January Holiday Party, Saturday, Jan 12, 2008, 5-9 pm
San Leandro Community Center, 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro

Puppet Quotes:

"*Fie, fie, you counterfeit. You puppet,
you"

*William Shakespeare*

"*I am not a Starfleet commander, or T.J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship
NCC-170...[some audience members say 'one'], or own a phaser. And I don't
know anybody named Bones, Sulu, or Spock. And no, I've never had green alien
sex, though I'm sure it would be quite an evening. [Pomp and Circumstance
begins playing] I speak English and French, not Klingon! I drink Labatt's,
not Romulan ale! And when someone says to me 'Live long and prosper', I
seriously mean it when I say, 'Get a life'. My doctor's name is not McCoy,
it's Ginsberg. And tribbles were puppets, not real animals. PUPPETS! And
when I speak, I never, ever talk like every. Word. Is. Its. Own. Sentence. I
live in California, but I was raised in Montreal. And yes, I've gone where
no man has gone before, but I was in Mexico and her father gave me
permission! My name is William Shatner, and I am Canadian! *"
*William Shatner*

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT GUILD PUPPET PARTY
NEW PERFORMANCE SHORTS ADDED TO THE PROGRAM!

JANAKI RAMPURA PERFORMING A NEW, UNFINISHED WORK

FRATELLO MARIONETTES PERFORMING A HAND PUPPET PIECE CALLED "THE CONDUCTOR"

DAVID MORLEY PERFORMING A MARIONETTE ACROBAT TO LIVE PERCUSSION

DON'T MISS THE FUN (MORE INFO BELOW)

PERFORMANCES:
Puppet shorts by various Bay Area performers including Kevin Menegus, Janaki
Rampura and more!

Featuring:
"One Wacky Winter" by Randal Metz & the Puppet Company

Join us for a bit of holiday fun as the Puppet Company spoofs our classic
Christmas TV specials. "One Wacky Winter", is loosely based on "How the
Grinch Stole Christmas" and is a visual treat with a variety of hand and rod
puppets and marionettes.

Randal Metz & the Puppet Company have been creating "Fantasies in Miniature"
for over thirty years. Trained by such famous puppeteers as Lewis Mahlmann
of Children's Fairyland, Bob Baker of Disneyland, and even the Muppets.
Randal creates shows that appeal to audiences of all ages.

POTLUCK SUPPER
Please your favorite dish to share with others. Microwave available.
Dinnerware will be provided.

CONFIRMED! Father Christmas will be on hand to help with the GUILD GIFT
EXCHANGE. If you wish to participate in the exchange, bring a puppet
related, wrapped gift to add to the pile (in the past $10.00 approximate
value has been suggested.) All who bring a gift will get to receive one.

PUPPET DISPLAY
Do you have a puppet that you've made, that you'd like to display? A table
will be provided for an informal puppet exhibit, so bring your puppet (on a
stand) and share your puppet(s) with others.

Driving directions:
Northbound 880: exit Marina Blvd West. After exiting, go over the overpass
and get into far left lane.
Southbound 880: exit Marina Blvd West. Get into far left lane immediately.
AFTER EXITING FROM EITHER DIRECTION:
Turn left onto Merced, the first stop light.
Continue on Merced and bear right on to Wicks (Merced turns into Wicks).
Continue past
Manor Blvd.
The community center is on the right side, across from the park.

Puppet Power! The SFBAPG invites you to put a smile on an Iraqi kid's face!

This year, the SFBAPG Holiday Party will host a new kind of Gift
Exchange. Open up your closets and bring out those puppets!! They
will be mailed to Peace Through Puppets, a non-profit organization
that was started by Army 1st Sergeant Bruce Reges and his mother,
Jean Reges Burn, a long-time member of Puppeteers of America.

Did you read the article in the Washington Post? In the Observer?
In the Fall Puppetry Journal? When 1st Sergeant Bruce Reges entered
an Iraqi school classroom for the first time, he was dressed in full
body armor, and the children were absolutely terrified. Sergeant
Reges was profoundly upset by this, and he immediately contacted his
puppeteer mother and asked her to send puppets. Three weeks and
several boxes later, Peace Through Puppets became an official
non-profit organization, and the staff has been collecting and
shipping puppets to Iraq ever since. One interesting note: the PTP
staff members include Judy and Bob Brown, who just won the 2007
Puppeteers of America President's Award for 50 years of outstanding
contribution to the art of puppetry!

Besides taking donations of puppets, Peace Through Puppets also is
accepting donations of stuffed animals and cash. The cash allows
them to buy more puppets and pay for shipping!

So, Good SFBAPG Members.... Let's make this a very special gift
exchange! Bring your puppets and stuffed animals, and any hard cash
you wish to donate toward shipping! If the puppets are used, just be
sure that they are clean... And one important thing to note: Jean
Reges Burn says no depictions of people or pigs, please. Iraqi
culture doesn't accept those.

Let's make the SFBAPG the model for other guilds to follow! Bring
those donations on January 12!