September 23, 2011 | Max Sinton '15 (CLAS)

Puppets on Parade

The Ballard Institute of Puppetry helped members of the public create puppets last weekend for the Sept. 25 Celebrate Mansfield Parade.

Brandon Bergeron of Mansfield turns into a skateboarding chicken during a puppetry workshop at the Mansfield Community Center.

Brandon Bergeron of Mansfield turns into a skateboarding chicken and confronts Dylan Beauregard (red pants) at the Mansfield Community Center on September 18, 2011(Max Sinton/UConn Photo)

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Members of the public took part in a workshop hosted by the Ballard Institute of Puppetry and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership on Sept. 17 and 18 to design and create puppets celebrating Mansfield’s history for the Sept. 25 Celebrate Mansfield Parade. The parade begins at noon at the Storrs Post Office.