Tag: Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Historic homes, local school’s 100th, First Century and more
Lots of activity was going on around the town in November, all just a precursor to the busy December holiday season. Our neighborhoods’ venerable Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society presented its annual home tour on Nov. 2, this year titled “The Merry Homes of Windsor Blvd.” Member volunteers registered guests and distributed a handsome […]

Larchmont Family Fair to return Oct. 30
It’s back! After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Larchmont Family Fair is back. Mark your calendars for Sun., Oct. 30, from 2 to 7 p.m. for the reboot of this beloved neighborhood tradition that started in 1966. The Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA), organizer of the fair, said they are excited about some […]

Neighborhood activities show signs of a return to normal
In-person events are coming back. Life is getting closer to “normal.” For example, Chevalier’s Books hosted — in person, at its Larchmont store on March 7 — some puppets and humans from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater (BBMT). The puppets gave a short performance as part of introducing the new book, “Enchanted Strings: Bob Baker […]

Storied organ gets second life at Bob Baker Marionette Theater
During a recent visit to the Bob Baker Marionette Theater (BBMT), Los Angeles’ famed puppet theater, Brookside resident Vivian Gueler took note of something she hadn’t previously clocked. An organist was playing “upbeat, old-timey music” on an ornately detailed and colossally-sized theater organ. Situated to the left of center stage, it appeared to be a […]