C S Lewis Centenary Group

Full Centenary Programme

Updated November 1998

* denotes an event not included in the published 'Programme of Events'

NOVEMBER 1997

Thursday 27 November - Saturday 10 January, 1998 BELFAST

A Christmas production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lyric Theatre.

Saturday 29 November BELFAST

The 99^th anniversary of C S Lewis's birth. A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

JANUARY 1998

Wednesday 21 January CO TYRONE

Rev Trevor Gillian, An Evening with C. S. Lewis, Fintona Church of Ireland Hall, 8 pm.

* Wednesday 21 January CO DOWN

Mr James O'Fee C. S. LEWIS AND CRAWFORDSBURN, Crawfordsburn Country Park Centre, Helen's Bay, 8 pm.

Tuesday 27 January BELFAST

The Irish Christian Study Centre presents the first talk in a course on CS Lewis: Apologist and Writer, each Tuesday evening until 31 March, 7pm-9pm. Further details from the Institute of Continuing Education, Queen's University.

FEBRUARY 1998

Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 February VIRGINIA

A C S Lewis Weekend Conference at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, VA. Speaker: Dr Lyle Dorsett.

Contact Ed Hopkins <inklings@lynchburg.net>

Saturday 7 February VIRGINIA

Breakfast with C S Lewis with Dr Lyle Dorsett of Wheaton College. Lynchburg.

* Friday 13 - Sunday 15, and Friday 20- Sunday 22 February ONTARIO, CANADA

Shadowlands at 'Theatre on the Grand', Fergus, Ontario. For tickets telephone 1-519-787-1981, 9 am-5 pm EST.

Thursday 19 February CO FERMANAGH

Rev Trevor Gillian, An Evening with C. S. Lewis, Garvary Church of Ireland Hall, 8 pm.

* Saturday 21 February OKLAHOMA

C. S. Lewis for the 21^st Century- a 1998 C. S. Lewis Symposium Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City. Contact: Dr Salwa Khoddam, English Department, Telephone 405-521-5058, Fax 405 521 5447

MARCH 1998

Monday 2 March CO DOWN

Rev Trevor Gillian, An Evening with C. S. Lewis, Bangor Parish Church Hall (Dufferin Hall), Hamilton Road, 8 pm.

Saturday 14 March BELFAST

Rt Hon David Bleakley, C S Lewis: Irishman, The University Women's Club (QUB). [Members and their guests only].

* Wednesday 18 - Friday 20 March SOMERSET

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Strode Theatre, Street, Somerset. Performed by Strode College Performing Arts. Box Office Tel: (01458) 442486

Friday 27 March MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

The third annual conference on Christianity in the Academy will focus on C S Lewis's life, work and legacy. University of Memphis.

* Tuesday 31 March - Friday 3 April NORTH CAROLINA

The Southeast Conference on Christianity and Literature and focuses on the legacy of C. S. Lewis. Douglas Gresham and Dr Christopher Mitchell will be present. Montreat College, Montreat NC. Contact: Dr Jac Whatley <jwhatley@montreat.edu>

APRIL

* April 12-17, BELFAST

C S LEWIS FILM EVENT, Queen's Film Theatre.

Richard Attenborough's SHADOWLANDS (Sun 12 April); and then the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (BBC Version, each lasting 3 hours)-

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Tues 14 and Wed 15 April), PRINCE CASPIAN (Wed 15 April), THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (Thurs 16 April), THE SILVER CHAIR (Fri 17 April).

* Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 April WHEATON, ILLINOIS

Returning Theology to the Masses: A Reappraisal of C. S. Lewis - 7^th Annual Wheaton College Theology Conference. Co-sponsored by Theological Studies, Wheaton College, Marion E. Wade Center and InterVarsity Press. Wheaton College. Telephone Cindy Ingrum on 630 752 5297.

MAY 1998

* May 1-2 VIRGINIA

A centennial conference on the life and works of CSL, 'C.S. LEWIS: A MAN FOR OUR CENTURY', will be held on May 1-2 1998 at Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax, VA. Speakers will be Dr. Earl Palmer (pastor of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA), and Dr. Art Lindsley (Scholar-in-residence at the CSL Institute in Annandale, VA).

For more details, contact the CSL Institute at 4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite
222, Annandale, VA 22003. Phone (703) 324-5517, messages to (703)
914-5602. Fax (703) 642 1075. Email lewisinstitute@erols.com. Their web
site is at http://www.erols.com/lewisinstitute/

Saturday 2 May BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

* May 13 OXFORD

Dedication of a memorial CENTENARY STONE to C S Lewis at Addison's Walk, Magdalen College, by the Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society.

