PUPPETS: Humans Lend a Hand to Breathe Life Into Art Form

The San Diego Guild of Puppetry, headed by Puppet Lady Marie Hitchcock, presents performances every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m., and on the third Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. in the Puppet Theatre, Balboa Park.

Cary Prescott’s puppets are frequent guests on the KFMB-TV (Channel 8) show “Let There Be Light,” on Sundays at 6:30 a.m., where Forest Pathfinder and friends once helped the show’s host, Dick Duncan, win an Emmy Award for a special puppet-populated program.

Timm Bettridge and his vaudeville show trunk can be found just about anywhere, performing for adults, children, students and church members (Lana adjusts her jokes to suit the audience).