{"id":16264,"date":"2020-04-28T14:43:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?page_id=16264"},"modified":"2022-02-20T12:46:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T17:46:22","slug":"spectacle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderland Spectacle Co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wonderland Spectacle Co.<\/strong> produces parades and festivals and all sorts of spectacles. Lead artists <a href=\"http:\/\/karipercival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Percival<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Cook<\/a> make fun art and nature videos for kids, hand-paint fabric banners, fashion masks out of poster board, craft puppets out of twigs and cardboard, paint murals, and inspire volunteers to join them in community spectacles big and tiny. And they teach others how to do these things too in their how-to workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Wonderland Spectacle Co. helped create <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2019\/06\/03\/mermaid-promenade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge\u2019s Mermaid Promenade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/04\/22\/starting-over-festival-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somerville&#8217;s spring Starting Over Festival<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2016\/11\/28\/let-it-snow-santas-against-global-warming-parade-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malden\u2019s Santas Against Global Warming<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2019\/09\/14\/nick-cave-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Cave and Now + There&#8217;s Joy Parade<\/a> in Boston,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/06\/16\/fox-fest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arlington\u2019s Fox<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2019\/06\/15\/fox-festival-parade-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Festival Parade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/08\/14\/kari-percival-greg-cook-foo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foo-topia for AS220\u2019s Foo Fest in Providence<\/a>,\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2014\/04\/02\/photos-saddest-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saddest Parade on Earth<\/a> in Beverly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/06\/20\/fix-the-world-fest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Fix The World Festival<\/a> in Somerville, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/07\/04\/tiny-carbon-footprint-gloucester-horribles-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Happiness Is A Tiny Carbon Footprint&#8221; group in Gloucester&#8217;s Horribles Parade<\/a>. And we&#8217;ve made videos for Boston Children&#8217;s Museum. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/category\/wonderland-spectacle-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more photos of Wonderland Spectacle Co. spectacles<\/a>.) Kari and Greg aim to advocate for all living things on earth, speak up for those who have no voices, and create parades that tell stories, question injustice, celebrate wonder and the wildlife all around us, even (especially) in our own backyards.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for help creating your next spectacle? <a href=\"mailto:gcook30@hotmail.com?Subject=Those we've lost\" target=\"_top\">Send Wonderland Spectacle Co. an email.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Exciting Art and Nature Videos<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcFr_iId6YA?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When a family of wild turkeys visited our backyard in Greater Boston, we wondered how the birds came to live in the city. To find the answer, come along with us as we visit Jim Cardoza of MassWildlife, who led the effort to restore wild turkeys to Massachusetts after they had been gone for more than 100 years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KG3f8V8nqAE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Join us as we find gray foxes in our neighborhood. Then learn how to make a fox mask.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsvDj3XSxn8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies are disappearing. In our new <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/spectacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonderland Spectacle Co.<\/a> video, we raise monarchs from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies, as we learn ways to help them. Then find out how to make a paper butterfly to brighten your home.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 25 years, the number of monarchs in the eastern United States has declined by 84 percent. The U.S. government estimates that the population of these butterflies is down from 384 million in 1996 to 60 million in 2019. For every five monarchs there used to be, four are gone. More than that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5T9zvdtjPnE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn about sea smoke as we visit Plum Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as the temperatures dip to 7 degrees fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZB04CI7UCE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Come along as we investigate weird sounds from a beaver pond at the Kleimola Reservation in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The 18-acre site, which is managed by Essex County Greenbelt, is also home to abandoned quarries from the early 1900s.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60FOVTxP8UE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Join us as we visit Trap Falls in summer and winter. It&#8217;s part of Willard Brook State Forest in In Ashby and Townsend, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rA-wShQ6SKc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Preview: Come with us to look for spotted salamanders just outside Boston, in the Middlesex Fells. Guess how they get their name? On the first rainy night each spring, these amphibians crawl out of their underground burrows to find vernal pools to make new baby salamanders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWKSe246N9A?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a rainy day with <a href=\"http:\/\/wonderlandspectacle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonderland Spectacle Co.<\/a> in our new video &#8220;Rain.&#8221; Play in puddles. Learn how to make a rain band. Craft paper boats. Look for rainbows.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbW9FYc15gU?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn about maple sugaring (how you turn the sap of sugar maple trees into maple syrup) as we visit Mass Audubon&#8217;s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVYe2PcyFkM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As winter temperatures fall below freezing for weeks at a time, join us as we go ice fishing with our friends at MassWildlife, listen to the amazing sounds frozen ponds make, and learn how to make a lantern of ice to light up the winter night.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQWG_9bgW9c?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For Groundhog Day, we visit Ms. G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts, as she looks for her shadow at Mass Audubon&#8217;s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln. Did you know that groundhogs are also called woodchucks? Learn about what they eat (when they raid our garden), how they hibernate, and the origins and meaning of Groundhog Day. Then see how to make your own shadow puppet theater.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jP__ffLWpGM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Join us on a winter Wonderland adventure: Make paper snowflakes. Build a snow person. Spot blue jays. Go sledding.