JUNE 1998

Saturday 6 June BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

* Tuesday, 16 June BELFAST

Unveiling of a memorial CENTENARY PLAQUE at Lewis's birthplace, Dundela Flats (formerly Dundela Villas), by the C. S. Lewis Centenary Group.

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 June SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

A Conference to Celebrate the C S Lewis Legacy for the 21st Century. Sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc., Seattle Pacific University, Seattle University and the Discovery Institute. Location: Seattle Pacific University. Contact: Dr John G. West Jr <jwest@spu.edu>. Information is now available on the web at http://www.discovery.org/lewis/cslewisconf.html. The website includes information about conference speakers, the conference schedule, and a registration form that can be downloaded.

BELFAST

Publication of the Centenary edition of The C S Lewis Trail in Belfast and North Down.

JULY 1998

* 1-5 July ILLINOIS 'C. S. Lewis as Critic (and his Critics)' 1-5 June, by Leland Ryken of Wheaton College, at the 15^th annual Cornerstone Festival, Bushnell, IL. Call 773-989-2087 for information about the great array of speakers and activities. Total camp cost: $75 per adult.

* July 1 - August 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

The World of Narnia comes alive at CAMP NARNIA on Saltspring Island, BC. Each year thousands of children visit and experience the magic of entering a country open only to children. Visit the web site at http://www.saltspring.com/campnarnia.

Saturday 4 July BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

* 6-31 July WISCONCIN 'C. S. Lewis' Intellectual, Theological and Literary World', will be taught by Paul Holmer of Yale University Divinity School, Roma King of the University of Texas, and James Patrick of College of St. Thomas More. Academic courses on Augustine and Anglicanism also. Nashotah House in Wisconsin, 6-31 July1998. Call 1-800-NASHOTAH.

Monday 13 - Monday 20 July WHEATON, ILLINOIS

The C S Lewis Centenary Celebrations held on the campus of Wheaton College include:

Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 July

Pre-conference workshop on Lewis. Contact: Dr Bruce Edwards <edwards@cas.bgsu.edu>

Wednesday 15 - Monday 20 July

Mythcon 29, the annual conference of the Mythopoeic Society, focuses on C S Lewis. Contact: Lynn Maudlin < maudlinlynn@earthlink.net>

* Friday 17 July DUBLIN

C S Lewis Memorial Organ Recital. Organist, Mr George Bayley of Tennessee, USA. Christ Church Cathedral, 1.15 pm.

Friday 17 July HOLYWOOD, CO DOWN

C S Lewis Memorial Organ Recital. Organist, Mr George Bayley of Tennessee, USA. Holywood Parish Church, 7.30 pm.

SATURDAY 18 July BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

Sunday 19 July - Saturday 1 August OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE

Oxbridge '98, a conference of the C S Lewis Foundation of Redlands, California, with a week on each University site. The conference theme is Loose in the Fire, inspired by the Book of Daniel. Contact: Amy Kimm <cslewisfoundation@juno.com>

Tuesday 21 July UNITED KINGDOM

Royal Mail issues a special stamp to commemorate Lewis's Centenary.

Royal Mail has a web site http://www.royalmail.com, and email <british.philatelic.bureau@dial.pipex.com>. You can order copies of the C. S. Lewis Stamp by telephoning the Royal Mail orderline at the beginning of July to place your order. The number is (UK) 0345 641 641.

US Orders: UK stamps can be bought from USPS, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 7247, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101-9014, telephone number 1-800-STAMP-24 (no e-mail address). Payment can be by credit card, cheque, bank draft or a US Postal ServicMoney Order made payable to USPS.

Thursday 23 July BELFAST

C S Lewis Memorial Organ Recital. Organist, Mr George Bayley of Tennessee, USA. St Anne's Cathedral, 7.30 pm.

AUGUST 1998

Saturday 1 August BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

* Sunday 2 August LONDON

C S Lewis Memorial Organ Recital. Organist, Mr George Bayley of Tennessee, USA. St Paul's Cathedral.

PRE-BELFAST CONFERENCE EVENTS RUN BY THE CENTENARY GROUP

* Tuesday 4 August, COUNTY DOWN. A Tour of Lewis sites in Northern County Down, leaving at 2 pm, back by 6 pm. Costs depend on numbers interested. Associated with the Belfast Conference. Open to the general public, but Conference registrants will have priority.

* Tuesday 4 August, BELFAST Slide show 'C S Lewis and Belfast'. Evening.

