Swing by Z Puppets for an open house of free, family-friendly fun by local Native American artists!

Schedule of Events:

1:00 pm OPENING DANCE PARTY

Jump, wiggle and boogie with Oogie_Push (Meskwaki Nation).

1:30 pm

VIDEO SCREENING of Tama Flint: A Meskwaki Tradition by Oogie_Push

Learn about the importance of corn to the Meskwaki tribe in this short documentary.

SCREEN PRINTING with Graci Horne (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Hunkpapa Lakota/Dakota)

Press an original design by Graci into ink onto paper or bring a t-shirt to get inked!

PUPPET MAKING with Julie Boada (Anishinabe) & Jennings Mergenthal

Craft a Turtle or Wabbit to take home.

2:00 pm

VIDEO SCREENING of STAR TURTLE hosted by Chris Griffith (Cherokee Nation)

Race through time and space with Dagsi Turtle & Jisdu Wabbit on their quest to help Grandmother Turtle. With series Director Chris, peek behind the scenes at the puppets, props and making of this musical web adventure.

SCREEN PRINTING with Graci Horne

PUPPET MAKING with Julie Boada & Jennings Mergenthal

2:30 LIVE PERFORMANCE of Sing Along with Dagsi Turtle & Jisdu Wabbit by Z Puppets.

Help keep alive the Cherokee language with these toe-tapping tunes by Turtle & Wabbit.

3:00 pm

SCREEN PRINTING with Graci Horne

PUPPET MAKING with Julie Boada & Jennings Mergenthal

3:45 pm CLOSING AND MURAL DEDICATION

Celebrate the installation of a new mural on the building by Graci Horne.

This project is made possible by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Creative Response program.

STAR TURTLE made possible with support from Puppeteers of America, Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Artwork by Graci Horne.