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Puppeteers of Puget Sound Spring Potluck
0Join Us for the Puppeteers of Puget Sound Spring Potluck (A.K.A. the Post-Holiday Potluck)!
When: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 6:30PM-9:30PM
Where:
Jean Mattson’s House
13002 10TH Ave. NW
Seattle, WA 98177
Our local guild, the Puppeteers of Puget Sound, is holding the annual potluck, this time in honor of Spring! Please join us at Jean Mattson’s house for good food, talk of puppets, and an opportunity to enjoy the beginning of another year with our community. Per tradition, we will also be voting on new officers for the guild (if you are interested in serving, contact us at puppeteersofpugetsound@gmail.com
The spread will be more satisfying if we all contact Jean as soon as possible to let her know what we’ll be bringing. E-mail is best, and be sure to cc Nick Hubbard, who is helping to organize the event.
Jean: jmariematt@aol.com
Nick: ndhubbard@gmail.com
Can’t wait to see you there!
Northwest Puppet Center presents: “The Odyssey”
080 days
Northwest Puppet Center is proud to present:
“The Odyssey”
March 3 – 18, 2012
Sat. 1pm & 3pm
Sun. 1pm & 3pm
This performance is a wonderful way to introduce children to the mythology and culture of ancient Greece. Witness the incredible journey of Odysseus as he travels home from Troy. Accompanying Odysseus, and adding some comedy to the story, is the traditional clown from Greek shadow theater, Karaghiozis. This classic tale is filled with absurdity and excitement. Our hero and our clown encounter the Cyclops, Circe the enchantress and even the gods from Mount Olympus. Please join us on this grand adventure.
Tickets available at the box office (opens 30 minutes before showtime) or online:
http://www.brownpapertickets.
Hope to see you at the show.
Thank you,
Dmitri
Carter Family Marionettes
Northwest Puppet Center
9123 – 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115
tel: 206 523 2579
fax: 206 523 8078
Ten Years of PuppetFest MidWest!
0Hi!
Our 10th Annual PuppetFest MidWest will be held in Trenton, Missouri on July 10 -15, 2012. Have you seen our updated PuppetFest MidWest website? We have all of this year’s workshops listed (several brand new ones, too!), photos from years gone by, and even a cooking section! You can download our registration form as well. Full registration, room and board fees and everything you need to know to have an inspiring puppet time right here in the wilds of Missouri this summer.
www.puppetfestival.org
There are five Public performances at the Fest. Three of them are already listed on our website, the others are coming soon! Scholarship info has been updated and is available on the website.
To get an idea of what has been taught and performed at the first NINE PuppetFest MidWests, please click the link on the website to “past PuppetFest MidWest festivals”. You can read reviews from excited participants of our first NINE Festivals. This year’s PuppetFest is funded in part by the Missouri Arts Council. We certainly hope to see you at this year’s PuppetFest MidWest! We have only 75 spaces available, so please register early.
Thank you,
Debbie Lutzky Allen and Peter Allen
Directors, PuppetFest MidWest
www.puppetfestival.org
660-684-6825
Please visit us on Facebook as well
Thistle Theatre presents: “Hanako and the Cherry Tree”
93 days
Hanako and the Cherry Tree
(The Pitfalls Of Mr. Yama)
Puppets tell Bizarre tale from Japan!
WHO: Thistle Theatre a puppet theatre for families
WHAT: Hanako and the Cherry Tree (The Pitfalls of Mr. Yama)
WHERE AND WHEN:
Performance Schedule and Ticket Information.
Bellevue Youth Theatre:
16661 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98008
Mar. 3, 4 (2:00PM & 4:00PM)
Magnuson Park:
7120 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Mar. 10, 11 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Sunset Hill Community Club:
3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117
Mar. 16 (7:30) Mar. 17, 18 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Tickets Prices:
Children and Seniors – $8.00
General Admission – $9.00
Description of Story:
Mr.Yama, a wealthy miser, meets a young girl who has climbed his cherry tree to retrieve her kite. Unwilling to share any of the tree’s bounty, Mr. Yama accidentally swallows a cherry pit and a tree grows out of his head! A bizarre series of events follow including encounters with mythical Japanese creatures including a Tengu (a mountain goblin), an Oni (ogre) and a serpent! Humor, danger and excitement fill this tall tale told with Bunraku, shadow and blacklight puppets.
Thistle Theatre is the only performing arts organization in the Pacific Northwest that specializes in Bunraku puppets, an ancient Japanese style of puppetry. The puppeteers, dressed head-to-toe in black to suggest invisibility, operate all of the character’s limbs by hand from behind. Lisa Haslbauer, Brian Stabile and Gina Wilhelm are the puppeteers in the production directed by Jean Enticknap.
Northwest Puppet Center presents: “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf”
99 days
Northwest Puppet Center presents:
THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF
Based on the popular children’s book by Jon Scieszka
Performed by Paul Mesner Puppets
Two weekends only!
