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City of Coronado: Coronado Cultural Arts Commission
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALL FOR CORONADO PERFORMERS: DANCERS, BANDS, MUSICIANS, ALL ENTERTAINERS
CORONADO, CA (May 19, 2014) -- Because there’s no place like home, the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission and Coronado MainStreet are pleased to present “Celebrate OZ!” a free Coronado community festival set for Saturday, August 2, in Spreckels Park that promises an engaging and entertaining day of music, dance and art.
Celebrate Oz! will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is part of Oz Con International, a 10-day “Wizard of Oz” Festival celebrating all things Oz taking place in Coronado and San Diego.
Celebrate Oz! invites dancers, bands, musicians, and all entertainers who live or work in Coronado, to participate.From toddlers to seniors, organizers would like to hear from you. It is an opportunity to share your creativity and be part of an exciting community event.
“We are bringing back the small-town celebration feel and we need you to make it happen,”said Celebrate Oz! Producer Ruben Ludlow. Said Ludlow, whose performance and choreography credits include work for Beyonce, Will Smith and Pitbull: “We’ve had a very enthusiastic response, so don't delay in contacting us. Thank you for being a part of our wonderful community.”
For more information and to get involved, please contact Ruben Ludlow at .
About Oz Con International: Oz Con International is a community festival, in association with Winkie Con, celebrating the connection Coronado has with The Wizard of Oz and its author, L. Frank Baum. In the early 1900s, writer L. Frank Baum and his wife Maud escaped the hard eastern winters and came to Coronado. They stayed in a charming home near the ocean and the Hotel del Coronado, where Baum wrote many of his magic tales. Now Oz returns to Coronado in Oz Con International, finding life again through children's camps, films, live theatre, concerts, dance & musical reviews, exhibitions, lectures, and tours of what Baum referred to as the Enchanted Island. For more information: http://www.ozconinternational.com
About the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission: The Coronado Cultural Arts Commission was established by the Coronado City Council in 2011. It is a seven-member commission charged with providing recommendations and taking action to "foster the development and enjoyment of performing, visual, cultural, and other arts in Coronado.” For more information: www.coronadoarts.com. The Commission meets on the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meetings are open and the public is invited to attend. Agendas and Minutes of current and previous meetings are posted and available on the City’s website: www.coronado.ca.us
About MainStreet, Ltd.: Coronado MainStreet, Ltd. was established in 1988 as a 501(c)4 non-profit Organization serving the Orange Avenue business corridor in the City of Coronado, California, USA. It is a member in good standing of the California Main Street Alliance and the National Main Street Center and under the aegis of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information: http://www.coronadomainstreet.com.