5 -8 August BELFAST CONFERENCE, 'CS Lewis: Saint and Scholar'

A Centenary Conference to celebrate the birth of CS Lewis is to be held in his native Belfast, in Northern Ireland, at Queen's University. The Conference, organised by the University of Ulster, the Queen's University of Belfast and the Irish Christian Study Centre, will include sessions aimed at non-specialists and the general public. Keynote speakers include Rev. Walter Hooper, Colin Duriez, Dr Bruce Edwards and Rt. Hon David Bleakley.

Papers will consider CS Lewis as Apologist, Theologian, Children's Writer and Novelist. His impact, his life and the neglected area of the influence of Ireland on his writings will also be considered.

In addition to the conference papers, two of the main attractions will be the CS Lewis Trail (Thursday 6th), when conference participants will be guided round the important places in his early life in Belfast, and a trip round key Lewis sites in North Down (Tuesday 4th.

A CS Lewis Tour (Saturday 8th) which will take participants to those places in Counties Antrim, Londonderry and Donegal he knew and loved both in his early and later life, and which had such an important effect upon his imagination. Early arrivals will also be able to take in the slide/photo session on CS Lewis and.

The cost of the conference (excluding food and accommodation) will be Ł60 sterling. Accommodation will be available in Queen's University Student Residences (Ł18 sterling per night, bed and breakfast) or alternatively in hotels in the vicinity of Queen's.

Late papers. Please supply an abstract of up to 300 words for a paper to last 30 minutes.

Contact: Dr John Gillespie, Conference Organiser, CS Lewis: Saint and Scholar, School of Languages and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1 SA (Phone 01265/324578 or 324636 or 823630; e-mail: JH.Gillespie@ulst.ac.uk).

* Thursday 6 August, BELFAST A Guided Tour of the C. S. Lewis Trail in Belfast for Belfast Conference registrants, run by the Centenary Group. 3 pm

* Sunday 9 August BELFAST

The Civic Service planned for St Anne's Cathedral is cancelled.

* Friday 14 - Sunday 16 August NEW YORK A 'C. S. LEWIS WEEKEND' at Douglaston, Queen's, NY, includes:

* 'C. S. Lewis: Map-Maker for the New Millennium' is the keynote address to be given by Walter Hooper.

*'C. S. Lewis on the Middle Ages' by Ralph McInerny, Director of Jacques Maritain Center of Notre Dame University.

*'C. S. Lewis’s Ireland' by Frank Kastor, professor of English at Wichita State University.

*'Screwtape ’98' by Rabbi Mayer Schiller, an Orthodox Rabbi.

Location: Immaculate Conception Center, 7200 Douglaston Parkway is midway between Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway, near their intersections with the Cross Island Parkway. For further information write to Clara Sarrocco, 84-23 77th Ave. Glendale, NY 11385-7706

Saturday 15 August BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

* August 23 VIRGINIA

Awards night for the 'Summer Narnia Art Project' at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, VA. Children and youth of the church will display Narnia-theme art-work they have created during the summer. All participants will be recognised and awards will will be presented in several categories.

SEPTEMBER 1998

Saturday 5 September BELFAST

A Guided Tour of the C S Lewis Trail.

Tuesday 8- Saturday 25 September BELFAST

'SHADOWLANDS', Lyric Theatre. Stars ROGER PARROTT as Jack and MAGGIE CRONIN as Joy. Performances at 8pm, previews on Friday 4^th, Saturday 5^th and Monday 7^th September at 8 pm, Saturday matinee on 26^th September at 2.30 pm. Booking open from 6^th April on (01232) 381081.

* Tuesday 8 September Co LONDONDERRY

'SHADOWLANDS'. With Sylvia Read & William Fry, directed by Roger Redfarn, 'Theatre Roundabout, London', Portstewart Baptist Church Hall, Portstewart, 7.30 pm, Ticket Donation Ł5 (students Ł3).

* Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 September

EUROPEAN HERITAGE OPEN DAYS,. Numerous historic buildings throughout Europe are open to the public on these days. In Northern Ireland, the event was opened by Northern Ireland Office Government Minister LORD DUBS in ST MARK'S CHURCH, Dundela, Belfast. Mr Tony Wilson of the Centenary Group showed the C. S. Lewis sites in the Church, and Lord Dubs revealed that his wife was an admirer of Lewis's writings.

* Wednesday 16 September - Saturday 31 October GREAT BRITAIN

'The Guardian' (London) of 22 August announces "the astonishing laser dance spectacular 'THE GREAT DANCE', featuring Joss Ackland as C. S. Lewis." Touring to venues in Wembley, Sheffield, Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, Newcastle, and Edinburgh

* Friday 18 September CO DOWN

Mr James O'Fee leads a discussion 'The Conversion of C. S. Lewis', 'Under 5 Group', Dundonald.

