Judy Garland Festival

Schedule:

Themed Dress Up Day- "The Wizard of Oz"

(Prizes each day for best dressed, voted on by the attendees)

9:30am -Special Access Guided Tour with John Kelsch at museum
Join 37-year Judy Garland authority with a guided tour of the museum gallery, house, and archives white glove experience

10:30am- 4:00pm -Wizard of Oz Interactive Mystery with immersive performance from "Live History"
Live History is a theatre company that specializes in bringing your local history to life. Our shows take audiences on a one hour adventure through time. Audiences will experience a full tour of the location while interacting with characters, and assisting them in solving an urgent issue that can only be resolved with the audiences' help.
Groups can go through at any point during the time frame.

11:30am – Presentation- John Fricke
JUDY ON TV: 1965-68
Revisit some of the best Garland moments from TV variety shows during the final years of her career and see just how wonderfully effective she was -- despite all the intervening (and uninformed) comment and journalism to the contrary!  She performs in duet with Sammy Davis, Jr., Perry Como, Van Johnson, Vic Damone, and offers nine of her own "Judy songs"; it's a wonderful summation of the fact that she never stopped joyously impacting on audiences. Between clips, John Fricke provides anecdotes and back-stories of the tapings of these programs.

1:30pm – Presentation- Judy and the Great Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Join 37-year Judy Garland authority John Kelsch for a presentation with content from Judy's signing with MGM, to the rise of and fall of MGM studios.

3:30pm - Movie Showing: "Judy Garland: The Concert Years"
To prepare for Fricke Presentation on Saturday (not required but recommended). No pre-registration required.

7:00pm – Social at Klockow Brewing
Join fans for Judy Bingo "BARGO" at another local establishment and some cold brews.
They have a stage, so maybe you can get up and belt some Judy songs for all to enjoy!

9:00pm/Dusk – FREE outdoor showing of "The Wizard of Oz" at Pokegama Dam (34385 U.S. HWY 2, Grand Rapids MN 55744)
Curl up in cozy blanket overlooking the might Mississippi River while watching "The Wizard of Oz"
Popcorn available, dress warm!
No pre-registration needed, just show up