Tuesday, June 3, 2014

June 2014 - Film on Judy Garland Museum & Festival Week!


Hello Everyone!

We are now one week from the great Wizard of Oz Festival, celebrating 75 years of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. Of course, the film stars the one and only Judy Garland and this Wizard of Oz Festival will take place in her home town, Grand Rapids, MINNESOTA.

We have a few bits of news we want to pass on, so here they are in our very short June Letter from Home.

 

New Documentary Film Stars the Judy Garland Museum.


In past newsletters we’ve noted the up and coming Gems of Itasca. This week the producers of the film launched their first segment of the film on YouTube. It’s a great 8 minute segment, so be sure to check it out and come back for more in the coming weeks. Here’s the link:

 

The side garden of the Judy Garland Birthplace is a lovely
place to have a picnic lunch or just take a break.

 

New Exhibit Opens the Festival!

 This year there will be a new Exhibit at the Judy Garland Museum – a special Land of Oz Exhibit containing thousands of unique and rare Oz items. The Land of Oz will be open to the public for the first time the morning of June 10th – Judy Garland’s birthday. We are sure you will be thrilled with this exhibit and the top secret surprises you’ll find in the gallery. Don’t miss it.

 Meanwhile, there have been some unforeseen delays in bringing this exhibit to our gallery. In seems we may have promised visitors a new Judy Garland Exhibit in addition to the Oz Exhibit. Unfortunately, mounting a new Garland Exhibit was not possible this year, but we are sure you’ll find many wonderful items relating to Judy Garland, as well as items that were owned by her, in our present exhibit.

 



Notes for Guinness Attendees

 
One of the most exciting events looked forward to at this year’s Festival is the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most persons dressed as characters from the 1939 Wizard of Oz film. Here’s some information for those planning to attend:


1.     Please plan to be early for this event. The gate for the Guinness location will open at 5:00 pm. Please note the following:


-         Persons must go through the entrance in single file– which could take some time, so please be there and ready to go in between 5:00 and 5:15 pm

-         A $1.00 donation per person as a donation to Habitat for Humanity is required

-         You will be given a yellow numbered arm band to put on your RIGHT wrist

-         Once everyone is inside, there will be a five minute wait and an photo taken

-         We will have music and commentary by Borg Entertainment.
 
Julianne & Melanie Jacobson along with
Reed and Tom Hendricks


2.     On Friday, June 13th, parking will be available for those attending the Festival and taking part in the Guinness attempt at the following places:

-         The Lutheran Church next to the museum
-         Across the street, the back (toward the highway) part the parking lots for Walmart
-         Home Depot
-         Cub Foods 
 
3.     Shuttle Service will  be available for the above parking lots to the Museum from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

It’s going to be great fun and a memorable day!

 
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On another note, Tickets are still available for our Wednesday night Oz Mystery Dinner and our Thursday Welcome Banquet.

Weather permitting, you will be able to take a photo with a replica of the Oz Hot Air Balloon at the Thursday dinner.

Be sure to visit the http://www.JudyGarlandmuseum.com for all the details.

For those who can’t make it, we will be back later in the summer to tell you some of the details!

Best wishes until then!

 

PS: Be sure to look for the antique 1922 fire engine in front of the Judy Garland Museum this summer!

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