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What: The Ugly Duckling
Where: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. at 18th, Atlanta, GA 30309
When: August 18 – Sept. 18, 2011
Tuesday – Friday (10 am, 11:30 am); Saturday (11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm) and Sunday (1 pm, 3 pm)
Cost: $16.50 includes show admission, Create-A-Puppet Workshop and all museum exhibits. See below for how to win tickets!
Half-Price Previews: Tuesday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 17 (10 am, 11:30 am) enjoy half price tickets
Give-Away: You could win a family four pack- See Below
Photos: To see photos of past Center for Puppetry Arts Events, Visit Field Trips with Sue on Facebook
Here’s a perfect show for the preschool set to enjoy before they go back to school in September. Based on the beloved classic by Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling follows a young bird who simply doesn’t fit in with the other ducks in the pond. Helped by some friendly forest sprites, the duckling sets out to explore the wonders of the pond. On his journey, he meets a cast of colorful characters, braves the changing of the seasons, and discovers his true self. With a beautifully created environment full of hidden musical instruments created by Klimchak, Atlanta’s percussionist extraordinaire, The Ugly Duckling brings to the stage Andersen’s transformative fable about life’s often bumpy road.
Create a Puppet Workshop and Museum Tour
Included in the full-price ticket cost is admission to the Create-A-Puppet Workshop, which is one of our favorite things to do. Patrons will create their own Ugly Duckling Marionette or pick up a Create-A-Puppet To-Go to continue the fun at home!
Save some time in your visit to meander through the Center’s permanent museum Puppets: The Power of Wonder, which includes three exclusive exhibits featuring the work of Jim Henson. My son loves to create his own puppet faces in the interactive portion of the museum. To learn how to see the Museum for free, check out my book “100+ Free and Cheap Things to Do in Atlanta with Kids.”
Win a family four pack of tickets to see the Ugly Duckling on August 20 at 1 pm? Each item is a new entry.
Post a picture of you and my book “100+ Free and Cheap Things to do in Atlanta with Kids” on Field Trips with Sue on Facebook. Let me know what you learned about the Center for Puppetry Arts. Don’t have a book? Order one from www.fieldtripswithsue.com/100free
Subscribe to Field Trips with Sue by email (and be sure to follow-up and verify your subscription)
Leave a comment: Let me know you’d like to win by leaving a comment below.
Like Field Trips with Sue on Facebook: Post something on the wall about the Puppet Show
Follow @suerodman on Twitter: Tweet - See the Ugly Duckling @ctrpuppetryarts @suerodman has a giveaway on Field Trips w/Sue
Email: Invite two friends to subscribe to Field Trips with Sue and join our Facebook community. cc: sue(at)fieldtripswithsue.com on the emails.
I would love to see the Ugly Duckling with my two little beautiful ducklings at home!
I remember taking my children to the Center when they were young. Now I have a granddaughter who is just the right age. I would love to win tickets!
I would love to win tickets to this—My kids would love it –im subscribed to your e-mail and follow on facebook
I was just looking at upcoming shows last week thinking we live so close to the Center and haven’t been in ages. I’d love to win tickets!
I’d love to take my kids to see this!
Love the Center for Puppetry Arts and would LOVE to see this show!
We’ve never been to the Center for Puppetry Arts before but my girls and I would love to see this show.
Fun! We haven’t been to the Center for Puppetry Arts in TOO long!
I would love to win these tickets. I would take my son and two of his fellow cub scouts!
This would be a great way to show my kids a different form of entertainment other than cartoon/computer animation and movies.
I subscribe via email.
I’d love to win the tickets….my daughter would love to see this show!!
I left a message on your FB wall.
We would love to win tickets – this is one of my daughters favorite stories!
I’d love to take my kids to this! It’s one of our favorite stories.
Also tweeted for an extra entry.
We would love to go and see the show.
This looks amazing! (not entering the giveaway, I will tweet later today)
We are big fans of Field Trips with Sue! We would love to win tickets to this show. Thanks for all you do!
I would love to take my kids to see this show with its valuable lesson!
Email subsciber
I would love to win! My daughter hasn’t been there yet!
I would love to win the tickets to see Ugly Duckling!
The show will be amazing.
I never leave messages but I think my little swan would love to see the ugly duckling!
we would love to go!! We saw Rudolph red nose he was great!!
My family would like to go please pick us!
I put on my facebook a link to puppet show!
This would be a great first trip to CPA for my 3 year old DD.
I would love to enter to win!!!
I subscribe to your wonderful email list’
Kathy, We’ve already picked the winner. Stay tuned though, we’ll have more giveaways.
I wanted to thank you for the tickets – I never win anything and this was wonderful! It was for my granddaughter and as my luck would have it, I had to be out of town. My husband and my daughter took the grandchildren and they had the best time. Ashby, 3, is still talking about the ugly duckling and the beautiful big wings on the swan. She is also still playing with her ugly duckling puppet. As soon as they got home, she made her mommy take her to the library so they could get a book about the ugly duckling. It was a great day for her. I am so sorry I had to miss it. Thank you so much!! I really enjoy your blog. Keep it up!
Rosemary, Thank you so much for letting me know how it went. I’m sorry you missed the show, but glad your grand-daughter had so much fun and it sparked her interest afterwards too!