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2007 Puppeteers of America Nat'l Fest :: October 31, 2006.

Hello Puppet Aficionados -- members and non-members of Puppeteers of America!

There are three important dates to remember regarding the upcoming P
of A National Festival to be held July 17-22, 2007 in St. Paul,
Minnesota:

THIS WEDNESDAY, November 1: Applications are due to submit a performance proposal.

December 1: Applications due to submit a workshop proposal.

February 15: Postmark your registration before this date and get a
$40 discount!!!

Visit the festival's groovy web site
http://www.puppetrampage2007.org for more information.

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upcoming beaver toy :: October 31, 2006.

Hi everybody,

I'm talking with the good folks at Gentle Giant about manufacturing
my toy.

The folks have Super 7 have hooked me up with a distributor who can
move a lot of toys, so I feel more confident making my original run
bigger than I'd first thought (I was only going to do about 200 pieces).

Now I'm pretty sure I'm going to order about 500 of them, but I'm
curious to see if I should order even more. I mean, my sculptor
alone wants TEN of them.

I'm going to set up a sign-up sheet outside my office (upper west,
705) - If you're interested in buying one (or more), please sign up!

The toy is based on my beaver T-shirt design that I sold at last
summer's Comic-Con. It's going to be vinyl, about 5" tall, and come
in its own custom (though not very fancy) box. I'm aiming to price
it in the $40-$50 range. I'll have a better idea when I do the math
on the production costs. My deadline is to have it ready by Comic-
Con 2007.

Feel free to pass this on to friends that you think may be
interested. They can e-mail me, but if you work here, I'd prefer you
to sign up so I have to wrangle as few e-mails as possible.

Thanks!

Jeff

PS - if you need to see an image, let me know and I'll e-mail you
something.

PPS - I'm making these for adult collectors, so I wouldn't recommend
them for little kids.

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The Lion King in L.A. again! :: October 30, 2006.

After becoming the longest running production to ever play the
Pantages Theatre, DISNEY'S THE LION KING triumphantly returns to Los
Angeles beginning Thursday, November 16, 2006 for a limited
engagement of eight weeks through Sunday, January 7, 2007. Opening
night is set for Saturday, November 18, 2006.

*************** PRESS RELEASE *************

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR
Disney's THE LION KING
BROADWAY'S AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL

LOS ANGELES TRIUMPHANT RETURN
LIMITED EIGHT-WEEK ENGAGEMENT
BEGINS NOVEMBER 16 AT THE PANTAGES THEATRE

Los Angeles, CA - October 2, 2006 --- Casting has been announced for
the Los Angeles limited eight-week return engagement of Disney's THE
LION KING. The eagerly awaited stage production will leap onto the
Pantages stage from Thursday, November 16 through Sunday, January 7,
2007. for performances throuThe press opening night is Saturday
November 18, 2006 at 8 pm.

The production coming to Los Angeles is currently one of seven
productions running worldwide along with New York, a second United
States National Tour, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, and Shanghai. A
Korean-language production will open this October in Seoul, South
Korea, and a production will open in June 2007 in Johannesburg, South
Africa.

The malevolent and evil Scar will be played by Kevin Gray, whose
theatre credits include The King & I, Phantom of the Opera, Miss
Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Titanic, Showboat, Music of the
Night, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Chu Chem, Night of the Iguana,
Pacific Overtures, The Bakers Wife, The Death of Garcia Lorca. Mr.
Gray was the recipient of the National Institute for Music Theatre
Award.

Geno Segers will recreate the role of the lion king Mufasa after
having played with the Australian and Shanghai Companies. Born and
raised in Winston/Salem, North Carolina, he has participated in
various television commercials and campaigns in the United States,
Canada, and New Zealand. The Lion King is Mr. Segers' professional
musical theatre debut.

Gugwana Dlamini-a native of Durban, South Africa-is the wise Rafiki.
Ms. Dlamini is an original cast member of the London Company of The
Lion King and most recently played Rafiki in that production; her
other theatre credits include Sarafina, Township Fever, Godspell, and
Magic at 4am.
More

Casting announced for The Lion King - 2

The meerkat Timon will be played by Damian Baldet, whose New York
credits include Frankenstein (Soho Rep-The Flying Machine), Attempts
on Her Life (Soho Rep), and The Rats are Getting Bigger (NY Fringe);
with the Civilians, with whom he is an Associate Artist, his credits
include Nobody's Lunch (PS122), Gone Missing (The Gate-UK, The Belt,
Joe's Pub), Paris Commune, and Canard, Canard, Goose?.

