String Fling

Mark your calendar for the 25th Anniversary String Fling

March 29, 2025 at King Plow Arts Center

887 West Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
6-7PM VIP Reception
7-11PM Main Event

What is String Fling?

String Fling is the annual fundraising event for the Center for Puppetry Arts, raising nearly $250,000 each year to support the Center’s operations, including theatrical productions, museum exhibitions, and arts-infused educational programming. For the 25th Anniversary String Fling the Center is excited to celebrate the contributions of Emeritus Artistic Director Jon Ludwig and a host of special guests from puppetry’s past and future.

After 46 years, the Center continues to distinguish itself as a unique treasure in Atlanta with innovative performances, workshops, and exhibitions showcasing local to international artists and featuring timely stories to popular culture favorites. The organization produces 500 fully-staged puppetry performances per year through its Family Series, favorites for school groups, children, and their guardians, and its New Directions Series, for teen to adult cultural consumers. The Center has significant impact in the performing arts, with alumni working at Disney, The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Street, and in theaters on Broadway and around the world, as well as in the film industry.

In addition to 2 permanent galleries that house our Global Collection and the Jim Henson Collection, the museum presents 3-4 rotating exhibitions, and pop-up displays each year. Our educational efforts include online and in-person workshops, teaching artist-led activities, master classes and lectures, outreach programs, field trips, and accessibility initiatives that strive to ensure everyone can enjoy the magic of puppetry. As a pioneer in the field of web-based learning for the past 20 years, the Center develops award-winning curriculum-based interactive online experiences, reaching all 50 states and nearly 90 countries around the world.

Your attendance and support through String Fling help make all of this possible, and keep puppetry alive and thriving! Please consider donating or getting involved!

For more event information about 2025 String Fling sponsorships, please contact:

Stephanie Carter, Development Manager

StephanieCarter@puppet.org

A few memories from String Flings of the past….


Committed 2025 Sponsors & Patrons

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Warner Bros. Discovery

PRODUCER

The Coca-Cola Company

Georgia Power

SUPPORTER

Delta Air Lines

Domain Capital Group

Inspire Brands

Perkins&Will

Printpack and the Love Family Foundation

Synovus

Mr. and Mrs. H. Bronson Smith

CONTRIBUTOR

Acuity Brands

Bennett Thrasher

Build Technology Group

EY

Georgia-Pacific

Fifth Third Bank

Karen Falk and Michael Goldman

Cheryl Henson

Beth and Ross Schiavo

John Tester and Joseph Brooks

Kathy Waller

PUPPETEER

Vanessa and Jeffrey Blake

Judy and Ed Garland

Sydney and Joel Langdon

The Realff Family

Yee Family Charitable Fund

MARIONETTE

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Margo Brinton and Eldon Park

Catherine and Kenny Kraft

Gail and John Chandler

Lucy and Vir Nanda

Allen W. Yee

Sponsor and Supporter Listing as of February 19, 2025


2025 Event Committee

Joseph Brooks and Joseph King, String Fling Co-Chairs

Iymaani Aytes

Priscilla Carter

Sherrod DeGrippo

Judy Garland

Shelley Hoffmann

Mike Hostinsky

Janet King

Catherine Kraft

Sophie Merven

Sherri Wright


About the Center

Our Mission is to inspire imagination, education, and community through the global art of puppetry.

Our Vision: To be the premier puppetry center in the world through our performances, museum and educational programming. Click below to learn more.