# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: “Animalia” explores the world of animals through movement, music and visually stunning puppetry. Breaking out of the traditional puppet theater booth, Hobey Ford turns the whole theatre into his performance stage to the delight of audience members of all ages.

The performance includes a magnified look at butterfly and frog metamorphosis, the world of birds and a classic undersea ballet of whales, frolicking dolphins and otters.

There is a special kind of magic in Hobey’s beautiful, animated, carved foam puppets, each one a work of art. In creating these “Foamies,” he carefully studies each animal’s characteristic movements before designing various control mechanisms to make the puppets move in a life-like manner.

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Hobey Ford is the winner of puppetry’s highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence, and recipient of three Jim Henson Foundation grants. He is known for excellence in puppetry performance and craft.

Hobey’s performances incorporate a variety of puppetry styles including Bunraku, rod, marionettes, Foamies, and shadow puppetry. He uses his own voice to create characters and sound effects, tell stories, and sing, adapting folk tales from various cultures for many of his performances, and always adding a special “Golden Rod” twist.

Hobey utilizes his artistic study at The State University of New York at Purchase and the University of North Carolina at Asheville to design and construct all of his Golden Rod Puppets and the beautiful sets that surround them. Hobey also draws on his early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in a Nevada Native American community in writing the scripts for some of his performances such as “Whale Walker” and “Turtle Island Tales”.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/animalia-by-hobey-fords-golden-rod-puppets/200030599031041
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Portland Public Library
- **lat**: 43.657847216
- **long**: -70.259165278
- **full address**: Portland Public Library, Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square,Portland,ME,United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets being held?
  - **A:** Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets takes place on Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 02:30 pm at Portland Public Library, Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square,Portland,ME,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets?
  - **A:** Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets is organized by PortTIX Box Office.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Animalia by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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