Wednesday 23 - Sunday 27 September CO DOWN

The Aspects literary festival in Bangor, Co Down this year includes 'A Celebration of C. S. Lewis', Sunday 27^th September 1998.

Sunday 27 September CO DOWN

ASPECTS: A CELEBRATION OF IRISH WRITING, Bangor. Tel: (01247) 271200. The events on Sunday 27^th September compose 'A CELEBRATION OF C. S. LEWIS'

[Time to be confirmed] FESTIVAL SERVICE, Parish Church of St John, Helen's Bay

2.45 - 3.45 pm 'C. S. LEWIS - ULSTERMAN?', TERENCE BROWN, Professor of English, Trinity College, Dublin.

4.15 - 5.15 pm 'C. S. LEWIS-THE MAN WE KNEW'.'SIMON BARRINGTON-WARD, WALTER HOOPER, DAVID BLEAKLEY and RICHARD MURPHY - friends, colleagues and former students of C. S. Lewis - join to share their memories of the man and his work.

* Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 September WHEATON, ILLINOIS

Annual Wheaton College Writing and Literature Conference "C. S. Lewis and the Literary Tradition" at Wheaton College, Illinois, USA. The conference is jointly sponsored by the English Department (this is our annual Writing and Literature Conference) and the Wade Center. Speakers are: David Downing, Bruce Edwards, Tom Martin, Christorpher Mitchell, George Musacchio, Doris Myers, and Philip Yancey. As a special feature, professional actor Tom Key will present "C. S. Lewis on Stage," a dramatic performance. Registration, including the drama and a banquet, is $60. For a free brochure (in July), contact: Rosemary Stelz 630-752-5051 (voice), 630-752-7104 (fax), or email <rosemary.stelz@wheaton.edu>.

* Tuesday 29 September BELFAST

An evening course 'CS LEWIS: WRITER AND APOLOGIST' begins..10 weekly lectures each Tuesday following at 7 pm. Fee Ł38 (concession Ł23), Department of Continuing Education, Queen's University, Tel: 01232 273323/4/6

OCTOBER 1998

* Friday 2 - Saturday 3 October TEXAS

Southwestern Conference on Christianity and Literature, Arlington Hilton Hotel, Arlington, Dallas. Sponsored by Dallas Baptist University.. One session on "Present Readings in C. S. Lewis."

Donna Shelton, Dallas Baptist University: "The Discarded Image: C. S. Lewis
and Critical Approaches"
Todd Still, Dallas Baptist University: "Loving and Loathing: C. S. Lewis on
Ancient Literature and Modern Theology"
Joe R. Christopher, Tarleton State University: "C. S. Lewis's Wandering Islands"
Joseph Hansen, Rosemead School of Psychology: "_Pilgrim's Regress_ and the
Psychology of Desire"

* Monday 5 October LONDON

Collins Children's Books Centenary,

* , Mon 5-Wed 7 October, MASSACHUSETTS

The theme of this year's William Belden Noble lectures is "Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis: Opposing Views of Life." Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Harvard University, 8 pm.

Oct. 5, "The Scientific Method and the Moral Law: Is there an intelligence beyond the universe?" is Monday, Speakers, Dr. Armand M. Nicholi, Jr. (Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital) and Dr. Francis S. Collins (Director, National Human Genome Research Institute).
Oct. 6, lectures on "Sex, Love, and Joy: Contrasting Perspectives: Is the

purpose of life the pursuit of pleasure?"

Oct. 7: "The problem of pain and the riddle of death: Is suffering and death

our only destiny?"

* Wed 7 October WEST VIRGINIA.

Dr Ed Welch, President of the University of Charleston, leads an evening discussion there on the life, writings, and philosophy of C. S. Lewis, as part of a series on "Modern Heroes of Faith".

* Friday 9- Sunday 11 October LONDON

The programme for the 1998 Annual Christian Training Seminar is-

* Friday 9th October, 19.30, Dr David Estrada, Prof. of Aesthetics, University of Barcelona, Spain, "The CS Lewis Centennial: An Appraisal"

* Sat. 10th Oct 10:00 - 17:00, Dr David Estrada, Dr Nick Needham, Central Baptist Church, Rev Stephen J Hayhow, Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church. Various lectures on the arts, the Reformation of Worship and 12th century church. Admission Ł5/family/individual

* Sunday 11^th Oct 11:00 Rev Stephen J Hayhow, Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, Reformation of Worship: (2).

