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2024 Oz, the National Convention Schedule

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2024: Oz, the National Convention
Charlotte, North Carolina
Thursday, September 26 to Sunday, September 29

In collaboration with our friends at CharlOz, the International Wizard of Oz Club is thrilled to present this year’s Oz, the National Convention! Set in historic Charlotte, North Carolina, we will be celebrating a long weekend full of unforgettable Ozzy experiences!

Below, you will find the FULL schedule of all Oz events. Please note the following:

    • Purple: Oz Club-hosted events. To register, please sign up for Dorothy’s Adventurer’s Pass! The pass includes: a 24-hour public transportation pass, a ticket for a showing of MGM’s Wizard of Oz with a live classic score by the Charlotte Symphony, a rooftop gala dinner with all your Oz Club friends, the fabulous Oz Club auction, a fee-free gift card to many of Charlotte’s most-delicious restaurants and coolest spots, and exclusive Oz Club programming, including special guests Randy Schmidt, Michael Raabe, and Oz Club favorites Jane Albright and Laura DeNooyer!
    • ☺: Oz Club presenter(s)
    • ♦♦: Events for families and kids 

Due to the packed schedule at these events, from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29, there is multitrack programming. Locations are indicated on each individual event.

Register here for CharlOz events.

Thursday, September 26

All-day event: Student art exhibition ‘Oz Illustrations’ (self-guided) in the Popp Martin Student Union Art Gallery on the UNC Charlotte Main Campus.

Please note: All Gregory Maguire events will be held at the Knight Theater, which is a 15-minute walk, a 15-minute light rail ride, or 5-minute car ride from the convention hotel. 

For free tickets to Gregory Maguire’s talk, please visit: https://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/charloz-gregory-maguire

Friday, September 27

All-day events: 

Please note: The majority of Friday’s events will be held at UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library. (The UNC Charlotte Campus can be easily accessed via a two-minute walk from the conference hotel to the accessible light rail station. The library is a 10-15 walk from the station on paved walkways.)

Events being held off-campus at The Makerspace are indicated in italics below. From the J. Murrey Atkins Library, the Makerspace is a 21-minute drive or a 75-minute trip on public transportation. From the convention hotel, the Makerspace is a 35-minute walk, a 6-minute drive, or a 35-minute trip on public transportation. 

Saturday, September 28

All-day events: 

    • Vendors, themed food and drinks, and events at the Market at 7th Street. 
    • Land of Oz exhibition (self-guided) running in the Projective Eye Gallery.
    • Student art exhibition ‘Oz Illustrations’ (self-guided) running in the Popp Martin Student Union Art Gallery on the UNC Charlotte Main Campus.
    • ♦♦Kids’ Programming: Special CharlOz Scavenger Hunt throughout ImaginOn.
    • ♦♦Kids’ Programming: Special CharlOz crafts in the Story Jar Area in ImaginOn

Please note: The majority of Saturday’s events will be held at ImaginOn: the Joe and Joan Martin Center, which is a three-minute walk from the convention hotel.

Sunday, September 29

All-day events: 

Please note: The majority of Sunday’s events will be held at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, which is an eight-minute walk from the convention hotel. 

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