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Coming to TeslaCon? Who will you be?

A distinction of TeslaCon events is how effectively they create an immersive experience. One key to that is attendees taking on the persona of an “in-world inhabitant.” For the weekend, everyone is en...

Finish-the-Story, a TeslaCon Oz Writing Contest

This unfinished story was used in contests at Oz Club conventions in 1979 and published as a contest in our journal, The Baum Bugle. While no author is credited, it was likely written by Fred M. Meyer...

Oz the National Convention 2026 goes to TeslaCon

Exciting news! Oz the National Convention will join TeslaCon, an annual Steampunk convention, for 2026. Choosing Oz as their theme, they were looking to work together with the Oz community. With OzCon...

Panelists’ work keeps L. Frank Baum in the public eye

There was a common theme across our attendees, that hadn’t been on the program, Keeping L. Frank Baum’s Spirit Alive in the 21st Century, so we’ve made it a panel. Our concluding event Sun...

Presentation follows the Yellow Brick Roads

Join longtime Oz Club member and performer Zoe O’Haillin-Berne for a journey down Yellow Brick Roads built far beyond the pages of L. Frank Baum’s beloved books. In Off to Build the Yellow Brick Road,...

Reconnaissance trip wraps up

Note: I drafted this blog in Aberdeen June 11, only to learn of Sally Wagner’s death on the drive home. I didn’t have the heart at the time to express excitement about our convention under...

A visit to Easton Castle

While recently in Aberdeen preparing for our convention, I had a wonderful visit to the fascinating Easton Castle. The original 22-room Queen Ann house was built by EA Bliss in 1889 on a hill northwes...

NEW L. Frank Baum songs debut Friday night

Robert Lamont, a long-time Oz Club member and professional musician and educator, initially planned to perform sets emphasizing L. Frank Baum’s published songs—and there will be plenty of those—...

Auction listing emails next week

The list of items that will be offered in our fundraising auction Saturday evening will be mailed to all registered convention attendees this week. It will be a pdf, so anyone should be able to open i...