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Ticketability.com is announcing that it has added Jeff Dunham tickets for sale at low prices for the comedian's upcoming shows. He is performing in venues throughout the country through at least September. NEW YORK, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Disorderly Conduct Tour started in November with several shows in Canada. After the tour's start in Alberta and British Columbia, he headed west and entered the United States in late November with a concert in Mount Pleasant, Mich....

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing 21 new items this spring, FOLKMANIS, INC. - Puppets That Inspire Imagination and Play - continues to excite children and adults around the globe. Folkmanis puppets will be appearing at gift and toy shows this spring, including the American International Toy Fair being held in Manhattan New York at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center February 10(th) - 13(th) where Folkmanis is in booth #2837. "When I made the first...

Babies as young as eight months old want people who commit or condone antisocial acts to be punished, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia researcher. While previous research shows that babies uniformly prefer kind acts, the new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that eight month-old infants support negative behavior if it is directed at those with antisocial behavior – and dislike those who are nice to...

As they grow, children learn a lot about the world from what other people tell them. Along the way, they have to figure out who is a reliable source of information. A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that when children reach around 4 years, they start noticing whether someone is actually knowledgeable or if they're just getting the answers from someone else.Earlier studies have found...

Alissa Hunnicutt's "The Kid Inside" Offers a Sweet and Dirty Look into our Inner Child New York, NY (PRWEB) April 21, 2011 Singer and puppeteer Alissa Hunnicutt, known for her sweet and spunky cabaret performances, is bringing her production, "THE KID INSIDE," to the Lower East Side for one night of music and theater on May 18, 2011, presented by Dixon Place. Hunnicutt's The Kid Inside reminds her audience of an inevitable truth: the child you once were is still a big part...

The good, the bad and the babyBabies know when their diapers are clean or dirty, or when their tummies are empty or full. All you have to do is ask any sleep-deprived parent. But can babies tell when someone is acting good or bad? With the help of some creative puppetry, Yale University psychologist Karen Wynn is proving they can.Wynn runs the Infant Cognition Lab at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. With help from the National Science Foundation (NSF), she studies the roots of morality,...

The owner of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles says he has no plans to sell the historic venue despite what real estate records show. Baker said while real estate records indicate the nearly 50-year-old site is up for sale at $1.5 million, he does not intend to part with the puppetry showcase anytime in the near future, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. I've got too many things planned, said Baker, who founded the children's theater in 1963. I'm not quitting now. We are...

Get a cheeky look at Puck's Bottom in Plymouth this weekend. Wild Wood Theatre presents an "enchanting burlesque" tale based on A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican Theatre this afternoon and tomorrow. The show promises to be a magical visual treat, with hand carved puppets and an original musical score, inspired by traditional English and African folk music. It's a "tapestry of slapstick, puppetry, magic and music" for children aged five and above, according to the Barbican...

By DAVID BRINN Red Orbach is a clueless Neanderthal. You've never witnessed anybody this side of Archie Bunker with less tact, manners or sensitivity than this chauvinistic, hippie burnout who still thinks it's the Summer of Love with its God-given right to a flowing abundance of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Oh, and by the way, Red's a puppet - a loveable one at that. And a Zionist too, maybe. Welcome to the weird, wonderfully subversive world of Redband, a new 'mockumentary'...

By Imani Tate Staff Writer Richard Woloski of Long Beach spent 15 years as a behind-the- scenes puppeteer in feature films "Jumanji,""The Arrival,""Puppet Master" and other major movies before he decided he could have more fun entertaining children. He was looking for instant reactions. And he got it in spades during his recent puppet show at the Diamond Bar library. Children clapped, shouted and giggled as they interacted with Woloski and his bug buddies. Andy the Ant, Spencer the...