May 2008 Newsletter Supplement :: May 05, 2008
Hello Guild, The link below will take you to a pdf download of the proposed text of the updated SFBAPG bylaws that will be put before the membership in our upcoming election. Our bylaws require that a copy of the... Read more / Permalink...
May 2008 Newletter :: May 05, 2008
Hello Guild, Your May 2008 Newsletter is online and ready for you to download for reading or printing, including the topics listed below. Also, this month there will be an additional supplement to the newsletter which will be the newly... Read more / Permalink...
puppets featured in today's SF Chronicle :: May 05, 2008
Hi all, There's an article in today's SF Chronicle (front page of the Datebook, with a big picture of guild treasurer Valerie with frogs) featuring puppets made by Magical Moonshine for the upcoming Berkeley Opera Company show opening this Sat.... Read more / Permalink...
Summer Puppetry Workshop :: May 03, 2008
Dear Puppeteer, During August 2008, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada's most celebrated puppet theatre will offer the third annual workshop program called ANIMOTION III. This is a four week puppetry intensive for performers, and will offer the opportunity... Read more / Permalink...
Descent of the Goddess Inanna - May 9-24 :: April 29, 2008
Friends of SFBAPG- Last month, after many years of using puppetry in the experimental-theatre world, we had our first performance for a card-carrying puppetry audience at the SFBAPG meeting: our short piece FREEWAY. Terrifying and immensely encouraging. Not easy, at... Read more / Permalink...
PUPPETFEST MIDWEST :: April 03, 2008
A puppet festival this summer! We are getting carried away with AMAZING WORKSHOPS at our 6th annual PUPPETFEST MIDWEST (an independent puppet festival). This year's PuppetFest MidWest runs from Tuesday July 8 to Sunday July 13, 2008 in Trenton, Missouri.... Read more / Permalink...
puppet exhibit announcement :: April 03, 2008
PUPPETS, MASKS, AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS Exhibit through the entire month of April, at the Fairfax Library. Frank uses recycled cereal boxes, etc to create artistic paper sculpture masks, pin wheels, and puppets. He's a very nice person, enjoys having fun,... Read more / Permalink...
VERY IMPORTANT GUILD EMAIL :: April 01, 2008
Hello Guild Members, The final phase of our guild "upgrade" to a 9 member board will take place at our annual elections this May/June (whenever the next guild meeting is scheduled.) PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SERVING YOUR GUILD IN ONE OF... Read more / Permalink...
Alan Cook & his huge puppet collection on YouTube :: April 01, 2008
Here's an interesting YouTube video clip which shows a little insight into Alan Cook's puppet collection located in Pasadena, California: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x7TzuU7FlY&feature=related In the video clip, Alan says that the collection contains over 3000 puppets; but now the volunteers say the... Read more / Permalink...
A guild or not a guild? :: April 01, 2008
What is a Guild? Thoughts in Progress by Guild President Michael Nelson ** A new guild member recently wrote me the following: * "I'm excited to be a part of the Guild as it goes though what sounds like some... Read more / Permalink...
April 2008 Guild Newsletter online and ready :: April 01, 2008
http://www.sfbapg.org/newsletter/archives/001034.html#more Hi All, Happy April Fool's Day. Your guild newsletter for this month is online and ready for viewing or printing (really..no fooling!) In it you will find: *Reviews from Guild meeting shows (including Benny Bendini's and Independent Eye's performances)*... Read more / Permalink...
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