February 2019
Hello to Everyone:
In most parts of the country, we've seen a wild, windy and very cold winter of 2019. Grand Rapids, Minnesota has been no exception. On some days, it's been colder here than on the North Pole! All this is due to the "Polar Vortex." We are not sure if Judy and her family experienced it this cold back in the 1920s, but at the conclusion of our newsletter, we'll present a few photos of the Judy Garland House for you.
No doubt, everyone is looking forward to spring! What better way to celebrate winter than to think about the 2019 Festival. This year, as noted earlier there will be two festivals - an Oz Festival for children, and a festival for Judy. Right now, we'd like to focus on The Judy Garland Festival so that those interested can make their travel plans.
There is something different and unusual about this year's Festival -- it has been arranged and paid for entirely by Judy Garland fans who come each year to Grand Rapids. The fans are also generously donating all money earned to benefit the Judy Garland Museum.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE BEGINNING APRIL 1st.
This year marks two important events: the 80th Anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz and the 50th Anniversary of Judy's passing. And Judy's legacy is still going strong.
Please enjoy the information. Other newsletters will be released with further information in the coming months.
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Judy
Garland Festival Schedule
June
20, 21 and 22 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
WITH
A LAUGH AND A SMILE AND A SONG:
JUDY and JACK PAAR
To launch the 2019 Judy Garland Festival, we
offer a FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC hour in which we celebrate "the world's greatest
entertainer" -- Grand Rapids-born Judy Garland! -- in her first television
talk show appearance (December 1962). Prompted by host Jack Paar, Judy happily
remembers her vaudeville days, her MGM and Hollywood career, her concert tours
-- and sings three songs from her then-current animated cartoon feature, GAY
PURR-EE.
Also appearing: Robert Goulet.
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Time: 3:00- 4:00 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum, Art Room
Cost: FREE
JUDY IN JAZZ:
JOSH
GALLAGHER AT THE PIANO
Josh
Gallagher will play his exciting jazz renditions of favorite and lesser known
Judy Garland songs.
Date: Thursday, June 20,
2019
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:15
p.m.
Place: Judy Garland
Museum, Art Room
Price: $10.00
Friday, June 21st, 2019
JUDY JEOPARDY
Don’t miss the annual
fun as fans compete in this very special edition of the classic TV game show. Hosted
by Joe Malinovsky and Paul Herrick.
Date: Friday, June 21, 2019
Time: 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Place: Judy Garland Museum, Art Room
Price: $5.00
JUDY IN THE MOVIES
John Fricke presents the film clips and anecdotes
he created for the 2014 Turner Classic Movies Festival in Los Angeles. It's a
motion picture history of Judy from childhood to maturity, in glimpses of her
work with everyone from Fanny Brice and Mickey Rooney to Gene Kelly, Fred
Astaire, and Maximilian Schell.
Date: Friday, June 21, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum, Art Room
Price: $10.00
POWERFUL, SINCERE, FRAGILE,
TRIUMPHANT, JOYOUS, ICONIC, LEGENDARY
John Fricke presents backstage and
behind-the-scenes memories from Judy's concert era, as written by the fans,
friends, and strangers with whom she met and mingled across those years. Plus:
recollections from those who have offered remembrances or thoughts about her
across these past five decades.
Date: Friday, June 21, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum, Art Room
Price: $10.00
FROM GERSHWIN TO GARLANDin Concert with
RICHARD GLAZIER & JOAN ELLISON
This show puts the spotlight on two of the greatest figures in American Popular Song: George Gershwin and Judy Garland. The multi-media show combines music written by Gershwin and his contemporaries, songs made famous by Judy Garland on stage and screen, and rare video footage, including Gershwin home movies. Songs include: The Trolley Song, Over the Rainbow, The Man that Got Away, But Not for Me, and Rhapsody in Blue.Pianist and host Richard Glazier has won Telly awards for his three nationally broadcast PBS specials. Vocalist Joan Ellison has starred in her one-woman Judy Garland show, appearing in theaters and with symphony orchestras across the U.S. Don’t miss this special multi-media event. Reception at the Reif follows the concert.
Date: Friday, June
21, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30
p.m.
Place: Reif
Performing Arts Center, 420 NW Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN
Price: $20.00*
* Tickets for this event
are available through the Reif only.
They may be purchased online, by phone, and at the door: https://www.reifcenter.org/event-tickets/ or 218.327.5780
Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. The Box Office is open ONE HOUR prior to each show. Please note, however:
they are not able to take phone calls during that time.
Saturday, June 22nd
On the fifty-fifth anniversary of the
acclaimed “Judy Garland Show” TV Series, John Fricke presents a video compilation
showcasing Judy-as-Judy – the best of the best!
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum, Art Room
Price: $10.00
THE GUMM FAMILY'S GRAND
RAPIDS
A bus tour of the town, starting at The Judy
Garland Museum and continuing to landmark locations in the Gumm family’s life.
Hosted by Joe Malinovsky and Paul Herrick. 
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Place: Bus departs from the Judy Garland Museum
parking lot.
Price: $5.00
Note: A FREE movie or
television show also may be scheduled for this time slot. Stay tuned for
further information, closer to the actual dates of the Festival.
SINGING IN JUDY'S HOUSE
Let your voices ring in
The Great Garland Songbook in a piano/singalong with Richard Glazier.
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Judy Garland Museum/House, Front Parlor
Price: $5.00
GRAND FINALE BANQUET . . .
& REMINISCENCES FROM “THE JUDY FAMILY
OF FANS" ABOUT THE FASCINATION & UPLIFT SHE INSPIRES
Additional information regarding this event will be posted shortly
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Place: Timberlake Lodge, 144 SE 17th
Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Price: $35.00
* Reservations and
payments for this event no later than Friday, June 14th!!!
TICKETS for the Festival will go on sale beginning APRIL 1.
Winter in Grand Rapids, Minnesota!
Winter in Grand Rapids has been a record-breaking one this year. We though you'd like to see a few pictures of what the Museum and Judy's House look like. Enjoy!
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TICKETS for the Festival will go on sale beginning APRIL 1.
Winter in Grand Rapids, Minnesota!
Winter in Grand Rapids has been a record-breaking one this year. We though you'd like to see a few pictures of what the Museum and Judy's House look like. Enjoy!
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More information in Spring, which is on the way, but as you can tell, it will take a while for our piles to melt!
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