Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Fresno
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, and The International Wizard of Oz Club will host a national Oz conference, “Oz: The Books,” May 14-16, 2010, on the Fresno State campus, featuring talks by authors such Gregory Maguire, John Fricke and more.
Fresno, CA, November 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California 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 Hearn, author of The Annotated Wizard of Oz; John Fricke, co-author of The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic; Kathleen Krull, author of The Road to Oz: Twists, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum; and graphic novelist Eric Shanower, author/artist of Adventures in Oz.
The conference will feature a musical, “Time Again in Oz,” produced by the Fresno State Theatre Arts Department and directed by J. Daniel Herring. Playwright Suzan L. Zeder, who based this play on the third Oz book, Ozma of Oz, will also be a speaker.
ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, will sponsor the conference reception. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art, History, and Science will offer a special Ozzy exhibition. Other community sponsors include Fresno Pacific University and The Fresno County Public Library. Planning is still underway; some projects are dependant on the future generosity of donors. As plans progress, information will be posted on the Center’s Web site at www.arnenixoncenter.org. The Center’s phone number is (559) 278-8116.
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The mission of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature is to support the teaching, research, and public service missions of the university by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible works of historical and artistic significance in the field of children's and young adult literature.
California State University, Fresno
Henry Madden Library
5200 N. Barton Ave. M/S ML 34
Fresno CA 93740-8014
Contact: Angelica Carpenter, Curator
Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
Phone: (559) 278-8116
E-mail: angelica@csufresno.edu
Web site: www.arnenixoncenter.org
The conference will feature a musical, “Time Again in Oz,” produced by the Fresno State Theatre Arts Department and directed by J. Daniel Herring. Playwright Suzan L. Zeder, who based this play on the third Oz book, Ozma of Oz, will also be a speaker.
ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, will sponsor the conference reception. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art, History, and Science will offer a special Ozzy exhibition. Other community sponsors include Fresno Pacific University and The Fresno County Public Library. Planning is still underway; some projects are dependant on the future generosity of donors. As plans progress, information will be posted on the Center’s Web site at www.arnenixoncenter.org. The Center’s phone number is (559) 278-8116.
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The mission of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature is to support the teaching, research, and public service missions of the university by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible works of historical and artistic significance in the field of children's and young adult literature.
California State University, Fresno
Henry Madden Library
5200 N. Barton Ave. M/S ML 34
Fresno CA 93740-8014
Contact: Angelica Carpenter, Curator
Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
Phone: (559) 278-8116
E-mail: angelica@csufresno.edu
Web site: www.arnenixoncenter.org
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559-278-8116
www.arnenixoncenter.org
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559-278-8116
www.arnenixoncenter.org
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