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A Huge and Great Puppet Newsletter March 2024

In this newsletter, you’ll find lots of puppet events coming up, including the announcement of two Bay Area Puppet Festivals with workshops and performances, member profiles, projects, a chance to weigh in on what you want from the guild, announcements, call for nominations and so much more! Read and mark […]


2024 February Newsletter

SFBAPG IS CELEBRATING 70 YEARS, starting this month with the guild holiday party and the World Premiere of the SFBAPG Puppetathlon. (Think “American Ninja Warrior” but with puppets!)Watch the newsletter also for the continuing series of articles on the history of our guild. What you don’t know might surprise you!Also […]


October 2023 Newsletter

And here’s what you’ll find in October:The guild is turning 70 and plans include apuppet festival and a Puppetathlon!Mary Nagler will be teaching an exeptionalindepth workshop on puppet construction(limited to 12!)The Guild’s recent Show and Tell wasfantasic-see write up and videosMeet a new guild member in our new columnGiant Puppets […]


Annual Puppet Fair at Fairyland

Sat., Aug 26 Fairyland, Puppet Fair 10:00-4:30 Fairyland699 Bellevue Avenue, OaklandOakland, CA Your Guild has been participating in Puppet Fair at Fairyland since 1956! Join us for this action-packed day of puppet shows, a puppet exhibit and events, provided by Fairyland. Admission: Admission to Fairyland is free to Guild members […]


Guild Event: The Joshua Show

1st Guild “Live” Event in Over 2 Years! Join us for the The Joshua Show in Napa on Sunday, May 8, at 3pm. Joshua Holden has graciously offered to meet with the Guild after the 3 pm show and do a short “backstage” tour. It’s Mother’s Day, so what better […]


November Meeting with Swazzle

Join SFBAPG for a virtual workshop tour and puppet building demonstration with Swazzle. The puppet company Swazzle co-owners Sean and Patrick Johnson will give SFBAPG members an exclusive virtual tour of the Swazzle Puppet Studio. Participants will get an exclusive peek behind the curtain of the workshop that built puppets […]