Show Main Library Hosts Ho ts Puppet Show Brenda Lewis Community I If Miss Piggy turns you on or if you love cookies as much as Cookie Monster you wont won't want to miss the Salt Lake Main Library's 3rd Annual Puppetry Festival Such famous puppets as these wont won't actually be there but your need to be with diminutive figures with cloth bodies and hollow heads will surely be met On Friday March 11 the library's puppet troupe Puppets will kick off the puppetry festival in the story room at 4 pm p.m. The fun continues Saturday March 12 at 10 am a.m. with Utah's oldest professional professional professional pro pro- puppet troupe The Puppet Players They will willbe willbe willbe be presenting the story of The Magic Lantern There will be a two-hour two sock puppet workshop for children ages 5 to 12 in the craft room at 11 am a.m. Participants will create and bring a sock puppet to life for a short performance at atthe atthe atthe the end of the session Following the sock puppet party the craft room will become a workroom for anyone anyone anyone any any- one 12 and over who wants to learn how to make a giant size parade-size puppet head The Puppet Players will perform The Treasure Chest in the Story Room Paul will present the story Wiley and the Hairy Man who studied at the International Institute of Puppetry is the current president of the Puppeteers of America He also founded Paul Puppets in Kansas City Utah County's premier puppet comedy troupe Out Puppetry will also perform skits covering everything from fairy tales to politics Professional Master Puppeteer Dmitry will perform Sunday is the founder and artistic director of DR Artists and Puppets Paul will be present present present pre pre- sent for a puppetry workshop workshop workshop work work- shop for people 12 and over The King with Dirty Feet will also be performed by byThe byThe byThe The Starry-Eyed Starry Puppets featuring original songs and music The Starry-Eyed Starry Puppets have performed all around the Wasatch front and are most notable for their large parade puppets that participated participated participated in the 2002 Winter Games Throughout the Festival there will be displays from local performers puppet vendors the Wyoming Utah-Wyoming Puppetry Guild Puppeteers of America and information about upcoming puppetry events in the lower Urban Room The Salt Lake City Library is located at East South For more information or to register for forthe forthe forthe the sock puppet workshop the puppet workshop and the puppetry workshop call I |