Play with light to design and build shadow characters and create special effects based in one of the oldest puppetry traditions of the world! All creatures of the imagination are invited to get into the act of storytelling with shadow and light.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take a trip around the world and across time to learn the tricks of turning sticks, cloth, string and even your own hands into fun characters. Z Puppets will present a dynamic demonstration of different styles of puppets that have popped up across our planet with dips into hands-on exploration of what’s behind the magic!
Recommended for ages 6+
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
A private performance of a musical adventure into Cherokee language presented by COMPAS Arts for the Benedictine Living Community.
This free family-friendly celebration will feature:
• A sing-along with Dagsi Turtle & Jisdu Wabbit to help Grandmother Turtle keep alive the Cherokee language with Z Puppets’ performance of music from Say It! Sing It! Play It! In Cherokee.
•. Graci Horne (Dakota/Lakota) and Juan Lucero (Pueblo)’s participatory screenprinting station where people can bring t-shirts, handkerchiefs or use the paper cards on site to print Graci’s design to take home;
•. Julie Boada (Anishinabe) and Jennings Mergenthal’s drop-in puppet making station for youth
• Tours of the ᏩᏙ WADO GARDEN, a rain garden of native plants traditionally important to Dakota and Ojibwe people in consultation with Tanagidan Winyan (Dakota/Ojibwe) with artwork collaborator Graci Horne (Dakota/Lakota).
• Visual art by ᎦᏚᎩ Gadugi Window Gallery featured artists, including Gordon Coons, Oogie_Push, Jearica Fountain, Gidinatiy Hartman.
This 38th Street Cultural Districts Art Fund program activity is funded by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Department in the City of Minneapolis.
One man, no words, a gajillion balls and lots of laughter!
Mixing tricks with innocence, Chris Griffith charms audiences of all ages with his juggling. With deceptively simple flair, he gives flight to spheres, pins and hilarity.
A blend of physical comedy and aerodynamics, Z Juggling is equal parts ooh's, aah's and ha ha haa's.
FREE!
Thanks to a Lake St. Lift grant from the Lake Street Council, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz is presenting four free family-friendly performances at 10 a.m. on two Saturdays in May and 2 Saturdays in June at the Midtown Farmers Market.
A LA CARTE is a comic battle between a clown French Chef and a wily lobster set to live accordion music. This playfully interactive comedy features clowning, puppetry, music and a few unruly vegetables.
A LA CARTE begins as the Chef sets the table for the Grand Opening of his 2-seat café. Before the Chef can dazzle his very important guests, dinner’s main ingredient stages a rebellion — again and again and again. Who knew crustaceans could cook up such delicious mischief?
A free outdoor performance presented by the Puppets In the House Puppetry Festival.
A LA CARTE is a comic battle between a clown French Chef and a wily lobster set to live accordion music. This playfully interactive comedy features clowning, puppetry, music and a few unruly vegetables.
A LA CARTE begins as the Chef sets the table for the Grand Opening of his 2-seat café. Before the Chef can dazzle his very important guests, dinner’s main ingredient stages a rebellion — again and again and again. Who knew crustaceans could cook up such delicious mischief?
Recommended for ages 3+.
For more info about the Festival, go to: https://puppetsinthehouse.com/puppet-shows
Thanks to a Lake St. Lift grant from the Lake Street Council, you can join us at 5:15 and 6:15 p.m.
to sing along with a Turtle & Wabbit to help Grandmother Turtle keep alive
the Cherokee language.
Recommended for ages 4+
This is part of Remember and Reimagine, Redesign Inc.'s free fun festival with roller skating, performances, ArtCars and artmaking stations.
Thanks to a Lake St. Lift grant from the Lake Street Council, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz is presenting four free family-friendly performances at 10 a.m. on two Saturdays in May and 2 Saturdays in June at the Midtown Farmers Market.
Grandmother Turtle is upside down. Turtle and Wabbit must find a way to help her get back on her feet.
Through catchy songs and fun storytelling, award-winning Z Puppets' artists, Chris Griffith (Cherokee Nation) and Shari Aronson, lead an adventure into the Cherokee language.
Sing along and you, too, will learn how to count to three, say hello and thank you in Cherokee.
Recommended for ages 4+
Join us to celebrate the 100th Birthday of our little gem of a building in South Minneapolis as part of the citywide Doors Open event. We invite people to drop by to:
• Learn about the building’s colorful history, from its start as a National Tea Company grocery store
• Peek into the life and work of Z Puppets
• Tour the new native plant garden with art by Graci Horne.
•Check out our ᎦᏚᎩ Gadugi Window Gallery of local Indigenous art. Doors Open.
FREE!