Timothy McGeever, who will portray Zazu, is the son of playwright Pat
McGeever. His credits include Chaucer in Rome at Lincoln Center, The
White Devil at BAM, Life Game at Improbable UK, Tartuffe at
Shakespeare in the Park, Fully Committed at Cherry Lane.

And Phil Fiorini will portray Pumbaa-the warthog; Mr. Fiorini's
national tour credits include Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas, and
he has worked regionally at the George Street Playhouse, Missouri
Repertory Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Unicorn
Theatre, and Quality Hill Playhouse.

Mufasa's son, Simba, will be played by Wallace Smith, who played John
in the Miss Saigon National Tour (2002-2004); he also performed in
Bare (Los Angeles Company) in the role of Matt. On television, Mr.
Smith has been seen on American Dreams, State of Grace, Soul Food,
and the soap opera Port Charles.

Ta'Rea Campbell, a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Marymount
Manhattan College, is the lioness Nala. Ms. Campbell's Broadway
credits include Aida (Aida), Little Shop of Horrors, Aida National
Tour (Nehebkah), and Gospel According to Fishman (Jolene); television
credits include Law & Order, Whoopie, and Primetime Live.

The three hyenas will be played by: Rudy Roberson (Banzai), who is
the recipient of the 1995 Dallas Theater Critics' Forum Award for
Roscoe in Avenue X, and whose Broadway credits include The Life,
Rollin' On the T.O.BA., Kat and the Kings; Danielle Lee Graves
(Shenzi), whose Broadway credits include Rent (Joanne), Hairspray,
Sunset Boulevard, Showboat; and Robbie Swift (Ed), a BFA in Acting
graduate from The Theatre School at DePaul University, was most
recently seen as Linus in the West Coast premiere of Snoopy.

Performances in the role of Young Simba will be alternated between
Cameron Ball and Jordan Bratton. Mr. Ball's television credits
include Hack and Cold Case; his commercial credits include Trix and
Tide; and his stage credits include Tropicana Casino's Christmas
Specials, Nutcracker, and various national dance competitions. As an
organist, pianist, and accomplished drummer for GMS Drums, Mr.
Bratton is an 11-year-old music prodigy who has been singing and
playing music since he was less than a year old. He currently is a
featured soloist on the newest gospel release by David Bratton and
Spirit Of Praise, and he is a musician at the Greater Allen Cathedral
of Queens, NY; he is also featured in the pilot episode of
voicesofjoytv.com.
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Casting announced for The Lion King - 3

Performances in the role of Young Nala will be alternated between
Diamond Curvy and Kenisha Simone Harris. Ms. Curvy is making her
theatrical debut in The Lion King, and one day would like to study
law. Ms. Harris-a native of Charlotte, North Carolina-has an
interest in entertaining, and her credits include Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Annie

Now in its ninth sold-out year on Broadway, THE LION KING is the
winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, eight Drama Desk
Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards, the New York Drama Critics
award for Best Musical, the Evening Standard Award for the Theatrical
Event of the Year, two Olivier Awards, a Theatre World Award, the
Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography, two Drama League Awards
and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

Director Julie Taymor became the first woman in Broadway history to
win the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. Taymor, along
with Michael Curry, created hundreds of masks and puppets for THE
LION KING. Choreography is by Garth Fagan, scenic design is by
Richard Hudson, costume design is by Julie Taymor and lighting design
is by Donald Holder. The book has been adapted by Roger Allers, who
co-directed the animated film and Irene Mecchi, who co-wrote the
screenplay for THE LION KING. The score features Elton John and Tim
Rice's music from the animated film along with three new songs by
John and Rice, additional musical material by South African Lebo M,
Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer.

