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Raffle Donations Requested

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Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam is looking for raffle donations. If you have any items you would be willing to share with us to support the ongoing development of the slam, please contact co-coordinator Nick Hubbard: ndhubbard@gmail.com.

Also, be sure to check out our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/FussyCloudPuppetSlam

Masterpieces exhibit from Valentinetti Puppet Museum

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22 days
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I would love to take this opportunity to invite all of the Puppeteers of Puget Sound members and their families and friends to come to Bremerton to see our newly installed exhibit “Masterpieces from the Collection.” If you have never visited the Valentinetti Puppet Museum in Bremerton, you are in for a treat. Currently the Museum has over 1300 pieces from all over the world which have been given to the Museum from a wide variety of donors, domestic and foreign.

Museum Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am – 4 pm. The Museum is also open for Bremerton’s First Friday Art Walk,
May 4th, 5-8 pm. If you all would like to arrange for a private tour at some other date please contact me and see what we can arrange.

Stanley Hess
Museum Curator
Valentinetti Puppet Museum
257 Fourth Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
(s.w.hess@msn.com)
T. 360-373-2992 (Museum)
www.ectandpuppets.org
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New Acquisitions at Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum

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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

September is Membership Renewal Month

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September is the month to renew your membership to the Puppeteers of Puget Sound. The Puppeteers of Puget Sound is a non-profit organization, which promotes and raises the standards of the art of puppetry through the exchange of ideas, programs and workshops.

Membership Benefits include:

  •  free workshop/events at four meetings a year
  •  http://puppeteersofpugetsound.org services including a link to your website
  •  one online Newsletter (minimum one per year)
  •  access to guild puppetry consultants
  •  PPS business card
  •  member discounts for special events 
  •  information about regional and national puppet festivals
  •  access to PPS scholarship to festivals (if financially qualified)

To join or renew, please print the form and send it with your check to our treasurer.

Thank you!

Aurora Valentinetti turns 90 this year!

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Aurora Valentinetti, teacher, puppet creator and performer for 50 years in the NW and the USA, will be turning 90. A party is being planned in her honor for September and details will be available soon.  The party will coincide with the new season opening of Evergreen Children’s Theatre and the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum.  Meanwhile, those wishing to send congratulations and messages to A. Valentinetti and receive updates on planned festivities, please contact Stanley Hess.

Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum on YouTube!

373 days
by in News

See a great puppet museum on Youtube! The Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum was selected for the honor and is featured by the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce. See the video on YouTube.

Thistle Theatre and friends donate to Japanese disaster relief

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Thistle Theatre sent a donation of $1063.11 to Mercy Corps Japanese disaster relief. Thistle Theatre donated 25% of ticket sales and all donations collected at Momotaro (Peach Boy) in their fundraiser weekend of March 25- 27, 2011 at the Sunset Hill Community Club in Ballard. Thistle Theatre used Bunraku-style puppets and origami puppets to tell the classic Japanese children’s story.

Sean and Mia Deblieck and friends held a bake sale during the Momotaro fundraiser weekend that raised $678.50.  It is their hope to double the money earned with a corporate match.

Thistle Theatre and the Deblieck family and friends will join together again to host a follow up fundraiser event for Japan relief. It will take place during the Sunset Hill Community Club weekend run of Thistle Theatre Hanako and the Cherry Tree in March of 2012.

Ben Burris, Lisa Haslbauer and Brian Stabile with Momotaro puppets designed and built by Brian Kooser and Jean Enticknap.

 

New guild website

413 days
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The Puppeteers of Puget Sound website has a brand new look!  Alyssa McFarland is the new webmaster and will be updating the site regularly. Stay tuned for more information and feel free to leave comments.

-Tony DeFilipps

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