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Winter 2008
Volume 61, No. 2

COVER STORY: 2 Tony Urbano – Stories and Lessons from a Lifetime in Puppetry• Introduction and Questions by Kurt Hunter• Tony Urbano in His Own Words

10 AT LARGE:
Peace Through Puppets Update
“The Pink Dress Becomes a Children’s Book”
Axtell Video Contest Winners
Explore Canadian Puppetry Online
Dan Hurlin’s “Disfarmer”
CAMT Presents the Story of Queen Esther
Puppets on Ice
Minneapolis: Heart of the Beast Brings Back “Beneath the Surface”
Open Eye Figure Theatre: The Snowman
Atlanta: Center’s Distance Learning Program Honored
Application Deadline for Endowment Fund Grants
PuppetFest Midwest Rides Again

14 The Making of a Music Video, by Frankie Cordero and Ken Berman

16 2009 National Puppetry Festival: Spotlight on Performances, by Jeff Cornett

17 Casting in Alumilite, by Bil Delong

COLUMNS:
21 A Bob’s-Eye View • Bob Nathanson’s Interview with Gene Perret’s Comedy Roundtable
23 Scene West, by Beth Fernandez • What’s Happening on the West Coast
24 Scene Between, by Monica Leo and Teri Jean Breitbach • What’s Happening in the Midwest
25 Scene East, by Steve Abrams • Shrek the Musical, Bread and Puppet Theater
26 Poor Alan’s Almanack, by Alan Cook • Coraline, the new 3-D stop motion film

IN MEMORIAM:
27 Julianne Poore, by Artie Poore
Hank Stohl, by Steve Abrams

PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA BUSINESS:
30 Candidates for Board of Trustees • Mary Decker, John Lewandowski, Anna Vargas

ADVERTISING:
22 Charlemagne Press
28 The Jim Henson Foundation
31 Ken’s Color Cards

Inside Front Cover, 2009 Puppetry Festival
Inside Back Cover, The Puppetry Store