In Los Angeles, , THE LION KING will play at the Pantages Theatre
located at 6233 Hollywood Blvd. The performance schedule is as
follows: Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 pm
and 8 pm and Sundays at 1 pm and 6:30 pm. No performance on Thur.
11/23 (Thanksgiving). Special 2 pm matinees added Wed. 11/22, Fri.
11/24, Wed. 12/6 (Actors' Fund Performance), Thur. 12/21, and Thur.
12/28. Ticket prices range from $15.00 to $87 (11/16 and 11/17
previews are $12.50 to $84.50); Premium Ticket Packages are also
available which feature prime seating, priority reserved parking, and
a souvenir program from THE LION KING.

Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500 or
714-740-7878; online at ticketmaster.com; and in-person at the
Pantages Theatre Box Office (6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA
90028) and all Ticketmaster outlets (opening times vary; please check
in advance). Orders for groups of fifteen (15) or more may be placed
by calling 866-755-3075.

The Los Angeles engagement of THE LION KING is a subscription
offering of the Broadway L.A. Series.

More

Casting announced for The Lion King - 4

Calendar listing for Disney's THE LION KING

Venue: Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood CA 90028

Showtimes: THE LION KING will play Tuesday through Friday
evenings at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 pm and 8 pm and Sundays at 1 pm
and 6:30 pm.
No performance on Thur. 11/23 (Thanksgiving). Special 2 pm matinees
added Wed. 11/22, Fri. 11/24, Wed. 12/6 (Actors' Fund Performance),
Thur. 12/21, and Thur. 12/28

Prices: $15 - $87 (previews 11/16 and 11/17: $12.50 - $84.50)
VIP Ticket Packages also available

Tickets: Phone - Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500 or 714-740-7878
In-person - Pantages Theatre Box Office, 6233 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, CA and all Ticketmaster outlets
Online - ticketmaster.com
Groups: 15 or more, call 866-755-3075

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Guild Experience Enhancement Dept. :: October 28, 2006.

Guild Experience Enhancement Department: Put More In, Get More Out

There are currently some new opportunities for you to enhance your guild
experience while helping the guild and the art of puppetry in the Bay Area
and getting to know some of your fellow guild members better (networking
connections!)

The following groups were formed at the October guild meeting and seeking
additional members. Members will meet in person or communicate by email
(what ever works best or is most fun) and study their area of focus, coming
up with ideas to share with the guild membership, or recommendations for the
guild.

Library Group

Are you a book lover? Did you know the guild has a library of puppetry
books, some possibly old or rare? It does! What should we do with it? Can a
library work for the guild? Is there a way to make books easily available to
the membership? Should they be online? Is a guild library an outmoded idea?
Should the books be given away to puppet centers? Sold? Should the guild
develop a video library on the Netflix model? This group will address these
and other issues and look for solutions to this literary problem.

Current members:

Kathy Foley, Lee Armstrong, Stephanie Holdermann, Michael Nelson

Hospitality Group

Do you like people? Do you think that eating (and drinking) can be (should
be) a social activity? Do you prefer your drink in a cup, or your food on a
plate? If so, the hospitality group could use you! Perhaps one of the most
important positions in the guild, the Hospitality Hosts will make sure that
there are good things to eat and drink at guild meetings (and things to eat
them off of and drink them out of), facilitate name tags (in case you just
can't remember the name of that guild member you met at last year's holiday
party) and generally make sure that everyone has a great time and is happy!

Current members:

Patty Wick, Valerie Nelson, Lee Armstrong, Anita Coulter, Michael Nelson

Procedures and By-Laws Group

Do you like all of your blocks in a line? Do you know where you put stuff?
Do you hate the idea of making the same decisions over and over again,
wasting all that time? The procedures and by-law group will provide an
invaluable service to the guild by checking our by-laws (written before the
electronic age), seeing if they are up to date (do they state what we are
actually doing, or have we moved on?) and help organize the procedures so
that the current and future boards will be able to easily find and follow
the decisions that the guild has made.

Current members:

Mary Decker, Anita Coulter, Michael Nelson

Public Relations Group

Ever hear about a puppet performance after it had already happened? Ever
give a puppet show and wish that were more people in your audience? Every
wish that you had more performances for your puppet company or that there
were more shows to go to in your area? The guild should be able to raise the
consciousness of puppetry in the bay area by putting a little effort into
getting our work into the public eye. This very important group can help
develop an online, universal puppetry calendar for the members and for the
public, help promote the art form in the community and help guild members
learn how to promote themselves and the art form, generating more interest
in and demand for puppetry throughout the Bay Area. This could easily be our
most important contribution to the art of puppetry in the Bay Area. Any
interested guild member can help, and those with public relations skills or
background would be especially helpful.

