Support for LAist comes from
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Stay Connected
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Listen
Podcasts Take Two
A celebration of Bob Baker and his marionette legacy
solid orange rectangular banner
()
Feb 26, 2016
Listen 5:57
A celebration of Bob Baker and his marionette legacy
To celebrate the great Bob Baker Marrionette Theater - and hopefully save it from demolition - an all-day street fair will be held downtown.

To celebrate the great Bob Baker Marrionette Theater - and hopefully save it from demolition - an all-day street fair will be held downtown.

If you are looking for family-friendly fun - head to downtown Los Angeles Saturday, February 27th for a celebration of legendary puppeteer Bob Baker. 

Back in the 1960s, Baker opened up a tiny theater to showcase beautiful marionettes he handcrafted. 

Bob Baker day marionettes.
Bob Baker day marionettes.
()

Puppets that flit and float and dance around a theater that doesn't look like it's changed much over the course of five decades.

Bob Baker day marionette theater.
Bob Baker day marionette theater.
()

Tomorrow, special guests will be making a special appearance at the theater to commemorate what would have been Bob Baker's 92nd birthday - he passed away a little more than a year ago. 

To tell us more about the festivities and why this is a crucial time for the theater is head puppeteer Alex Evans. 

To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.