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Past Gigs by Fantasy Puppet Theater
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September 16th, 2023
"The Shoemaker and the Elves" and "Little Red Riding Hood"
Private event in Cornwall On Hudson, New York
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
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.
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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 Jim Henson Carriage House
"The Drunk" by Sergei Obratsov
September 17th, 2019
Photo Credit: Carol Sterling
"But He Was Cool, or: he even stopped for green lights"
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"
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"
and "The Shoemaker And The Elves"
Photo Credit: Rebecca Katzman
May 22nd 2019
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The 9th Annual Secaucus 2019 Green Festival
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"
Photo Credit: Rebecca Katzman
The 8th Annual Secaucus 2018 Green Festival
Secaucus Xchange (5000 Riverside Station Blvd)
May 5th, 2018
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"Little Red Riding Hood"
"The Frog Prince"
"Mortal Danger"
Private Party
Ridgewood, NJ
April 29, 2018
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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.
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"
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”
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"
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"
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"
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”
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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"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"
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"
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
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
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
Fantasy Puppet Theater
Asphalt Green
October 1998
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation,
Office of the Manhattan Borough President Ruth W. Messinger
presents
"Arts In The Parks" 1995
Fantasy Puppet Theater
New York City
Department 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