Venue for all events: Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, St. Mary's Church Hall, Lindley Road, LONDON E10 6BS. Contact: Steve Hayhow 0181-925 3063 or email sjhayhow@aol.com Website: http//:www.angelfire.com/co/cov/index.html

* Thursday 8 - Sunday 11 October LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA

C S Lewis Conference at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg. Theme for the fall conference is : "A Call to Deeper Discipleship --- The Challenge to Live as People Who Are Thoroughly Converted to Christ". Speakers, Lyle Dorsett and Jerry Root of Wheaton College. Part of the year-long CSL Centenniel Celebrations at Rivermont Church. Contact Vic Uotinen, Director of Ministries, Rivermont Presbyterian Church 2424 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503, USA. Phone 804-846-34411, Fax 804-846-1002, email vuotinen@framatech.com.

* October 10 VIRGINIA

'BREAKFAST IN NARNIA' with Dr Jerry Root. Contact Vic Uotinen as above.

* Thursday 15 October BELFAST

C. S. Lewis Centenary Lecture, Rt Hon David Bleakley, Belfast Society, Linen Hall Library, Donegall Square, 6 pm.

* Fri 16- Sun 18 October, PENNSYLVANIA.

A 'C. S. Lewis Weekend' with Douglas Gresham. Open to the public. For a brochure with a schedule of events and local accommodation write to; Will Vaus, Murrysville Community Church, 3750 School Road, Murrysville, PA 15668, Tel: 724-327-8411, email willvaus@juno.com or WVaus@aol.com.

* 21-23 October, SPAIN.

C. S. Lewis Conference at the University of Granada,. Walter Hooper is a speaker. Contact Dr Margarita Carretero-Gonzalez, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras, University of Granada, Andalucia, Spain.

* Oct. 22-24, TEXAS.

Bruce Edwards presents a series of lectures and a Saturday workshop on the life and work of C. S. Lewis. At LeTourneau College, Longview, TX . Contact Dr. Martin Batts <battsm@letu.edu>.

* Saturday 24 October 1998 - 28 February 1999 LONDON

World of Narnia Exhibition at the London Toy and Model Museum. Telephone Matthew O'Reilly on (0171) 706 8000, Fax: (0171) 706 8823. . The exhibition at the London Toy and Model Museum is cancelled.

* Oct. 29-31, MICHIGAN.

C. S. LEWIS: 100th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, Cornerstone College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Includes-

A three-day workshop on the life and work of C. S. Lewis. Contact person: Dr. Michael Stevens mstevens@bc1.cornerstone.edu

Celebrations led by Dr. Bruce Edwards and include Dr. Robert Hubbard of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI; Dr. Janice Brown of Grove City College, Pennsylvania; Dr. Benjamin Lockerd of Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI; Mr. Gregory Dunn of the Lord Acton Institute of Grand Rapids, MI, along with faculty and students from Cornerstone College. Topics will include "Lewis' Life and Times," "Lewis as an Imaginative Writer," "Lewis as Christian Apologist and Cultural Critic." The conference will also include sessions on G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, on the challenge of performing Lewis as an actor. Amid the topics will be such fascinating sessions as "C. S. Lewis and Generation X," "Teaching Lewis: Home, Church, School, College," "To Narnia & Back," as well as dramatic readings and interactive discussions. For a brochure supplying complete information on the celebration, contact David W. Landrum at Cornerstone College, email <dlandrum@cornerstone.edu>.

Autumn CAMBRIDGE

.A series of 8 sermons during Michaelmas (Autumn) term at Sunday Evensong in Magdalene College Chapel by leading preachers (Anglican, Catholic, and Nonconformist), on Lewisian themes (eg. Prayer, miracles, pain, death, joy, the devil, childhood). The first preacher will be Rt Rev Simon Barrington-Ward, former Bishop of Coventry and Chaplain of Magdalene College when Lewis was there. The Magdalene Chapel Card for the term will carry a photograph of Lewis.

NOVEMBER 1998

* Monday 2 November BELFAST

Mr James O'Fee gives an illustrated talk on C. S. Lewis in Holywood Arches Branch Library, 7.00 pm.

* Monday 2 - Monday 30 November BELFAST

C. S. Lewis Exhibition at Belfast Central Library, Royal Avenue. Smaller displays in the Branches at Holywood Arches and Ballyhackamore; and a Display will tour other Belfast Branches.

* Tuesday 3 November KENTUCKY.

"The Life, Work, and Influence of C.S. Lewis", a Lecture by Rev. Richard James, at Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, 7pm. Open to the public. Contact Phil Hanna at 502-384-8102 or hannap@Lindsey.edu.

* Wednesday 4 November BELFAST.

James O'Fee opens an exhibition 'C. S. Lewis his life and writings' in the foyer of Belfast Central Library. 12 noon.

* Friday 6 - Saturday 7 November KENTUCKY.