Current members:Patty Wick, Anita Coulter, Michael Nelson

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Buddy Big Mtn performs Nov. 11 in S.F. :: October 27, 2006.

Buddy Big Mountain will be performing at the American Indian Motion
Picture Awards Show in the S.F. Palace of Fine Arts on Saturday,
November 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Go to http://www.aifisf.com/aifi/aiff/2006/performers.php

Buddy Big Mountain
An American Aboriginal
A self taught ventriloquist, Buddy Big Mountain is the first
internationally recognized Native American Master Ventriloquist
Puppeteer. His hilarious blend of Native American comedy,
ventriloquism, singing, magic, and beautiful hand crafted marionettes
has delighted audiences around the globe, bringing a spring of
laughter and wisdom to the hearts of the people he performs for.
Buddy is a registered member of the Mohawk of Kahnawake Tribe of
Canada and the Iroquois Nation.

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Watch out for the Monkey! Oct 21-29 Monkey King at Spider Cave - San Fran & San Jose :: October 24, 2006.

Journey to the West: MONKEY KING AT SPIDER CAVE
Live Shadow Theater on a Giant Screen!

Enjoy the visual magic of shadow theater with the exciting adventures
of Monkey King, one of the world's first super heroes! ShadowLight
Productions teams up with Taiwan's Puppet and its Double Theater to
create live animation on a 30 foot screen, with an international
troupe of masked actors, puppeteers, and musicians.

SAN FRANCISCO SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

October 24, 8:00 pm (Tuesday Preview) October 25, 8:00 pm (Wednesday)
October 26, 8:00 pm (Thursday) October 27, 8:00 pm (Friday) October 28, 3:00
pm & 8:00 pm (Saturday) October 29, 3:00 pm (Sunday)

Tickets: $20 general, $15 floor
Group, Child, Family, and Senior Discounts available

SAN JOSE Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95113

October 21, 3:00 pm (Saturday)

Tickets: $26, $38, $46, $100, VIP $125 behind the screen
Group, Child, Family, and Senior Discounts available

Box Office Info:http://www.dimensionarts.org/tickets.html
For complete ticket information

Order by Phone: 408-568-5861

More Info: www.shadowlight.org
http://www.shadowlight.org Pictures
and Workshop Information

Check out sneak clips from Monkey King on You Tube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3Qz3pxud4

ShadowLight would love help from volunteers during the nights of performances!
Exchange your time for a free ticket!
If interested, please contact the office at 415-648-4461 or email us
at info shadowlight dot org

Monkey King at Spider Cave has been made possible with support from
these organizations:

Columbia Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts, The Hewlett Foundation, The Jim Henson Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts Hotel / San Francisco Hotel and Tax Fund, Rex Foundation, Zellerbach Family, SomArts Cultural Center, Thendara Foundation, City of San Jose

Department of Cultural Affairs Taipei City Government, National Culture and Arts Foundation of Taiwan, Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan,Taipei Cultural Center NY

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upcoming guild meeting and agenda :: October 20, 2006.

Dated Material; upcoming guild meeting

Greetings Guild Members,

(Sorry this is a bit late...I have been having trouble with my email and have been trying to send this for a few days now)

This Saturday, in addition to our fun puppet movie events, we will have a short business guild meeting. Your guild board will bring you up to date on behind the scenes guild business, let you know the state of the guild, and consider new business. Your president is in the process of organizing the meeting agenda. Should you have an item that you wish brought up at the guild meeting, please send brief details about your item to your guild president at magicalmoonshine gmail dot com (Michael Nelson's new email address). In order to make our guild meetings efficient we will try to run guild meetings in an organized fashion using a relaxed version of the old standby, Robert's Rules of Order. The agenda format will be:

1. Welcome

2. Officer Reports

3. Old Business

4. New Business

5. Announcements

6. Adjourn

Newsletter: Don't forget to send your newsletter items for the November newsletter to your newsletter editor, Jeff at jeff@pixar.com - These would include articles, announcements, calendar listings, reviews, etc. It helps your newsletter editor to get items early so that he can begin to organize the newsletter before the deadline.

