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From: Angelica Carpenter <angelica_at_csufresno.edu>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:42:46 -0800 (PST)
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Cal ifornia State University, Fresno, and The International Wizard of Oz Club ( www.ozclub.org ) invite everyone to a national Oz conference, “Oz: The Books,” May 14-16, 2010, on the Fresno State campus. Featured speakers will include Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked ; Michael Patrick H earn, author of The Annotated Wizard of Oz ; John Fricke, co-author of The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic ; Kath leen Krull, author of The Road to Oz: Twists, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Li fe of L. Frank Baum ; graphic novelist Eric Shanower, author/artist of Adve ntures in Oz ; and Graham Rawle, a British illustrator whose new version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was proclaimed the Best Illustrated Book and Bo ok of the Year at the 2009 British Book Design Awards. A full day of academ ic talks will be offered on Friday, May 14, followed by the more general pr ogram on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 & 16.
The conference will feature a musical, “Time Again in Oz,” produced by the Fresno State Theatre Arts Department and directed by J. Dan iel Herring. P laywright Suzan L. Zeder, who based this play on the third O z book, Ozma of Oz , will also be a speaker.
ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, will sponsor the conference receptio n. The Henry Madden Library will offer a special Ozzy exhibition. Other com munity sponsors include the Teacher Librarian Program at Fresno Pacific Uni versity , The Fresno County Public Library, and The Fresno Bee . This confe rence is planned for adults; older children are welcome if they are accompa nied by adults. Information and registration forms are available on the Cen ter’s Web site at www.arnenixoncenter.org . The Center’s ph one number is (559) 278-8116.
Received on Mon 01 Mar 2010 06:42:46 PM CST
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:42:46 -0800 (PST)
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Cal ifornia State University, Fresno, and The International Wizard of Oz Club ( www.ozclub.org ) invite everyone to a national Oz conference, “Oz: The Books,” May 14-16, 2010, on the Fresno State campus. Featured speakers will include Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked ; Michael Patrick H earn, author of The Annotated Wizard of Oz ; John Fricke, co-author of The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic ; Kath leen Krull, author of The Road to Oz: Twists, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Li fe of L. Frank Baum ; graphic novelist Eric Shanower, author/artist of Adve ntures in Oz ; and Graham Rawle, a British illustrator whose new version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was proclaimed the Best Illustrated Book and Bo ok of the Year at the 2009 British Book Design Awards. A full day of academ ic talks will be offered on Friday, May 14, followed by the more general pr ogram on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 & 16.
The conference will feature a musical, “Time Again in Oz,” produced by the Fresno State Theatre Arts Department and directed by J. Dan iel Herring. P laywright Suzan L. Zeder, who based this play on the third O z book, Ozma of Oz , will also be a speaker.
ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, will sponsor the conference receptio n. The Henry Madden Library will offer a special Ozzy exhibition. Other com munity sponsors include the Teacher Librarian Program at Fresno Pacific Uni versity , The Fresno County Public Library, and The Fresno Bee . This confe rence is planned for adults; older children are welcome if they are accompa nied by adults. Information and registration forms are available on the Cen ter’s Web site at www.arnenixoncenter.org . The Center’s ph one number is (559) 278-8116.
Received on Mon 01 Mar 2010 06:42:46 PM CST
