Lake Forest Library spoons out ‘Puppet Soup’

Updated: June 22, 2012 5:30PM

Expect a hearty blend of puppetry and comedy when Dave Herzog’s Marionettes presents “Puppet Soup” from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the Lake Forest Children’s Library, 360 E. Deerpath.

“The host of the show is Chef Wolfgang von Hasenpfeffer, the world famous Bavarian chef, who has come to cook up a batch of puppet soup for everybody,” Herzog said.

There are 15 marionette performers in the chef’s variety show. “Each one represents a different type of food,” Herzog said.

The ingredients/performers include Chicago Red, a 2-foot-tall hot dog on rollerblades; juggler Carmen Ensalada; and Julius and Liesl, “our Oktoberfest oompah dancers, who have eaten so much schnitzel they have to get up and dance,” Herzog said.

There’s also a missing marionette that turns up in the most surprising way.

“Miss Tutti Frutti gets so flustered she falls all apart,” Herzog said. But she manages to pull herself back together.

Pick up tickets starting at 1 p.m.

For details, call (847) 234-0648 or visit lakeforestlibrary.org.

Fooling around

Silliness is guaranteed when the Flying Fool visits the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 25. His show is filled with humor and downright crazy stunts, including juggling bowling balls and balancing an 8-foot table on his chin. Registration is required.

For details, call (847) 918-3218 or visit fremontlibrary.org.

Slap happy

Four hilarious short silent films will be screened during the Silent Slapstick Movie Festival from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Families with children ages 5 and older are invited to drop in to view these films produced from 1917 to 1928.

For details, call (847) 362-2330 or visit cooklib.org.

Kid will drift off

A child will levitate during Mr. D’s Magic & Illusions, running from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Lake Forest Children’s Library, 360 E. Deerpath. There will be lots of audience participation in this comedy magic show. Pick up tickets starting at 1 p.m.

For details, call (847) 234-0648 or visit lakeforestlibrary.org.

It’s a miracle

“Big Miracle” is a whale of a tale. In the PG film starring Drew Barrymore, a small town reporter, a Greenpeace volunteer and some of the world’s superpowers, attempt to save a whale family trapped in ice. The family film will be screened from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Registration is recommended.

For details, call (847) 634-3650 or visitvapld.info.

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