Puppets and Pride

June’s Drop-in Workshop for Families highlights puppetry! Puppetry has been a staple in filmmaking for iconic characters like the Muppets, variations of Pinocchio, and is often featured in stop-motion animation. 

Drop-In Workshop for Families: Puppetry and Pride

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Drop in Workshops For Families

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Barbie Set

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Lourdes Portillo

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Join us for a stop-motion animation workshop inspired by the film Ponyo in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.

Drop-in Workshop for Families: Animation Inspired by Ponyo

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Drop-In Workshop for Families: Puppetry and Pride

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