The Piccadilly Puppets Company
Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Celebrate at the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival! Come on Sunday! Free!
We will be performing Butterfly Ballad at 1:00 pm on Sunday, August 27 in the Kids Zone. The festival also has two music stages, an Artist Market, a 5K, and lots of food vendors, as well as more kids’ activities.
Here’ s a link to the whole Kids Zone schedule: Summer Shade Kids Zone 2017
We’ll be at some fun events in October, including the Botanical Gardens in Gainesville and the Briar Patch Festival in Eatonton, both October 29. Check back soon for the details on those and hopefully one more! Meanwhile, read on about the festival October 8:
We’ll be performing Imagination Station at noon on the Storytelling Stage. There are tons of activities for kids! Tickets are only $5 when purchased in advance online! ($10 at the gate)
We are taking part in two fun events this month: Cool Kids Read at Southlake Mall on Saturday, September 17, and Atlanta Streets Alive in Virginia-Highland on Sunday, September 25. We hope you can attend one (or both!) or them.
We will perform CHEROKEE TALES at 5:15 pm on Saturday, September 17.
Organized by Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, our third Atlanta Streets Alive (ASA) of the year will take place on Sunday, September 25th from 2pm-6pm. Come celebrate four Eastside neighborhoods on North Highland, Highland Ave, and Boulevard!
We’ll close the streets to cars and open them to people. Bring your bicycle or your feet, and get ready to explore your community streets in a safer, healthier, more livable way.
Though you may “start” anywhere along the route, the kickoff will happen at Virginia Ave & North Highland Ave. The Atlanta Streets Alive Bicycle Parade will line up at 1:30 at this location, and roll down the route at 2pm.
The Piccadilly Puppets Van will be parked along the route! We will perform short pop-up shows, strolling puppetry, and interactive activities.
Sunday, September 25, 2016 2-6 pm
Find the street map and more info here: http://www.atlantastreetsalive.com/sept_25_route
Piccadilly Puppets will back in the Zone at the Summer Shade Festival – the Kids Zone, that is!
On Sunday, August 28, we will perform Cherokee Tales at noon. We will also have a tent with paper puppet-making all day – from 11am to 7pm! The full schedule will be posted on the festival website soon. See you at Grant Park!
http://www.summershadefestival.org/kids-zone/
We will be performing Once Upon a Time in China on Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM as part of the Chinese New Year Celebration at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. There will also be storytelling, dance and a dragon parade!
http://childrensmuseumatlanta.org/calendar/meet-the-holidays-chinese-new-year/
Thursday, November 12 is GA Gives Day!
“You were fantastic…Please come back and do another puppet show!”
That’s what Taylor, a second-grade student at Jackson Elementary wrote us in a letter after our performance of Cherokee Tales. The children had obviously enjoyed the performance, laughing at all of the funny parts, chanting along with Chief Gray Eagle. They might not have even realized how much the show fit into the Native American unit of their curriculum! Thanks to a grant, we were able to perform at that school for a reasonable price. We need support from individuals, too – people like you that see the value of puppets and arts in education.
Ga Gives Day is a chance to highlight the many non-profits working to make our state a better place to live. Georgia is at the bottom of the country in government support of the arts, but YOU can help bridge the gap so that kids of all backgrounds and income levels can experience our shows! Click the link below (any day, not just on Thursday):
https://www.gagivesday.org/c/GGD/a/piccadillypuppets/donate/
Piccadilly Puppets will be at the Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 29!
We’ll be making puppets all day long, and at 3:15 we will perform Butterfly Ballad.
Piccadilly Puppets is a proud recipient of funding from the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs! We provide puppet performances throughout the City of Atlanta, and the funds help us to cover some expenses, so that we can keep our shows affordable. Funding also enables us to offer discounts to schools that receive Title One funding and other venues in those neighborhoods (such as libraries), and occasionally offer free shows in underserved parts of the city.
Thank you so much to the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for helping us to educate and entertain children in Atlanta through the art of puppetry!
Here are the public performances by Piccadilly Puppets in June:
Tuesday, June 2 at 10:30am Cherokee Tales FREE Northeast/Spruill Oaks Branch, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek (770)360-8822
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:30 am Once Upon a Time in China FREE Harris County Public Library, 138 N. College St. Hamilton, GA (706)628-4685
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:30 am Once Upon a Time in China FREE LaGrange Public Library 115 Alford St. LaGrange, GA (706)822-7784
Saturday, June 6 at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm Butterfly Ballad at the Flying Colors Butterfly Festival, with a butterfly release and lots of other activities! Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Rd. Roswell, GA (770)992-2055 http://chattnaturecenter.org/special-events/festivals/butterfly-festival/
Tuesday, June 9 at 10:30 am Imagination Station FREE Peachtree Branch, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library 1315 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA (404)885-7830
Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm Wish Tales FREE Decatur Branch, Dekalb County Public Library, 215 Sycamore St. Decatur, GA
Piccadilly Puppets provides entertainment with a purpose!
Saturday, February 7 at 11:00 am
Landmark Diner – Buckhead, Side Door Lounge
3652 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305
Piccadilly Puppets presents Once Upon. a Time in China, an enchanting Chinese tale that teaches the importance of being honest. The Emperor is very old and must find someone to take over his duties. The new leader must be smart and strong, kind and courageous, patient and honest, especially honest. How will he find just the right boy? All proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Recommended for ages 3-10.
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
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