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_F4ZME0UDDQ?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Come along with us as we explore the ruins of Bancroft Castle in Groton, Massachusetts. Then learn how to build you own model castle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uM4E8eYX9N0?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to grow a pumpkin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JmTfnKqVd2Q?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to get rid of a terrible (coronavirus) monster in this helpful video.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLDS2sJnggM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Wonderland-Spectacle-Co.-Mobile heads to the Great Blue Hills, just south of Boston in this video. Climb the hills with us. See a chipmunk, a leaf-footed beetle, a flower longhorn beetle, and a bee. Check out the view from the observation tower at the top. Then draw Great Blue Hill with us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iE8utMzL5YA?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Help us Welcome Back Songbirds to our neighborhoods in this video. Look for nuthatches, cardinals, chickadees, red-winged blackbirds and grackles. Then make your own bird artwork to decorate your window.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2V1-lsjVFE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn the story of Wonderland Spectacle Co. in this video. What is a spectacle and how do you make one? Find out the answer as we talk about our inspirations and art, including the Sad Parade, the Mermaid Promenade, the How to Fix the World Festival, the Starting Over Festival, and Arlington&#8217;s Fox Festival.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3605\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3605\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Kari Percival (center) helps visitors make bird masks at AS220's Foo Fest in Providence, Aug. 12, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0275w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kari Percival (center) helps visitors make bird masks at AS220&#8217;s Foo Fest in Providence, Aug. 12, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3599\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3599\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Kari Percival (in yellow and black bird mask at right) leads the Foo-topia parade during AS220's Foo Fest in Providence, Aug. 12, 2017.. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0642w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kari Percival (in yellow and black bird mask at right) leads the Foo-topia parade during AS220&#8217;s Foo Fest in Providence, Aug. 12, 2017.. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13512\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13512\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderland Spectacle Co. in Nick Cave's Joy parade, Boston, Sept. 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w-370x270.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picNickCaveParadeKateGilberg190914WonderlandKariGreg_0423w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wonderland Spectacle Co. in Nick Cave&#8217;s Joy parade, Boston, Sept. 14, 2019. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7004\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7004\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"Making bird masks with artist Kari Percival (right) at the Starting Over Festival, Somerville, April 22, 2018. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w-370x272.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422A_0752w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making bird masks with artist Kari Percival (right) at the Starting Over Festival, Somerville, April 22, 2018. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7021\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7021\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w-1024x852.jpg\" alt=\"Bird costume made with artist Kari Percival at the Starting Over Festival, Somerville, April 22, 2018. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w-1024x852.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w-370x308.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/picStartingOverFest180422B_0197w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird costume made with artist Kari Percival at the Starting Over Festival, Somerville, April 22, 2018. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14440\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14440\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Songbirds for Diversity&quot; by Wonderland Spectacle Co. and friends in Malden Parade of Holiday Traditions, Nov. 30, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0746w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Songbirds for Diversity&#8221; by Wonderland Spectacle Co. and friends in Malden Parade of Holiday Traditions, Nov. 30, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2901\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2901\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank You, Nature Neighbors&quot; craft workshop by Wonderland Spectacle Co. at the Malden Public Library, March 25, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/picNatureNeighborsMaldenReadsLibraryCraft170325_0668w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Thank You, Nature Neighbors&#8221; craft workshop by Wonderland Spectacle Co. at the Malden Public Library, March 25, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14439\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14439\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Songbirds for Diversity&quot; by Wonderland Spectacle Co. and friends in Malden Parade of Holiday Traditions, Nov. 30, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/picMaldenParadeHolidayTraditions191130WonderlandSongbirds_0682w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Songbirds for Diversity&#8221; by Wonderland Spectacle Co. and friends in Malden Parade of Holiday Traditions, Nov. 30, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3609\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3609\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"A bird watches one of the bands perform on the main outdoor stage at Foo Fest. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0492w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bird watches one of the bands perform on the main outdoor stage at Foo Fest. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3608\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3608\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Making bird masks with Kari Percival and Greg Cook. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregKariFooFest170812_0480w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making bird masks with Kari Percival and Greg Cook. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3577\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3577\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Birds&quot; banner by Greg Cook, Aug. 6, 2017.\" width=\"900\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w-508x349.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picGregBirdBanner170808_0426w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Birds&#8221; banner by Greg Cook, Aug. 6, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10746\" style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10746\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Cook's &quot;Enchanted Forest&quot; installation. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w-370x557.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picCookEnchantedBirds140122_0045w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Cook&#8217;s &#8220;Enchanted Forest&#8221; installation. 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