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        • Past Gigs by Fantasy Puppet Theater
        • September 16th, 2023
          "The Shoemaker and the Elves" and "Little Red Riding Hood"
          Private event in Cornwall On Hudson, New York
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          June 10th, 2023
          "The Frog Prince", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Mortal Danger" and "The Recycling Show"
          Private event in Watchung, New Jersey

           

          "Jabberwocky" scheduled to premiere at The 10th Annual Secaucus 2020 Green Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

            "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll
            Jabberwocky
            First produced while studying television production in 1970 at the University of Michigan and recorded in black and white using 2” recording tape, combining puppets with live actors. The opening and closing segments of this updated color production utilize the original puppets that were used in the black and white version some 50 years ago. Ironically I started creating the Jaberwocky puppet long before the Corona Virus hit the world stage but it’s uncanny resemblance to my puppet has given me some hope that humanity will prevail.

              "Jabberwocky” screened at the 2020 Bergen County Film Festival

              Bergen County Film Festival

              "Jabberwocky" "Official Selection" of the 2020 Calcasieu Parish Short Film Festival
              Jabberwocky

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          The Actors Fund Home
          Englewood, New Jersey
          106th Year Birthday Party for Bernice Silver
          "The Drunk" by Sergei Obratsov
          October 12th, 2019
          The Drunk

          The Jim Henson Carriage House
          "The Drunk" by Sergei Obratsov
          September 17th, 2019
          The Drunk
          Photo Credit: Carol Sterling

        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        But He Was Cool
        National Museum of Puppetry Arts Břetislavova 74, 537 60 Chrudim

        The exhibition UNI…WHAT? UNIMA! 90 Years | 100 Countries | 1 Passion was held from 25th of May to the 26th of June in the Gallery of the Czech Centres in Prague. During that time hundreds of people visited the exhibition – many of them were also visitors or participants at the Prague Quadrennial 2019- and were very excited how varied and beautiful the world puppetry can be. We managed to gather more than fifty videos from countries from all over the world where UNIMA has its centers. Thanks to your cooperation and effort we had the great pleasure to introduce the puppetry from your country to the wide public. The visitor could sit comfortably, chose a certain country on the tablet and project the videos on a big screen. We also displayed with the videos some items from our collection. Among them was exhibited a scenography from the famous production Eulenspiegel from the Czech theatre DRAK by the artist Frantisek Vitek, some art designs of UNIMA logo and puppets made by puppetry personalities who were active members of UNIMA or made significant contributions to its history, like Jacques Félix, Jan Wilkowski, Harro Siegel, Paul McPharlin, Jim Henson etc. We also published an accompanying book about UNIMA with the same name as the exposition. There were also some TV reports filmed at the exhibition place. We enumerate this information because we would like to show you, how important was your contribution and that we feel a big enthusiasm we could make the contact with you. We enclose some photographs and hope you will enjoy them too. The exhibition will be held again from October 2019 in Prachatice and then will be moved to our museum to Chrudim in 2020. It would be great if we could keep in contact with you. We are definitely interested in your new projects and we will be glad if you share them with us.

        Best wishes from the Czech Republic

        Eva Brabencova Curator
        National Museum of Puppetry Arts Břetislavova 74, 537 60 Chrudim
        www.puppets.cz

          "Rumpelstiltskin"
          Rumpelstiltskin
          Ridgewood Public Library
          125 North Maple Ave.
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          July 8th, 2019

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          Linden Public Library 31 East Henry Street Linden, NJ 07036
          "Little Red Riding Hood"
          Fantasy Puppet Theater
          and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Shoemaker and Elves
          Photo Credit: Rebecca Katzman
          May 22nd 2019

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          The 9th Annual Secaucus 2019 Green Festival

          Puppets
          Secaucus Xchange (5000 Riverside Station Blvd)
          "The Recycling Show"
          "Little Red Riding Hood"
          "The Frog Prince"
          "Shoemaker and the Elves"
          "Mortal Danger"
          May 4th, 2019

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          "The Recycling Show"
          and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
          March 2nd, 2019