For more info re: all the sites you can visit during Doors Open click this link:
https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/
Join Chris of Z Puppets to explore the magic of blacklight and underwater creatures and plant life in this sensory-friendly creativity lab. Experiment with 2-D and 3-D materials to stir up the tide pool of luminescent science and art. Drop-in to let your imagination swim and then go explore the museum!
Walker Sensory Friendly Sundays Sensory Friendly Sunday is a monthly event designed for kids, teens, and adults with sensory processing differences, autism spectrum disorder or developmental disabilities. From 8 am to 11 am on the second Sunday of the month, the galleries will be closed to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy the museum in a calm environment with accommodations such as quiet spaces, fidgets, and sunglasses available.
FREE!
Thanks to a Lake St. Lift grant from the Lake Street Council, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz is presenting four free family-friendly performances at 10 a.m. on two Saturdays in May and 2 Saturdays in June at the Midtown Farmers Market.
Dive into this award-winning musical tale of a sea captain navigating the stormy seas of stress to tame the unruly Monkey Mind Pirates. The fun songs, lovable characters and a playful approach to yoga and mindfulness will help you sail towards your Island of Calm.
Turn your family’s “Arghs” into “Oms” with the Monkey Mind Pirates!
Recommended for ages 3+
Take recycled objects, bits and scraps that others might call “junk,” follow Z Puppets’ formula for creative experimentation, mix in your imagination and Voila! Eureka! Zoinks! You may invent a fantastic gizmo or out of this world creature to take home with you.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you a new musical adventure into the Cherokee language. Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to keep alive this endangered Indigenous language, featuring catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. Created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).
TALES is an Awardee of a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant.
FREE admission.
Questions about this event? Contact us: info@zpuppets.org or 651-231-9000.
This activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you a new musical adventure into the Cherokee language. Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to keep alive this endangered Indigenous language, featuring catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. Created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).
Tales is an Awardee of a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant.
FREE admission!
Questions about this event? Contact us: info@zpuppets.org or 651-231-9000.
This activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Presented as part of the Wish Work Puppet Series of Hinterhands Puppet Company
Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you a new musical adventure into the Cherokee language. Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to keep alive this endangered Indigenous language, featuring catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. Created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).
Suggested donation of $5-$10 per person at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds!
Questions about this event? Contact us: info@zpuppets.org or 651-231-9000.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Presented as part of the Wish Work Puppet Series of Hinterhands Puppet Company
Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you a new musical adventure into the Cherokee language. Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to keep alive this endangered Indigenous language, featuring catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. Created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).
Tales is an Awardee of a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant.
Suggested donation of $5-$10 per person at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds!
Questions about this event? Contact us: info@zpuppets.org or 651-231-9000.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Take a trip around the world and across time to learn the tricks of turning sticks, cloth, string and even your own hands into fun characters. Z Puppets will present a dynamic demonstration of different styles of puppets that have popped up across our planet with dips into hands-on exploration of what’s behind the magic!
Recommended for ages 6+
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take a trip around the world and across time to learn the tricks of turning sticks, cloth, string and even your own hands into fun characters. Z Puppets will present a dynamic demonstration of different styles of puppets that have popped up across our planet with dips into hands-on exploration of what’s behind the magic!
Recommended for ages 6+
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take recycled objects, bits and scraps that others might call “junk,” follow Z Puppets’ formula for creative experimentation, mix in your imagination and Voila! Eureka! Zoinks! You may invent a fantastic gizmo or out of this world creature to take home with you.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take a trip around the world and across time to learn the tricks of turning sticks, cloth, string and even your own hands into fun characters. Z Puppets will present a dynamic demonstration of different styles of puppets that have popped up across our planet with dips into hands-on exploration of what’s behind the magic!
Recommended for ages 6+
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Play with light to design and build shadow characters and create special effects based in one of the oldest puppetry traditions of the world! All creatures of the imagination are invited to get into the act of storytelling with shadow and light.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Play with light to design and build shadow characters and create special effects based in one of the oldest puppetry traditions of the world! All creatures of the imagination are invited to get into the act of storytelling with shadow and light.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take recycled objects, bits and scraps that others might call “junk,” follow Z Puppets’ formula for creative experimentation, mix in your imagination and Voila! Eureka! Zoinks! You may invent a fantastic gizmo or out of this world creature to take home with you.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take a trip around the world and across time to learn the tricks of turning sticks, cloth, string and even your own hands into fun characters. Z Puppets will present a dynamic demonstration of different styles of puppets that have popped up across our planet with dips into hands-on exploration of what’s behind the magic!
