Try BookWire for resources and links on titles, authors, awards, bookstores, and just about anything else you can imagine. The 1997 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar has art work by John Howe. Another artist well-known to Mythopoeic Society members, Patrick Wynne, has done some of his best work for the 1997 Celtic Calendar . Two film versions of the play based on C.S. Lewis' relationship with Joy Davidson are available on video, as well as the productions of Narnia stories shown on PBS stations. Events Celebrate the holiday atmosphere and take someone out to a movie, play, or musical performance.
Films are a universally popular and easy entertainment.
The holidays are a good excuse. Even many small communities host holiday productions of The Nutcracker ballet or A Christmas Carol , and check local papers for play versions of The Hobbit , The Wizard of Oz or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , other popular offerings particularly for children's theater groups. If you live in or near a city, the possibilities are even more promising. This year a local troupe is performing the entire collection of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales , with a new play every few weeks. Lots of information on local theater and musical events can be found on-line.