Filtering by: Puppetry

Oct

8:00 PM20:00

Adults, Free, Music, Puppetry

2025 UConn Fall Puppet Slam!

Friday, October 24, 2025
8:00 PM 9:00 PM 20:00 21:00
Nafe Katter Theatre (map)
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Recommended for mature audiences

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Oct

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Fall Fun, Puppetry

Peter and the Wolf

Saturday, October 25, 2025
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Ballard Institue and Museum of Puppetry (map)
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An Appalachian adaptation of Prokofiev’s classic tale, by a UConn Puppet Arts alum

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Oct

2:00 PM14:00

All Ages, Fall Fun, Puppetry

Peter and the Wolf

Saturday, October 25, 2025
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Ballard Institue and Museum of Puppetry (map)
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An Appalachian adaptation of Prokofiev’s classic tale, by a UConn Puppet Arts alum

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Sep

2:00 PM14:00

All Ages, Fall Fun, Free, For Kids, Outdoors Fun, Senior Fun, UConn Students, Puppetry, Music, Family Fun, Dining, Dance, Adults

Celebrate Mansfield Festival

Saturday, September 27, 2025
2:00 PM 8:00 PM 14:00 20:00
Downtown Storrs (map)
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Our biggest event of the year is free and open to everyone!

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Sep

10:00 AM10:00

All Ages, Family Fun, Fall Fun, Free, Puppetry, Puppets

Community Puppet Building Workshop

Sunday, September 14, 2025
10:00 AM 5:00 PM 10:00 17:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Be a part of a unique tradition!

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Sep

10:00 AM10:00

All Ages, Family Fun, Fall Fun, Free, Puppetry, Puppets

Community Puppet Building Workshop

Saturday, September 13, 2025
10:00 AM 5:00 PM 10:00 17:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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Be a part of a unique tradition!

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Aug

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Family Fun, Free, For Kids, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Summer Fun

“Whale Tales” by Talking Hands Theatre

Saturday, August 2, 2025
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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It’s the aquarium that comes to you!

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"The Little Red Hen" by WonderSpark Puppets

Jul

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Family Fun, Free, For Kids, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Summer Fun

"The Little Red Hen" by WonderSpark Puppets

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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feat. UConn Puppet Arts Alumna Julia Darden!

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Jul

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Family Fun, Free, For Kids, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Summer Fun

"An Hour of Clown" by BreakFAST Puppets

Saturday, July 12, 2025
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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feat. UConn Puppet Arts Alum Anthony Sellitto-Budney!

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May

4:00 PM16:00

Adults, Free, Puppetry

Grand Opening

Saturday, May 31, 2025
4:00 PM 6:00 PM 16:00 18:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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Art, Movement, Imagination: 60 Years of UConn Puppeteers

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Mar

2:00 PM14:00

Adults, Puppetry, Puppets, Theater

The Not So Perfect Murder

Sunday, March 9, 2025
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Studio Theatre (map)
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A “completely serious” puppet noir

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Mar

8:00 PM20:00

Adults, Puppetry, Puppets, Theater

The Not So Perfect Murder

Saturday, March 8, 2025
8:00 PM 9:00 PM 20:00 21:00
Studio Theatre (map)
Google Calendar ICS

A “completely serious” puppet noir

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Mar

2:00 PM14:00

Adults, Puppetry, Puppets, Theater

The Not So Perfect Murder

Saturday, March 8, 2025
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Studio Theatre (map)
Google Calendar ICS

A “completely serious” puppet noir

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Mar

8:00 PM20:00

Adults, Puppetry, Puppets, Theater

The Not So Perfect Murder

Friday, March 7, 2025
8:00 PM 9:00 PM 20:00 21:00
Studio Theatre (map)
Google Calendar ICS

A “completely serious” puppet noir

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Sea Offerings, Wayang, and Me by Matthew Cohen

Nov

7:00 PM19:00

Puppetry

Sea Offerings, Wayang, and Me by Matthew Cohen

Monday, November 4, 2024
7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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A lecture-performance

