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By Brett Zongker Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Bert and Ernie are paying a special visit to the city that helped give birth to the "Sesame Street" gang. But don't expect to see the popular puppets strolling around Washington. Their fame and age (they're sensitive to light) make too much exposure a security risk. Instead, they will be making their home, at least temporarily, in the underground International Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution as part of the exhibit "Jim Henson's...
The Recording Academy(R) today announced that it has named Dawn Frisby Byers as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Chapter. As Executive Director, Frisby Byers will develop and execute outreach programs, advocacy initiatives, professional education and special events for the Philadelphia Chapter. She will report directly to Nancy Shapiro, Vice President, Member Services, Regional Management. "We are pleased to announce this new addition to our Chapter team as we grow and strengthen our...
Kermit Love, a former costume designer who helped create some of the most memorable non-human characters on TV's Sesame Street, has died in New York. Arthur Novell, executive director of the Jim Henson Legacy, a group dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Jim Henson's contributions, told The Los Angeles Times Love died last weekend of pneumonia in Poughkeepsie at the age of 91. Love, a native of New Jersey, helped Henson create the Sesame Street characters of Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus...
ARLINGTON, Va. and LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PBS KIDS, the leading provider in quality entertaining, educational media, and Kidtoons, a division of The Bigger Picture, an AccessIT company, have joined forces to bring the highly esteemed PBS KIDS brand to the big screen by adding PBS KIDS program shorts and music videos to the on-going Kidtoons in-theatre matinee program. Participating theatres include National Amusements, Carmike, Abingdon Cinemall, Allen, Atlas,...
Sesame Street has some new computer programs designed for children to learn and interact with their parents. What they are: The programs, Sesame Street First Steps and Sesame Street Learn, Play & Grow (PC and MAC) include Elmo, Ernie, Big Bird and Zoe helping kids to sing songs, play games and learn the beginnings of language in various activities. Who they're for: First Steps is designed for children ages 1 { to 3 years and includes 12 activities, including sing-along songs and...
Nemours Health and Prevention Services, KidsHealth, and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind "Sesame Street," have unveiled the "Healthy Habits for Life" physical activity and nutrition resource kit for caregivers of 3- to 5-year-olds in the child care setting. "Healthy Habits for Life" contains a 100-page guide featuring lesson plans, activities and handouts, recipes and take-home materials for parents; "Get Healthy Now Show" -- an original "Sesame Street" DVD; and...
By Paul Majendie EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The creators of The Muppets and Sesame Street are staging a puppet show that is strictly for adults only. Miss Piggy would blush over the antics in "Jim Henson's Puppet Improv" which spearheads a renaissance of puppet shows for grown-ups at this year's Edinburgh Fringe arts festival. Every afternoon at the Fringe, an anarchic troupe of puppeteers led by the late Jim Henson's son Brian do an improvisational show for kids. Every evening the air...
