Atlanta Puppet Press February 2006 The Atlanta Puppet Press The Newsletter of the Atlanta Puppetry Guild www.atlantapuppetryguild.org February 2006 What's Inside Meeting Summary Page 2 PofA News Full minutes are included inside, Page 3 Puppet Festivals but here's a summary of what Page 4 Meeting Minutes / Officers happened at our last puppet guild Page 5 Guild Information meeting, held on Sunday, February 26th, 2006 at the home of Carol Daniel. Your Ideas Are Needed! The meeting began with The Atlanta Puppet Press has the introductions of two guests - Tim potential to become a great Montheith, a local cabaret newsletter, but I can't do it performer who works at ???? in alone. You can help by submitting Buckhead with life-size people short puppetry related items that puppets, and Lorna Sampsel, who would be of interest to other guild just moved to Lawrenceville from members. Here are just a few Florida, where she had worked for possible ideas: the Palm Beach Puppetry Center. News and Events How-To's After a potluck dinner highlighted Book & Show Reviews Helpful by Carol's homemade chili, a Tips brief show-and-tell session occurred, with Tim showing off If you would like to be a regular some of his puppet-costumes, Carol columnist, there are many topics showing us her new puppets for her that you can choose from. Also, if new show about China, and Kevin you can draw or paint, I would love Pittman showing two new animal to have some original puppet puppet creations related artwork to use in the newsletter. Next, the group settled in to discuss official business. In a I also need your feedback, so nutshell, it was decided that we please do not hesitate to let me would not try to put on a National know what you like or dislike about Day of Puppetry event unless the new newsletter. someone was interested in heading up such an event. With no eager Please send submissions and volunteers, we went on to discuss feedback to the website and newsletter, and newsletter@atlantapuppetryguild.org with an official vote it was and start your subject line with decided that the newsletter will `APGNL:' now be published shortly after each guild meeting, allowing it to follow up on important happenings. With business out of the way, the group retired to Carol's den for a viewing of a video about the life of Igor Fokin, a Russian puppeteer who had a very successful career until he died of a heart attack at age thirty-six. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, May 7th, 2006 at 5 PM, once again at the home of Carol Daniel, who has been so gracious as to open her home to the guild for the past two meetings. Keep checking the guild website - www.atlantapuppetryguild.org - for updates and confirmation of the date, time, and location of the next meeting. Puppeteers of America Playboard Now Available Online View the January / February issue of Playboard here : http://www.puppeteers.org/Playboardjanfeb06.html Puppetry Humor Q: How does one become a puppet wrangler for a TV show? A: You need a tiny lasso, a miniature pony, and a lot of practice! Courtesy of Mark Cahebay Join the Puppeteers of America! Here's just a few reasons to join the PofA right now: ú Four Puppetry Journals a year, plus the Playboard newsletter ú PofA Handbook and Membership Directory, just chock full of useful contact information. ú Ability to get group rates for liability insurance. ú Discount on items in the puppetry store. ú Access to PofA consultants ú Discounts on registration for national and regional PofA festivals For more information, please visit the Puppeteers of America website: http://www.puppeteers.org/ If you do not have Internet access, you can also request information by U.S. mail: The Puppeteers of America, Inc. Joyce and Chuck Berty PO Box 29417 Parma, OH, 44129-0417 888-568-6235 Guild Related Web Sites Atlanta Puppetry Guild: http://www.atlantapuppetryguild.com/ Puppeteers of America: http://www.puppeteers.org/ UNIMA-USA Website: http://www.unima-usa.org/ Super Sonic Puppet Festival 2006 July 19th - 23rd, 2006 The first ever tri-regional festival (featuring the North-East, Mid- Atlantic, and South-East regions) is all set for this summer in beautiful downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The official hotel is the Crowne Plaza Resort, but remember that everyone must make their own reservations. The festival rate is $119 plus tax per night. Shows will be in the Diana Wortham Theatre, with additional performances in the common areas of the hotel and theater complex. All workshops will be held in the hotel on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings. Be sure to check out the late night programming as well: A Puppet Slam on Thursday night, the traditional Potpourri on Friday night, and a Masquerade Ball on Saturday! Want to run a workshop? The proposal deadline has been extended to April 1st, 2006, so you still have time to get your proposals in. And be sure not