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          "Talk on Puppetry"
          Ridgewood Rotary Club
          January 24th 2019

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"

          Ridgewood Public Library
          125 North Maple Ave.
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          July 5th, 2018

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          "The Recycling Show"
          Recycling Show
          Photo Credit: Rebecca Katzman

          The 8th Annual Secaucus 2018 Green Festival
          Secaucus Green Festival
          Secaucus Xchange (5000 Riverside Station Blvd)
          May 5th, 2018

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          "Little Red Riding Hood"

          "The Frog Prince"
          Frog Prince


          "Mortal Danger"

          Private Party
          Ridgewood, NJ

          April 29, 201
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          2017 La MaMa Puppet Slam
          September 29-30, 2017

          “Humpty Trumpty”
          2017 La MaMa Puppet Slam

          This slam was SOLD OUT because the caliber of the work has been consistently high, and so a following is growing for these short form works being presented at La MaMa. Puppeteer and theatre artist Jane Catherine Shaw curated a two-night puppet slam featuring contemporary short-form puppet and object theatre from both emerging and veteran puppet artists. This puppet cabaret, challenges artists to make their best short-form work and to bring a variety of puppet forms to audiences.
          Shaw is co-founder of the Voice 4 Vision Puppet Festival.

          LaMaMa
          Photo Credit: Adam Katzman

           

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          "The Recycling Show"
          "The Frog Prince"
          "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          The Franklin Township Public Library
          485 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ , 08873
          August 14th, 2017

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          "The Recycling Show"
          "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Montclair Public Library
          50 S. Fullerton Ave.
          Montclair, NJ, 07042
          July 18th, 2017

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"

          Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library
          10-01 Fair Lawn Ave.
          Fair Lawn, NJ, 07410
          July 17th, 2017

           

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          "The Recycling Show" and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill Branch
          389 Wolfert Station Road
          Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
          July 12th, 2017

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          "Jack and the Beanstalk"
          Jack and the Beanstalk
          Ridgewood Library
          125 N Maple Ave
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          July 7th, 2017

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          Rockland Center for the Arts
          2017 Juried Art Exhibit to Benefit Rockland Pride Center

          Featuring : “Rock-A-Day Johnny” and “Fashion Avenue”

          Rock-A-Day-Johnny

          Rockland Center for the Arts
          27 South Greenbush Road
          West Nyack, NY 10994
          June 4 - June 18, 2017

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Private Party
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          June 6th, 2017

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          "Jack And The Beanstalk"
          Ridgewood Public Library
          125 North Maple Ave.
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          July 7th, 2017

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          "The Recycling Show" "Jack And The Beanstalk"
          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Green Festival
          Town Of Secaucus
          7th Annual Green Festival
          Secaucus Xchange
          5000 Riverside Station Blvd.
          May 6th, 2017

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          "Mortal Danger"
          South Jersey Performers Showcase
          Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill Branch
          389 Wolfert Station Road
          Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
          March 9th, 2017

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Private Party
          Ridgewood, NJ 07450
          February 26th, 2017

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          "The Frog Prince" and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Elves
          Garfield YMCA Preschool and Day Care
          Garfield, NJ, 07026
          December 12th, 2016

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          "The Frog Prince " and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Temple Beth Or
          Township of Washington, NJ 07030
          September 25th, 2016

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          "The Recycling Show" and "Jack And The Beanstalk"
          Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill Branch
          389 Wolfert Station Road
          Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
          July 27th, 2016

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          "The Recycling Show" and "Jack And The Beanstalk"
          Avalon Campground
          Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
          July 23rd, 2016

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          "The Recycling Show" and "The Frog Prince"
          Private Party
          Paramus, NJ 07652
          July 17th, 2016

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          El Mundo De Colores Preschool/CFCS
          Paterson, NJ 07501
          June 17th, 2016

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          "Jack And The Beanstalk"
          Private Party
          New Rochelle, NY, 10801
          June 12th, 2016

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          Premiere Of "The Recycling Show" with "Jack And The Beanstalk" and "Aladdin's Lamp"
          The Recycling Show by Fanatasy Puppet Theater
          Town Of Secaucus
          6th Annual Green Festival
          Secaucus Xchange
          5000 Riverside Station Blvd.
          May 6th, 2016

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          “Justice For All” part of the exhibition “Picturing the ‘Garden State’ Now”

          Picturing_The_Garden_State
          Opening at Bergen Community College’s main campus March 1, 2016.
          Artists living or working in New Jersey will exhibit in media that address current visual aspects of
          social, economic, environmental or other conditions in the State of New Jersey.

