New Bern Puppets at All Hallows Eve Celebration
Today New Bern Puppets gave ten performances of “The Great Pumpkin Goes to the Halloween Ball” on the grounds of Tryon Palace. The marionette show was part of the annual All Hallows Eve …
Summer Library Program Event: Marionette Show
As part of the “Adventures Begins at Your Library,” sponsored by the George H. & Laura E. Brown Library, New Bern Puppets presented a marionette show “Tales from the Haunted Forest.” It was …
The Great Trent River Raft Race 2024
New Bern Puppets performed at The Great Trent River Raft Race held at Union Point Park in downtown New Bern, NC. The event featured boat and raft races, music, pirate reenactors, magic acts, …
New Bern Puppets at NC Pickle Festival
New Bern Puppets presented 15 performances of “The Evil Queen and the Speckled Pickles” at the N.C. Pickle Festival in Mt. Olive, NC. We had huge crowds and it was a thrill to …
New Bern Puppets at ENC Renaissance Faire
Performing yesterday and today at the ENC Renaissance Faire in Kinston. We are presenting the show “King Henry VIII and the Loch Ness Monster.” We have friendly and big crowds. So pleased! We …
Spring Egg Hunt at Duke Homestead
New Bern Puppets gave four holiday shows at Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham as part of their Spring Egg Hunt. The show featured our pesky Grunch who tries to lock up …
Community Days at NC History Center
Today New Bern Puppets performed 10 shows of “The Grunch Comes to Wonderland” at the Community Days event sponsored by Tryon Palace. Our puppet stages were set up in Maddox Hall at the …
New Bern Puppets at New Bern Mardi Gras
Today New Bern Puppets gave eight performances of “The Grunch Goes to Wonderland” at the Ghent community’s New Bern Mardi Gras. This show marked the debut of our new stages. We had large …
Our New Stages Nearing Completion
Our new marionette stages are nearing completion by Andrew, the master woodworker at Carolina Homestead. They still need to be painted an off white color but should be finished and delivered by the …
Craven County DSS North Pole Christmas Express
Tonight New Bern Puppets finished out the Christmas season with four shows for children and foster parents at Craven County DSS North Pole Express Christmas party. The children and adults were delighted and …
Christmas Candlelight at Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site
The Christmas Candlelight at Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site was a wonderful experience! We gave 11 shows of “A Child’s Early Christmas Delight. We set up our stages in the historic site’s old …
Christmas Candlelight at Duke Homestead
New Bern Puppets gave over 20 performances of “Winter Miracle” at Christmas Candlelight at Duke Homestead. Today we head to Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site to give puppet shows at their Christmas Candlelight …
A Child’s Early Christmas Delight at Tryon Palace
New Bern Puppets wrapped up our second of two weekend shows at the NC History Center sponsored by Tryon Palace. We presented 11 shows of “A Child’s Early Christmas Delight.” There were 165 …
Little Red Riding Hood at Aycock Birthplace
New Bern Puppets gave eight performances of “Little Red Riding Hood’s Trek though the Haunted Forest” at the Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site. The 19th Century schoolhouse was a delightful setting, a place …
New Bern Puppets at 2nd Annual PolloPalooza
New Bern Puppets performed nine shows of “Little Red Riding Hood’s Trek Through the Haunted Forest” at the 2nd Annual PolloPalooza in Pollocksville, North Carolina. This was their second autumn festival. Next year …
Spaceship Scenery for New Bern Puppets
New Bern Puppets just completed new scenery for a spaceship! Our fabulous robot, custom crafted by David Leech, needed a proper setting. I had to use a lot of cardboard, glue, and silver …
Summer Cleanup at New Bern Puppets
My primary task was to sort out all the scenery and restack it in my storage shed. With holidays shows approaching, I wanted to organize the scenery which had become jumbled up quite …
Tryon Palace Family Days
New Bern Puppets gave 10 performances of “George Washington Comes to Town” at Family Days sponsored by Tryon Palace at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern, North Carolina. Our colorful banner …