to miss one of our own - Lee Bryan - performing his hit show, Pinocchio, at the festival! For more information, including festival registration, please see the festival's website: www.eastcoastpuppetfest.com Other Regional Festivals Much Ado About Puppets Tacoma, Washington 8/4 - 8/7 www.muchadoaboutpuppets.org Celebrate the Puppet London, Ontario, Canada 7/27 - 7/30 www.puppetwerx.ca PuppetFest Midwest Trenton, Missouri 7/11 - 7/16 www.puppetfestival.org Center for Puppetry Arts Schedule www.puppet.org Rainforest Adventures Mainstage Theater Through April 9th The Tortoise and the Hare and More Downstairs Theater Through April May 21st Simple Sock Marionette Construction Workshop April 20th @ 7:30 PM The Art of Wayland Flowers Workshop May 16h @ 8 PM Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT) Downstairs Theater May 18th - May 21st Lee Bryan's Jack and the Beanstalk Mainstage Theater May 24th - June 18th Summary of Minutes of the Last Guild Meeting Sunday, February 26th, 2006 ú Attendence: Tricia and Bob Berrett, Carol Daniel, Barbara Goltz, Greg Wallace, Peter and MaryAnn Hart, Lorna Sampsell, and Tim Montheith were present for the meeting held at Carol Daniel's home. We had a great potluck dinner with lots of good conversation. Tricia told us about an exhibit at Red, 1110 West Peachtree Street, that she thinks we might enjoy ú Treasury and Membership: Tricia Berrett, Treasurer, reported that we have $2085.01 in the bank. Membership chairman, Barbara Goltz, reported that we are still in the process of going through old membership lists to determine who truly wants to be active in the guild. ú Website Renewal and Security: We discussed website renewal. Kevin indicated that , although we might be able to save a few dollars, it would be a lot of trouble to change to a different web host company, so we all decided we would stay where we are. We also discussed security issues with our website, and decided to change the password. We are still thinking about ways to secure address and phone numbers to members only. ú Newsletter: A decision was made to have Kevin do a newsletter AFTER a meeting to reflect the activities of that meeting. He will continue to send out notices of meetings, and any other pertinent information in a timely fashion. ú National Day of Puppetry: We discussed the National Day of Puppetry. We feel that the reason for that special day is to promote the art form. The Center of Puppetry Arts does a very good job of that, so it probably is not something that we can do be benefit the art form any more. ú Cyber-Meetings: We discussed cyber meetings, as a possible replacement for physical meetings. The group seemed to feel that they prefer to have actual physical meetings, but that the internet is certainly useful for information updates, and that in the future we will very likely use the internet in more ways to enhance our communication. ú Show and Tell: Kevin showed us some of his beautiful new animal puppets. Tim shared with us some of his puppets he uses in his adult puppetry act in a local club. We watched a one-hour movie about Igor Fokin, a Russian born puppeteer who came to America, worked as a street performer in Boston, and died at the age of only 36. Atlanta Puppetry Guild Officers President Vice President Treasurer Peter Hart Gregg Wallace Tricia Berrett 770-621-9162 greggwallace@compuserv 404-633-1575 hartpete@aol.com e.com tbberrett@aol.com Secretary Newsletter Editor and Carol Daniel Membership Director Webmaster piccadillypuppets@comc Barbara Goltz Kevin Pittman ast.net bgoltz@fds.com klp@moonshade.oit.gate ch.edu About The Newsletter and the Guild The Atlanta Puppet Press is published four times a year by the Atlanta Puppetry Guild. A new edition of the newsletter will be available approximately one week before each guild meeting. Chartered in 1974, the Atlanta Puppetry Guild is dedicated to bringing together artists, educators, librarians, hobbyists, professionals and everyday people who share an interest in the art of puppetry. Current activities include potluck socials, field trips to view and discuss adult puppetry presentations, occasional workshops, and participation in the National Day of Puppetry on the last Saturday in April. Members receive notifications of meetings, new newsletters, and other local puppetry events via e-mail. The cost of a membership is $10 for an individual or $15 for a dual membership. The membership year runs from May 1st through April 30th. Please send membership application and a check payable to "Atlanta Puppetry Guild" to: Atlanta Puppetry Guild, 3800 Harts Mill Lane NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Atlanta Puppetry Guild Membership Form Name/s E-mail Address City, State, ZIP Telephone number (home unless you prefer to be contacted at work; please indicate which number you're listing): Also member of [ ] Puppeteers of America [ ] UNIMA-USA Special interests or other information: