Alice – What is Alice150?
May14

Alice – What is Alice150?

Posted By on May 14, 2014

impoliticly Dr. April Lynn James (aka Madison Hatta) performing The Twinkle Bat Variations: A Work and Life in Progress Alice150: Celebrating Wonderland will be a global festival beginning in early October 2015 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. Author Tim Manley and his delightful book, Alice in Tumblr-land The festival that The Lewis Carroll Society of North America...

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Alice – The Curious Invention of Lewis Carroll
Feb05

Alice – The Curious Invention of Lewis Carroll

Posted By on Feb 5, 2014

“In the 1840 exhibition, Carroll discovered a treasure trove of curiosities that is sure to have inspired him as a writer.  It’s quite possible that he saw the dodo which is now on display in our new gallery.” – Roger Jeffery Renowned Alice in Wonderland artist Frances Broomfield is currently working on several new Alice paintings to celebrate the global, national and local events being orchestrated by the...

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Rizzoli — To Lose Our Culture Is to Lose Our Memories
Jan28

Rizzoli — To Lose Our Culture Is to Lose Our Memories

Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Paloma Picasso, Christo, Gregory Peck, David Bowie, Abba Eban, Pablo Neruda, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Ross, Greg Louganis, Fernando Botero, Francoise Gilot, Franco Zeffirelli, and Greta Garbo hung out here.  2014 marks Rizzoli Bookstore’s 50th anniversary. Celebrations for the anniversary had been well underway. The future of one of the last great booksellers in...

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Alice: Why July 7, 2012?
Jun03

Alice: Why July 7, 2012?

  Oxford, England’s historic city, and the surrounding area will be the great stage for considerably curious goings-on this July 7, 2012. Why July 7, 2012?  “All in a summer’s afternoon full leisurely we glide; for both our oars, with little skill, by little hands are plied…” — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. July 7, 2012 is the beginning of a weekend of Alice-related events celebrating...

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Alice — Meet Alice
Apr19

Alice — Meet Alice

 “Without Alice there would be no Wonderland.” — Ian Turner  “Magic, beauty, color, amusement, character, intrigue, questions, excitement, puzzlement, amazement, fear, suspense, fun and a happy ending” are the reasons why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is still a classic today, according to Ian Turner, celebrity host of Llandudno, Wales, Alice Day on May 4, 2012. And Turner’s favorite...

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