THE SFBAPG HOLIDAY PARTY WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019.
LOCATION: Bay Area Stage, 515 Broadway St Studio H, Vallejo, CA 94590
Save the Date! Guild Holiday Party, Sat January 26 2018!
Mark your calendars for this Guild traditional celebration of the Holidays and New Year.
Location: Bay Area Stage, (BAS). 515 Broadway St Studio H, Vallejo, CA 94590 http://www.bayareastage.org/
Holiday Potluck Supper
Entertainment: Chanticleer the Rooster, a family friendly Canterbury Tale
Gift Exchange and More!
ENTERTAINMENT: Chanticleer the Rooster
Magical Moonshine’s newest addition to the Canterbury Collection is Chaucer’s Canterbury tale about a rooster who is caught by the flattering fox…but foxes can be fooled as well. Assisting the beloved Chanticleer is a wise ant, as well as the pig, sheep, goat, dog, hen and farmer. Medieval costumes and live, ancient music (including a version of “Old MacDonald Had A Farm” from 1710!) make for a delightful and interactive family program. This production is inspired by the Kelmscott Chaucer from the McCune Art and Rare Book Collection, who are sponsors of the project.
POTLUCK SUPPER
Please bring your favorite dish to share with others. Appetizers for the Social and Main courses are always appreciated. Microwave available. Dinnerware will be provided.
ADOPT A TABLE & TRIM THE ROOM
The tables at Bay Area Stage may be little cabaret style tables…we are not sure yet. More info on this will follow. Individuals and companies are invited to adopt and decorate a table. Any and all holidays are recognized!!! Questions about decorations? Contact Valerie Nelson at mail@magicalmoonshine.org. Also, holiday decorations for the room will be greatly appreciated. Doors open at 3:30, so bring in some decorations (no nails please) to trim the room. At the end you just take your decorations down and take them home.
GIFT EXCHANGE
If you wish to participate in the exchange, bring a puppet related, wrapped gift to add to the pile (in the past, $10.00 approximate value has been suggested.) All who bring a gift will get to receive one.
PUPPET DISPLAY
Do you have a puppet that you’ve made, that you’d like to display? A table will be provided for an informal puppet exhibit, so bring your puppet (on a stand, if needed) and share your puppet(s) with others.
GUILD LIBRARY
The Guild library has hundreds of books covering a variety of topics. Books & DVD’s will be available for checkout at the meeting, to people that have been members for at least 6 months. Are you looking for books or DVD on a particular topic? Contact the Guild Librarian, Lee Armstrong, images@vom.com 707 738-5906. She can email you a list and she can bring related books to next meeting.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (not strictly kept to, after all it’s a party!)
3 – 4 Festively trim the room (Volunteers welcome, contact Valerie Nelson)
Guild Meeting, Sat November 10 2018! Please mark your calendars now for this Guild Meeting.
Location: The Veterans Memorial Hall of Benicia, 1150 1st. Street, Benicia, CA 94510.
Time: 1-7pm PROGRAM
(times are approximate)
1:00 pm General meeting, welcome, introductions, agenda, upcoming activities and meetings
Guild Library*
2:00 pm: Gabriel Anthony, who WOWed us with his black-light workshop, has offered to share his story creation knowledge, from his experience with Pixar and Disney.
Gabriel says: Let’s explore the secrets behind the success of the world’s leading animation studios! We’ll discuss story development, character development, and creativity and see what I’ve gleaned from my vast collection of “the Making of” books for films like “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Wall-E.”
Gabriel has been enthusiastically involved in puppetry for over 15 years, not including his younger years when he staged puppet shows from his bunk bed. He is the director of “Create, Minister, Teach!” – a creative ministry team in Daly City. They enjoy blending powerful stories with diverse art forms to present musical programs throughout the Bay Area. He has taught at regional, national and international conferences. He has also traveled to Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua and Ecuador for mission trips to equip locals with puppetry and creative techniques for working with their communities.
3:00pm
Judy Roberto, Imagination Shapes – A Paper Puppet Workshop. Judy brings a plethora of paper pieces, ready for you to create whatever your imagination can make of them. She challenges you to go several levels beyond your initial thoughts about what each shape is, to what else it could be. It’s all paper, all fun. Make more than one!
