The Asheville Puppetry Alliance
The Puppetry Guild of the Carolinas
and
The Southern Highland Craft Guild
present
2008 National Day of Puppetry
Saturday, April 26 ·
10 AM - 4PM
NC Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway
PROGRAMME
Continuous in the Lobby:
Puppetmaking • Puppetry demonstrations
Roving performers:
Balloon sculpture • Juggling
Theater performances in the Auditorium:
10:30am – Vasalisa! –
P. O'Connor Puppets
The Russian Cinderella.
Noon – The Gnome Show – Robin Stevens
A small wood gnome loses his favorite feather.
1:30pm – At the Hop - Mountain Marionettes
Puppets have fun with the sounds of the poodle skirt era.
3:00pm – Petrushka -
Red Herring Puppets
A peek at the upcoming puppet ballet
to be performed with the Asheville Symphony on May 10.
All performances and activities appropriate for all ages!
Admission
Adults - $8. • Children and Seniors - $5.
Children under 2 years - Free
Admission accepted at door, good for whole day
To purchase tickets in advance call 828-206-0128.
Co-sponsors
Partnering with us to bring this year's National Day of Puppetry to the community are:
The Southern Highland Craft Guild: a non-profit, educational organization established in 1930 to bring together the crafts and craftspeople of the Southern Highlands for the benefit of shared resources, education, marketing and conservation. The Southern Highland Craft Guild is authorized to provide services at the Blue Ridge Parkways Folk Art Center under the authority of a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Puppetry Guild of the
Carolinas
3026 Gadsen
Street, Columbia, SC 29201 • (803) 240-9041
Directions
The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, just north of the Hwy. 70 entrance in east Asheville, NC.