HENSON WING IS TRUE!

theSHE124

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Hey Everybody!!! You gotta hear this! It's from my latest season guide to the Center for Puppetry Arts:

WE'RE READY TO EXPAND...Exciting news about our upcoming transformation!

We're now in the midst of a transformative expansion that will allow us to touch even more lives through the art of puppetry. New museum galleries, a renovated entryway, and other upgrades to our existing spaces will enhance your experience at the Center.

Find out how you can help at puppet.org/believeinmakebelieve

We will be OPEN during construction!

I'm not kidding! Just saw the link. They ARE going to include a Henson Wing after all! I noticed construction has resumed for much of Metro Atlanta for like the past year or so; that must be among the reasons. But you guys should also visit, the upcoming season has promising shows and movies. As I once heard from Drew Allison, it truly is the Mecca for puppetry. The Phoenix has risen from the trash can! :excited:
 

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Keep in mind that we've been to this altar before. Some years ago they announced grand plans, a new wing that would house hundreds of Henson-relayed puppets. Then the economy tanked, and the plans were put on the back burner and delayed, and delayed again, and delayed some more, with the opening always a year or two in the future.

It's encouraging that they've been putting some oomph into this, with floor plans and a Henson-attended press conference and all that, but then I look at the page on the CPA and see the text "To complete this project, we need your help!" above a donation button. So it's not even funded?

I'm hoping that this time the CPA will be able to follow through. However, I'm not going to get excited until I see a construction crew at work.
 

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We can still help'em out, Slackbot. Do you want to? I'll ask my whole family on this.
 

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OMG! You must be squeeing right now! :smile: I was gonna see a new show I haven't seen yet in order to get some evidence for you, but you beat me to it first! Thanks, Slackbot! Can't wait to see how my family's gonna react to this...:drool:
 

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Hoping to visit it next year. Just need to find out when it's opening. Might be able to meet you slackbot and some of you guys from on here!!

Chris
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Trust me, when they release any information on when it's opening I will post it here. And unless I am in the hospital I will be at the ribbon cutting ceremony!
 

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I hope I'll be there, too, Slackbot! :dreamy: Of course, I might post the announcement before you do...
 
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