The Muppet Central Forum Awards show has been moved a few weeks down the line to allow for other projects to be developed. Listen for that episode in March!

Show #100 is coming up very soon. If you’d like to leave a voicemail to be played on that very special episode, call it in at 614-364-4270. Can’t wait to hear from you!

With the popularity of the Orlando based MouseFest, a new annual event has been created: Mousemeets! Read all about it.

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World will be on display in Orlando until May 3. Recently, the Dr. Phillips Charities – the group sponsoring this Florida visit – invited some local area children to explore the exhibit.

Farscape fans get your wallets ready. BOOM! Studios will be offering a limited holofoil edition of their sold out comic FARSCAPE #1 available exclusively during WonderCon 2009.

Muppet-Beatle connections are always interesting. The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens (now called Yusuf Islam) recently recorded a version of “The Long and Winding Road” at the Jim Henson Company lot.

Don’t you get tired of people unnecessarily coming down on Sesame Street characters? So does this writer.

Caroll Spinney is a fascinating performer. At 75 years of age he’s still performing Oscar the Grouch and the forever childlike Big Bird. Read more about him here.

Sesame Street is taking kids into the digital age, not only with the exploration of the Joan Ganz Cooney center into the new digital media platforms, but by bringing new and innovative digital artists to the Street right now!

The Minneapolis-based Children’s Theatre Company’s 2009-10 season will include a world premiere musical based on Sesame Street. Bert & Ernie, Goodnight! will open in previews Sept 8 and will close Oct 25.

Listener Corey O. and friends are branching out their podcast, Total Domination. You can now find the main website here and the video component here. Also check out listener Chris W.’s podcast Interview with a Podcaster. I was lucky enough to be the guest in his very first show!

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Have a great week!

-Steve