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Bay View’s BIG READ

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July 20, 2021
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Expired)
John M. Hall Auditorium
1725 Encampment Avenue
Bay View, MI 49770

“There’s no place like home.” Everyone knows that phrase—it conjures up images of windswept Kansas and Dorothy’s Technicolor visit to Oz. But what lies behind that phrase? What inspired the author L. Frank Baum to spin the tale that the Smithsonian called “America’s first home-grown fairy tale”? Elizabeth Letts will take you behind the scenes of the writing of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as she discusses her book Finding Dorothy during The Bay View Association’s Big Read. You’ll discover the strong women who inspired Baum’s writing, and how his search for a home in Gilded Age America inspired this classic tale—the author will also bring in Baum’s own ties to Michigan cottage life. We are thrilled to have Ms. Letts as our Bay View Chautauqua Author for summer of 2021 on July 20. 
Buy the book HERE and plan on attending the Bay View Big Read.
Tickets are available online and at the Bay View Box Office.