February 2018 Newsletter

Greetings Guildies!

I hope everyone has had time to recover from the holiday season! We have some events on their way I think you all should be aware of. Most importantly, Michelee Puppets is having its World Puppetry Day event again this year. I would love the guild to have a table there again, but it would be nice if there was someone to man the table so we could have a nicer project for the kiddies. I know a few of us will be there performing or helping out in some capacity, so if you are not yet spoken for and would like to volunteer to be the guild representative for the day, please let me know.

Upcoming Events:

Flora & Ulysses (a play with puppetry)- Ongoing through Feb 25th - Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E Princeton St, Orlando, Florida 32803

MADAGASCAR – A MUSICAL ADVENTURE (a play with puppetry) - FEB 26th - APR 8th, Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E Princeton St, Orlando, Florida 32803

Onscreen Puppet Jam! - Mar 1st, 6PM - 8PM, - Michelee Puppets Office, 4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32808

World Puppetry Day/Sunday Family Funday - March 25th , 11AM-2PM - Venue on the Lake, 641 S Maitland Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751

Art31: Fiber Finale/ Godrick meet & greet - March 30th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Art & History Museums - Maitland 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751

Jack Fields' Artist Talk & Movie Screening - April 11th, 7PM - 9PM, Art & History Museums - Maitland 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751

Intro to Hand Puppetry Session 1: The Basics - April 12th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Michelee Puppets Office, 4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32808

Endangered Species Parade at Central Florida Earth Day - April 21st,10 AM - 6 PM, Lake Eola Park, 512 E Washington St Orlando, Florida 32801

Other puppet things of interest:

The Origins of Punch & Judy Podcast: http://origins.projectentertainment.libsynpro.com/origins-chapter-19-punch-judy-when-puppets-snap

Secret Flower in Your Mind Video, Creatures of Yes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0XWtRtQmw0&feature=youtu.be

Next Guild meeting is TBD. But, for some of you, your question is always "When is the next Puppet Slam?" To this I want to encourage everyone to start working on new pieces and when enough people have new things we can discuss a performance date. This will be the final E-mail from this email address. Please look for the Guild newsletter from now on from cfpuppetguild1987@gmail.com

I hope to see everyone soon!

April Tennyson

Central Florida Puppet Guild President