Twin Cities Puppetry Calendar 2010

Compiled and Maintained by Kurt Hunter
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Performance and Event Details

May Day Workshops
with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

Help Build the Puppets for the Parade!
During the month of April, our building is transformed into a giant studio where staff artists and volunteers create the MayDay Parade. Workshops are free and open to the public.
How it Works:
- An artist will introduce you to the parade theme by showing you the giant storyboard (a visual script).
- You select a section of the parade to work on, find the artist in charge of that section, and set to work!
- Artists will guide you.
- You can either make your own creation which you can keep after the parade, or help with the larger parade floats.
- Typically, you'll need 3 or 4 sessions to complete a project, but you can come to as many or as few as your schedule allows.
- Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Wear "painting" clothes.
- Bring recycled items (if you can): small plastic tubs with lids, brown paper bags, newspapers, fabric, sheets, latex paint, bamboo, scissors.

April 3 - 29, 2010
Saturdays, 9 - 11 am and 1 - 3 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 - 9 pm

Donations graciously accepted, always welcome, and much needed.

HOBT's Avalon Theater
1500 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/mayday/part/wshops.html

Minnesota Aha!
by Circus Minimus Puppetry

How did anyone think of SPAM, Scotch Tape, Rollerblades, kitty litter and waterskis? Find out the fun facts behind great MN inventions!

Sundays, April. 11th, 18th, and 25th, 2009
1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm

Performances free with Minnesota History Center Admission.
MHS Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, and $5 children ages 6-17. Free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.

Minnesota History Center
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.,
St. Paul, MN 55102

Learn more at:
http://events.mnhs.org/calendar/Results.cfm?EventID=3539&bhcp=1

May Day: A Celebration
with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
and Friends

Held on the first Sunday of each May, HOBT's MayDay Parade and Festival is eagerly anticipated by thousands who flock to the parade route and ceremony site to join this joyous spring ritual. For many, this is the highlight of the year, as they donate countless volunteer hours needed to bring beautiful and fantastic puppets and floats to life. There are two parts to our MayDay event, the parade, and the ceremony, followed by a festival in Powderhorn Park until dusk.

Sunday, May 2, 2010
Parade: 1 pm
Ceremony: 3 pm

Free to the public.

Parade Route: Bloomington Avenue from 25th St. E. to 34th St. E.
Ceremony: Powderhorn Park
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/mayday/index.html