Puppets at RIFP

  BOB BROWN PUPPETS will give performances Aug. 3-5, 10:30 a.m.. and Aug 3 and 4 and 7 p.m. The performances will take place in the indoor theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park and are a part of RIFP’s Children’s Performance Series. Bob Brown Puppets is a children’s theatre company  that has provided entertainment for more than 50 years. For the morning performances, admission is included in the general admission ticket to the park or free to Friends of ”Elizabeth II” members. The 7 p.m. shows are $5 or free to friends members.

  The Tuesday, Aug. 3 shows will be ”Clowning Around,” Bob Brown’s most popular show. This circus-themed show features charming clowns who perform acts of juggling, trapeze, roller skating and blowing up balloons. Audience members will meet and be mesmerized by Ziggy and his bright blue balloon, Gus on the Flying Trapeze, Lucy Goosey and her Jolly Juggling, and many other characters.

  ”Penguin’s Playground” will be on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. This show will plunge the audience into the freezing fun of the Super-Secret Playground.” Watch as these clever characters perform on the icebergs to get through their cold winter. The characters include Bobby the Penguin, Yetti Spaghetti, Annie Oola and others.

  On Thursday, Aug. 5, at 10:30 a.m., the show will be ”Teddy Bear Picnic.” Visitors will watch the enchanting characters wind their way through the woods for a picnic adventure. See Mother Bear and Baby Bear as they meet inhabitants of the woods. Meet Chip and his acorn, Fred and Ginger, the dancing frogs, Hayfever, Artie the Ant and many others.

  With these performances, Bob Brown Puppets continues the tradition of enriching and entertaining audiences with puppetry. Begun when bob and Judy Brown created the Smithsonian Puppet Theatre in 1967, the puppets perform to more than 300,000 children each year. Produced by DCA Productions, the theatre features whimsical characters that will continue to delight both children and adults.

  For information, call 252-473-1506 or visit www.roanokeisland.com. Remember, Sundays at the park are always half price.