Muppet Central News - Houston Henson screenings December 5-7

The Muppet Movie The "Muppets, Music and Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy" screening series will have several theatrical and exclusive screenings this upcoming weekend in Houston.

The event will be at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas this Friday, Saturday and Sunday December 5-7. Some of the screenings are free, others require admission.

Muppeteer Karen Prell is scheduled to introduce several of the events on Saturday night and Sunday. She will also give an "invisible" puppet demo and audience Q&A.

The highlights include:

Friday December 5

7:00 PM – Labyrinth (admission charged)

Saturday December 6

2 PM - The Muppet Movie (admission charged)
7:30 PM – Labyrinth; Introduced by Karen Prell (admission charged)

Sunday December 7

12:30 PM - Fraggle Rock, Song of the Cloud Forest and Muppet PSAs; Introduced by Karen Prell (free)
3:30 PM - Muppet Fairytales including Tales of Tinkerdee, Sesame Street Rapunzel, The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Frog Prince; Introduced by Karen Prell (free)

This event is all part of the "Muppets, Music and Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy" organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and The Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Additional info and on-line ticket purchases are available on the Houston Museum of Fine Arts web site.

December 5-7
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonet Street
Houston, TX 77005

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