Recommended for ages 6+
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take recycled objects, bits and scraps that others might call “junk,” follow Z Puppets’ formula for creative experimentation, mix in your imagination and Voila! Eureka! Zoinks! You may invent a fantastic gizmo or out of this world creature to take home with you.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
Take recycled objects, bits and scraps that others might call “junk,” follow Z Puppets’ formula for creative experimentation, mix in your imagination and Voila! Eureka! Zoinks! You may invent a fantastic gizmo or out of this world creature to take home with you.
Recommended for ages 7+.
FREE! Thanks to Hennepin County Libraries.
From marionettes controlled by strings to shadow puppets to larger-than-life wearable characters, Minnesota has long had one of the most vibrant puppetry communities in the country. Puppetry! In Minnesota!! provides a taste of this broad and wide-ranging artistic community. Featured artists include Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith, Co-Creative Directors/Founder of Z Puppets.
The exhibition is on view from February 5 – April 26, 2025. An artist reception will be held Saturday, February 22 from 2 – 4 p.m.
FREE!
For more info: https://www.andersoncenter.org/calendarevents/puppetry/
Z Puppets’ artists lead seniors to explore memory and story through visual storytelling.
Private workshop sessions presented by COMPAS.
Grandmother Turtle is upside down. Turtle and Wabbit must find a way to help her get back on her feet.
Through catchy songs and fun storytelling, award-winning Z Puppets' artists, Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson lead a musical adventure into the Cherokee language.
Sing along and you, too, will learn how to count to three, say hello and thank you in Cherokee.
Recommended for ages 4+
$10 suggested donation per family
Presented by Wingspan Life Resources and COMPAS
Join Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and his ukulele for fun and catchy tunes.
This 30-minute program will showcase Chris' new songs and stories in his ongoing adventure into the Cherokee language.
Since 2019, Chris has been creating live performances, music videos and web series in response to the Cherokee Tribes' declaration of emergency for the language.
Sing along and help keep alive the Cherokee language!
Recommended for Ages 5+
FREE!
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Tap a toe to some new Turtleback Tunes with Dagsi Turtle in a special guest appearance at this super fun comedy variety show for kids ages 5+ and their grown ups. Hosted by longtime Z Puppets’ pal Jen Scott.
Also featuring improvisers, musicians, and generalized silliness. Kids - bring a joke to tell! Grown ups - we hope you like jokes.
Tickets: $10 adults/$5 kids
More information at bringyourkidscomedy.com
Presented by Full Moon Puppet Workshops at Open Eye Figure Theatre
Explore the spectacle and glow of blacklight in this online workshop. We’ll dive into the materials and equipment and tricks and tips for building and performing a piece that will leave audiences oohing and ahhing in amazement.
Recommended for ages 13-adult
Registration is $30
To register click this link
Step right up and allow us to astound you with this magnificent glow-in-the-dark ping pong ball circus spectacular.
Thrill in the acrobatic daring, dizzying stunts and dazzling charms of our miniature marvels.
You may never look at table tennis the same way again!
Recommended for ages 3+
FREE!
Z Puppets is pleased to be part of Waldmann Brewery’s family Oktoberfest celebration on Sundays, Sept. 22 and 29th.
A LA CARTE is a comic battle between a clown French Chef and a wily lobster set to live accordion music. This playfully interactive comedy features clowning, puppetry, music and a few unruly vegetables.
A LA CARTE begins as the Chef sets the table for the Grand Opening of his 2-seat café. Before the Chef can dazzle his very important guests, dinner’s main ingredient stages a rebellion — again and again and again. Who knew crustaceans could cook up such delicious mischief?
FREE ADMISSION for kids under 5 years old!
ADULTS $7.50, Youth 12 AND younger $3
Go to this link for more event info: https://waldmannbrewery.com/oktoberfest
Z Puppets is pleased to be part of Waldmann Brewery’s family Oktoberfest celebration on Sundays, Sept. 22 and 29th.
A LA CARTE is a comic battle between a clown French Chef and a wily lobster set to live accordion music. This playfully interactive comedy features clowning, puppetry, music and a few unruly vegetables.
A LA CARTE begins as the Chef sets the table for the Grand Opening of his 2-seat café. Before the Chef can dazzle his very important guests, dinner’s main ingredient stages a rebellion — again and again and again. Who knew crustaceans could cook up such delicious mischief?
FREE ADMISSION for kids under 5 years old!
ADULTS $7.50, Youth 12 AND younger $3
Go to this link for more event info: https://waldmannbrewery.com/oktoberfest
This is a private event for our neighbors, Greater MN Council of Churches (GMCC).
Step right up and allow us to astound you with this magnificent glow-in-the-dark ping pong ball circus spectacular.
Thrill in the acrobatic daring, dizzying stunts and dazzling charms of our miniature marvels.
You may never look at table tennis the same way again!
Recommended for ages 3+
