SFBAPG Members are Invited to Attend a Lilliputian Players Production of

Through My Eyes: A Tale of Don Quixote
A Puppet Show of Deep Proportions

and

Celebrate David Jones' Birthday!

To be held at the Storybook Puppet Theater
in Children's Fairyland in Oakland

Sunday, April 22nd 2007

Join us for a beverage and snacks at 5:30 PM
Puppet show is at 6:30 PM

Lilliputian Players: Lewis Mahlmann, David Jones, Randal Metz

Come back stage to see our new workshop and newly renovated puppet theater!

HOPE YOU CAN COME!

PLEASE RSVP: Call David at 510-83two-7619 or Lewis at 510-839-30seven8.
Thank you!

A note from Vince Anthony, the Director at the Center for Puppetry
Arts in Atlanta, Georgia:

We wanted to let you know that this Friday morning at 8:15 am EST,
The Early Show on CBS, which is aired nationally, will air a story
which will feature the Distance Learning Program here at the Center!
It's very exciting and we hope you'll set a reminder to watch it!
Sincerely, Vince

Note from Mary Decker: Check your local listings to find out when
The Early Show airs on the West Coast. If might start at 7:00 a.m.?
8:00 a.m. PST?

Call For Entries: Puppets, Puppets, Puppets

In May and June of 2007, the Arroyo Arts Collective will be hosting
Puppets,Puppets, Puppets, a Puppetry Festival in Northeast Los
Angeles. We are looking for puppeteers, artists who make puppets,
teachers for puppetry workshops for children and adults and a teacher
to give a talk on the history of puppetry. Thanks to generous grants
from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission we are able to give modest honoraria to
puppeteers and teachers for this event. Here's how to get involved:

1) Puppeteers with a puppet show they'd like to present

We are looking for about 10 puppeteers to put on puppets shows in the
Highland Park area of Los Angeles during the weekends of June 1,2 and
3 and June 7, 8 and 9, 2007. Shows on June 3 will be part of the
Lummis Day Festival in Sycamore Grove Park. Shows on June 9 will be
part of the NELA Second Saturday Art Walk in galleries in Highland
Park. These shows will be selected by a panel of judges including
Alan Cook, Curator of the Conservatory of Puppetry Arts and Susan
Simpson, puppeteer and teacher in the Cotsen Center for Puppetry and
the Arts, at the California Institute of the Arts. All chosen
puppeteers will receive a honorarium of between $100 and $300, based
on the needs of the individual show. The Collective's intention is to
showcase in our neighborhood a representative sampling of the
interesting new trends in contemporary puppetry. We'd particularly
love to see shows about Los Angeles and its colorful characters, the
Los Angeles River, and the diversity that characterizes our city.
Multilingual shows are encouraged. We1re hoping for a nice blend of
family friendly shows and more experimental works that would appeal
to an adult audience. Our venues include outdoor performances in
Sycamore Grove Park (a temporary stage will be available), as well as
shows in the Acorn Gallery and other interior spaces. Ideally, shows
will be short (under 30 minutes), self contained, or requiring short
set up time, with modest lighting and sound requirements. We will
also consider short films involving puppets.

2) Teachers who would like to teach a brief workshop on puppetry for
children or adults.

We are looking for workshop teachers to work with community members
to teach adults and children puppetry skills. Our community includes
artists, parents, school children, teachers and the curious. Last
year we had great success making large street puppets with students
and adults at Franklin High School, This was accomplished over three
Saturdays prior to Lummis Day, and the puppets were carried in a
parade from the Lummis Home to Sycamore Grove Park. We could do this
again and/or have some shorter workshops (Example: a workshop to
build a simple rod puppet, finger puppet or marionette ) at the Acorn
Gallery or a local library. Teachers will receive honoraria
appropriate to the project.

3) Puppetry Historian

We need one special person to give a presentation on the history of
puppetry. This would occur a few weeks prior to June 3, at a gallery,
library or other community space in Highland Park. It would be
wonderful if this presentation had a hands on component (Example: A
puppet petting zoo?) An honorarium will be given for this
presentation. If you are interested in putting on a puppet show,
teaching a workshop or giving a presentation on the history of
puppetry, please complete the following:

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Please give a brief description (250 words) of your show, workshop or
presentation. Be sure to tell us if this show is for adults or
families, if it can be performed outdoors and what is needed for
lighting and amplification. If you have supporting materials such as
reviews of your work, photos or sketches, please include these with
your application. Please send your application to The Arroyo Arts
Collective, P.O. Box 50835, Highland Park, California 90050-0835(or
by email to
puppets arroyoartscollective.org) by March 1, 2007. If you need
further information, please contact us
at
puppets arroyoartscollective.org.

We will notify winners of these competitions by March 31, 2007.

Artists Who Make Puppets:

The Arroyo Arts Collective will have an open show, entitled Puppets
on the Wall, in our Acorn Gallery. We are looking for artist made
puppets of all types. We hope that artists from all media will create
work for this show, There are no entry fees but entrants MUST BE
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE. Please email your
intention to participate to the Arroyo Arts Collective
puppets arroyoartscollective dot org).
A separate entry form for Puppets on the Wall will appear in the next
edition of the Arroyo Arts Collective newsletter.

