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Welcome to Charloz 2024!
Illustrated by Ryan Miller, Atkins Library
storms do not stop Oz, charloz is proceeding as planned
Special Alert: we are on an hour delay for friday, september 27. We will be proceeding at 11:00 AM as planned.
September 26-29, 2024
Explore how L. Frank Baum’s fairy tale timelessly reflects American values with its vast array of characters through a variety of experiences including:
- Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, giving CharlOz’s opening talk at the Knight Theater
- Exhibits at the Projective Eye Gallery (at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City) and the Popp Martin Student Union on campus
- Gaming and virtual reality experiences, hands-on creative opportunities, and discussions led by Oz experts from around the country in the UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library
- Author talks and family activities at ImaginOn in Uptown
- Vendors at The Market at 7th Street on Saturday and Sunday
- Unique presentations at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, including the the premiere of His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz, and a presentation by Gita Dorothy Morena—L. Frank Baum’s great-granddaughter!
In collaboration with CharlOz, the Charlotte Symphony presents the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz Film in Concert. Click the link to purchase tickets: https://www.charlottesymphony.org/events/8e21dd2d-5eec-463c-b3d4-bec6fb95a063/.
CharlOz is hosted in collaboration with:
This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, www.nchumanities.org.