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October Meeting at Fairyland
Sunday, October 27th, from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Free for Guild members; non-members must purchase tickets ($19 for adults).Members need to sign up for tickets by October 24th at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44ACAE2AA7F49-51892280-free. Click on Sign Up, then Save & Continue to enter your name and email. Additional tickets for non-members can […]
Puppets and more puppets! September 2024 Newsletter!
Big shout out to everyone who participated in all of the events we’ve had recently. I was able to get down to Fairyland for part of the day and it was fantastic! Great shows and lots of people stopping by our tables to make and play with puppets.
Virtual Show and Tell June 14th
Join us Friday, June 14th at 6:30pm Pacific for our next Open Studio Show-and-Tell! Signup now to receive the link to this virtual event. You are welcome to present or simply join the audience and offer feedback. Presenters may share their project (at any stage of completion) for three minutes. […]
May Meeting Ralph Chesse, Early Children’s Television Pioneer & SF Renaissance Man Rediscovered in New Exhibition & Puppet Demo by Fred C. Reilly lll
Guild Meeting & Public Opening Program & ReceptionSaturday, May 18, 1-4:30 p.m.San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, 100 Larkin Street, SF Ralph Chesse, Early Children’s Television Pioneer Born of Creole heritage in New Orleans in 1900, Chessé spent the bulk of his life as a working artist in […]
April 2024 Newsletter
Don’t be an April fool! Read this newsletter and mark your calendars for all sorts of great puppet events in the near future. In this issue:
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 […]
2024 Guild HolidayParty and Tabletop Workshop Saturday, February 17th
Mark your calendars and save the date! Saturday, February 17th for the Guild Holiday Party and Tabletop Workshop Location: Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum 734 Marin Street Vallejo, CA Access: Disability access to the event is easy from the North parking lot. Happy Holidays! We invite you, your friends and […]
New Year, New Newsletter for 2024 Celebrating 70 Years!
Welcome to 2024! This will be a year of parties and celebration for the guild as we commemorate 70 years. We start with our guild party in February (performances, food, fun and more), followed by our usual array of great workshops, performances and meetings, moving into a summer with two […]