Your SFBAPG newsletter deadline is coming (generally the 25th of each
month). Send in your reviews, articles, photos, calendar listings,
classifieds, announcements, letters to the editor, puppet horror
stories, puppet puzzles and cartoons, and other items of interest to
your fellow puppet enthusiasts to

mail magicalmoonshine dot org -

IN A RECENT GUILD SURVEY GUILD MEMBERS INDICATED THAT THE NEWSLETTER
WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF GUILD MEMBERSHIP. YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE IT EVEN BETTER!

If you have something you wish to mail, send it to Michael Nelson,
Box 2296, Yountville, CA 94599.

February 24 will bring master puppeteer Sigit Adji Sabdo Soegito and
Gamelan Sari Raras (From UC Berkeley( in a performance of Javanese
shadow puppet theater. Wayang kulit puppets, prevalent in Java and
Bali and constructed of leather and supported with carefully shaped
buffalo horn handles and control rods, will be utilized in the 8pm
performance.

More information and tickets : 916-278-4323 or online at www.tickets.com

Cal State University campus
Music Recital Hall located inside Capistrano Hall
6000 J Street
Sacramento

Olivia Huff
Tinker's Coin Productions

Hello Guild Members,
Your guild newsletter deadline is coming (generally the 25th of each
month). Send in your reviews, articles, photos, calendar listings,
classifieds, announcements, letters to the editor, puppet horror stories,
puppet puzzles and cartoons, and other items of interest to your fellow
puppet enthusiasts to mail magicalmoonshine dot org -

IN A RECENT GUILD SURVEY GUILD MEMBERS INDICATED THAT THE NEWSLETTER WAS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF GUILD MEMBERSHIP. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
MAKE IT EVEN BETTER!

If you have something you wish to mail, send it to Michael Nelson, Box 2296,
Yountville, CA 94599.

Two puppet productions are coming to Villa Montalvo in Saratoga! For
more info, go to http://www.villamontalvo.org

CATSKILL PUPPET THEATER performs HIAWATHA
Using full sets, exquisitely crafted puppets, and accompanied by
Native American flute and drum, this enchanting play is based on the
life of the Iroquois hero, Hiawatha. A curious boy, Hiawathat
discovers a magical world full of friends who help him discover the
path to becoming a great man.

Sat March 3: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $8/16

Family/household members and above are invited to a post-event
reception with the cast following the 1pm performance. For more
information, call Steven Hanks at 408.961.5807.

MERMAID THEATRE OF NOVA SCOTA performs Leo Lionni's "Swimmy, Frederick and Inch by Inch"
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's latest production is drawn from Leo
Lionni's exquisite Caldecott Honor books, Swimmy, Frederick, and Inch
by Inch. These stories of an innovative fish, poetic mouse, and
resourceful inchworm are brought to the stage through gentle
story-telling, innovative poetry, and evocative music.

Saturday, April 28: 11am, 1 & 3pm. $8/16

Dear Members of the Puppet Guild,

Please find the attached for your information a very unique and exciting event for all friends of puppet production, their use as communication media to bridge cultures, as well as to celebrate the puppets via means of processions -- and for sure to enjoy the Italian way of life and the celebration at the end of the workshop “the feste” with the local Italian villagers in a breath taking location.

If you are interested please let us know asap. We’d also appreciate if you find it important to communicate this to your members.

This has become a world wide event now over the last 5 years with participants from Australia, the US, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Belgium….. and many more. For further details see the attached or the stated websites.

Thanks for giving this your attention and kind regards

Christa Gaebler, Frz. Morinesio 89, I-12020 Stroppo, CN

Fon: +39-0171-999303 Fax: +39-0171-999807

This message comes from Randel McGee:

Cal State University - Fresno is looking for an adjunct or part-time
teacher for puppetry arts. The current teacher is retiring at the end
of this semester. She has taught 3 classes a day on a Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
schedule for the Fall and Winter Semesters. The class is mostly taken
by those planning to work in elementary education and is very basic.
Salary will depend on educational background and puppetry experience.
Anyone interested can contact me, Randel McGee at
randel dot mcgee comcast dot net. Thank you.

Randel

Happy February, Guild Members!

Download and read or printout your February 2007 guild newsletter with
articles on the Guild Party (including a review of Omnipresent Puppet
Company's production of "Little Red Riding Hood,") reports on the many
happenings at the Sonoma Community Center Winter Puppet Festival, including
the COPA puppet exhibit and a review of Luman Coad's "The Box" and "There's
a Dinosaur in the Closet," as well as remembering Roger Mara, ex-guild
members Crabgrass Puppets reach 25 years, and Tim Guigni does some acting,
Calendar and more. Go right to the link:
http://www.sfbapg.org/newsletter/archives/000781.html

And don't forget that you have only two more weeks to sign up for the Puppet
Rampage this summer at the lower, preRegistration rate.

*

ROCK WITH THE PUPPET RAMPAGE! IF YOU DARE!
July 17-22, 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO SAVE $70 ON REGISTRATION!
Send yours in by FEB. 15

http://www.puppetrampage2007.org/
*--
Michael Nelson