News and Updates


March 2021 Workshop with Art Gruenberger & Guild Meeting on Zoom

Saturday, March 20, 3 – 5 p.m. PST on Zoom Join us for a fun afternoon of puppet shows, tech tutorials and lively connections! This event is open to members of the San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild as well as non-members alike.  Our program will include:  3 PM Guild Meeting: Get the latest news of upcoming guild events and puppet happenings in the Bay Area and beyond 3:30 PM Puppet Show: “The Three Little Pigs” by Puppet Art Theater Co. 4 PM Q&A: Backstage Tour of Stage Set-Up for Live Streaming How Do I […]


January 2021 Newsletter

January 2021, with the promise of a new year and hopefully a new outlook, is upon us.  The guild is planning a fantastic and quite special virtual holiday event that you won’t want to miss.  Read all about it in the newsletter.  Your January 2021 Newsletter for printing and/reading.


January 2021 Holiday Party & Guild Meeting on Zoom!

Come one, come all for a delightful afternoon of jingling and mingling plus a dazzling performance by Manual Cinema!  Saturday, January 23rd from 3-5 pm   Our schedule will loosely be as follows (because it’s a party!):  3 PM Guild Meeting: Meet and greet members, get the latest puppet news of upcoming guild events and puppet happenings and watch some puppet shorts!  4 PM Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol: Don’t miss this family-friendly visually inventive adaptation designed for streaming! In signature […]


December 2020 Newsletter

Check out the December 2020 newsletter.  I know I say this every time, but this time I’m saying it again because it’s true…THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT NEWSLETTER! Thanks to all our wonderful contributors, our newsletters are just getting better and better.  So read it and learn and enjoy!   AND!!! Don’t forget […]


November 2020 Newsletter

Check out the November 2020 newsletter. There’s some great stuff here, including a free workshop in 3 weeks, a wonderful article on creating a “signature puppet” for preschool classroom work, and some photos of what you may have missed at the guild Halloween event!  Thanks to all who contributed! View it […]