Documentary: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
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Celebrate our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival with this special documentary screening!
I Am Big Bird is an affectionate portrait of Caroll Spinney, the beloved puppeteer responsible for creating worldwide icons out of Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for over 45 years.
About the Summer Puppetry Festival:
Weβre presenting our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.
Performances:
| June 29 | The Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
| July 27 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library
| Aug. 10 | Steve Chaney & Corny Crow | Belle Haven Library
| Aug. 22 | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Menlo Park Library
| Aug. 24 | Luce Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
Other events:
| June 9 | Author talk: A Century of California Puppetry | Menlo Park Library
| June 24 | Documentary: I Am Big Bird | Menlo Park Library
| July 22 | Mini-puppet workshop (Ages 4-7, with adult) | Belle Haven Library
This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025
https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events/Events-for-adults/20250624-Puppetry-Festival-Big-Bird-b
More free events with Menlo Park Library:
https://menlopark.gov/Citywide-calendar
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X
I Am Big Bird is an affectionate portrait of Caroll Spinney, the beloved puppeteer responsible for creating worldwide icons out of Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for over 45 years.
About the Summer Puppetry Festival:
Weβre presenting our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.
Performances:
| June 29 | The Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
| July 27 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library
| Aug. 10 | Steve Chaney & Corny Crow | Belle Haven Library
| Aug. 22 | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Menlo Park Library
| Aug. 24 | Luce Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
Other events:
| June 9 | Author talk: A Century of California Puppetry | Menlo Park Library
| June 24 | Documentary: I Am Big Bird | Menlo Park Library
| July 22 | Mini-puppet workshop (Ages 4-7, with adult) | Belle Haven Library
This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025
https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events/Events-for-adults/20250624-Puppetry-Festival-Big-Bird-b
More free events with Menlo Park Library:
https://menlopark.gov/Citywide-calendar
Menlo Park Library on social media:
@menloparklibrary on Instagram & Facebook
@menlolibrary on Twitter/X
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