Hello to Everyone:
We are now six and a half weeks away from Festival time! Pretty
exciting! Meanwhile, some changes have been made regarding certain events. Most importantly:
- The opening night film will be “Everybody Sing”
- A Farewell Breakfast
has been added. See below
- Information about the food is now available
- Information on Dorothy’s
Farm animals and Emerald City Fest
events has been added.
It’s a good idea to review our new list.
As of last week, The Wizard of Oz Festival and purchase of tickets is now available on our website:
You may also purchase tickets over the phone.
Beginning May
1, the Judy Garland Museum will be open Monday thru Saturday.
Beginning
Memorial Day Weekend, we will be open seven days a week.
A Survey for Judy Garland Fans
As we prepare for Judy Garland’s Centennial, we’d like to
ask your opinion about what you’d like to see in our shop for purchase.
Another words, what kind of Judy Garland Mementos would you like to see. Some of the items may be available much sooner!
Here are a few suggestions to give you some ideas:
T-Shirts – What image
or Film?
Sweatshirts? Aprons? Caps? Slippers?
Figurines – What films
or performances:
Dorothy? Meet Me In St. Louis? A Star Is Born? Carnegie
Hall?
Dolls: What Film
or Career Point?
Harvey Girls?
Pillows: Judy or
Judy’s Birthplace?
Other Household:
Shower curtain, curtains, garden items?
Smaller Items: Keychains, Magnets, Bumper Stickers, etc
What picture or film?
Glassware: Mugs,
Plates, spoons?
Perfume?
Jewelry?
Glasscase?
Other….
Please be as specific as you can. It will help us a great
deal!
Thank you!
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A Time for Celebration
THURSDAY, JUNE 9,
2016
High Tea and Style Show in the Judy
Garland House
Come and enjoy a tour of the Judy Garland Historic House given by
Dorothy. See a style show with replicas of some Judy Garland film costumes.
Experience Coffee/tea and pastries served in the lovely home where
the future star was a little girl known simple as “Baby Frances Gumm.”
Limited space, please reserve in advance.
Date: Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum
Price: $20.00
A Tribute to the 80th Anniversary of Judy
Garland’s Film Debut
7:00 pm - Josh Gallagher – Piano Jazz Concert
Josh
Gallagher plays a dazzling jazz tribute to Judy’s musical film legacy. Gallagher, who hails from Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, returns this year with some of your favorite Garland songs.
8:00 pm - “Everybody
Sing” (1938)
Celebrate Judy’s film legacy with her 1938 film, also starring
Fanny Brice, Billie Burke, Allan Jones and Reginald Owen. Judy plays a young
girl who is a member of
a very eccentric theatrical family, and who can’t help singing jazz. Short
introductory notes by John Fricke & Michelle Russell. (Approximately 91minutes)
Date:
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum
Price: $15.00
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016
Free Museum Admission for Judy’s Birthday!
“They Remember Judy”
John Fricke shows a rare video montage of his 1980s and 90s
interviews with people who knew Judy. Participants include: Wilma Casper (who
lived with the Gumms in 1925), June Allyson, Alan King, Hugh Martin, Norman
Jewson, and many others. Many of these interviews have never been seen by the
public. These clips along with Fricke’s comments and anecdotes should make this
a fascinating event for Garland fans.
Date: June 10th,
2016
Time: 10:30
a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Place: Judy
Garland Museum
Price: $15.00
The “Judy Around Town” Tour
Paul Herrick and Joe Malinovsky, experts on Garland/Gumm sites in
Grand Rapids, will conduct a tour by car and on foot, showing sites important
to Judy and her family during the time they lived in Grand Rapids.
Date: June 10th, 2016
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Place:
Begins at the Judy Garland Museum
Price: FREE
– Please sign up in advance.
“Judy Remembers
Dorothy”
John Fricke will lecture on Judy’s memories of “The Wizard of Oz,”
what it meant to her, and the manner in which Dorothy Gale accompanied her
throughout her life. This will be a
straight lecture with no video.