See you on Saturday,

Michael Nelson

Guild President

OCTOBER GUILD MEETING
MOVIE NITE and MEET THE PUPPETEERS

Saturday, Oct 21, 4:30-8:30 pm

Introducing "Little Leaps"

& "The World According to Sesame Street"

Join us for Movie Nite and Meet the Puppeteers at the comfortable screening room at the Marina Community Center, the Thunderbolt Room, 15301 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro

Doors open, Social & Networking at 4:30

"LITTLE LEAPS" at 5 pm

The puppet portions of the new "Little Leaps Grow-with-Me Learning System" by Leapfrog Enterprises were shot here in the Bay Area. Meet
the puppeteers and see the toy product that USAToday.com gave a glowing review. "For toddlers, this is a terrific way to introduce
educational entertainment. The Little Leaps content is charming, funny, and interactive."
- Ginny Gudmundsen, editor of Computing With Kids magazine www.ComputingWithKids.com

Guild meeting and movie snacks

"THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET" at 6:30pm

This film reminds us that social change can come from the most unlikely sources, including a team of Muppets. We follow three producers from the Sesame Street Workshop to Bangladesh, Kosovo and
South Africa where they localize the world's most-watched children's television program with indigenous songs, puppets and curricula. The
cultural and production challenges they face reflect the complex political struggles of each country. Provided courtesy of Independent
Television Service (ITVS) Web: www.ITVS.org

Marina Community Center, Screening Room
15301 Wicks Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 577-6080
http://www.sanleandrochamber.com/event_planning.htm

Directions from 880, heading South from Oakland

Take the Marina Blvd W exit - go 0.2 miles

Bear Right at Marina Blvd - go 0.1 mile

Turn Left at Merced St - go 0.6 mile

Bear Right at Wicks Blvd - go 1.3 mile

This is a free event. Please bring friends
interested in puppetry & a movie snack to share.

--
Michael & Valerie Nelson
Magical Moonshine Theatre
www.magicalmoonshine.org

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Monkey King at Spider Cave in Giant Shadows! Tickets on Sale Now! :: October 12, 2006.

Journey to the West: MONKEY KING AT SPIDER CAVE

Enjoy the visual magic of shadow theater with the exciting adventures of Monkey King, one of the world's first super heroes! ShadowLight Productions teams up with Taiwan's Puppet and its Double Theater to create live animation on a 30 foot screen, with an international troupe of masked actors, puppeteers, and musicians.

**********************************

SAN JOSE Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95113

October 21, 3:00 pm (Saturday)

Tickets: $26, $38, $46, $100, VIP $125 behind the screen
Group, Child, Family, and Senior Discounts available

SAN FRANCISCO SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

October 24, 8:00 pm (Tuesday Preview) October 25, 8:00 pm (Wednesday)
October 26, 8:00 pm (Thursday) October 27, 8:00 pm (Friday) October 28, 3:00
pm & 8:00 pm (Saturday) October 29, 3:00 pm (Sunday)

Tickets: $20 general, $15 floor
Group, Child, Family, and Senior Discounts available

Box Office Info:
http://www.dimensionarts.org/tickets.html
For complete ticket information

Order by Phone: 408-568-5861, 408 568-5862

More Info: http://www.shadowlight.org/ Pictures and Workshop Information

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October Newsletter :: October 11, 2006.

Your SFBAPG Newsletter is now online. Go to http://www.sfbapg.com, then
click on "Newsletter" and download your October edition.

If you don't have a computer (and have paid your dues), your paper
version should be on the way in a few days.

Enjoy!

Jeff

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Paul Mesner Puppets coming in March! :: October 05, 2006.

The Paul Mesner Puppets from Kansas City, Missouri are coming to
Northern California!

Do you know any schools that might want to treat their students to a
wonderful LITERATURE-BASED puppet performance? During the last two
weeks of March, 2007, Paul Mesner will bring his unusual RAPUNZEL
(done with vegetables) and his other hit show, THE THREE PIGS by A. WOLFE,
to Northern California.

