We celebrate July 4th weekend (in the US) with an updated MuppetCast Salute to America! With some fantastic Muppet news, listener feedback, and some hilarious behind-the-scenes Sesame Street footage, hopefully you’ll enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it all together.
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This month, you won’t have to travel across an ocean to experience the work of some of the world’s premier puppet artists! Venues from around Atlanta – including the Center for Puppetry Arts – have invited innovative puppet companies from Canada, France, Spain, and the United States to share their exciting array of performances, artist-led workshops, and exhibits.
Listener Hilarie Mukavitz recently made a stop in Leland, Mississippi, and visited the Jim Henson Mississippi Delta Boyhood Museum. Here’s a link to her Facebook pictures documenting the trip.
Head over to The MuppetCast Flickr Page for new additions from listeners Kyle W. and Lianne! Kyle sent pictures of some great new plushes he picked up in San Antonio, TX. Lianne found her old Muppet Show Book (the really big one from the late 1970s), and other books and figures. Great stuff!
Just as they did last year, the Jim Henson Company will be at this year’s Comic Con in San Diego, CA. This year they’ve got a big announcement for Farscape fans. As “Farscape” marks its 10th anniversary, A&E Home Entertainment and the Jim Henson Company have partnered to release all four seasons of Farscape in one DVD set! You can find certain DVDs here and there on the internet right now, but this will be a new collection encompassing all episodes, complete with new featurettes and commentary.
Canada.com tells of how the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Northeast Alabama once saw a full-sized Hoggle from the film “Labyrinth” come through their doors. Something tells me the Henson Company wound up recovering that particular piece of lost luggage.
Did you see Sesame Street singing and playing at this year’s PBS “Capitol Fourth” concert? Yes? No? Either way, I’ve included their portion of the concert in this week’s show, so enjoy!
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Have a great week!
-Steve
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