Cumbrian stage adaptation of Wizard of Oz coming to Keswick

The production, set to run this Christmas, will be a "sparkling" new adaptation of the classic tale, set in the Lake District. The story, adapted by Sonia Jalaly and directed by Sarah Punshon, follows Dorothy, not from Kansas, but from a Cumbrian …

The Ballet School hosts Wizard of Oz recital May 31

Published 3:20 pm Friday, May 23, 2025 VALDOSTA — The Ballet School will hold its annual recital, “The Wizard of Oz,” 6:30 p.m. May 31 at VSU Whitehead Auditorium.The show features dancers ages 3 to 26 years performing tap, jazz, ballet, and contemporary …

The Wizard's lessons on resilience, change, and a long view of history

Last weekend, the Port Gamble Theatre showed a movie to an audience for the first time since 1956.  That movie they chose was the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.” I had not seen that movie on the big screen since my History of Documentary and Film class …

Art Beat: The fine art of heeding nature – Meghan Walley at the Gumboot

An exhibition of nature-inspired works by Gibsons-based artist Meghan Walley now on display at the Gumboot Café offers glimpses of her background as a full-time archeologist. An exhibition of nature-inspired works by Gibsons-based artist Meghan Walley now …

The Wonderful World of Oz arrives at Stockeld Park this half-term

Click your heels together and get ready for an unforgettable half-term journey to the Wonderful World of Oz at Stockeld Park. From 24th May to 1st June, Stockeld Park will transform into the fantastical land of Oz, inviting families to follow the Yellow …

Culver City High School Academy of Visual & Performing Arts Spring Music Concert

The Academy of Visual & Performing Arts Spring Music Concert is presenting the Spring Music Concert tonight Friday, May 23, 7pm, at the Robert Frost Auditorium and it's free. Featuring "A Night at the Movies" Hear music from films such as …

Lainey Wilson Cleverly Nods To One Of The Most Beloved Ballads Of All Time

Lainey Wilson unveiled a dreamy new ballad with a clever nod to one of the most well-known songs of all time. The reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year released “Somewhere Over Laredo” on Friday (May 23). Wilson teamed up with …

Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in brand-new “Oz”

“This is a brand-new production for us,” says Pennsylvania Youth Ballet-Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Artistic Director Karen Kroninger Knerr. The Pennsylvania Youth Ballet-Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley presents its spring performance, “The Wizard …

Words of wisdom

As a born and bred Southern Baptist, I’ve always said, “nothing is worse and more territorial than a church lady in charge of a committee.” Mrs. Sullens Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy cows, which is pretty much the same thing. “I have found the …

Redlands’ LifeHouse Theater will stage its adaptation of ‘The Wizard of Oz’