On October 12-14 Dorothy's House / Land of Oz, located at 567
E. Cedar, Liberal, Kansas will once again welcome the Munchkins
to the official home of Dorothy for the 17th Annual Celebration
of Oz-Fest, in honor of "The Wizard of Oz" and recognizing
the 68th anniversary of the making of the movie.
We continue to invite the original munchkins
from the movie and this year Karl Slover, 1st Trumpeteer is
scheduled to be in attendance. Also returning is Robert Baum,
Great-Grandson of L. Frank Baum, who does a wonderful presentation
of Frank Baum and family. Also in attendance will be Caren
Marsh-Doll, author and Judy Garland stand-in. Caren will hold
a dance class where you will learn the official skip down
the Yellow Brick Road and following the class will be a Yellow
Brick Road Skipping contest!
Jack Cooley, and his OzFest committee are working
hard to make this the best OzFest ever with new activities
and events, including a downtown parade, a Red Hat Lady Luncheon,
Dinner with the Celebrities & much more.
Festival admission: $10 per person including
games and tours. A two day pass can be purchased for 15
12:00 pm - Red Hat Ladies Luncheon at SCCC - Advance tickets
available for $12.50 per person, Sponsored by Dorothy's House. - For
reservations, call 620-624-7624
5:00 pm - Dinner at King's Barbeque, 355 E Pancake
6:00 pm - Oz Celebrities at Southgate Four Theater, 1104
S Kansas
7:00 pm - "Wizard of Oz" shows at the Southgate
Four Theater, 1104 S Kansas - The premier of the Veggie Tales movie
"The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" will immediately follow -
$3 for adults, $2 for children
Saturday October 13, 2007
8:00 am - Oz Celebrities at South McDonald's 8:00 am - Toto Trot Fun Run, no charge. T-shirts
available for $15. - Race at 7th and Western, sponsored by Liberal
Parks and Recreation Department 9:00 am - Downtown parade from 11th street and
Kansas Ave to Rail Road St. 9:00 am - Land of Oz opens 10:30 am - Royal Procession of Oz and opening ceremonies
at the Land of OZ 11:00am- Games Begin
11 am-12:30 pm - Oz celebrities meet fans at the Land of
Oz 11 am-12:30 pm - 2007 Oz-National Yellow Brick
Throwing Championship qualifying round 11 am-12:30 pm - Dorothy Look-a-like contest 11:30 am-12:00 pm - Live entertainment begins Noon - Scarecrow
look-a-like contest 12:15-1 pm - Live entertainment 1:00 pm - 2007 Oz-National Yellow Brick Throwing
Championship round 1:00 pm - Cowardly Lion Look-a-like contest 1:00 pm - The Official Yellow Brick Road Skip and
Dance class taught by Judy Garland stand-in Caren Marsh-Doll 1:15-2 pm - Live Entertainment 2-5 pm - Oz Celebrities meet fans and sign autographs
at Land of Oz 2:00 pm - TinMan Look-a-like contest 2:15 pm - Wicked Witch Look-a-like contest 2:30 pm - Munchkin Look-a-like contest 3:00 pm - Yellow Brick Road Skipping Contest 3:15-3:45 pm - Live Entertainment 4:00 pm - Toto Look-a-like contest 4:00 pm - Money Hunt for children 6-9 and 10-12
4:15-5 pm- Live Entertainment 5:00 pm - Dorothy's House and the Land of Oz closes
7:00 pm - Dinner with Oz Celebrities at Seward County Community
College, 1801 N. Kansas - Limited to first 150 guests. - $15 purchases
dinner and presentations by Robert Baum and Caren Marsh-Doll - Reserve
Today by calling 620-624-7624 7:00 pm - "Wizard of Oz" shows at the
Southgate Four Theater, 1104 S Kansas - The Veggie Tales movie "The
Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" will immediately follow - $3 for
adults, $2 for children
Sunday October 14, 2007
8:30 am - Oz celebrities Breakfast at the Pancake
House 11:00 am - Tent Revival 1:00 pm- Oz-some Steak Cook-off championship 1:00 pm- Dorothy's House, Land of Oz opens 1-5 pm - Oz celebrities meet fans and sign autographs
during live entertainment on the Dorothy's House grounds 5:00 pm- Official closing of grounds, end of Ozfest
2007
7:00 pm - "Wizard of Oz"
shows at the Southgate Four Theater, 1104 S Kansas - The Veggie Tales
movie "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" will immediately follow
- $3 for adults, $2 for children
Events subject to change before final
brochure printing.
For any additional information on any Oz-Fest event,
or to receive an Oz-Fest brochure call 620-624-7624
