Newton’s WinterFest is this weekend. The weather looks promising and it should be great fun. Here are the details.
I was signed up months ago to provide life size puppets for the event. We have three puppets ready to go. These aren’t the massive puppets that we have sometimes had at other events. Those huge ones require physical strength and are very unwieldly. The puppets for this weekend are more like an elaborate costume. They fit over your body and have giant heads that you wear as a mask. So they are easily managed by nearly anyone.
Here’s the problem. We’ve had a particularly nasty case of Covid in our house this week. I’m now over the worst of it but still testing positive. Meanwhile my wife is still in the throes of it. Between all of this, there’s no way I can be a puppet wielder. On top of that my other two volunteers have bailed too.
How would you like to save the day, have some fun, and entertain your community. People always love to see these startling puppets so you’ll be appreciated by everyone you encounter. Nobody will know who you are unless you tell them, so if you like, pretend you’re me and get me in to some trouble. ;-)
It would be great fun for a family or group of friends to do together. If you might consider becoming Newton’s WinterFest puppet master, for either Saturday evening, Sunday during the day, or both – please contact me ASAP at [email protected] or 617-999-5300. Thanks
Wishing you and your wife both speedy, complete healing!
Thanks Meredith
You’re so sweet to post this Jerry! Getting you well is first priority. We are all set with mischievous puppeteers and Olaf from Frozen & our WinterFEST Moose mascot will pick up the slack.
We hope the V14 family comes out for our WinterFEST.
Hyde Playground 6-8
Cold Spring Park 10 am
Newton Centre Village Green 12-5
i am glad you are feeling better Jerry. I wish a speedy recovery to the rest of your family.
I hope you and your wife feel better soon. When I first saw the headline I thought you were planning some misadventures were you thought you might get arrested… thus needing to be bailed out.
Seriously very sweet of you to try and find some to cover your role in the festivities.
Feel better soon, Jerry! We’ll miss you tonight.
Aww Jerry. Take care of yourselves!
I can only wish the best for my good friends Jerry and Marie. I sensed something was amiss when Jerry went missing from this past weekend’s skating party on New Pond at Hemlock Gorge.
Last evening, Joanne and I got to the Highlands bash a little past 6 PM. Lincoln and all the side streets were completely filled up with cars and the line waiting to get into Hyde Field stretched back two whole blocks. In all my 8o plus ears here, I can never remember so many people converging on Hyde since a spontaneous community event to celebrate the end of World War 2. We decided to head home. I just hope they didn’t run out of food for an event that exceeded all expectations.
Can we talk about this years Winterfest? I personally loved it!!