Presented by Duluth Public Libraries and Every Child Ready coalition as part of Family Fest.

Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you a musical adventure into Cherokee Futurism.

Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to help Grandmother Turtle keep alive the endangered Cherokee language and raise the Gadugi (spirit of cooperation) throughout the universe.

Tales, a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant Awardee, features catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. The show is created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).

Recommended for ages 4+. 

FREE ADMISSION, made possible 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.