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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 […]
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 […]
December Newsletter 2023
Reminder to Renew, update on the Table Top Workshop, using puppets in the classroom, teaching college classroom puppetry, and Puppetry Institute Event.
November 2023 Newsletter
As the Year winds down, we have the following in our November Newsletter:
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 […]
May 28th Guild Meeting – Marionette Master, Kevin Menegus Shares His Talents
Don’t miss this 1st “Live” Guild Meeting in a while. Spread the word & invite your friends. This will also be a hybrid Live/Zoom Meeting will be made available to guild members via email prior to the event. When: Sat., May 28th , 2 – 4:30, W here: John F. […]
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 […]
April 1st – April Fools Puppet Showcase!
Its spring time, join our next guild meeting and celebrate April Fools Day! This zoom event features a showcase of short videos by our local SFBAPG puppeteers, update from the guild board, and a Meet & Greet where you can share more feedback to the videos or say hi to […]
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 […]