Feb. 11-19, 2012
Sat. 1pm & 3pm
Sun. 1pm & 3pm
Tickets available at the box office (opens 30 minutes before each show) or online (anytime):
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/203334
Hope you can all attend this fabulous and ridiculous performance.
Thanks!
Dmitri
P.S. Coming next, “The Odyssey”: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/203343
Carter Family Marionettes
Northwest Puppet Center
9123 – 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115
tel: 206 523 2579
fax: 206 523 8078
New Acquisitions at Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum
Stanley Hess would like to invite you all to come to Bremerton and visit the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum.
“I am in the process of installing our 2011 New Acquisitions exhibit, highlighting a selection of our latest gifts to the Museum in the past year. Highlights include a wonderful selection of Indonesian wayang golek andkayu puppets, two wonderful marionettes by early UW puppet master Alanson ‘Lance’ Davis (1909-1976), three 19th century Chinese marionettes, and “Fire Bird” by Debbie Hammond. Come visit this West Sound Treasure. If you have never been you are in for a treat. Leave your car in Seattle, just a short walk from the ferry. Come for Bremerton’s First Friday Art Walk (Feb. 3rd, 5-8 pm) or visit us during our regular open hours, Wednesday through Saturday, 11 – 4. This new exhibit will be on display through April, 2012.”
Stanley Hess
Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum
257 Fourth Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
T. 360.373-2992
Northwest Puppet Center presents: Thumbelina
127 days
Here is a wonderful way to warm up the dreary days of winter!
Northwest Puppet Center
presents
THUMBELINA: The Original Flower Child
by Oregon Shadow Theatre
Jan. 14-29
Sat. 1pm & 3pm
Sun. 1pm & 3pm
Tickets available 30 minutes before each show at the box office or can be purchased in advance:
http://www.brownpapertickets.
This performance is designed with inspiration from Art Noveau. Live music of the 60′s-70′s sets the tone for this flower power fairytale.
“Hans Christian Andersen never had it so groovy.” Richard Farr, Seattle Times
Hope you can all make it to the show!
Carter Family Marionettes
Northwest Puppet Center
9123 – 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115
tel: 206 523 2579
fax: 206 523 8078
Thistle Theatre presents: “More Auntie Lena’s African Stories”
131 days
Thistle Theatre, a puppet theatre for families presents:
More Auntie Lena’s African Stories
Playing her drum and asking for audience response, Auntie Lena and her friend, Possum, are back to
sing and tell more African stories. Stories include “Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky” and
“Anansi, the Spider” which is about the infamous trickster spider and an unsuspecting turtle.
Val Thomas-Matson, founder of Look, Listen and Learn (a commercial free, early-learning TV
program) plays Auntie Lena. Brian Stabile and Lisa Haslbauer are the puppeteers in the show
directed by Artistic Director, Jean Enticknap. Sue Ennis has penned three new songs for the show
and all have African grooves by ethnomusicologist, Kim Alessi, including the original “Story Tree”
song. Brian Stabile designed and built the new puppets in the production.
Locations and Dates:
Magnuson Park Theatre
7120 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Jan. 21, 22 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Sunset Hill Community Club
3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117
Feb. 3 (7:30PM), Feb. 4, 5 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Bellevue Youth Theatre
16661 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98008
Feb. 11, 12 (2:00PM & 4:00PM)
Tickets:
Child/Senior $8.00
General $9.00
Information:
Phone: (206) 524-3388
Join Us for the Puppeteers of Puget Sound Post-Holiday Potluck
Join Us for the Puppeteers of Puget Sound Post-Holiday Potluck
When: Thursday, January 19 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Stay tuned for announcement of a new date.
Where:
Jean Mattson’s House
13002 10TH Ave. NW
Seattle, WA 98177
Our local guild, the Puppeteers of Puget Sound, is holding the annual post-holiday potluck. Please join us at Jean Mattson’s house for good food, talk of puppets, and an opportunity to enjoy the beginning of another year with our community. Per tradition, we will also be voting on new officers for the guild (if you are interested in serving, contact us at puppeteersofpugetsound@gmail.com).
The spread will be more satisfying if we all contact Jean as soon as possible to let her know what we’ll be bringing. E-mail is best, and be sure to cc Nick Hubbard, who is helping to organize the event.
Jean: jmariematt@aol.com
Nick: ndhubbard@gmail.com
Can’t wait to see you there!
Guild event at Northwest Puppet Center: “Quixote” this Friday!
Puppeteers of Puget Sound!
Join us for a special guild event at Northwest Puppet Center, this coming Friday, January 6.
Come at 7pm for socializing and snacks.
Then:
“Quixote” at 8pm
Free for guild members
Film screening plus Q&A with the director, Steven Ritz-Barr
Film screening plus Q&A with the director, Steven Ritz-Barr
Here is a link for the trailer:
http://vimeo.com/10275730
http://vimeo.com/10275730
Northwest Puppet Center
9123 15th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA 98115-3111
(206) 523-2579
(206) 523-2579
And mark your calendars for Thursday next (January 19), our tentative date for the annual holiday party! Details to come soon enough.
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