Sorry to cancel this Saturday’s “Monkey and the Mystery of the Snake” show at Arlington Center for the Arts! It sounds like Boston (and Arlington) will have so much snow that people won’t be able to travel safely. So, hope you are home safe and warm, and not having to shovel too much!
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This program is supported in part by a grant form the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
“Trolls in the Kitchen” at Arlington Center for the Arts
Saturday, January 12 at 2 pm
Join Margaret Moody of Galapagos Puppets for this gentle Swedish tale told with original hand puppets.
“Rumpelstiltskin” opens this winter’s Puppets at Arlington Center for the Arts.
Arlington Center for the Arts theater
Please stay for coffee and puppet-play after the show.
Tickets are $6, available at the door.
To reserve tickets: E-mail Margaret at [email protected], or call her at 781-643-1228, by November 30th. She can hold up to 20 tickets.
More wonderful shows this winter:
January 12: “Trolls in the Kitchen” from Galapagos Puppets.
February 9: “Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven,” Galapagos Puppets.
March 9: “Badger Meets the Fairies,” Galapagos Puppets.
AND April 6: “The Kingdom of Riddles” with Sparky’s Puppets!
Puppeteers from North Carolina to Maine will gather at the Puppet Homecoming in Rhinebeck, New York from September 7 to 9. I’m looking forward to shows by Deborah Costine and Nappy’s Puppets, and more. See Puppet Homecoming if you’d like to know more.
I’ll lead a workshop on Chinese hand puppet techniques on Sunday morning, September 9th. Monkey King (photo above) will be there, along with clown, lady, and scholar puppets. In the workshop, I’ll show the basic movements and let people try them out. That’s why I have lots of canvas bits and paper clay heads in my studio. I’m making puppets for people to learn with, that aren’t used in my shows.
There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon . . . and his name was Achin’ Drum.
Join Margaret Moody for stories and songs about the moon, told with simple shadows. Wish the moon a happy birthday and bid it goodnight as we enjoy stories from Frank Asch and Margaret Wise Brown, among others.
Children 3 to 6 and their families will especially enjoy this gentle program, which lasts 35 minutes.
Trolls Skimpa and Blompa want to take good care of the fairies’ garden while the fairies are away. But it’s hard to fit their television, toaster and furniture without moving the big tree. Can the trolls learn to go green?
Please join me for the February show of “Puppets at Arlington Center for the Arts”. I’ll perform two short shows especially for children ages 3 and up.
In “Cow and Mouse’s Picnic”, two friends enjoy lunch together, but can’t stand to share dessert.
“Mathilda’s Bath” is an adaptation of the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle story about the girl who doesn’t like to take baths — “The Radish Cure”. It was my favorite Mrs. Piggle Wiggle story growing up.
As always, please stay after the show to talk, play with puppets, and have some coffee or tea.
“Cow and Mouse’s Picnic” and “Mathilda’s Bath”
Saturday, February 4, 2 pm
Arlington Center for the Arts theater
(acarts.org/directions.php)
Tickets $5, at the door, or e-mail [email protected]
Our Arlington Center for the Arts puppet series continues on January 7th at 2 pm with “Trolls in the Kitchen”, a Swedish tale. When the helpful tomte in Trinka’s kitchen move out, raucous trolls move in. Please join us for the show, and stay for coffee and puppet-play afterwards. Tickets $5 at the door or by e-mailing me at [email protected].
