puppets and songs

I know a fabulous storyteller, named Michael Litzky. My daughter (age 4, almost 5) is absolutely enchanted with his tales, which come complete with different voices, songs, acting, and sometimes props and puppets. He has even been known to involve his audience as characters in the story, to great effect. He says that his normal rate is indeed $150 for a party (35 to 45 minutes for kids around age 5; 45 min to an hour for older kids), but that he is willing to negotiate based upon need, and that he could do $100. Give him a call! Here's his ad:
Tired of razzle-dazzle? I offer good old fashioned storytelling, with
puppets and songs. Fabulous tales from around the world, full of kings and
princesses, helpful animals and magical creatures. Michael Litzky,
510-865-3943.

The Oakland Public Library hires some wonderful puppeteers to perform at the various branches (though the wonderful guy who just did The Mousecracker during December is moving to Portland. What a shame.) You can check with any branch about upcoming puppet events. The quality is MUCH better than Children's Fairyland.One puppeteer is Snapdragon Puppets, second one is Nick Barone. Both have websites.
Puppet Theater Folks: Madame Ovary 222-8684
Piccolo Puppet Players 663-7289
Linda Zittel does puppet shows andstory telling. I think she does private parties and works in schools. Her number is 234-6266. You can tell her that June Kamerling gave you her
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