Come travel with us from Kansas to The Emerald City through film, art, music, and stories in an evening celebrating the 75th anniversary of the movie The Wizard of Oz. This event features readings from L. Frank Baum’s wonderful Oz series, on which the movie was based. Excerpts feature—of course—beloved Dorothy and her “meat dog,” as Toto’s referred to early on in this weird little book. And have you heard about Queen Zixi of Ix, the Patchwork Girl, King Rinkitink, and the Shaggy Man? They’re featured at Night of Fairy Tales too!

Readers include University of Arizona students and faculty. Visual ephemera—and video commentaries from poets, actors, economists, and others—will accompany the readings. Please join us for a Wonderful Reading of Oz and find yourself spellbound by Oz, as by poppies in a vast field.

The reading will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a dessert reception, games, and music. This event is free and open to the public.

Registration is strongly encouraged.

Questions? Please contact Laura I. Miller at lauraimiller@email.arizona.edu.

The event is co-sponsored by the College of the Humanities and Fairy Tale Review.