Reminder: Mingle w/ Kringle, Tomorrow, Sat, Dec 14



From: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
Date:12/13/2013 11:32 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Reminder: Mingle w/ Kringle, Tomorrow, Sat, Dec 14



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Don't get put on your kid's "naughty" list!

REMEMBER
Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec 14, 2013 

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
is proud to present
Mingle with Kringle
with special guest, internationally renowned puppeteer,  
Hobey Ford*
   
Free pictures with Kris Kringle!

SATURDAY: DEC 14, 2013
SESSION 1: 10 AM TO 12 PM
SESSION 2: 1 PM TO 3 PM

ADMISSION: $2 OR AN UNWRAPPED TOY
NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY

NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED  
CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

Gingerbread Houses: Mingle with Kringle
Mingle with Kringle, an OCAF holiday tradition, is a FUN filled and FANTASTIC day of entertainment for children.  The day consists of FREE photos with Kringle, festive storytelling, along with construction of the Peaceful Village and holiday crafts.  

Mingle with Kringle

will also feature internationally renowned puppeteer, Hobey Ford. His Golden Rod puppets will  present Tales for the Young, a series of short acts and stories perfect for young audiences.  

Mingle with Kringle will be located at the OCAF's Rocket Hall, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677. For more information call (706) 769-4565, visit www.ocaf.com, or email info@ocaf.com.


*Hobey Ford 

Hobey Ford has never had another career. Now internationally renowned in the puppetry field, an award-winning performer, Ford knew early on what he wanted to do after seeing a puppet show while still a youngster: he was bitten by the puppetry bug!. While studying at an arts college, Hobey eventually formed "...one of my cornerstones - that I would approach puppetry as storytelling with puppets."
Ford designs and constructs all of his Golden Rod Puppets as well as the beautiful set that surrounds them. Now a resident of Asheville NC, Hobey also draws on his early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in a Nevada Native American community when writing the scripts for some of his performances.  

Hobey has received the highest awards for his brilliant and priceless contributions to the world of puppetry: two-time winner of puppetry's highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence; recipient of three Jim Henson Foundation grants; and chosen as a Kennedy Center Partner to teach teachers (and other artists) how to use the performing arts in the classrooom curriculum.

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation | PO Box 631 | 34 School St. | Watkinsville | GA | 30677

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