Date: June 10th, 2016
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Place: Judy
Garland Museum
Price: $15.00
Pizza and Snack Food
Hot
Dogs, Chips, Carmel Apples, Popcorn, Lemonade, Pop, Specialty Candies and
special Ruby Slipper Chocolate!
Date: June 10th, 2016
Time:
8:00 p.m.
Place:
Judy Garland Museum Parking Lot/Evergreen Terrace
“The Wizard of Oz”
(1939)
The
classic 1939 film, starring Judy Garland on the JUMBO Screen Outdoors.
Date: June 10th, 2016
Time:
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Place:
Evergreen Terrace Lawn, next to the Judy
Garland Museum
Price: FREE
SATURDAY, JUNE 11,
2016
Judy Garland /Wizard of Oz Jeopardy
Come and play Jeopardy. Lots of FUN and
PRIZES!
Conducted by Paul Herrick & Joe Malinovsky
Date: June 11th, 2016
Time:
10:30 p.m. – 12:00 Noon
Place:
Judy Garland Museum
Price: FREE
Emerald City Fest
A fun event for kids of all ages at the Old
Central School. Wizard of Oz characters, “Horse of a Different Color” carriage
rides, Face Painting, Hair Painting, Glinda’s Bubbles,
Instrument Petting Zoo, Oz Photo Dress-Up Area, games and more!
Date: June 11th, 2016
Time:
11:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Place:
Old Central School House
(10 N 5th
St & Pokegama Ave.)
Price: FREE (except for various events)
Fun Facts and Lessons from Oz!
A short, fun-filled talk for kids of all ages! John Fricke shares
little known facts about “The Wizard of Oz,” along with some lessons Dorothy
and her friends can teach us.
Date: June 11th, 2016
Time:
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place:
Judy Garland Museum
Price: FREE (with Museum Admission)
Dorothy’s Farm Animals
Visit Dorothy’s Farm and
meet an assortment of animals,
including a variety of
many colored chickens, ducks, turkeys,
baby goats, piglets,
alpacas, dog, cats and more.
Date: June 11th, 2016
Time:
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place:
Judy Garland Memorial Garden
Price: FREE
The Best of Judy, 1965-1968
John
Fricke presents clips and commentary on the best
of Judy's television work across the last years of her life: dazzling
solos, plus duets with Vic Damone, Sammy Davis, Jr., Perry Como and
others. Includes a special showing of Judy’s famed white microphone
from the CBS television series and "The Ed Sullivan Show"
(1965).
Date: June 11th, 2016
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30
p.m.
Place:
Judy Garland Museum
Price: $15.00
SPECIAL EVENT!!!
Minnesota Premiere
Showing of
“The Slippers” & Dinner
“The Slippers” is
a Tricon Film and Television documentary about the famed Ruby Slippers from the 1939 MGM film,
“The Wizard of Oz.” Largely filmed in Grand Rapids, this fascinating journey
through the mysteries of the “slippers,” their history and theft will hold
audiences spellbound. The film includes celebrity interviews and historic
footage. Introduction by director: Morgan White
Included: Live Music &
Social Hour!
Sit Down Dinner! Desert
& Coffee!
Introduction
by director Morgan White!
90 Minute Premiere Showing of
“The Slippers”
Don’t
miss this event!
Date:
June 11th, 2016
Time:
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Place:
Sawmill Inn
Price: $35.00
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016
Oz Farewell Breakfast
at the Sawmill Inn
Join
with friends and fans one last time for a buffet or individual item meal.
Date:
June 12th, 2016
Time:
9:00 am
Place:
Sawmill Inn Dining Room (back room)
Price: Reserve a spot & pay for your own
breakfast
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL EVENTS MAYBE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
Or Call: 218-327-9276
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If you have any questions,
please let us know. Meanwhile, we will be back in May!
Thank you for your support!
