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Little Winsor in Ypsilanti

By Mark | October 15, 2012

Today marks the 107th anniversary of former-Yopsilantian Winsor McCay’s surrealist, illustrated masterpiece Little Nemo in Slumberland, and, to mark the occasion, the folks at Google have rolled out an incredible new, interactive header, which you can see in action in the following video. The following is from the Christian Science Monitor. The Google homepage today […]

Posted in Art and Culture, History, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged animation, Arlo, Captain Nemo, Cleary Business College, comics, dime museums, Disney, dream interpretation, Dreamland Theater, dreams, Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend, Eastern Michigan University, famous people, Gertie the Dinosaur, Google Doodles, John Goodison, Laura Bien, Little Nemo, Little Nemo in Slumberland, marketing, Michigan State Normal School, Naia Venturi, New York Herald, P.T. Barnum, rarebit, Sackett and Wiggin’s Wonderland, serendipity, Spring Lake, stained glass, surrealism, vaudeville, Winsor McCay, Ypsilanti Commercial | 8 Comments

The Dreamland Theater’s 24-hour puppet show begins Thursday at noon

By Mark | December 30, 2009

As no one died last year, it looks as though the folks at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater will again be attempting a 24-hour puppet show in honor of the coming new year. (Footage from last year’s event can be found here.) Fortunately for you, I was able to track down the elusive puppeteer Patrick Elkins and […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 24 hour puppet show, amoeba, Andrew Bruce Mitchell III, cat party, cataplexy, cellular critical mass, Charlie McCarthy, Cicadas on Drugs, Craig Johnson, Deja Vu, demon party, Dreamland Theater, drugs champagne and cheese, Edgar Bergan, Edible Art Show, Gallery Project, History of Ypsilanti puppet show, karaoke, magic comb, Naia Venturi, narcolepsy, New Year's Eve, old time radio, Patrick Elkins, Patrick's Weird Beard Goes Wandering, puppet Mark, puppet pole dancing, puppet poll tax, Slipley Wondersocks, space-time continuum, The Continuing & Ongoing Adventures of Susie, The Frog Prince, The Last Supper of 2009, The Man of 1000 Names, the promise of puppet nudity, the Time-Traveling Slug, The Very Wishy-Washy Caterpillar Meets the Most Incredibly Irresponsible Piece of Cake in the World, things to do during Mittenfest, Tom Carey, Trash Mountain, Turkish Star Wars Training Montage | 3 Comments

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