Cumberland County Arts Council has the Rev. Richard James, pastor, in a two-evening multimedia program on "C.S. Lewis: The Man Who Created Narnia." Each evening's program will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Christian Church, Burkesville. The program is open to the public. Contact Richard James at 502-864-5843 or < rvjames@kih.net.>.

Friday 6 November BELFAST

UNVEILING OF THE C. S. LEWIS MEMORIAL SCULPTURE, Holywood Arches Library at 10.30 am. All welcome..

* Friday 6 - Sunday 8 November OHIO.

C. S. Lewis Centenary Celebration, Bowling Green Covenant Church, Bowling Green, OH. Friday evening (7:00 PM) tribute to Lewis through music, drama, and dance; Saturday workshop (9:30AM-3:00 PM) on the life and work of C. S. Lewis led by Bruce Edwards; Sunday morning sermon, "The Weight of Glory" (10:00 AM). Contact person: Bruce Edwards <edwards@bgnet.bgsu.edu> or 419-352-8483.

Saturday 7 November, BELFAST.

'JACK', New Irish Choir and Orchestra, World Premiere. A celebration of the life and legacy of CS Lewis, written by Douglas Gresham and Keith Getty. The story of CS Lewis, his life, his search for faith and the legacy of his work. Belfast Waterfront Hall. Booking Office 01232 334400 (credit card line 01232 334455-but credit card is dearer).

* Sunday 8 November BELFAST

C. S. Lewis Memorial Lecture, Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, 3 pm. Mr James O'Fee 'C. S. LEWIS: ULSTERMAN'

* Sunday November 8 VIRGINIA

A musical version of the play 'Narnia' at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, VA. Contact Vic Uotinen on 804-846-34411, Fax 804-846-1002, email vuotinen@framatech.com.

* Monday 9 - Friday 13 November, WORCESTER

ONE-DAY CONFERENCE AND LEWIS WEEK,.

C S Lewis Celebration Week at the Old Palace, Worcester, from Monday 9^th November until Friday 13^th November 1998. Open 10am-4pm. The Diocesan Library will be the focus for exhibition materials and for display of the books of C S Lewis, and a number of books about him. In co-operation with the nearby SPCK Bookshop, High Street.

One-Day Conference, Conference Room, Old Palace, Wednesday 11^th November (no charge)

10 am Mrs Julia Hick "The children's literature of C S Lewis"
11.30 am Mrs Margaret Bradley " C S Lewis's science fiction"
1.30 pm Mr Peter Hall "C S Lewis as University lecturer"
5 pm The Revd Canon Peter Kerr " C S Lewis as theologian"

Contact Mrs Margaret Bradley, 25 Comberton Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs DY10 3EG.

* November GREAT BRITAIN

'JACK-A MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF C. S. LEWIS'. Nick Page announces a three week tour of Great Britain of an evening of words and music entitled 'Jack - A Musical Portrait of C S Lewis', with dramatic sketches and songs written by Douglas Gresham with the talented young Irish composer, Keith Getty, and hosted by Douglas Gresham.

All dates in November-

* Wednesday 11^th, DURHAM, Bethany Christian Centre, Houghton-le-Spring, Tel: 0191 512 1234
* Thursday 12^th, STIRLING, Albert Halls, Tel: 0141 579 0013
* Friday 13^th, GLASGOW, Queens Park Baptist Church, Tel: 0141 579 0013
* Saturday 14^th, EDINBURGH, Central Hall, Tel: 0141 579 0013
* Tuesday 17^th, LLANDUDNO, St John's Methodist Church, Tel: 01492 860439
* Thursday 19^th, CAMBRIDGE, Stone Yard Centre, St Andrews Street, Tel: 01223 506343
* Friday 20^th, COLCHESTER, Charter Hall, Tel: 01206 579665
* Saturday 21st , CHELTENHAM, Cheltenham Ladies College, Tel: 01242 515915
* Tuesday 24^th, OXFORD, Town Hall, Tel:01865 865292
* Wednesday 25^th, BRISTOL, Christ Church, Clifton, Tel: 0117 973 9815
* Thursday 26^th, WORTHING, Worthing Tabernacle, Tel: 01903 236542
* Friday 27^th, LUTON, Stopsley Baptist Church, Tel: 01462 768627
* Saturday 28^th, LONDON, Westminster Chapel, Tel: 0171 629 3998

Further information from Nick Page Tel: 01959 523740, fax 01959 525011, email nickpage@xc.org"

* Thursday 12 November, COUNTY DOWN.

Rev Trevor Gillian's One-Man Show, 'An Evening with C. S. Lewis', Saintfield Heritage Society, Saintfield Branch Library, Saintfield.

* Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 November, LOUISIANA

South-Central Modern Language Association, Radisson Hotel-New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. In Session 17, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, on 13 November at 9:00 a.m.

Joe R. Christopher, Tarleton State University: "The Context for C. S.

Lewis's 'Ministering Angels'".

* Saturday 14 November SOUTH AFRICA

"CS Lewis - 20th Century Giant", a Talk by Claude Cunningham on the character, writings and place of Lewis in this century, with a personal testimony to the friendship of those who know him. Honeyridge Baptist Church, Cnr DF Malan Drive and Eastwood Ave, Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19:00. Information on phone: (27) (11) 795-3251 (Church), (27) (11) 792-8936 (Home), email <cvbc@ael.co.za>

* Saturday 14 November CANADA

The Prayer Book Society of Canada, Toronto Branch, presents a special event: C.S. LEWIS: AN ANGLICAN FOR OUR TIME on Saturday, November 14 at 1:30 PM at St. John's Church, York Mills (Toronto). The PBSC Toronto Branch is hosting an afternoon event consisting of three lectures. Each lecture will last for 30 minutes, and will be followed by 15 minutes of questions.

* 1:30 PM: The Life of C.S. Lewis, by Dr. Ian Storey (Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ancient History and Classics at Trent University, Peterborough)

* 2:30 PM: The Spirituality of C.S. Lewis, by Dr. Nancy-Lou Patterson (Professor Emerita of Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo. She will speak on the practical ways in which Lewis's faith as a practicing Anglican was worked out in his life, and on how this spirituality was reflected in his writings.

* 3:30 PM: C.S. Lewis the Prophet, by Michael Coren (a syndicated newspaper columnist, who hosts his own evening talk show on CFRB Radio). His talk will focus on the stresses that Lewis foresaw as facing the mainline Christian denominations in this century.

St. John's Church, York Mills, is located at 19 Don Ridge Drive. There is ample parking in the church lot. If coming by car, proceed east along York Mills Road from Yonge Street, and then turn left on Old Yonge Street (top of the hill) and left again on Donridge Drive. The church is at the end of the road. If coming by public transit, take the subway to the York Mills station and walk north on Yonge St. for about 100 yards. You will come to a lych-gate on your right, and a footpath which leads to the church grounds. Contact Diana Verseghy, email Diana.Verseghy@EC.GC.CA

Sunday 15 November IRELAND

Radio Telefis Eireann broadcasts Morning Service from St Mark's Church, Dundela, Belfast. The Service will focus on C S Lewis's life and work.

-CORRECTION-

Thursday 19 November BELFAST

[not Wednesday 18 November as previously published],

Rev Trevor Gillian, A Brief Introduction to C S Lewis, Campbell College, 8 pm.

* 22 November AUSTRALIA

A C S Lewis Centenary Service in St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW, at 10.30 am.

* 23 November INDIANA

The Huntington College Forester Lecture Series will present "C.S. Lewis, 1898-1998: A Centennial Commemoration" on November 23, 1998, 8:00 p.m., Merillat Centre for the Arts Auditorium. The program will be a roundtable discussion celebrating Lewis's wide-ranging work and interests. Panelists: R. William Hasker, Huntington College, Richard Hill, Taylor University, and Paul E. Michelson, Huntington College. Contact person: Jack Barlow <jbarlow@huntington.edu>, Department of History, Huntington College, Huntington IN 46750. Phone 219/359-4243.

* 24 November onwards, ENGLAND.

Royal Shakespeare Company production of 'THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE'. Directed by Adrian Noble, dramatised by Adrian Mitchell, designed by Anthony Ward. In repertory 24 Nov 1998-27 Feb 1999, then transfering to London. Tel: RSC, Stratford-on-Avon (01789) 295623

* Tuesday 24 November, NORTHERN IRELAND.

BBC TV Documentary, Producer, Moore Sinnerton. 10.00 pm, BBC 1, Northern Ireland.

Friday 27 November, CAMBRIDGE.

A. N. Wilson (controversial biographer), Palmerston Room, Fisher Theatre, St John's College, 5.30-6.30 pm. Admission Free.

Last week in November, Magdalene College, CAMBRIDGE

* An open Symposium led by Fellows: 'C S Lewis as we remember him'

* A private evening of readings from Lewis's works, 'An evening with C S Lewis'

Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward dedicates a commemorative plaque in Magdalene College Chapel.

* Saturday 28 November COUNTY DOWN

'C. S. Lewis's North Down', A Guided Tour by private car, of the sites that Lewis knew in North Down, guided by the C S Lewis Centenary Group. Meet at the car park of the 'Old Inn', Crawfordsburn, at 10 am. No charge.

* Saturday 28 November COUNTY DOWN.

