Giddy up cowboys & cowgirls and prepare yourself for an afternoon of some serious fun, as we kick off our Maine Fairy House Festival children’s events in early August with a puppet show by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers. In “The Legend of the Banana Kid” our friend Little Chucky meets a mysterious cowboy who takes him to a remote Western town that is being harassed by a seedy group of outlaws. Chucky, pretending to be a local hero, leads an effort to outsmart the thugs and bring justice back to the town using bananas as his weapon of choice. Riding on his trusty goat, Chucky encounters all kinds of wild Western fun.

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a small puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings – Erik, Brian, and Robin Torbeck. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain has performed at fairs, festivals, theatres, parades, schools, libraries, and some of the finest petting zoos on the East Coast. All shows, including “The Legend of Banana Kid,” were written by the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers and are performed with their hand-made puppets.

Where:  Bosarge Family Education Center
Price:     $5 members; $7 non-members