Hendon, London NW4 4JR

June 2009

Exhibition: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

British Library, London

Until 28 Jun 2009

Celebrating children’s poetry from the 16th century to the present day, this exhibition draws on work from key poets accompanied by items from the Library’s collections.

Although humour is an important theme, this exhibition shows that children’s poetry has always been willing to take on big issues – from anti-slavery poems in children’s anthologies of the 18th century to themes of racism, violence, war and the environment.

Using early editions with beautiful illustrations and material from the Opies’ sound archive, Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat celebrates poetic language and form in all its diversity.

Website: http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/twinkle/twinkletwinkle.html

Holloway Arts Festival - Alice in Wonderland Theme

Holloway, London

25 Jun 2009 To 5 Jul 2009

The annual Holloway Arts Festival will have an Alice in Wonderland Theme this year.

The programme will include tea parties and a Wonderland-themed carnival as well as art, music, dance, literature and comedy events for all ages to enjoy, although from the listing on the website it is difficult to see which events adopt the Alice theme.

Website: www.hollowayartsfestival.co.uk/

Expositie `Alice in Wonderland

Museum of the 20th Century, Hoorn, Netherlands

Until 21 Nov 2009

An exhibition about Lewis Carroll and Alice, curated by LCS member Coby Voorn. Expect an interesting collection of illustrated editions, three dimensional exhibits, activities for children, etc.

Website: http://www.museumhoorn.nl/nw-5548-7-196500/nieuws/expositie_alice_in_wonderland.html

The Alice Adventure

Lyndhurst, New Forest, England

Until 6 Dec 2009

A series of Alice inspired events taking place at various venues in Lyndhurst, celebrating Alice Liddell's connections with the village. Most of the events are on around now, but others continue throughout the year and clearly there is something for everyone.
All the information you need is on the special website.

Website: http://thealiceadventure.org.uk

July 2009

Alice's Day 2009

Oxford

4 Jul 2009

A wide range of events taking place throughout Oxford as part of this year's Alice's Day.

Performances, exhibitions, lectures and many other activities, mostly aimed at families, but with some events for an adult audience.

The Lewis Carroll Society will be hosting a series a lectures at the University Museum of Natural History starting around 10:15. These will include a talk on the original telling of the Alice stories (Edward Wakeling), Lewis Carroll's child friends who became actresses (Anne Varty) and the connections between Carroll and Darwin (Mark Richards).


At 5pm, there will be a talk at St Mary's Church in Binsey, where there is the Treacle-Well referred to in the Alice stories. Given by the Reverend Russell Dewhurst, the talk will cover the history of the church and examine its connections with Lewis Carroll. This is recommended to Lewis Carroll Society members. Especially as the Perch Inn is just a short walk away where food is served and other Alice-related festivities will take place.

Website: http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/events/index.html

An Evening with Lewis Carroll

Barry Arts Centre, South Wales

15 Jul 2009 To 17 Jul 2009

an evening of Lewis Caroll's poetry and a staged reading of a play based on 'The Hunting of the Snark'.
Tickets are £6.00 each. They are available by telephoning 029 2063 3217, this is answerphone but someone will get back to you if leave a contact number and message.

August 2009

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Weekend

Ironbridge Gorge, near Telford

28 Aug 2009 To 31 Aug 2009

Blists Hill Victorian Town will be hosting a fun themed weekend on 29 -31 August, based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Visitors will be able to ‘meet’ costumed characters from the book as they act out various well known scenes around the town. They can join the Hatter at the Mad Tea Party; play croquet with the Queen of Hearts and attend the trial of the Knave of Hearts who is accused of stealing the jam tarts. Actors from Kaleidoscope Theatre will also be performing cameo mimes featuring Lewis Carroll’s characters.

Everyone is encouraged to come dressed as their favourite character from the book and all youngsters arriving in costume will receive a small prize, with the two best entrants winning a voucher to have their photograph taken in costume by local photographer Roland Percy Smitheman.

Families can also have-a-go at various hands-on activities such as painting white plaster roses red; playing with Victorian toys or following a trail in search of the Cheshire Cat; there’s a reward for anyone completing the trail at the town’s Victorian bank. Some activities carry a small extra charge.

Website: http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/plan_your_visit/events_calendar/event.asp?id=379

October 2009

Annalee in Wonderland

Beachwood, Ohio

Date Unknown

Autumn luncheon of the Cleveland Doll Club with guest speaker Bob Watson of Annalee Dolls Inc.
Guests attending will receive a special limited edition souvenire Alice doll.
The organisation does not have a website, but they have sent us the PDF document with all the details: Click Here