Guild Meeting & Public Opening Program & ReceptionSaturday, May 18, 1-4:30 p.m. San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level,   100 Larkin Street, SF 1 pm SFBAPG meeting 1:30 Tour of the Ralph Chesse exhibit 2 pm Puppet Demo by Fred Reilly lll 2:30 Break 2:45 Bruce Chesse sharing highlights of Ralph’s work. Reception to follow, ending at 4:30.   Ralph Chesse, Early Children’s Television Pioneer San Francisco Public Library hosts world premiere of Ralph Chessé: A San Francisco Century, including never-before-seen artworks and puppets from the children ..read more

Next Guild Meeting – May 18 – Ralph Chesse, Early Children’s Television Pioneer & SF Renaissance Man Rediscovered in New Exhibition & Puppet Demo by Fred C. Reilly lll Our Guild Library at the May 18th Meeting in SF The Northern California Puppet Festival Aug 2 and 3rd Educator’s Workshop on Fri Aug 2, a full day of workshops & shows specifically for teachers, librarians, youth group leaders Call for Nominations for Guild Board of Directors Meet our Members Puppeteer Lisa Zagone What are our members up to? Imaginative Eye The Latest Happenings at Tiny House Theater Puppets a ..read more

Don’t be an April fool! Read this newsletter and mark your calendars for all sorts of great puppet events in the near future. In this issue: Letter from Lee, with congratulations for our guild members who received grants and thank you for progress on the Northern California Puppet Festival being planned. May 18th Guild Meeting Northern California Puppet Festival & Celebration, announcement, and applications. Meet our members: Toni “Tone” Mikulka-Chang and husband “Cello Joe” Chang Call for Nominations for Guild Board of Directors Puppet Events A Special memorial puppet from Ilene Kennedy ..read more

We had so much for March, we needed a Part 2. See Part 1 here. Puppetathlon Basil Twist production coming to Stanford February 2024 episode of Under The Puppet  Why Dramatic Tension in Children’s Puppet Shows is Cool for Kids Puppetry Institute News Building a Vladamir Zakharov-Style Wrist Puppet More Puppetathlon Photos International Puppetry News & UNIMA-USA  The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making  Talking Stuff: The Materiality of the Puppet  Mark Segal’s “A Puppeteer’s Notebook” March-Newsletter-Part-2Download ..read more

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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 inside: Puppet Events in the Bay Area Remembering Gail Schulter  Feb2024News-and-Guild-Holiday-Bash-and-Puppet-SportstacularDownload ..read more