The Willamette Valley Puppeteers
a chartered guild of Puppeteers of America
serving western and southern Oregon and a large surrounding area
To find out how to join Puppeteers of America,
click here: https://www.puppeteers.org/join
For information or to join the Willamette Valley Puppeteers Guild, e-mail Doris
[email protected]
Looking for a performer in Oregon or the surrounding area?
Click on the Events & Artists tab at the top of this page,
or contact Doris at 458-205-8570 (landline) or [email protected]
for a recommendation.
Click on the Events & Artists tab at the top of this page,
or contact Doris at 458-205-8570 (landline) or [email protected]
for a recommendation.
Did you attend the
Puppeteers of America Pacific Northwest
Regional Festival this summer?
Click on the Pacific Puppet Palooza Festival 2024 tab
at the top of this page for photos.
Or did you miss it?
Well, here's some good news.
We are tentatively planning a
Pacific Northwest Regional Festival in August 2026 at the same place as 2024 -
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. Plans are being worked out - decisions coming soon!
Check here frequently for updates.
Puppeteers of America Pacific Northwest
Regional Festival this summer?
Click on the Pacific Puppet Palooza Festival 2024 tab
at the top of this page for photos.
Or did you miss it?
Well, here's some good news.
We are tentatively planning a
Pacific Northwest Regional Festival in August 2026 at the same place as 2024 -
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. Plans are being worked out - decisions coming soon!
Check here frequently for updates.
I hear that there will be a Parade of Puppets in the August 2025 regional festival, so I'm practicing my marching to be sure I'm ready to be in the parade!
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Click on the Events & Artists tab above to find
an upcoming show or puppet-related event near you.
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Do you like puppets? So do we!
Please join us at our Next Guild Get-Together Willamette Valley Puppeteers Guild Friday, April 11, 2025 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Guild members are presenting a free 2-hour Introduction to Puppetry presentation and workshop for adults and children at the Monmouth, Oregon Public Library 168 Ecols St S, Monmouth, OR 97361 For details, please contact Doris at 541-979-3941 (call or text) or 458-205-8570 (landline) or [email protected] Willamette Valley Puppeteers Guild meetings are always free of charge. I never share your contact information with anybody without your permission, and I only use it to let you know about upcoming puppet-related events. 
(above) Big puppets demonstrate the small slider puppets that we may make and use at an upcoming in-person get-together.
(above) At the December meeting Jane's Packrat hand puppet shows off all the things he has been collecting in his backpack. He and Jane hope to move from Georgia to western Oregon soon, but Packrat is finding it difficult to organize and pack up all his valuable possessions -- just like all of us puppeteers who have collected a variety of puppets, props, and stages over the years.
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Looking back at previous years' get-togethers Back in Summer of 2021
The Willamette Valley Puppeteers were invited to present live in-person performances and educational demonstrations of puppetry at two events: *The Lane County (Eugene, Oregon) Fair on Saturday, July 24 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *The Western Oregon Exposition (Cottage Grove) on Saturday, August 21 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 
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Photos from our December 2024
Puppet Play Day
(left above) Jeanie, Doris, and Janie work together to manipulate one of Doris's new tabletop rod puppets. (right above) Melinda investigates how to move the head and an arm of the other tabletop rod puppet.
_________________________________________________________________ (below) Diana brought her two new human figures for stop-motion animation, and posed them in a cookout scene with her older figure, against a food backdrop. The new figures are eminently poseable, and they are blanced to be able to stand or sit by themselves. Diana purchased them from a local artist who designed
and manufactured them on a 3-D printer. Perhaps at a future get-together our Guild members could try their hand at some short stop-motion animation scenes? 
Please become a guild member - it's always free, and everybody who likes puppetry is invited to join. Adults, older children, and teens of all abilities are welcome. There is a place for you in our Guild. Contact Doris 458-205-8570 (landline) or [email protected] Click on the Newsletters 2018- tab at the top of this page to see information about more recent meetings and events of this guild. **************** Here are some of the WVP members with their puppets who performed in July and August 2021. 
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Want information about Puppeteers of America - the national organization for puppetry enthusiasts? Click here for their website: https://www.puppeteers.org/
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Want information about Puppeteers of America - the national organization for puppetry enthusiasts? Click here for their website: https://www.puppeteers.org/
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photo by Craig Currier ----Puppets getting together in Newport, Oregon.
Interested in puppetry? Please join us today. Attend a meeting
or e-mail [email protected]
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The Willamette Valley Puppeteers, a chartered Guild of Puppeteers of America, serves western and southern Oregon and a large surrounding area to bring together all persons interested in puppetry to share experiences, skills, and resources; to promote excellence in puppetry; and to enhance its public image as a performing art and an educational or therapeutic tool.
Website for Puppeteers of America:
http://www.puppeteers.org/
Website for Puppeteers of America:
http://www.puppeteers.org/
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The Guild meets once a month (although we sometimes skip a few months due to holidays or members' summer vacations) to enjoy the fellowship of other puppeteers and to plan events such as performances and workshops for members and for the public. Locations, dates, time, and nature of meetings and other activities are determined by the members. There are no dues to pay, and anyone interested in any aspect of puppetry is invited to join - just attend a meeting or contact us by e-mail or telephone. Members receive a newsletter and other information by e-mail. Those who are unable to attend meetings in western Oregon are invited to participate as e-members. Members are invited to post a list of their upcoming public performances or a link to their puppetry-related website on our "Events and Artists" page, at no charge. For more information, or to join the Guild, contact guild president Doris Hicks at [email protected] or phone 458-205-8570 in Eugene, Oregon.
Click on the Newsletters tabs above for photos and reports from past Guild meetings. |
 photo by Craig Currier |
