News and Updates

(supplied by The Puppet Company) Our Annual Day of Puppetry was held last month at the San Leandro Library. The whole event lasted from 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm. The day was very successful with the guild bringing in revenues of $453.00 from sales of tickets and raffle tickets. With […]

Well, the year has certainly flown by fast. I can’t believe what we have accomplished. The guild has pulled together fabulously and is on an upward path guaranteed to generate new members and interests in the puppet world. Next month is my last meeting as your president. And….I’m sorry to […]

Well, the March meeting was a huge success. Thanks to Talib and Olivia Huff of Tinker’s Coin Production and Michael and Valerie Nelson of Magical Moonshine Puppets. Their shows were first rate and took us from a simple and classy production using just mime and sound effects to the exotic […]

If you are a member of the Puppeteers of America, please renew by the end of April, beginning of May. If you do so, you dues will be the former $40. If you renew beginning of June, the cost will increase to $50. Save now and renew!

Saturday, May 22. 6:30 to 10:00 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Building C, Room 205. Please mark your calendar. The meeting will feature performances and everyday challenges a birthday party puppeteer might encounter.

Submitted by Michael Burroughs 24 Guild members attended the March meeting in Sonoma. Special thanks to Lee Armstrong for hosting this successful meeting at Images in Motion’s Studio. The Regional is coming up in Arizona, the last weekend of June. There will be no June meeting of the guild. Please […]

Noon to 4:00 pm (ongoing): St. Felix’s Puppet Petting Zoo hosted by Ron and Barbara Johnson, Motion Maker Puppeteers. Drop in whenever you want! Puppet Exhibit featuring many forms of puppetry. Buy tickets to the Raffle to win cool puppet prizes. Noon to 3:00 pm (ongoing): Television Puppetry Workshop by […]