Event

The Wizard of Oz

SPECIAL MATINEE!
Sunday, January 10 @ 2pm

FILM + DISCUSSION + RECEPTION + BOOK SIGNING

Members $9 / Public $12 / Children $5
Active Membership Will Be Checked

Special Guests:
-JANE LAHR, daughter of BURT LAHR (Cowedrly Lion)
-Co-authors JOHN FRICKE and JONATHAN SHIRSHEKAN
"The Wizard of Oz:
An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic"

Hosted by KATHLEEN CARROLL
former Chief Film Critic for The New York Daily News

Farmgirl Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) lives on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, but dreams of a better place "somewhere over the rainbow." After being struck unconscious during a tornado, Dorothy finds that she, her dog Toto and the farmhouse are transported to the magical Land of Oz. There, the Good Witch of the North, Glinda, advises Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and meet the Wizard of Oz. During her journey, she meets a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a Tin Man (Jack Haley) and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), who join her, hoping to receive what they lack themselves (a brain, a heart and courage). All of this is done while also trying to avoid the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) and her attempt to get her sister's ruby slippers from Dorothy.

USA, 1939, 101 min.

Authors John Fricke and Jonathan Shirshekan, renowned authorities on all things Oz, have gathered a wealth of rare materials and revealing anecdotes to weave a compelling and comprehensive narrative. The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic features more than 400 images, including cast and set reference photos, movie stills, behind-the-scenes shots, and such memorabilia as publicity art, production memos, promotional posters, and original illustrations. Mr. Fricke has won two Emmys for his work on Judy Garland: By Myself and the A&E Biography special, Judy: Beyond the Rainbow.