Calendar of Events

A Note from the Puppeteer

You will notice that events posted on this page are from past performances. For the past several years, my primary focus has been in accompanying my mother as she navigated the final phase of her life journey. She passed away last November and I am winding up her affairs. Puppetry was moved to the back burner for the duration.

In the coming year, I will be re-organizing and re-structuring Puppetkind. I have obtained some wonderful marionettes from the estate of Jerry and Margo Ashton in Chicago and will be working with them as well as with other puppets in our stable.

I also hope to be developing more Therapeutic Puppetry workshops.

I write a regular column for The Funny Paper, a trade journal for family entertainers, and also have a blog (http:// puppetkind.blogspot.com) where I will be commenting on puppet performers, performances, exhibits and workshops. Check in from time to time to see what is happening in the puppet world.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Pam Spence

2008 Events That Were Open to the Public

JULY

Cityfolk Festival in Dayton

APRIL

Miracle for Madison

MARCH

Past Performance/Workshop Experience include:

Pottery Barn Kids - Polaris and Easton
Wexner Center for the Arts (OSU) - Family Fun Days
Upper Arlington Arts Festival
Columbus Arts Festival
Athletic Club of OSU
Heritage Golf Club
Southwest Public Libraries
Jerry Garver YMCA
Columbus Community Coalition for the Homeless - Mother's Day luncheon
"Good Neighbor" community picnic
Columbus Metropolitan Library system - Summer Reading Program
Richland County libraries
Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus
Capital University - Arts in Education program
Valley Ridge Theater (Thomas, WV)
Abbey Theater of Dublin
Cincinnati and Columbus Puppetry Guilds' Day of Puppetry
Puppetry Guild of Northern Ohio - workshop
Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum -summer workshops
Delaware County Cultural Arts Center
Riverview Correctional Institution
James Cancer Center Kids Can Cope program
Marion Correctional Facility
Campfire Girls and Boys
Girl Scouts

In addition, we have performed at many area preschools, including:

Goddard schools
Today's Learning Child
KinderCare
Chase Back Up Child Care
Bright Horizons
Gahanna Early Childhood Center
Stepping Stones Learning Center
Trinity United Preschool
Hugs and Hearts
Step by Step Academy