This is a very last minute post (since I was just sent the information). Any of my fellow Canadians (or anyone who gets the CBC for that matter) can watch Mr. Meaty today at 11:30 am on CBC television. I for one will be checking it out. For more information on the show you can [...]
 The Cincinnati Area Puppetry Guild in conjunction with Enjoy The Arts is presenting Puppet Slam on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Faith Auditorium. The doors open at 7:30 PM, with performances starting at 8:00. Adults only (it may get a little blue…may?) The cost is $5 at the door. Check [...]
Take Meet the Feebles and Braindead and mix them up with a good old western. What do you get? You get a ZombieWestern named It Came From The West. It Came From The West is a Danish puppet short that lasts about 17 minutes. It’s about Virgil, a guy not taken seriously by friends and [...]
Paul Louis from Puppetsnstuff.com has a free puppet-making video tutorial on ExpertVillage.com. It’s actually a series of videos that starts at a list of materials and ends with adding arm rods. Check the videos out here!
All of us have resources (time, money, materials, people, energy, etc. ). All need to manage our resources efficiently in order to best serve our priorities. As a builder, time, money and materials (or should I say the lack thereof) are the biggest stumbling blocks I run into trying to complete a custom job or [...]
Hey, there’s a new puppet website in town! Check it out – www.thirdfloorpuppets.com. The site was officially launched October 3, 2006 by sixteen-year-old Chase Woolner. Age certainly is not a factor when it comes to skill and talent. Chase is a very talented puppet builder and performer and is already doing something about it. Take [...]
Zig Ziglar tells a story about the results of putting fleas in a jar. If you were to take several fleas, place them in a jar and put a lid on top of the jar, the fleas will bump their heads as they try to get free. After an hour or so, you can remove [...]
Check out the latest creation from Furry Puppet by Zack Bouchman. Dragonmir is an amazingly advanced mechanical rod puppet. His neck, mouth, eyes, and eyebrows can be operated by pushing levers on the main rod, or from a distance by push-pull cables. Check out more photos of Dragonmir as well as other fantastic creations at [...]
 For those of you in the New York area, there is a puppet event happening from October 2006 through until February 2007 that is beinng sponsored by Linux. The event is called Passport To Puppet Theatre and allows individuals to purchase a “passport” that gets them free software from Linux as well as ticket discounts to [...]
Toronto podcast Puppet Television has been doing their puppet show for a while now. Now I should point out that this podcast is intended for more of a mature audience, so viewer discretion is advised. I personally love the idea of Toronto artists doing more puppetry (it makes me proud to be a Torontonian). Puppet [...]
