Don Bliss: 2 books

Charles Dickens' timeless classic re-adapted for the 2010 Viking Theater Company production brings the audience once again into the cold and dark rooms of Ebenezer Scrooge that, like his heart, will be transformed by a succession of spectral visits.

As seasons march ever onward, stories of love, tragedy, loss, heroism, and faith transcend from private lives to public knowledge throughout every small town. Spend some time in Hilltown where the folks are friendly, the trees have ears, and prattle is never out of season.