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Puppetry Conference in Saugatuck, Michigan.
OxBow School of Art and Artists' Residency

May 3-5, 2019

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May 3 - KuklaFest Gala

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Join us at the Historic Saugatuck Woman's Club for a festive evening of food, drink and entertainment. ​
KuklaFest Gala
7-10 pm
​$150

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featuring...

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Burr Tillstrom | Documentary Film
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Settle in for the premiere of this important documentary on the Life and Art of Burr Tillstrom.
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Scott Gryder | Singing Puppeteer 
​Scott has been seen throughout Chicagoland, with appearances including "Jesus Christ Superstar" Lyric Opera Chicago, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, and "South Pacific" Light Opera Works. He has performed in cabarets at such venues as Victory Gardens Theater, Skokie Theatre, and Davenport’s. Starting in 2011, Gryder introduced puppet cabaret into his long-running solo act "SIMPLY SCOTTY," founding TSGpuppetry, specializing in using a blend of patterns and free hand designs to create an assortment of completely handmade, customized character and human hand puppets. Gryder has a B.A. in Theater from Texas Tech University. MeTV’s "Green Screen Adventures" earned him Daytime Emmy Awards in 2012, 2014, and 2015 for "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup." 
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Kevin Frisch | Cabaret Marionettes    
The Frisch Marionettes, a Cincinnati based puppet company, performs puppet shows in libraries, theaters and for school children of all ages! The Frisch Marionettes have built puppets, masks and costumes for The Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, The Children’s Theater of Cincinnati and The Puppetworks Inc. of New York.
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The Frisch Marionettes were featured in People Magazine, SHOWTIMES' "Twisted Puppet Theater," the PBS Documentary "The American Puppet," "2 Broke Girls" and onstage with The Cincinnati Opera as well as in the New York store windows of Saks 5th Ave., Bloomingdale's and Hermes New York and in the family film “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” and "WAREHOUSE 13."
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EatDrinkSDF | Food & Beverages by Local Restaurant Group
A few of our favorite restaurants in town, known for their twist on fresh-local food, will be serving heavy appetizers and dessert.

May 5 - Picnic with Puppets 

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Bring the kids and a sack lunch to OxBow for this fun Picnic with Puppets. We'll have a puppet making workshop and more. 
12-2 pm
​$15
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Be a Sponsor

KuklaFest is produced in cooperation with Hystopolis Productions, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering and promoting the art of puppetry since 1982. All proceeds support the events, documentary, and scholarships to the puppetry conference. 
T-shirt Sponsorship
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What do you get?
  • Your Name on the back of the t-shirt
  • Your name and web link on the website 

$200

Be a T-shirt Sponsor
Documentary Sponsorship
This important local documentary will include oral history interviews with locals who remember Burr Tillstrom, snippets of local footage of Burr and his puppets, and never before seen footage from the Burr Tillstrom Copyright Trust. 
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What do you get? 
  • Your Logo or Name listed in the credits of the documentary
  • Your Logo or Name and web link on the website
  • Your Logo or Name listed in the Gala Program

$500

Be a Documentary Sponsor
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This conference has been made possible by grants from the Great Lakes Region of the Puppeteers Of America and the Burr Tillstrom Copyright Trust and is organized in cooperation with the West Michigan Puppetry Guild, the Detroit Puppeteers Guild, and Hystopolis Productions, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering and promoting the art of puppetry.

Thanks also to Kukla.tv.
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