*Don't Miss the Day of Puppetry at Fairyland this Saturday*
Children's Fairyland, Oakland, CA on the shore of Lake Merritt at Grand
Avenue and Bellevue. http://www.fairyland.org/
*A Day of Puppet Performances, a Puppet Exhibit, Crafts & Fun*
*A RoundTable Discussion on "How To Be A Travelling Puppeteer"*
Tips on building, marketing, performing and more, by some of the Bay Area's
busiest puppeteers.
*NEW – Pixar Memorabilia & Great Supplies*
Karen Prell (RED on Fraggle Rock) donated some amazing and rare Pixar
memorabilia to the Guild, including "employee only" T-shirts & jackets. One
article will be a door prize at the Fairyland meeting and a few others will
be raffle prizes, proceeds going to the Guild scholarship fund. Other pieces
in this collection will be raffle and door prizes at future meetings.
Betty Stewart, a longtime Guild member donated *boxes and boxes * of
beautiful puppet making materials. Wide assortment of furs, fabrics and
craft items. They will be available to Guild members on a "Pay what you Can"
basis, proceeds going to the Guild scholarship fund.
*HELP!!!! Volunteer Update at Fairyland*
The guild will be hosting the craft booth, Puppet Exhibit/Information
Table at Fairyland in Oakland on Sat Aug 30th.
The Puppet Exhibit starts at 10am. An area of the exhibit will have a
place for a Guild member to talk to visitors about puppetry and the guild
and watch the exhibit at the same time. We urgently need people to take the
10am or 11 am shift. Other times are also available. Can you do these early
times????
The craft booth will be making paper bag puppets, from 12:30 to 4 pm
on Saturday. We definitely need volunteers from 3-4 pm, but the more the
merrier.
If you are coming on Sunday, Aug 31st, Randal is always looking for
people to help watch the Puppet Exhibit.
Anyone wishing to volunteer please contact Lee Armstrong. On the day, if you haven't pre-signed
to volunteer, but would like to help, just find Lee. Volunteers are always
welcome.
*Fairyland Scheduled Performances include: *
11, 2 & 4 The Storybook Puppet Theater's "The Adventures of Peer Gynt" This
is Ibsen's Norwegian Tale of Peer Gynt, who has many mishaps with trolls as
he learns to be a good person. Told with the classical music of Edvard
Grieg, Peer falls in love with his childhood friend Solveig, and stops the
evil trolls from turning his friends into more trolls. A tale of a young
boy's love of adventure. Script and puppets by Lewis Mahlmann.
12, Noon Perez & Mondinga Mexican Fiesta presented by The Puppet Company.
This Mexican fable tells the story of how Perez the mouse and Mondinga the
cockroach settle down, hold a wonderful fiesta, and defeat the evil Cat who
tries to ruin everything. Filled with lovable animal characters, this
Mexican spectacular is suitable for all ages.
1:30 Tales from the Enchanted Forest is an thirty minute performance
featuring two original fairy tales written by Nick Barone. Told with humor,
music and twenty of Nick Barone's beautifully crafted puppets, this family
puppet show consists of two separate stories: The Biggest Little Bug and The
Grumpy Old Tree.
2:30 Blake Maxim & Vagabond Puppet Theater's "Little Ms Red Riding Hood"
4:30 *Guild Meeting*
Meet your new Board of Directors, Ideas for Future Programs, Guild Library,
and more
5:30 *Early Evening Potluck Supper *
Betty Stewart Puppet Supplies GiveAway – free materials for puppeteers
6:30 *"How to Be A Traveling Puppeteer" *
Tips on building, marketing, packing, performing and more, by some of the
Bay Area's busiest puppeteers including Nick Barone of Nick Barone's
Puppets, Randal Metz of the Puppet Company, Michael & Valerie Nelson of
Magical Moonshine Theatre. Bring your own tips and suggestions to this
roundtable discussion.
*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.
*Nick Barone of Nick Barone Puppets* has been performing puppet shows
professionally since 1991. Nick's innovative works reflect his quirky sense
of humor. With an attention to detail in his puppets, props and sets along
with his uniquely stylized designs, Nick Barone Nick and his puppets were
featured on HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show and in the San Jose Mercury News.
*Michael & Valerie Nelson of The Magical Moonshine Theatre* are celebrating
30 years of puppetry, including coast to coast performances in the U.S. and
tours in over 15 countries abroad.
*Food:* Please bring something to share. If you are bringing a pot luck item
that needs refrigeration, contact Randal Metz to make cool
arrangements. Main dishes are always appreciated. Guild will provide paper
products and utensils.
*Puppets for the Puppet Exhibit at Fairyland*
If you would like to display some of your puppet creations, contact Randal
Metz at 510 569-3144.
*Admission: * Admission to Fairyland is free when you flash your puppetry
guild
membership card. If you can't find it, say that you're with the Puppet Guild
and have come to help. However, if you are bringing friends that are not
members of the Guild, they must pay admission (unless they want to join that
day). You must be inside the Fairyland gate by 4 pm.
*Parking:* Parking is on Bellevue Ave (City of Oakland sometimes charges $3
to park there on weekends), in the case of folks unloading that is set up
through
Randal Metz so they can contact him directly to get details.
*Carpool:* Want to save gas, parking fees, and hang out with other
puppeteers?
Arrange carpooling through the guild email list! Meet and park cars at the
nearest park and ride (find them on the internet) and ride-share. It's fun
and saves the environment.
*Driving Directions**
*If you have additional questions, please call.
*I'm starting from…
Marin, Richmond:** * Take 80 west to 580 east (toward Hayward).*
San Francisco:** * Take the Bay Bridge to 580 east (toward Hayward).
*Walnut Creek: *Take 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel to 580 east (toward
Hayward)*Berkeley:** *Take 580 east (toward Hayward).
*From 580 east:*
Take the Harrison Street exit in Oakland and turn right onto Harrison. Turn
left at Grand Avenue. Fairyland is one block away, at the intersection of
Grand and Bellevue. Turn to the right and park.
*I'm starting from…
Hayward, San Leandro, and Pleasanton*: Take 580 west to the
MacArthur/Harrison exit in Oakland. Turn left on Harrison and left on Grand
Avenue. Fairyland is one block away on the right, at the intersection of
Grand and Bellevue.
*San Jose, Hayward, and Fremont:* Take 880 north to the Oak Street exit in
Oakland. Turn right on Oak, which becomes Lakeside Drive. Turn right on
Grand Avenue. Fairyland is located one block away, at the intersection of
Grand and Bellevue (right side).
*Transit Directions
On BART*: Get off at the 19th Street station. Take the 20th Street stairway
to street level. Walk on 20th Street to Harrison Street. Turn left on
Harrison. Turn right on Grand Avenue. Fairyland is one block away, at the
intersection of Grand and Bellevue (right side).
On AC Transit: Take the #12 bus from the 19th Street BART station to
Children's Fairyland.
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