The weekend of March 23-25 Paul will perform in Palo Alto and the
following weekend on March 31, he will be at the Villa Montalvo
Performing Arts Center in Saratoga.

School performances are available from March 20 through March 30.

Check out the Paul Mesner Puppets web site at www.paulmesnerpuppets.org.

To schedule a performance, call Mary Decker.

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Another screening of "The World According to Sesame..." :: October 05, 2006.

If you can't come to the screening of "The World According to Sesame
Street" at the upcoming SFBAPG meeting on October 21 in San Leandro,
then.... here's another chance....

Tuesday | Oct. 10th | 2006

Film: "THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET"

This documentary explores the drama and complexities behind producing
international versions of the world's most popular children's
television program. Created in cooperation with the show itself, THE
WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET illustrates how social impact can
come from the most seemingly unlikely sources, including a team of
Muppets.

6:30 pm
Oakland Museum of California
10th and Oak Streets (next to Lake Merritt Bart Station)
Oakland, California 94607
Free parking in museum garage. Enter on Oak Street at 11th Street.

Want to be a TV puppeteer? Lee Armstrong, TV puppeteer, will give a
5 minute hands-on demo.

PANEL DISCUSSION AND RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE FILM

Dana Curran, Executive Director, World Savvy
Lee Armstrong, Co-owner/Producer, Images In Motion
Betsy J. Blosser, Ph.D. Professor Broadcast & Electronic
Communication Arts San Francisco State University
Lisa Ruth Shulman, Associate Executive Director of the International
Child Resource Institute
Partner Organizations: Zeum, _MOCHA: The Museum of Children's Art,
World Savvy, International Child Resource Center and Amnesty
International

For more information on ITVS Community Cinema or how to get involved
visit www.itvs.org/outreach or email Moriah_Kinberg itvs dot org

Free and open to the public.

Moriah Kinberg
ITVS Regional Outreach Coordinator

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Puppet Rampage :: October 03, 2006.

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Puppet Festival

* Puppet Rampage July 17-22, 2007
* If you dare, run to www.puppetrampage2007.org
* Performance proposal deadline Nov.1- Workshop proposal deadline Dec. 1
* Don't be left behind!

Puppeteers of America

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SFBAPG meeting Saturday, October 21 :: October 02, 2006.

OCTOBER GUILD MEETING
MOVIE NITE and MEET THE PUPPETEERS

Saturday, Oct 21, 4:30-8:30 pm

Introducing "Little Leaps"

& "The World According to Sesame Street"

Join us for Movie Nite and Meet the Puppeteers at
the comfortable screening room at the Marina
Community Center, the Thunderbolt Room, 15301
Wicks Blvd, San Leandro

Doors open, Social & Networking at 4:30

"LITTLE LEAPS" at 5 pm

The puppet portions of the new "Little Leaps
Grow-with-Me Learning System" by Leapfrog
Enterprises were shot here in the Bay Area. Meet
the puppeteers and see the toy product that
USAToday.com gave a glowing review. "For
toddlers, this is a terrific way to introduce
educational entertainment. The Little Leaps
content is charming, funny, and interactive."
Ginny Gudmundsen, editor of Computing With Kids
magazine
www.ComputingWithKids.com

Guild meeting and movie snacks

"THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET" at 6:30pm

This film reminds us that social change can come
from the most unlikely sources, including a team
of Muppets. We follow three producers from the
Sesame Street Workshop to Bangladesh, Kosovo and
South Africa where they localize the world's
most-watched children's television program with
indigenous songs, puppets and curricula. The
cultural and production challenges they face
reflect the complex political struggles of each
country. Provided courtesy of Independent
Television Service (ITVS) Web: www.ITVS.org

Marina Community Center, Screening Room
15301 Wicks Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 577-6080
sanleandrochamber.com

Directions from 880, heading South from Oakland

Take the Marina Blvd W exit – go 0.2 miles

Bear Right at Marina Blvd – go 0.1 mile

Turn Left at Merced St – go 0.6 mile

Bear Right at Wicks Blvd – go 1.3 mile

This is a free event. Please bring friends
interested in puppetry & a movie snack to share.

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