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Welcome to Charloz 2024!

Illustrated by Ryan Miller, Atkins Library

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 granddaughter!

CharlOz is hosted in collaboration with:

Imaginon
J. Murrey Atkins Library
Area 49
The Oz Club
Land of Oz
The Dubios Center
UNC Charlotte Projective Eye Gallery

This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, www.nchumanities.org.