# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Wizard Behind Oz
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: If you’re from Kansas, you’ve surely encountered plenty of Wizard of Oz jokes and quips. Where’s Dorothy? You’re not in Kansas anymore! I’m melting! But what you may not know is the fascinating story behind L. Frank Baum’s classic “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” 

This talk explores the unique appeal of this first truly American fairy tale, and its legacy on our culture from speech, to music, to media. This presentation pulls back the curtain on Baum’s crowning achievement. 

Goddard Lions Club will host “The Wizard Behind Oz,” a presentation and discussion by Chris Glasgow on Saturday, February 28 at 10 am at The Goddard Church, 30 N. Cedar.  Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. 

For more information, contact the Lion Becky Funke at 316-650-5824 for more information. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Chris Glasgow serves as curator at the Oz Museum and Columbian Theatre Foundation in Wamego. 

“The Wizard Behind Oz” is part of Humanities Kansas's Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/goddard/the-wizard-behind-oz/200029697371938
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029697371938?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=goddard-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Goddard
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Goddard Church
- **lat**: 37.659678381933
- **long**: -97.573193140703
- **full address**: The Goddard Church, 300 N Cedar St,Goddard, Kansas, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Goddard Lions Club (https://allevents.in/org/goddard-lions-club/11645230)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Goddard Church, 300 N Cedar St,Goddard, Kansas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Goddard Lions Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Wizard Behind Oz ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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