5:00 POTLUCK SUPPER
Please bring your favorite dish to share with others. Appetizers for the Social and Main courses are always appreciated. Microwave and refrigerator are available. Dinnerware, coffee and tea will be provided. Beverages are welcomed, however at this venue, please don’t bring alcoholic ones. There is a very reasonable bar in the same building, and we are welcome to purchase them there.
6:00 -ENTERTAINMENT – WE’RE COUNTING ON YOU!
Share your talents. Share your work-in-progress. We are looking for 1-10 minute, family friendly “shorts”. If you would like to perform a short piece at the November meeting, please contact Judy Roberto, be_artsy@hotmail.com or 408 981- 7898.
PUPPET PARADE– BE SURE TO BRING THAT GREAT PUPPET THAT HASN’T BEEN OUT OF THE SUITCASE FOR A WHILE!
6:45 – 7:00 – CLEAN UP
*GUILD LIBRARY The Guild library has hundreds of books covering a variety of topics. Books & DVD’s will be available for you to checkout at the meeting, to people that have been members for at least 6 months. Are you looking for books or DVD on a particular topic? Contact the Guild Librarian, Lee Armstrong, images@vom.com 707 738-5906. She can email you a list and she can bring related books to next meeting. SEE YOU THERE!
Join us for this evening with the Bob Baker Marionettes as they share their show, talk about Bob and his theater, demo using Marionettes and even provide the opportunity to try your hand at bringing their Marionettes to life.
The guild will be hosting the Make a Puppet and Puppet Exhibit/Information Table at Fairyland’s Day of Puppetry. Anyone wishing to volunteer can check in with SignUp Genius, http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B48A4A623A13-oakland3. If you’d rather not use Signup Genius, email Judy Roberto at, be_artsy@hotmail.com. On the day, if you haven’t pre-signed to volunteer, but would like to help, just find the Guild Info Table and let them know you’d like to help. Volunteers are always welcome.
The Puppet Fair during the day is a mini puppet festival with shows starting at 10:30.
10:30 a.m. Puppet Show: The Frog Prince. Presented by Will Lewis of Dragon Fly Theatre.
11 a.m. & 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Puppet Show: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Magic, masks & puppets bring to life the music of composer Paul Dukas. Harold, the sorcerer’s apprentice, tries his hand at casting spells, but things go horribly wrong. Flooding, multiplying brooms – this show has it all. Puppets, scenery and script by Randal Metz.
12 p.m. Puppet Show: The King’s Problem. Based on India Tales of the Panchatantra. Presented by The Puppet Company.
12 p.m. – 2 p.m The Marilynn O’Hare Arts & Crafts Center is open with activities geared toward children and their families.
12:30 & 3:30 Children’s Theatre presents: Rapunzel. Rapunzel wants to see the world, but between a bad hair day, a silly prince and some intense helicopter parenting, who can get away? A fresh and irreverent retelling of the classic fairytale. Written by Corinna Rezzelle.
1 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Animal of the Day! Come up close and learn about one of our animal friends. At the Humpty Dumpty wall.
1:30 p.m. Since 1963, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been part of imagination and fantasy that thrives in Los Angeles, with over 200 performances a year, utilizing over 2,000 handcrafted puppets. Join Alex Evans as he presents his one-man variety show with marionettes from Bob Baker.
2:30 p.m. Puppet Show: A Modern Little Red Riding Hood. A twist on this classic fairy tale. Presented by the 4-H Puppeteers.
3:30 p.m. Puppet Show: Perez & Mondinga. A Mexican festa tale of a cockroach who marries a mouse. Presented by The Puppet Lady, Rhonda Kay.
4:30-5:00ish Cleanup & Setup. Help put away puppets, supplies, etc. Cleanup and setup for meeting & potluck.
5:00 (or 4:45, if cleanup/setup is quick) Guild Meeting
5:30 Potluck Supper
6:00ish Bob Baker Marionettes
Admission to Fairyland is free to Guild members. At admissions, say that you’re with the Puppet Guild and have come to help. However, if you are bringing friends that are not members of the Guild and are not helping, they must pay admission (unless they want to join that day).
Guild Meeting Features the Bob Baker Marionettes Sat., Aug 25 at Fairyland, Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, USA http://www.fairyland.org