The International L. Frank Baum & All Things Oz Historical Foundation board of trustees, in consultation with the Madison County Health Department, New York state and CDC guidelines, canceled the 2021 Oz-Stravaganza festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The COVID-19 outbreak and the pace at which vaccinations are rolling out make it impossible for us to plan a safe event for the beginning of June. Organizers say the decision was difficult; the festival accounts for nearly 50 percent of the organization\u2019s annual budget and brings OZ fans together for a weekend of fun and camaraderie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a press release, organizers wrote they are always mindful of the safety of volunteers, guests and sponsors, \u201cand it would be irresponsible to move forward at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Things Oz Museum also remains temporarily closed; updates on the museum\u2019s planned reopening will be shared as they become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The board of trustees is planning to hold some Oz-Stravaganza events online this year. More details will be shared as they become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe loss of Oz-Stravaganza for the second consecutive year is very difficult for our non-profit organization,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cWe welcome any financial support you can offer, large or small. There are numerous ways you can get involved or donate to our foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Support can take the form of donations, memberships, purchases or sponsorship. For more information, visit allthingsoz.org\/donate.html<\/a>, allthingsoz.org\/membership.html<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n allthingsoz.org\/sponsor-a-case.html<\/a> or shopallthingsoz.org\/s\/shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other opportunities include live events, such as the Feb. 9 autograph sale fb.me\/e\/5wdgLPg5H<\/a> or the 2021 Virtual Silent Auction Fundraiser (shopallthingsoz.org\/…\/silent-auction…\/258<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oz-Stravaganza 2022 will be held June 3 through 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The International L. Frank Baum & All Things Oz Historical Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The All Things Oz museum can be reached at P.O. Box 456, Chittenango, N.Y. 13037, 315.333.2286, allthingsoz.org<\/a> or oz-stravaganza.com<\/a>. The group is a chartered historical foundation in New York state. Donations may be tax deductible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International L. Frank Baum & All Things Oz Historical Foundation board of trustees, in consultation with the Madison County Health Department, New York state and CDC guidelines, canceled the 2021 Oz-Stravaganza festival. The COVID-19 outbreak and the pace at which vaccinations are rolling out make it impossible for us to plan a safe event […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}