10th ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF PUPPETRY

Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Audelia Road Branch - Dallas Public Library
10045 Audelia Road, Dallas, TX 75238 -214-670-1350
Schedule HERE

LSPG - Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m meeting at the Audelia Branch – Dallas Library – in the small meeting room. We will be exploring creative ideas for community outreach projects. This will be a brainstorming session. As always, bring current puppetry projects for show and tell, etc. Guests welcome!

In case of Big Bad Texas Weather: we will not meet if there are floods, torrential rains, ice storms, etc. If you are unsure, call Pat or check with the library staff.

The September meeting will be at the Audelia Road branch of the Dallas Public Library. Sunday, September 16, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Sandy Shrout will be presenting her new show, How the Dragon Got Its Fire. Visitors welcome.

Alas, no stop in Dallas - but maybe not too far . . .

Jim Henson's Fantastic World - Tour Info

Magic of Jim Henson’s Imagination Celebrated in Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition

from the Smithsonian press release :

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World will premiere at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock Sept. 7. It will remain on view through Nov. 25 and will then continue on a 10-venue national tour through 2010.

The exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary. Among the variety of exhibition objects are puppets and television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films.

For more info about & some images from the traveling exhibit please go to

http://www.sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/henson/main.htm

Hello LSPG members & friends!

Welcome to the new blog that will be a place for guild news, updates, links, and all kinds of puppetry stuff.

The September meeting will be at the Audelia Road branch of the Dallas Public Library. Sunday, September 16, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Sandy Shrout will be presenting her new show, How the Dragon Got Its Fire. Visitors welcome.