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A Wild Goose Chase!

Presented by Matt Sandbank's Shadow Factory

2025-06-18 15:00:00 2025-06-18 16:00:00 America/Chicago A Wild Goose Chase! Join us as poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! A Wild Goose Chase is an interactive live performance that combines shadow puppetry with poetry. Young people will be entertained, engaged, and inspired to read and write poetry on their own! Vinton Branch - Vinton - Jimmy Fontenot Memorial Community Room, Vinton Library

Wednesday, June 18
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-18 15:00:00 2025-06-18 16:00:00 America/Chicago A Wild Goose Chase! Join us as poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! A Wild Goose Chase is an interactive live performance that combines shadow puppetry with poetry. Young people will be entertained, engaged, and inspired to read and write poetry on their own! Vinton Branch - Vinton - Jimmy Fontenot Memorial Community Room, Vinton Library

Vinton Branch

Vinton - Jimmy Fontenot Memorial Community Room, Vinton Library

Join us as poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! A Wild Goose Chase is an interactive live performance that combines shadow puppetry with poetry. Young people will be entertained, engaged, and inspired to read and write poetry on their own!

Recommended for ages four and above.

Matt Sandbank has toured nationally with his shadow puppetry programs since 2009. As a former teacher, Matt brings his love of literature and his knack for vivid 
storytelling to each of his performances.  Matt has performed at hundreds of schools and libraries, as well as festivals such as the 2015 San Antonio International Children's Puppetry 
Festival, the 2019 Puppeteers of America National Festival in Minneapolis, MN, and the 2022 Ann Arbor Summer Festival. 

AGE GROUP: | General/Family |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Performance |

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Vinton Branch

vintonstaff@calcasieulibrary.org
Phone: 337-721-7095
Branch manager
Jared Lessard

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About the branch

This branch, which opened on Oct. 24, 2022, offers the same services as the previous Fontenot Memorial Branch, named for the late Jimmy Lee Fontenot of Vinton. This branch offers a drive-thru, gaming PCs, a study room, conference room, and community room.

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