Yearly Archives: 2005


December 2005 Newsletter Fixes

If you already downloaded your December newsletter and only got five pages, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD PAGES 6 & 7 HERE. The link to download the whole newsletter, elsewhere on this website, now includes pages 1 through 7 and is complete, should you wish the complete newsletter as one file. DOWNLOAD […]


July 2005 Newsletter

Inside this issue: GUILD ELECTIONS!  Next Guild MEETING Aug. 27 (see page 6 for details)  Next Guild EVENT Aug. 20 (see page 3 for details)  Alan Cook, A Tour of One Man’s Life  Calendar of events  Great Small Works Toy Theatre Festival in NY  […]


June 2005 Newsletter

Inside this issue:
 GUILD ELECTIONS! YOUR BALLOT IS ENCLOSED
 Upcoming guild meetings
 Calendar of events
 A History of Radical Puppetry
 Mary Nagler to attend Uconn Puppet Program
 Roser students perform in New York


April 2005 Newsletter

Inside this Issue  Upcoming guild meetings  Calendar of events  Puppet shows for Elephants  National (and Guild) Day of Puppetry  Summer puppet events  Guild votes to split into 3 regional guildlettes (Appyhay Aprilay)


Japanese Puppeteer Manami Sakamoto

Guild members who attended the holiday party in January had the great privilege of seeing a performance of Otome Bunraku by Manami Sakamoto, visiting from Japan. Bunraku is perhaps the best known of the styles of puppetry from Japan. Traditionally bunraku was the realm of men performers, and each large […]


February 2005 Newsletter

Japanese Puppeteer Manami Sakamoto Guild members who attended the holiday party in January had the great privilege of seeing a performance of Otome Bunraku by Manami Sakamoto, visiting from Japan. Bunraku is perhaps the best known of the styles of puppetry from Japan. Traditionally bunraku was the realm of men […]


President’s Message:

I just came from our open board meeting on Jan 8 at the home of The Fratello marionettes. In attendance were: Pres Randal Metz, Co-pres Tim Giugni and his wife Emily, secretary Kevin Menegus, E-mail coordinator Mary Decker, and guild members: Larry Dominguez, Larry and Margie Rex, Sharon Clay, Michael […]


Next Meeting:

When: Saturday, January 22, 2005 – HOLIDAY PARTY Where: The San Leandro Community Center – 15301 Wicks Blvd – 510-577-6O81 Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Festivities will include a raffle, gift exchange, and entertainment by The Fratello Marionettes and Manami Sakamoto, a renowned Otome-Bunraku artist from Japan. If you […]