          Gallery Bergen / Bergen Community College
          West Hall, 3rd floor
          400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
          Opening Reception March 1 6-8 pm Tuesday, March 1 and remains on view through Friday, April 8, 2016


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          Seasons Greetings from Rockaday Johnny!
          The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, New Jersey
          Annual USR Members Art Show
          December 13th 2015 through mid-January 2016

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          "BCSees: Visual Culture"
          Bergen Community College Faculty and Staff
          Gallery Bergen, West Hall
          October 20 - November 16
          Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 20, 6 p.m.
          Exhibition runs through November 16, 2015

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          "Mortal Danger"
          Wynona's House
          Newark, NJ, 07102
          August 29th, 2015

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Avalon Campground
          Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
          July 25th, 2015

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill Branch
          389 Wolfert Station Road
          Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
          July 22nd, 2015

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          "Aladdin's Lamp"
          Eva's Village
          Paterson, NJ 07501
          July 21st, 2015

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          "The Frog Prince"and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
          Private Party
          Hoboken, NJ 07030
          Saturday, May 16th, 2015

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          "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Frog Prince"
          Preakness Reformed Church
          Private Function
          Wayne, NJ
          February 7th, 2015

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        "The Frog Prince" and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
        The New Canaan Historical Society
        13 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan, CT 06840
        December 6th, 2014

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        South Orange Public Library
        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        South Orange Public Library
        65 Scotland Road South Orange NJ 07079
        August 11th, 2014

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Wallenpaupack Lake Estates
        Lake Ariel, PA
        May 24th, 2014

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        National Day of Puppetry
        Westbeth Community Room
        55 Bank Street
        New York, N.Y.

        Featuring

        Brian Carson of "Creatures Inspired", MC and performer for this event.

        Fantasy Puppet Theater's
        "The Frog Prince" and "Little Red Riding Hood"

        Bernice Silver, "Queen of Potpourri!"

        Vicky Cosgrove, Finger puppets
        April 19th, 2014

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Jefferson Primary Center Summit, NJ
        January 31st, 2014

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        "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Mortal Danger"
        4-H Center, Bridgewater, NJ
        August 7th 2013

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        "Jack And The Beanstalk"
        Jack And The Beanstalk
        Kearny Public Library
        318 Kearny Ave. Kearny, NJ
        August 1st, 2013

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        "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Frog Prince"
        Dumont Summer Recreation Camp
        Veteran's Memorial Park
        Dumont, NJ
        July 9th 2013

         

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        "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Frog Prince"
        The Magical Palace of Knowledge
        Clifton, NJ
        July 5th 2013

         

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         "Little Red Riding Hood"
        Puppetry Arts
        Second Annual Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn
        Hosted by Puppetry Arts
        June 15th, 2013

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        "Jack And The Beanstalk"
        2013 Secaucus Street Fair
        Plaza Centre and Front Street
        June 9th, 2013

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        "Little Red Riding Hood"
        2013 Secaucus Street Fair
        Plaza Centre and Front Street
        June 8th, 2013

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        "Rumpelstiltskin"
        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Town Of Secaucus
        3rd Annual Green Summer Festival
        Secaucus Xchange
        5000 Riverside Station Blvd.
        May 4th, 2013

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        "Little Red Riding Hood"
        National Day of Puppetry
        4-H Center
        Bridgewater, NJ
        April 20th, 2013

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        The Wyckoff Public Library
        200 Woodland Ave.,Wyckoff, NJ 07481
        August 2nd, 201

