Giant puppet invasion in downtown Ann Arbor gets national coverage
Art in motion paraded through downtown Ann Arbor during the FestiFools event, attracting attention from both local and national news sources.Excerpt:Ann Arbor — Main Street was transformed into a fool’s paradise Sunday afternoon as hundreds of people lined the street to watch huge papier-mache puppets and their colorful puppeteers during the fourth annual FestiFools parade.There were dragons and witches, eyeballs and court jesters, and even Popeye and Mickey Mouse among the dozens of puppets that dazzled the crowd as children applauded.Mary and Al Aviles of Northville brought their three children. “This is our first time and we really enjoyed it,” said Mary, wearing a fringed paper hat, handed out to many in the crowd.Read the rest of the story here and more about FestiFools from NPR here.
Art in motion paraded through downtown Ann Arbor during the FestiFools event, attracting attention from both local and national news sources.
Excerpt:
Ann Arbor — Main Street was transformed into a fool’s paradise Sunday afternoon as hundreds of people lined the street to watch huge papier-mache puppets and their colorful puppeteers during the fourth annual FestiFools parade.
There were dragons and witches, eyeballs and court jesters, and even Popeye and Mickey Mouse among the dozens of puppets that dazzled the crowd as children applauded.
Mary and Al Aviles of Northville brought their three children. “This is our first time and we really enjoyed it,” said Mary, wearing a fringed paper hat, handed out to many in the crowd.
Read the rest of the story here and more about FestiFools from NPR here.
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