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It is with sorrow and sweet remembrance that we mourn our dear friend Nancy Henk. Her passing is a great loss for Detroit puppetry and for all of us at PuppetArt. Three decades ago, Nancy came to our apartment to meet the ‘puppeteers from overseas’ and remained our beloved and loyal friend, colleague and supporter ever since that first visit.
We are fortunate to have collaborated on many projects with her over the years. It was she who introduced us to the Detroit Puppeteers Guild, and helped coordinate annual National Day of Puppetry and Puppetry Month activities at PuppetArt, for which she was also known to perform. Nancy even personally organized an elaborate 10th anniversary celebration for us in Downtown Detroit; we will always remember the children’s excitement that day as they paraded a fifteen-foot-long Chinese dragon (a puppet she taught them to make) along Grand River in front of our original theater.
Nancy Henk’s contributions of rare puppets to our museum collection, like the interest she had for our work over the years, were testaments to her generosity as an artist and her devotion to help Detroit continue to thrive as a center for puppetry. She was an extraordinarily talented and disciplined puppeteer and a kindred spirit we will miss.
Igor, Irina, Luda! snd Nick.
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Dear PuppetART patrons,
PuppetART's performance of Banana for Turtle on Sunday, December 26 at Music Hall Jazz Cafe is canceled due to changes in pandemic conditions. You will be refunded the cost of your tickets.
We are disappointed, but the health and safety of our audience members, cast, and crew are most important to us. We apologize for any inconvenience. We look forward to seeing you at our next performance.
Stay in touch. Visit our website. Follow us on social media. Together we will get through this.
Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Please, stay safe, get vaccinated if you can, and follow all CDC guidelines.

REMINDER: MATCHING DONATIONS CAN BE MADE ONLY ON Tuesday, November 30th at 8am. Please remember to visit our page on Tuesday to participate in this event with us.

SAVE THE DATE!! GivingTuesday 2021 is on November 30th and PuppetART is participating. The event will be starting promptly at 8am Eastern Time. Please stay tuned for more information and instructions on how to donate.

GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Facebook is matching up to $8 million in donations made through Facebook on November 30th. Matches are made on a first-come, first-serve basis and will continue until the $8 million USD funds have been met.

Wow! Time is surely flying by. Can you believe this Thursday is a holiday? ☺️ What are you Thankful for? ☺️ Everyone here at PuppetART would like to wish all of you a happy holiday and Happy Thanksgiving!