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Monday, June 18, 2018

Fairyland's Munchkins

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By C.J. Hirschfield Last month, the last remaining Munchkin – of the more than 100 little people who performed in the classic 1939 fil...

Monday, March 20, 2017

Of Steampunk and Stories

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By C.J. Hirschfield For 16 years, as an artist employed by the City of Oakland, Bob Schultz created sets for Children’s Fairyland. Alth...

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

We Hear Voices...

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By C.J. Hirschfield Last week the puppet show “The Three Wishes” opened at Children’s Fairyland. It was the first time the show – a cla...

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Book Us for the Holidays

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By C.J. Hirschfield You’ve seen them at local bookstores, popular public attractions, even at hardware stores: those sepia-colored, pho...

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Reflections on 9/11 in Manhattan

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Editor's note: This post is a slightly edited version of a column originally published in the Piedmont Post on May 4, 2011, two days ...

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

A Land of Oz

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By C.J. Hirschfield Last week, a man and his 5-year-old daughter enjoyed a full day at Fairyland. They were exiting through the gift shop...

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