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Tuffy Tiger’s Family Festival is Coming to Park Slope

Close-up - Photo of Tuffy the Tiger puppet entertaining toddlers. courtesy of Puppetry Arts

Tuffy Tiger’s Family Festival is a free community event for the whole family that’s filled with music, games, arts, crafts and Tuffy Tiger. Now in its eighth year, it will be held along 4th Street at 5th Avenue (near Old Stone House), on April 27, 11 am-3 pm. Kids can watch performances by Tuffy Tiger himself, meet him throughout the day and spin the prize wheel to win a free autographed copy of Tuffy Tiger’s latest album “Songs & Music for Me.”

While admission is free, activities cost between $2 and $5, including tote-decorating, spin art and puppet-making. Local and national businesses and civic and cultural vendors will also have free activity booths and lots of giveaways. Free gift bags will be given to the first 200 kids in attendance.

501st Empire City Garrison, a group dressed like Star Wars Storm Troopers - Photo courtesy of Puppetry Arts
501st Empire City Garrison – Photo courtesy of Puppetry Arts

This event is sponsored by the 5th Ave BID of Park Slope and will host visits by the 501st Empire City Garrison (a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans) and Empire Saber Guild (New York’s premiere costumed lightsaber training and performance charity group). The festival is rain or shine.

Tuffy Tiger is featured in multimedia programming through his website, music albums, digital games, live-action videos and mobile app. His music is part of the line-up for the Australian National Children’s radio station, Kinderling. Tuffy Pod Casts, which are informal conversations with Tuffy for kids, serve as a springboard for parents to begin conversations and/or reinforce positive life lessons to their children. They are usually filled with whimsical sounds, music and interviews.

Puppetry Arts’ mission is to offer creative and cultural exploration to all individuals through the multidisciplinary art of puppetry by providing a venue for emerging artists, innovative teachers and community members to facilitate youth development, enrich family activity, empower civic responsibility and to engage and entertain. For more info, visit puppetryarts.org/TuffyTiger/#.

 

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  • George Fiala

    George Fiala has worked in radio, newspapers and direct marketing his whole life, except for when he was a vendor at Shea Stadium, pizza and cheesesteak maker in Lancaster, PA, and an occasional comic book dealer. He studied English and drinking in college, international relations at the New School, and in his spare time plays drums and fixes pinball machines.

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