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We are a professional non-profit touring puppet company. We perform puppet shows for children ages 2-10 and their families at birthday parties, schools, churches, festivals, etc.

Piccadilly Puppets’ Show to Benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Piccadilly Puppets provides entertainment with a purpose!

Sunday, February 9 at 2:00 pm

Landmark Diner – Buckhead, Side Door Lounge

3652 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305

There are wishes we wish for others to grant and those only we can make come true for ourselves. Piccadilly Puppets presents Wish Tales, three stories about wishing: “The Knee High Man,” “The Frog Prince” and “Little Orphan Animal”. All proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Recommended for ages 3-8.

Tickets $10

Reservations are helpful, but not required:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/piccadilly-puppets-show-to-benefit-choa-tickets-10089825941

 Why not have lunch at the Landmark diner before the show? A great place for families!

 Contact information:

(404)636-0022      piccadillypuppets@earthlink.net

Happy New Year!

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Piccadilly Puppets resolves to make 2014 a fun-filled year of puppets!

Keep checking here for announcements – we’ll be doing a performance in February to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and we’ll be announcing the date & time this week. We’ll be going into rehearsal soon for our new show Splish, Splash: Water Stories. Plus, we’ll keep doing all of our other shows at schools, libraries, birthday parties, etc.

Hope to see you at one of our shows soon – maybe at your own house!

Aurora Children’s Playhouse

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Piccadilly Puppets is once again pleased to perform ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville!

The Aurora Children’s Playhouse is a wonderful place to take your kids for live performances! They present plays, puppets, music, magic – the best children’s entertainers in Atlanta and beyond on Saturday mornings, at least once a month. The performances are affordable, too; tickets are only $7, or you can buy a punch card for 10 admissions good for any show for only $50. What a great Christmas gift for a family!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Saturday, December 14 10:00 and 11:30am (seating is general admission & it sells out, so come early)

Aurora Theatre • 128 East Pike Street • P.O Box 2014 • Lawrenceville, Georgia • 30046 • 678.226.6222

Go to their website for the whole schedule:

http://www.auroratheatre.com/education/childrens-playhouse/

Piccadilly Puppets appreciates support from Fulton County Arts and Culture!

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Piccadilly Puppets is funded in part by the Fulton County Arts Council

Piccadilly Puppets is happy to announce that we have received funding for the current 2013-14 season from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, through the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Fulton County is the leading public funder for the arts in the State of Georgia. It is wonderful to live in a county that understands the importance of the arts to our community. Our grant from the Fulton County Arts Council supplements our main source of income, which is the fees we charge for performances. This enables us to hire skilled, professional puppeteers and pay them a competitive wage, while still keeping our prices affordable to most groups. We can also give back to the community through occasional discounted or even free performances. Through the application and review process and final reports, the arts council also helps us to set goals, to meet artistic standards, to be financially responsible, and to be held accountable for the way we spent the funds at the end of each year. These grants benefit not only our organization, but more importantly YOU, as our audience. Please join us in thanking the Board of Commissioners and the Arts Council. If you live in Fulton and enjoy the arts, please let your Commissioner know!

Piccadilly Puppets participates in Ga Gives Day on November 13!

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Georgia Gives Day is an unprecedented opportunity for people across the state to come together and support the nonprofits of Georgia. Please give to us on November 13!
Georgia Gives Day is an unprecedented opportunity for people across the state to come together and support the nonprofits of Georgia. Please give to us on November 13!

On November 13th, our community will come together for a special 24-hour online giving event called GA Gives Day and we need YOU to join us! Piccadilly Puppets hopes to raise $2000 in 24 hours to help us produce a new show (and keep the lights on at the same time). This is YOUR chance to make a real difference, right here in our community.

Of course, you don’t HAVE to donate to Piccadilly Puppets. There are hundreds of other wonderful organizations taking part, too.

Just click to donate on our page: https://gagivesday.org/c/GGD/a/piccadillypuppets

The site is actually up & running all year long, so it doesn’t have to be done on Wednesday.

 

October is for Festivals!

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On Saturday, October 19, we’ll be performing at two different festivals! (Actually three, but one is for Alabama Power in Birmingham, AL).

The Mable House Storytelling Festival in Mableton

There will be wonderful storytelling & activities from 11-4. You can tour the historic home, watch a blacksmith in action, dance to bluegrass music, and of course, watch a Piccadilly Puppets show! Cherokee Tales will be performed at 11:30 and 1:00 in the Sweet Potato House.

The Dekalb International Food and Music Festival at Northlake Mall

Multicultural cuisine and entertainment from 12-6, but we’ll be strolling through the crowd from 12-2.

http://visitatlantasdekalbcounty.com/dekalb-county-calendar-of-events/current-month/dekalb-international-food-and-music-festival/

Dragon Boats in Peachtree City!

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Piccadilly Puppets is excited to be taking part in the 6th Annual International Festival and Dragon Boat Races in Peachtree City this Saturday, September 28.  No, we’re not paddling a boat, but we are doing what we do best – performing a puppet show!

Drake Field, 10am-5pm. We’re on at 1:15 pm.   See the Entertainment schedule below:

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Free Puppet Show in Midtown this Sunday!

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Puppet Festival (r)Evolution 2013

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Nancy & Kiera from Piccadilly Puppets attended the Puppeteers of America National Festival August 5-10 in Swarthmore, PA.

Cinderella Marionette on display in the festival's exhibit
Cinderella Marionette on display in the festival’s exhibit

We attended workshops, networked, and saw lots of fabulous puppet shows! The festival was held on the campus of Swarthmore College, but on Saturday we went into the town to entertain children & adults alike with busking, shows, and a parade which led everyone to the campus outdoor amphitheatre for a performance by Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry. Here are some photos of just a few of the many events! For more info:

A behind-the-scenes look at "Dick Myers' Cinderella", restored and remounted by the University of Connecticut Puppet Arts
A behind-the-scenes look at “Dick Myers’ Cinderella”, restored and remounted by the University of Connecticut Puppet Arts
Cinderella's stepsisters awaiting an entrance
Cinderella’s stepsisters awaiting an entrance

Puppet from "D-Generation: an Exaltation of Larks" by Sandglass Theater
Puppet from “D-Generation: an Exaltation of Larks” by Sandglass Theater

Nancy & Rex strolling around Swarthmore
Nancy & Rex strolling around Swarthmore

The Atlanta Puppetry Guild was well represented in the parade! Piccadilly Puppets had the large blue-headed puppet on the right.
The Atlanta Puppetry Guild was well represented in the parade! Piccadilly Puppets had the large blue-headed puppet on the right.

Atlanta Puppetry Guild giant mascot in the Puppet Parade
Atlanta Puppetry Guild giant mascot in the Puppet Parade

Free Library Shows in July!

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Southside:
Hapeville Library, July 10 at 2:00 pm Once Upon a Time in China
525 King Arnold Street, Hapeville, GA 30354

Fayette Library, July 23 at 2:30 pm Once Upon a Time in China
1821 Heritage Park Way, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214

Northeast:
NE Spruill Oaks Library, July 15 at 10:30 am Butterfly Ballad
9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Doraville Library, July 31 at 10:30 am Wish Tales
3748 Central Ave., Doraville, GA 30340