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        The Chester Public Library
        250 West Main St.,Chester, NJ 07930
        August 1st, 2012

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        "Rumpelstiltskin"
        2012 Secaucus Street Fair
        June 9th, 2012

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        "The Frog Prince"
        First Annual Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn
        Puppet
        Hosted by Puppetry Arts
        Park Slope, Brooklyn along 4th Street at 5th Ave.
        Right next to the Old Stone House Park.
        June 2nd, 2012

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        This event was cancelled!
        "The Frog Prince "
        National Day of Puppetry
        5th Avenue and 42nd St.
        N.Y. Public Library
        South Court Auditorium
        May 19th, 2012

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Benefit Somerville Auction
        Birthday Party Show
        Ridgewood, NJ (By Invitation Only)
        April 28th, 2012

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Joseph H Brensinger
        Number 17 Elementary School
        Jersey City, NJ
        April 24th, 2012

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Teaneck Public Library
        840 Teaneck Rd.,Teaneck, NJ
        March 4th, 2012

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        Camp Acorn's Winter Program
        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        January 28th, 2012

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        Brothers and Sisters!
        The time has come to "Kick Out the Jams" with Rock-A-Day-Johnny!
        Opening For Apocalypse Five and Dime
        Jalopy Theatre http://www.jalopy.biz/
        315 Columbia St.
        Red Hook, Brooklyn
        October 26th 2011

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Dumont Summer Recreation Camp
        Veteran's Memorial Park
        Dumont, NJ
        August 2nd 2011

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        Rock A Day Johnny
        The "Hello, It's Me Agin!" Tour!
        Rock A Day Johnny, With The Original Band and Friends
        Somewhere "Beyond the Fringe"
        2011 Lowell Folk Festival
        Downtown Lowell, Massachusetts
        July 29-31, 2011

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Secaucus First Hometown Street Fair
        Co-sponsored by Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center
        Plaza Centre and Front Street
        June 11th, 2011

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        Rock A Day Johnny
        Had to cancel this gig, the trombone player couldn't make it.
        Will let you know when it's rescheduled.
        June 11th, 2011
        Hank's Saloon
        "One Sweet Ass Bar!"
        46 3rd Ave (between Atlantic Ave & Pacific St)
        Brooklyn, NY 11217
        Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
        (347) 227-8495
        Opening Act
        CD release party for
        Apocalypse Five and Dime

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        "Mortal Danger" and
        "Nick's Boogie to Nowhere"

         

        National Day of Puppetry
        At the 5th Avenue and 42nd St. Library’s
        South Court Auditorium
        April 23rd, 2011

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        "Mortal Danger"
        National Day of Puppetry
        4-H Center
        Bridgewater, NJ
        April 16th, 2011

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        Don L. Lee's Poetry
        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        and "Communication In Whi-te"
        Kids Week at INTREPID
        The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
        Located on the West side of Manhattan
        Pier 86, 12th Ave. and 46th Street
        February 21st, 2011
        Canceled Due To Bad Weather

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        Don L. Lee's Poetry
        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        and "Communication In Whi-te"
        Augusta Curtis Cultural Center
        Margo Rose Fundraiser 175 East Main Street, Meriden, CT
        January 29th, 2011

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        "Aladdin's Lamp"
        Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library
        October 16th, 2010

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        Another chance to "Jam with Rock A Day Johnny "
        Featuring From The Original East Coast Jam Band!

        "Crazy" Bob on the guitar with Imogene on the cow bell!
        Special Guest
        Don L. Lee's Poetry
        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        and "Communication In Whi-te"
        COOL BEANS CAFE
        ORADELL , NJ

        June 6th, 2010

         
         
         
         
         

        • Asser Levy Recreation Center
        • Carmine Recreation Center
        • The Conrad Poppenhusen
        • Crotona Park Boathouse Lawn
        • Hell’s Kitchen Park
        • Herbert Von King Park
        • Inwood Hill Nature Center
        • Jackie Robinson Playground
        • John Jay Park
        • Madison Square Park
        • Marine Park
        • MacNeil Park, College Point, Queens
        • Riverside Park, Hippo Park
        • St. Mary Park
        • St. Vartan Park
        • Sunset Park
        • Underwood Park
        • Washington Square Park
        • Woodlawn Playground, Van Cortland Park
        • Williams Bridge Oval Park

         

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        Ridgewood Parks and Recreation

        The Stable, Ridgewood, NJ
        Ridgewood Puppet Show
        The Record, Wednesday, January 2nd, 1991

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        Jam with Rock A Day Johnny


        With Special Guests From The Original East Coast Jam Band!

