Lake Forest Library spoons out ‘Puppet Soup’

Updated: June 22, 2012 5:30PM

Expect a hearty blend of puppetry and comedy when Dave Herzog’s Marionettes presents “Puppet Soup” from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the Lake Forest Children’s Library, 360 E. Deerpath.

“The host of the show is Chef Wolfgang von Hasenpfeffer, the world famous Bavarian chef, who has come to cook up a batch of puppet soup for everybody,” Herzog said.

There are 15 marionette performers in the chef’s variety show. “Each one represents a different type of food,” Herzog said.

The ingredients/performers include Chicago Red, a 2-foot-tall hot dog on rollerblades; juggler Carmen Ensalada; and Julius and Liesl, “our Oktoberfest oompah dancers, who have eaten so much schnitzel they have to get up and dance,” Herzog said.

There’s also a missing marionette that turns up in the most surprising way.

“Miss Tutti Frutti gets so flustered she falls all apart,” Herzog said. But she manages to pull herself back together.

Pick up tickets starting at 1 p.m.

For details, call (847) 234-0648 or visit lakeforestlibrary.org.

More on the menu

Your kids also can get their fill of fun when the Magic Storyteller Presents Food-a-Palooza at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave. Illusion, magic, storytelling and puppets will be combined to amuse children and inspire them to read.

For details, call (847) 256-5025 or visit wilmette.lib.il.us.

Kid will drift off

A child will levitate during Mr. D’s Magic & Illusions, running from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Lake Forest Children’s Library, 360 E. Deerpath. There will be lots of audience participation in this comedy magic show. Pick up tickets starting at 1 p.m.

For details, call (847) 234-0648 or visit lakeforestlibrary.org.

Playing dirty

Make sure your children wear easy-to-wash clothing for Art in the Park(ing) Lot Mud Painting from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Winnetka Public Library, 768 Oak St. Youngsters in second grade and above will get creative with mud paint. Registration is required.

For details, call (847) 446-7220 or visit winnetkalibrary.org.

It’s a miracle

“Big Miracle” is a whale of a tale. In the PG film starring Drew Barrymore, a small town reporter, a Greenpeace volunteer and some of the world’s superpowers, attempt to save a whale family trapped in ice. The family film will be screened from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Registration is recommended.

For details, call (847) 634-3650 or visitvapld.info.

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