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NOTE:
During the period February 23-March 15,
2011 our retail store will be OPEN
on SATURDAYS ONLY as follows:
Saturday February 26, 10am-6pm
Saturday, March 5, 10am-6pm
Saturday, March 12, 10am-6pm
We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you have inquiries regarding our portable
theatres or any other questions you may contact us by
email. |
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IN
THE WINDOW AT OPEN DOOR DESIGNS UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY
NEW MARIONETTES
BY
LUDEK BOGNER
HAND
CARVED & PAINTED WOOD
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THE
2011 WORKSHOPS ARE NOW SCHEDULED
PLEASE CHECK THE WORKSHOP
PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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The
Bricoteers Children's Workshop
Sunday,
February 13th, 2011
The Heartless Monster
Where does
a giant monster find a heart big enough?
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A Children’s Valentine’s
Day Puppetry Party
Interactive! Crafts! Storytelling!
Create the Heartless Monster and his friends, and together,
we’ll help them come to life! Reclaimed materials
inspire resourcefulness, innovation, and imaginations,
as well as ecological creativity! Bring home Valentine’s
Day Puppets and Valentines.
Welcoming space for parents and children. Healthy snacks
and inspiring wordless music provided. REGISTRATION
REQUIRED.
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& TIME: |
Sunday,
February 13th, 2011
1:00 - 5:00pm
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| AGE
GROUP |
8
and up |
| LOCATION: |
Open
Door Designs, 1597 Dupont Street, Toronto |
| COST: |
$40
(this
includes all materials) |
| Download
Registration Form click here
email or
call (416) 531-1290
Once
you have completed the registration form email, mail,
or drop off at Open Door
Designs. Feel free to call to confirm (416) 531-1290.
You
may pay by credit card, Debit or cheque. If you would
like to pay online through Paypal, please click the button
below
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ALEXANDER MERGOLD'S
Papier Mâché Mold Making
Workshop
Sunday,
February 20,2011
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Papier
Mâché Mold Making Workshop |
| DATE
& TIME: |
Sunday,
February 20,2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| LOCATION: |
Open
Door Designs
1597 Dupont Street
Toronto ON M6P 3S8 |
| AGE
GROUP: |
Adults
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| COST: |
$180
(this includes all materials) |
| Click
Here To Download the Workshop Description
Click
Here to Download Registration
Form click here
email or
call (416) 531-1290
Once
you have completed the registration form email, mail,
or drop off at Open Door
Designs. Feel free to call to confirm (416) 531-1290.
You
may pay by credit card, Debit or cheque by dropping by
the store. If you would like to pay online through Paypal,
please click the button below |
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Build
a Foam and Fur Puppet
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
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Puppetry
for Educators: Build a Foam and Fur Puppet |
Mike
Harding of Applefun Puppetry, with over 20 years of puppet
crafting skill, will help you to create a fantastic Muppet-style
puppet. Uncover the secrets behind the "Henson stitch"!
Beguile at as you master fur cutting! Amaze you friends
with your foam gluing techniques! At the end of the day
you will go home with a brand new puppet of you very own!
Basic puppet manipulation will be covered.
No prior experience is necessary. |
DATE
& TIME:
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SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
10am - 4pm |
LOCATION:
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Open
Door Designs, 1597 Dupont Street, Toronto |
COST:
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$180.00
(this
includes all materials) |
Download Workshop
Description coming soon
Download
Registration Form click here
email or
call (416) 531-1290
Once
you have completed the registration form email, mail,
or drop off at Open Door
Designs. Feel free to call to confirm (416) 531-1290.
You
may pay by credit card, Debit or cheque. If you would
like to pay online through Paypal, please click the button
below |
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PUPPET
SHOWS AT OPEN DOOR DESIGNS!
We are still in the process of scheduling monthly puppet shows
in our new basement space. Stay tuned for the March newsletter
for more information. |
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BASEMENT
STUDIO
NOW AVAILABLE
FOR RENT
The basement
studio is now finished and available for rent
for small meetings and events. A beautiful clean new space,
there is approximately 350 sq ft of floor space. 2 tables, 12
chairs, microwave, kettle, coffeemaker, fridge and bathroom.
Rates:
$15/hr - 8 hour minimum
$20/hr by the hour.
more info:
info@opendoordesigns.ca
, (416) 531-1290
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Would you like to see a puppet show during March Break?