The C S Lewis Centenary Group is holding a 'C. S. Lewis Centenary Dinner' in the Old Inn, Crawfordsburn, price (including wine) Ł20 per person. Open to all lovers of Lewis. Contact Tony Fleck, 8 Ard-na-ree, Groomsport, Co Down BT19 6JL, Tel/Fax 01247 464401. Cheques payable to 'C S Lewis Centenary Group'.

* Saturday 28^th November, Southern California, Birthday Party. Meet informally at 7 pm at the John Bull English Pub in Pasadena. Organised by Doug Bayer.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER - THE EXACT CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF C. S. LEWIS**

* LONDON. 'Narnia' Party at Hamley's. Join the cast from the RSC production of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' in a day full of Narnia fun and games at London's leading toy store.

* OKLAHOMA

C. S. LEWIS 100^TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, Tulsa. The Tulsa C.S.Lewis Society, Music at Trinity, Inc., and the Music Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma are joining to sponsor an organ concert by George W. Bayley at Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa, at 4:00 p.m. on Lewis's one-hundredth birthday. Mr. Bayley's program will include the North American premier of the "Shadowlands Suite," arranged by Bayley (with the composer's kind permission) from the original film score by George Fenton. Also a setting of Psalm XIX, Lewis's favorite psalm, by Benedetto Marcello. The concert will be followed by high tea and birthday party, featuring traditional English birthday cake, crackers and paper hats, and Lewis's favorite food and drinks contact Dr Doreen Anderson Wood, 705 N. Lincoln, Sand Springs, OK 74063-7818, phone 918-245-2570, email wooddoreen@hotmail.com.

* BELFAST

'C S LEWIS'S 100^th BIRTHDAY PARTY'. Includes-

A Guided Tour of the C. S. Lewis Trail in Belfast. Meet at the entrance to St Mark's Church, 3 pm. No charge.

Tony Wilson's illustrated talk 'C. S. Lewis and Belfast', St Mark's Church Hall (Heyn Hall), Holywood Road, Belfast, 8 pm. Admission free.

* UNITED KINGDOM

A Radio Documentary on BBC Radio 3 (National), 5.45-6.30 pm. Produced by Judith Elliott of BBC Northern Ireland.

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DECEMBER 1998

LEICESTER

The City Council's display of Christmas light will have Narnia as its theme.

* 4-5 December UTAH.

Dr Chris Mitchell delivers the keynote address at a C. S. Lewis Conference at Brigham Young University.

* Tues 8 - Sat 12 December, CAMBRIDGE.

‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ at the ADC Theatre (the University Theatre), Park Street, Cambridge, 7.30 pm (Sat matinee 2.30 pm). Box Office 01223 523333.

JANUARY 1999

* January 1990 NORTH DAKOTA.

A Course on C. S. Lewis begins at Mayville State University. Professor Dale Nelson will teach a course on Lewis, MacDonald, Tolkien and Williams. Contact Dale Nelson English Dept., Mayville State University, 330 Third St NE, Mayville, ND 58257, email dale_nelson@mail.masu.nodak.edu.

* Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 January TEXAS

Third Annual University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Literary Festival, Belton, Texas. In "C. S. Lewis: The Centennial," on 8 January 1999 at 10:00, the speakers will be Joe R. Christopher, George Musacchio, and Kathryn Presley.

* 25 January MICHIGAN

Professor Peter Kreeft is speaking at Calvin College, Grand Rapids as part of the January series. Information hamj@calvin.edu.

Friday 29 January BELFAST

Rev Trevor Gillian, An Evening with C. S. Lewis, St Mark's Church Hall (Heyn Hall) Holywood Road, 8 pm.

Sunday 31 January BELFAST

The Most Rev Dr Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, will preach at a service commemorating the centenary of C S Lewis's baptism. St Mark's Church, Dundela, Holywood Road.

FEBRUARY 1999

Thursday 12 February BELFAST.

Rev Trevor Gillian's One-Man Show "An Evening with C. S. Lewis", St Stephen's Church Hall, Millfield, North Belfast.

APRIL 1999

* April 1999 CO ANTRIM

Slide-show 'C. S. Lewis and Belfast', Whitehead,. Mr Tony Wilson.

* Easter 1998, DUBLIN.

‘JACK’ with the New Irish Choir and Orchestra.

WELCOME All events are open to the public, unless stated otherwise.

TOURS The C S Lewis Centenary Group will conduct Guided Tours around the C S Lewis Trail on the first Saturday of each month from May to September 1998, and on the third Saturdays in July and August. All tours meet at St Mark's Church, Holywood Road, Belfast, at 10 am.

November 1998

ENDS

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