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UPCOMING EVENTS.
Puppetry Guild Meeting February 24, 2:00 - 4:00 The Greater Houston Puppetry Guild will hold a guild meeting on Saturday, February 24 at 2 p.m. at the Friendswood Public Library in Friendswood. Please bring a short puppet skit to perform. A variety puppet show will be open to the public, presented by Guild members and run from 2:30 to 3 p.m. From 3 to 4 we will enjoy snacks and have a discussion on future happenings for the Guild. A performance at the Children’s Museum, and the Houston Puppet Festival are being planned for 2018. Reminder: Bring snacks and a puppet skit for performance. Friendswood Public Library, 416 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX 281-482-7135. Children’s Museum of Houston – National Day of Puppetry Celebration April 19, Thursday, 6:30 PM. Children's Museum of Houston 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004 The Guild will celebrate The National Day of Puppetry on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the Houston Children’s Museum. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to perform in front of a live audience. As a Guild member, you are encouraged to participate by performing your own short skit on stage for the families who will be there visiting the Museum. Start preparing a short presentation now, or be a Volunteer. Guild Members arrive at 5:45 to prepare for the 30 minute performance. We will go out to eat after the show. 40th Annual HOUSTON PUPPETRY FESTIVAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 *** Educators and Librarians: Earn 7 Clock Hours! *** Earn 7 Texas Education Agency Continuing Professional Education Clock Hours PUPPET WORKSHOPS: Make puppets and learn to use them! Make Colorful Shadow Puppets, Make Grocery Bag Body Puppets for Story Characters, Make Gruffalo's Child Shadow Puppets and Theater, Make Itsy Bitsy Spider Puppet in a Cup, Make Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppets, Make Five Little Ducks and Mother Duck Finger Puppets, Hand Puppet Manipulation, Make Sock Puppets, Make Flat Puppets for the Flannel Board, Make Human Size Strolling Puppet, Make Rubbish Bunraku Puppet, Make Annansi the Spider and the Moss-Covered Rock Puppets, Make Slinky Caterpillar. PUPPET PERFORMANCE: “Friendship Black Light Puppet Show” by Jean Kuecher, Marionette Playhouse, Spring, TX. PUPPET PARADE: See many types of puppets and ideas! PUPPET STORE: Buy Puppets and Puppetry Books! (Cash or Checks Only) Saturday, Sept 22, 2018, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM LOCATION: Cypress Creek Community Center, 6823 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TX 77379 Lunch Included and Lots of Fun! Adults: $65. Youth: $45. Group Rate: Bring 5 staff: get $10 off each! For Info: call 281-655-5347 or email: jkpuppet@aol.com www.marionetteplayhouse.com Annual Festival of the Greater Houston Puppetry Guild, Puppeteers of America, Inc. ***************************************************************************** Annual Houston Puppetry Festival REGISTRATION FORM Open to the Public. Registration includes all activities and lunch. Adult Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Child Name: __________________________________________________Child Age: ______ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________State: ______ Zip: _____________ Phone: __________________________________ Email: ________________________________ Pre-registration by 9/16/18: Adult $65, Child* $45 Registration at the door: Adult $75, Child* $55 ADULT: $65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $__________ CHILD: $45 (*4-15 yr.). . . . . . . . . . .$__________ (Paid adult must accompany child under 12) GUILD MEMBERSHIP: $20 per person. .$__________ (Optional) I am part of a group of 5 registrants whose names are: ______________________________________________________________________ ___Subtract $10 from my registration because I came with this group of five festival registrants. TOTAL ENCLOSED $_____________ Checks made payable to: Greater Houston Puppetry Guild. No Credit Cards. Mail to the Registrar: Aileen Kirkham, Puppetry Festival, 13211 Lost Creek Road, Tomball, TX 77375 Registrar Phone: 281.357.1192 Registrar Email: akirkham4u@hotmail.com Festival Information: 281-799-1398. Please return this form ASAP and before September 16, 2018.April 19, Thursday, 6:30 PM. Children's Museum of Houston 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004 Guild Members arrive at 5:45 to prepare for the 30 minute performance.We will go out to eat after the show. |
About the Guild |
The Greater Houston Puppetry Guild was formed in August 1977 and Chartered by The Puppeteers of America (the national organization of puppeteers) in 1979. The Guild was first introduced to the public by presenting a performance at the Houston Children's Zoo by its members. This performance was so successful that public demand required the scheduled two performances to become three.
In September, 1979, the Guild further promoted itself by building a tent for its performance booth at the Texas Renaissance Festival. The Guild members performed "Punch and Judy" and other hand puppet shows every hour of the six weekends of the Festival. The Guild has been a steady presence in the area ever since. We are puppetry enthusiasts of all descriptions and ages: professionals, beginners, teachers, librarians, puppet makers puppet collectors and people who simply enjoy puppets. You are invited to share our interest in puppetry by joining the Greater Houston Puppetry Guild. |
Activities |
PERFORMANCE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Many of the Guild's members are puppet builders and performers. We come together to share our common interest, to learn from one another, to stimulate broader public interest in puppetry, and to raise the standards of the Art of Puppetry. We meet quarterly in the Greater Houston Heights area for dinner, to share our latest creations and shows, and and to conduct general business. We gather a few more times each year for member performances, technique swaps and build workshops. APPRECIATION. The Guild is involved in education and in the promotion of the Puppetry Arts. To further these goals, every September the Guild has day workshops for school and church educators and librarians at Cypress Creek Christian Community Center. Professionals can earn 7 Continuing Education Hours while they attend playful, creative workshops on using puppets to promote literacy, building simple puppets for and with students, and teaching students to perform with puppets. Members of the Guild also perform each April at the Houston Children's Museum for International Puppet Day. This is a wonderful opportunity for the public to sample the many puppetry styles Houston has to offer, meet some of our puppeteers, and ask questions. |
Officers |
President - Joanne Schroeder
Vice President - David Carranza Secretary/Newsletter - Carol Carranza Treasurer/Festival Organizer/Website - Jean Kuecher |
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