Check out Mike Harding's scheduled shows around the GTA
by clicking
here. |
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ADAPTED
AND PERFORMED
BY JANE MCCLELLAND & MIKE PETERSEN
PRODUCED BY HANK’S TOY BOX THEATRE
RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 1-6
STUDIO APRIL 10–21, 2011
RUNNING TIME: APPROX. 55 MINUTES
TICKETS:
$15-$20
SCHOOL
GROUPS CALL: 416-862-2222
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London.
J. J. Stockdale. 1812.
Engraving, handcolored, sheet size 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 inches
A plate from an edition of Breton de la Martiniere "China:
Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, &c." Engraved
by A. Freschi, and attractively handcolored. Framed: $95.00 |
Open
Door Designs is pleased to have a few of Miroslav Trejtnar's
wonderful toy/sculptures in stock.
We have several cars, planes, one horse and two bicycles. |
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Clown
Car
8" x 6", painted wood
$22.00 |
Clown
Plane
8" x 6", painted wood
$22.00 |
Rocking
Horse
14" x 10", painted wood
$55.00 |
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Bicycle
14" x 10"
painted wood
$65.00
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Miroslav
Trejtnar graduated with high honours from the puppet design
department of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. He
has trained with Institut UNIMA in Charleville - Mezieres
in France. In 1989 he started the KID Company, designing
and producing wooden puppets, toys and sculpture.
Mirek's art has been exhibited around the world, including
at several UNIMA festivals. He has designed puppets for
numerous productions, including "The Baroque Opera"
by the Forman Brothers. He has also produced puppets for
the Jiri Trnka animated film studio in Prague.
Mirek has taught hundreds of students at Puppets in Prague
workshops. He has also taught for the Academy of Performing
Arts in Prague, St. Martin’s College of Design in
London, New York University in Prague, Chapito Circus Academy
in Lisbon, Portugal, and in Macao and Hong Kong. |
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I
am also pleased to say that we now have some provenance on these
wonderful Czech puppets were brought into the store. They are
in mint condition and we now know that they were made after
1948. They were purchased "as old" in the early 1950's.
Radek Licek
from the Puppet
Museum in Chrudim in the Czech Republic wrote this about
these puppets:
"The
puppets displayed in your slideshow are small marionettes
from a serial production for family theatres. They were manufactured
by Mr. Lubor Svorcik (*1911 - ?) from Pardubice, Czechoslovakia.
He obtained a licence for "a production of art puppets"
in 1948. He designed and produced the puppets himself, only
with a help of his wife until the early 1980´s."
The
26 puppets are about 10" tall and with the controller 24"
tall. The owners would like to sell them. They are available
individually @ $35 ea or the set of 26 for $780. If you would
like to purchase them, please contact us at info@opendoordesigns.ca
or call (416) 531-1290. |
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Tim
Gosley gave me the heads up on this: charming!
Ruffus
The Dog is an award winning video series featuring a wise-cracking
canine who lives in a bookstore. Ruffus loves to read stories
and becomes the hero of the tale.
With a wacky cast of characters in a storybook world, filled
with jokes, adventure and original songs – Ruffus The
Dog brings the world of reading to life.
All of the original shows are being posted online where they
can be enjoyed by everyone. Videos, songs and storybooks –
old and new – can be found here on the official Ruffus
The Dog web site. |
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Rob's
sister dropped into the store recenlty and told me about Mockingbird
Puppets. Check out his site and see some beautifully made puppets.
Website |
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June Harlowe Foods
1627 Dupont Street
(Between Dundas & Symington, south side)
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 3S8
416.848.1984
Website
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Material
Donations Needed
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE
AT EVANGELINE
Donations
may be dropped off at Open Door Designs or email Nancy
Davis Halifax for more information.
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RED WAGON COLLECTIVE: DONATIONS
NEEDED:
fabric, wool, embroidery floss, needles, crochet hooks, old
sweaters
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE was formed in 2006 in response to our desire
to deepen our artistic, collaborative, and community-engaged
practices through residency projects that would enable us to
develop both intensive and extensive relationships in the Junction
- a rapidly changing neighbourhood in Toronto's west end. We
share a desire to work collaboratively with artists and non-artists
to create work that inspires new conversations; softens boundaries
between groups separated by age, culture, ability, and economic
status; promotes the presence of art in everyday life and contributes
to increasing public engagement in community development. The
work we create with communities is used in producing exhibitions,
public installations, and celebratory performance events.We
are currently working within the walls of the Evangeline Shelter.
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