Long distance tourism

Leslie Katz from the Inside Bay Area reports today several screenings of England views:

See England by chair

Armchair travelers, have we got a program for you: Golden Gate Geographic Society, America's foremost professional travel film producer, presents "Literary England," a tour that goes inside the homes of Samuel Johnson's London, Jane Austen's Bath, Lewis Carroll's Oxford and Beatrix Potter's Lake District.

Producer Hal McClure will be on hand to talk about the cinematic trip, which also touches on areas where Chaucer, Kipling and the Bronte sisters wrote.

Choose from four screenings: 2 p.m. Jan 14 at Oakland's Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway; 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Belmont's Notre Dame Theatre, 1540 Ralston Ave.; 2 and 7:45 p.m. Jan. 19 at Moraga's Rheem Theatre, Rheem Boulevard and Moraga Road, and 2 and 7:45 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.

Tickets are $10 general; $5 for children. Call (800) 247-4447.

Sounds like fun and the next best thing after the real thing!

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