Editor's note: Gimme 5 is a five-question interview on a topic of local interest. Can you provide a thumbnail sketch of what children can expect during your appearance Saturday?

The first time I met J.G. "Paw-Paw" Pinkerton was in 1990 at the third annual celebration of storytelling for adults, a worldwide event Pinkerton dubbed "Tellabration!

The Julius and Ethel Rosenberg atomic bomb spy case is the subject of a ?musical tragedy? staged by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater.

I have been telling this story to a few people for years now. I'd like to share it with everyone because, quite simply, it will make you believe in people. We could all use a story like that.

Avatar Producer Talks 3D Overkill Posted by Cybergosh on 12/01 at 12:01 AM Variety has an interesting article on 3-D as the future of cinema. “Amid the buzz, there’s already some backlash, notably from critic Roger Ebert and L.A. Times blogger Patrick Goldstein, who’ve been skeptical about its creative potential. Some in the 3-D community have worried that when an expensive 3-D release flops, as some inevitably will, the industry will sour on stereo. Avatar producer Jon Landau says the