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of Dickens’s work is set. What brings the Christmas element to the event is the author’s “A Christmas Carol.” Most guests come in 1840s-1860s fashion, and some even come in later Victorian. ist. Historical personages such as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert also make a grand procession through the streets. Then there’s Mad Sal’s for lively singing and dancing Gucci card caseand the Victoria and Albert for plays, opera and caroling. For more interactive entertainment, you can do Victorian dancing at Fezziwig’s Warehouse. s for a brain, courage, heart and home are included in a back envelope of memorabilia, along with a death certificate for the Wicked Witch of the East. “Caught in the Act: Actors Acting,” by Howard Schatz, Beverly J. Ornstein and Owen Edwards, Glitterati Inc., $65. Portraiture by Schatz with oral histories and improvisation at his direction. See Sam Waterston respond to the prompt:

“You’re a dairy farmer who hates cows, hates milk and hates getting up at 4 a.m. seven days a week, just after signing a mineral rights deal with a natural gas drilling company.” One hundred percent of royalties from sale of the book to be donated in equal shares to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the SAG Foundation. FASHION & CELEBRITY “Dior Glamour,” by Mark Shaw, Rizzoli New York, $115. Shaw was behind the lens at the House of Dior shooting haute couture from 1952 to 1962. Color and black-and-white candids, portraits, commercial spreads and shots of intimate fashion shows for small crowds, conducted in utter silence and without music. Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - Coffee talk Books for tables can make perfect gifts for the holidays If you want

 to buy costumes and accessories, there are numerous lovely shops to tempt your fancy such as clothing, corsets, hats, feather fascinators, scarves and jewelry. The Dickens Fair kicks off on Nov. 23 and goes on for Louis Vuitton nomade leatherevery weekend through Dec. 22, including the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is held at the Cow Palace Exhibition Halls in San Francisco. For Part of the fun, other than coming in costume, is seeing all the performers who are not only in costume but also roam the streets portraying different characters or who perform on stage in various musicals and theatricals. Some well-known Dickensian characters who make an a