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Oct

4:00 PM16:00

Learning, In person, Virtual Event, Puppetry

Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium

Friday, October 25, 2024
4:00 PM 8:00 PM 16:00 20:00
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Takes place Friday (4PM-8PM) and Saturday (9:30AM-4PM)

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Oct

2:00 PM14:00

All Ages, Puppetry, Puppets

The Baffo Box Show

Saturday, October 19, 2024
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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Classic hand puppetry, Dadaist ventriloquism, and stand-up comedy

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Oct

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Puppetry, Puppets

The Baffo Box Show

Saturday, October 19, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Classic hand puppetry, Dadaist ventriloquism, and stand-up comedy

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Oct

7:00 PM19:00

Learning, Puppetry

Puppets and the Immaterial World Forum

Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
Ballard Institue & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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Examining the work of Dr. Claudia Orenstein and Tim Cusack

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Sep

10:00 AM10:00

All Ages, Free, Puppetry, Puppets, Visual Arts

Community Puppet-Building Workshop

Sunday, September 15, 2024
10:00 AM 5:00 PM 10:00 17:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Free and open to all ages - no puppetry experience required!

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Sep

10:00 AM10:00

All Ages, Free, Puppetry, Puppets, Visual Arts

Community Puppet-Building Workshop

Saturday, September 14, 2024
10:00 AM 5:00 PM 10:00 17:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Free and open to all ages - no puppetry experience required!

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Aug

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Free, Puppetry, Summer Fun

Summertime Saturday Puppet Shows

Saturday, August 3, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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I Love Tacos

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Jul

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Free, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Summer Fun

Summertime Saturday Puppet Shows

Saturday, July 27, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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Judy Saves the Day

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Jul

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Free, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Summer Fun

Summertime Saturday Puppet Shows

Saturday, July 20, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

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Pop-Up Puppet Show: Magnificent Monster Circus

Jun

2:00 PM14:00

All Ages, Family Fun, For Kids, Free, Outdoors Fun, Puppetry, Puppets, Summer Fun

Pop-Up Puppet Show: Magnificent Monster Circus

Friday, June 14, 2024
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
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Come one, come all to the Magnificent Monster Circus!

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May

11:00 AM11:00

All Ages, Puppetry

The Legend of the Banana Kid

Saturday, May 18, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
Google Calendar ICS

A cowboy adventure with puppets! And bananas!

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Apr

1:30 PM13:30

Free, Puppetry, Puppets

I Am the Village: A Puppet Spectacle

Sunday, April 21, 2024
1:30 PM 6:00 PM 13:30 18:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Based on the life of Marc Chagall

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Apr

1:30 PM13:30

Free, Puppetry, Puppets

I Am the Village: A Puppet Spectacle

Saturday, April 20, 2024
1:30 PM 6:00 PM 13:30 18:00
Betsy Paterson Square (map)
Google Calendar ICS

Based on the life of Marc Chagall

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Apr

1:00 PM13:00

All Ages, Free, Puppetry

Free Puppet Making Workshop

Saturday, April 13, 2024
1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
Mansfield Community Center (map)
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Free but registration required

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Apr

1:00 PM13:00

All Ages, Free, Family Fun, Science, Puppetry

Family Day with CSMNH

Saturday, April 13, 2024
1:00 PM 5:00 PM 13:00 17:00
Gant Science Complex (map)
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What Makes a Treehopper?

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Apr

11:00 AM11:00

Puppetry

Hao Bang Ah, Dragon!

Saturday, April 13, 2024
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (map)
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…a spicy mix of song, skits, silliness and sage sayings…

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Mar

8:00 PM20:00

Free, Puppetry

2024 UConn Spring Puppet Slam

Friday, March 22, 2024
8:00 PM 9:30 PM 20:00 21:30
von der Mehden Recital Hall (map)
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Featuring new and experimental short works

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Feb

7:00 PM19:00

Free, Learning, Puppetry, Puppets

Puppet Forum with Dr. Jo Ann Cavallo

Thursday, February 22, 2024
7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry (map)
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Learn about the Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo

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