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To Narnia and the North!

The Northern Michigan C. S. Lewis Festival welcomes you to our annual celebration of the life and works of the man who created Narnia. Taking place during October and November in the Petoskey, Michigan area on Little Traverse Bay, events including music and theater performances, school and library programs, scholarly lectures, community discussion groups, and more.

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Narnia! The Musical 2006

Lewis & Tolkien: The Story Behind the Phenomenon

Announcing the official theme of the 2010 C. S. Lewis Festival: Lewis & Tolkien. Celebrating the friendship and literary achievements of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, the Festival features Tolkien scholars Doug Anderson and Dr. Diana Glyer.

2010 C. S. Lewis Festival Calendar of Events FlyerClick here to Download

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Dr. Diana Glyer

Annual Manthei Speaker Series Announced

“C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Secret of Creative Collaboration”

Dr. Diana Glyer will give the keynote address at the Manthei Speaker Series. The address begins at 7:30 on Friday,October 22 at North Central Michigan College. A book signing will follow, featuring Dr. Glyer and Douglas Anderson.

Lewis and Tolkien were productive and effective in the way they used their creative gifts, so much so that their books continue to inspire readers to this day. How did they accomplish this? Part of their secret was the power of collaboration: they worked closely with each other, and they wrote their books within the context of a writing group called “The Inklings.” This session will describe four different ways that these writers worked together, providing insight into their creative process, and offering a practical model for how we can do the same.

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Michael Morris, Bay View, 2009

More about the Festival

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Sponsors Manthei Development Corp Kidd & Leavy Real Estate Mclean & Eakin Bookselleers The Bank of northern Michigan First Community Bank Crooked Tree Arts Center Stafford's Perry Hotel Gaslight Gallery First Presbyterian Church North Central College Petoskey United Methodist Church Crouse Gaslight Media Birchwood Construction