Posted by Admin 2 on November 6, 2023 · Leave a Comment
By Andra Moss The magic was swirling as the Greenwoods Puppet Festival returned to Norfolk Library on Oct. 13-14 with local and international puppet artists, live music and the Big Puppet Parade, led by Mark Alexander’s 10-foot-tall “Flock of Doves.” Sponsored by the Norfolk Library and the Battell Arts Foundation, festival events featured hand-crafted marionettes […]
Posted by Admin 2 on October 10, 2023 · Leave a Comment
Handmade puppets tell timeless tales By Bina Thomson Eileen Fitzgibbons, events coordinator for the Norfolk Library, stayed busy this summer preparing for the return of the Greenwoods Puppet Festival. Fitzgibbons was initially inspired by several puppet theater performances she attended in 2018 and says she knew instantly that she wanted to bring puppetry to Norfolk. […]