National Day of Puppetry

CAP Celebrates the
National Day of Puppetry
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Columbia Association of Puppeteers
A chartered guild of the Puppeteers of America
Serving Oregon and Southwestern Washington since 1975

National Day of Puppetry April 28th, 2001

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Boy did we have fun!!! -- Boy did we get WET!!!!

On April 28, 2001, the Columbia Association of Puppeteers proudly played, participated, volunteered and celebrated the third annual National Day of Puppetry in Portland, Oregon's Procession of the Species Parade and Festival. As a guild, we always push, pull and stretch the limits of puppetry education, love and affection, but this almost went too far.

Prior to the event, both CAP President, Steve Overton and Vice President Kris Bluett-Woolen lead giant puppet-building workshops for anyone who was interested in making a puppet for participation in the Parade. Together we had over 50 volunteers helping create all sorts of different kinds of puppets that marched, were carried, or soared high above the parade.

April weather (some would also say May and June weather) in Portland is always a roll of the dice. Last year's parade was held on a warm fluffy April day with temperatures in the upper 60's.

This year, the parade was held on a not-so-fluffy April day that featured hail, pelting rain, temperatures in the low 50's and winds gusting to 30+ mph.

Yes, some of the puppets got blown apart (and some even got blown away and were last seen heading over Southeast Portland). Some of the parade participants turned back and decided that enough was enough, but the intrepid (foolish?) members of CAP pushed ever onward, getting wetter--and wetter--and wetter.

After two miles in the rain and wind, and just as we reached the parade finish line, the rain let up and the skies began to clear. Just another typical spring day in Portland.

The photos below and on the next two pages were taken by your thoroughly drenched newsletter editor and Webmaster, Marty Richmond.

The slogan of this year's procession was: You've Never Seen the Streets of Portland So Wild!

Truer words were never coined for an event.!!!!

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