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Found a cool puppet site you all might want to check out.....Darryl Worbey Studios.

Hi all! Another puppeteering opportunity - this time for folks in Maryland. Not sure which city exactly though (sorry). I am sure if you contact them they can tell you! The Kids on the Block Program on Children's Mental Health seeks volunteers to be puppeteers. Volunteers will learn Bunraku...

OK, this isn't exactly new news, but I just found out about it and thought I would share. I just stumbled across a reference to this in an article on MSNBC's site - apparently the Jim Henson Company built the Pets.com sock puppet. Five identical versions of the puppet were actually made and are...

Hi all, A little while ago Puppetplanet and I briefly discussed holding a friendly little online puppet building contest. I first suggested it more as a joke than anything else but there was some interest and the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea. So here's the deal, for the...

Hi all, I posted this is the Puppetry Forum too, but I thought I would add it here in case some visitors don't read that forum. I've recently put up a links page for my Web site www.bear-town.com and I would love to do some link exchanges with other MCers so we can promote each other's sites...

Hey everyone! I finally got a links page up on my Bear Town site. Anyone want to do a link exchange thingie?

Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Berkeley Breathed's Opus the Penguin is returning to a new syndicated newspaper strip AND to a screen near you soon! Breathed's popular strip Bloom Country ran through the 1980s and was spun off in 1989 to a Sunday-only strip featuring the same characters...

Man, I would love to keep this one to myself and do it since I have years of black light experience...sadly I'm already directing and teaching in Oct/Nov so I can't apply. :cry: Anyway, here's the details: Puppeteers Wanted For Off-Broadway Show Untitled Theater Company #61 is looking...

I know we generally try to avoid political discussion here, but I read this on Scott McCloud's daily Blog (www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi.html) and thought I would share it with everyone: Off-topic-but-I've-got-to-tell-somebody: Our friend Theresa was talking to some co-workers on...

I know this has been covered off in other threads, but just a reminder to everyone in Canada - The Muppet Show debuts on the Canadian Christian network CTS tomorrow night (Monday, September 1st 2003) at 7 p.m. Check out the CTS Web site at www.ctstv.com for more information and to see if the...

Max Wright, who played father Willy Tanner on the 80s sitcom ALF was busted in California on DUI charges. He apparently ran over several mailboxes when he veered off the road. Some funny thoughts from the Image Comic Forum about this: - Do you think he called 10-10-220 for his one...

It always amazes me just how much information is available on the `net...here's a link to good guide to the different types of fleece available to make puppets with. I can't remember which thread it was, but someone asked me about this along time ago. *Note that this article does not discuss...

Here is another job opportunity I found in California: Need experienced puppeteeers for magical children's video. Muppet-type puppets with rod arms. Shooting on stage and around Los Angeles. Puppets talk and sing. There is some pay. Contact: Macy Marie - mightysea@aol.com

Hi everyone! Now I know that some people here have particularly strong opinions about working for Disney (and some negative first hand experiences) but I thought I would post this anyways for any interested members: The Disneyland Resort Character department is casting puppeteers for the...

Hi all! Another job opportunity showed up recently online. Someone is looking for puppeteers/builders in Atlanta: We are looking for a puppet builder in the Atlanta area. Need a full body costume and several puppets built for a new kids TV show. If you are a builder or know of one please...

The Concerned Kids in Toronto Canada are looking for volunteers who would like to be trained as puppeteers. This is a great volunteer organization here who has been educating children, young people and adults about social concerns through puppetry for more than thirteen years. They need...

Hey gang, Just found this online and it's kinda neat. Someone made a series of "films" in the back of their car during a road trip with a couple of "puppets" - Happy Meal "Country Bears" toys they got at a roadside McDonalds. Who'd of thunk it, an object manipulation puppet film, in the...

Two more Puppetry-related job opportunities were posted recently on the Puppeteers of America Bulletin Board as follows: River City Puppet Works based in Moundsville WV is looking for puppteers to join our fast growing puppet team. No experience neccesary - we will train the right person. You...

Not sure if anyone else has seen this, but I stumbled across Mike Quinn's "Diddley Sqot" Shop on Cafepress this afternoon. There's some cool stuff for sale (though the "Thing-a-thong" isn't really up my alley). Does anyone know anything about this character? Also, I've been meaning to post...

Hi all, For most of the summer I've been slowly putting together a Web comic that mixes puppetry/animation/computer graphics called Bear Town. Basically it's a collage of computer-rendered art, photos of puppets and digitized video of puppet performance. I'm planning to launch the web comic...