        "Crazy" Bob on the guitar with Imogene on the cow bell!

        B.Y.O.A.I.
        "Bring Your Own Acoustic Instruments"
        Surprise Appearance Of
        Special Guest Don L.Lee's Poetry
        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        and "Communication In Whi-te"
        only 0.2874 miles from The Turning Point!
        "Come Unplugged"
        --an informal evening of music across a wide array of genres. No amps, no microphones, no charge. Come to play or listen....refreshments served.
        8:00 p.m.
        Piermont Reformed Church Hall
        361 Ferdon Avenue
        Piermont, New York 10968

        Hey Tim! More train songs, great rendition of "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" last night at "Come Unplugged".
        Lots of other great musicians were there, including an amazing "Unplugged" electric saw!
        May 21st, 2010

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        Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
        Olivers
        Route 303, Orangeburg, NY
        Open Mic Night 7 PM
        with Tim O'Donohue

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        Saturday, April 24th, 2010 Rock A Day Johnny
        National Day of Puppetry
        At the 5th Avenue and 42nd St. Library’s
        South Court Auditorium

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        Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
        Special Guest
        Don L. Lee's Poetry
        "But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
        and "Communication In Whi-te"
        TIME: 7pm and 9pm
        COST: $5 and 2 drinks
        LOCATION: Jimmy's no. 43 pub
        43 East 7th Street, NYC

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        February 17th 2010
        Kids Week at INTREPID
        The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
        Located on the West side of Manhattan
        Pier 86, 12th Ave. and 46th Street11:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M.
        "Mortal Danger" by Sergei Obratsov

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        February 6th 2010
        Augusta Curtis Cultural Center
        Margo Rose Fundraiser 175 East Main Street, Meriden, CT
        4:00 to 9:00 P.M.
        "Mortal Danger" by Sergei Obratsov

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        Saturday, April 25th, 2009
        Rock A Day JohnnyNational Day of Puppetry
        At the 5th Avenue and 42nd St. Library’s
        South Court Auditorium

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        June 27th, 28th & 29th, 2008
        Rock A Day Johnny
        The "Hello, It's Me Agin!" Tour!
        Rock A Day Johnny With The Original Band
        and Friends Somewhere "Beyond the Fringe"
        at the 28th annual Old Songs Festival
        Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY

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        June 7th 2008
        The "Hello, It's Me Agin!" Tour!
        Rock A Day Johnny and Friends
        On The Green At New York City's
        Diana Ross Playground

        Past Venues

        Leonard Suib Puppet Playhouse
        Mazur Theatre, NYC, NY
        Puppets at Asphalt Green

        Fantasy Puppet Theater
        Asphalt Green
        October 1998

        Asphalt Green

        Arts In The Parks

        New York City Department of Parks and Recreation,
        Office of the Manhattan Borough President Ruth W. Messinger
        presents
        "Arts In The Parks" 1995Arts In The Parks

        Arts In The ParksFantasy Puppet TheaterArts In The Parks
        New York City
        Arts In The ParksDepartment of Parks and Recreation

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        "The Star Spangled Trunk: American Puppet Artists and Images from Vaudeville to Television and Beyond"
        Multimedia paper presentation, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, June 27th, 1992
        Augusta Curtis Cultural Center, Meriden, CT
        Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
        Harrington Park Recreation, Harrington Park, NJ
        The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Pier 86, W 46th St and 12th Ave, NYC, NY
        Jimmy's no. 43 pub 43 East 7th Street, Drama Of Works

        Marymount Manhattan College, NYC, NY New York City

        New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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