For Immediate Release: September 20, 2018
The Office of the Arts in collaboration with the National
Capital Puppetry Guild, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit charitable organization, are
hosting a series of monthly family-friendly puppet shows at the Durant Arts
Center. The puppet show series is designed especially for the very youngest of
audiences, so toddlers are welcome. Two shows will be offered 10 a.m. and
11:15 a.m.
On September 22, 2018, we are proud to present “Silly Goose and Val." The
puppet show series is designed for all ages and young children and toddlers are
welcome. Two shows will be offered 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Valerie Leonhart Smalkin, ventriloquist, musician, composer, and performer was one of the writers, performers, and co-producers as well as the head puppeteer of the Emmy award winning television program It's Kindertime on Baltimore’s ABC affiliate WMAR-TV 2. Val’s CD, A Gentle Halloween, received a Parents’ Choice Fun Stuff award in 2015, and in 2016 her follow-up CD, Sing! Sing! Sing...and Dance! garnered a Parents’ Choice Approved award. Her current CD, Love Bug! received a Parents’ Choice Recommended award, and made the first cut in the 59th Annual Grammy Award competition. Val continues to perform and compose music designed for the 2 to 10-year-old set. As a ventriloquist, Val performs for family and educational events in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York City, California, and Brussels, Belgium.
Reservations per show are $5 for all ages (adults and children). Children must be accompanied by at least one adult. To purchase tickets online, visit www.alexandriava.gov/webtrac, select activity number.
Reservations for the November puppet shows at the Durant Arts Center are also available:
For additional information, contact Jeff Bragg, National Capital Puppetry Guild, at 703.424.5553 or puppetimes@gmail.com.
The “Puppet Shows” at Durant Arts Center” Series is a
family-friendly project of the Office of the Arts, a division of the Alexandria
Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. For additional
information contact Cheryl Anne Colton at 703.746.5565,
cherylnane.colton@alexandriava.gov or visit the Office of the Arts web site at www.alexandriava.gov/Arts.
The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation, email cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov
call 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.
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