Ring around the Rain Garden
A family show that includes music, songs, puppets and photography to teach about how "one little person" (or big person) can take care of the world. Our story features Ollie McNutt, a larger-than-life puppet character who plans to pave over his yard! He has a clown puppet friend named Rodney who happens to be very passionate about rain gardens. Rodney teaches him about the water cycle and how to help keep water in our yards by making a rain garden. It is a lively and instructive show that will make a difference!
Three artists working on this piece are:
Barb Tilsen is a singer, songwriter, teaching artist, and teacher trainer. Her music, her classes and her performances are hallmarked by her great sense of fun, her respect for young children and her unique way of musically touching their hearts.
Gayla Ellis is a photographer. Her slides of community events, children at play, flowers, nature, or cityscapes are combined with music, singing, poetry, or narrative to illustrate a story or evoke a visual experience for the audience.
Artist and puppeteer, Margo McCreary, builds puppet worlds that come to life in her hands. In this way she celebrates and adds to the continual movement that we are treated to day in and day out. She is known for her larger-than-life puppet character, Ollie McNutt who has come to life with Margo inside for the past 30 years.
Date and Time: Saturday, March 20, 2010 to Saturday, March 20, 2010 : noon to 1 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location
In the Heart of the Beast1500 E. Lake St.
Minneapolis MN 55407
Notes:
Saturday Morning Puppet Shows for Kids! All Shows at 10 am & noon in HOBT's Avalon Theater lobby
Come for the show and stay for the “Make-n-Take” workshop based on that day’s puppet show theme. Workshops are a family activity offered in our classroom at 11:00 a.m. each Saturday morning. Admission is $5/person.
Details ◦$2 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Corcoran, Phillips or Powderhorn neighborhoods, and their families. ◦If you live elsewhere, a $4 donation is requested. ◦Show times: 10 AM & Noon ◦Make-n-Take workshops: 11 am - Admission is $5 ◦Season runs October - March
Please note: shows are in English unless specified, but you’ll find children love puppets regardless of language! No reservations are necessary but seating for the shows and workshops is limited.
Directions:
See http://www.hobt.org/contact.html for directions.