Black Cherry is a mask-friendly space!
If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 410-752-7272 or email [email protected]
Your donations help keep us going! Thank You so much for the support!
If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 410-752-7272 or email [email protected]
Your donations help keep us going! Thank You so much for the support!
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 25th through May 24th, 2026 STONE SOUP: BLACK CHERRY’S 2026 COMMUNITY PUPPET PARADE--Join us for FREE Volunteer Run build sessions, headdress making and a PARADE!
Poster by Valeska Populoh
STONE SOUP: BLACK CHERRY’S 2026 COMMUNITY PUPPET PARADE
STONE SOUP is the theme for this year’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater Community Puppet
Parade, part of the annual SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival on Sunday, May 24, 2026. The
parade celebrates the magic in the story of Stone Soup, in which a hungry traveler convinces a
group of villagers to contribute one ingredient to his pot. Each person’s unique and small
contributions add up to make a delicious and nourishing meal for all. Let’s make Puppet Soup
together! We invite you to bring your gifts to build this parade together and cook up an artistic
feast for our community. This year’s parade marks the 46th anniversary of Black Cherry Puppet
Theater providing arts programming and connecting generations of people with the magic of
puppetry. Huzzah!
Black Cherry will be hosting a series of puppet builds, or work sessions, staffed by volunteer
community artists, to make elements for the parade. All work sessions are free and will take place
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater at 1115 Hollins Street in Baltimore. For more information, please
visit www.blackcherry.org, find Black Cherry Puppet Theater on Instagram, or email
[email protected] with PARADE in the subject line. Donations in any amount are
appreciated to help meet build and parade day expenses!
FREE PARADE PUPPET MAKING SESSIONS
Recommended for ages 8-adult. Under 12 should please be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, April 25, 12-3pm
Sunday, April 26, 12-3pm
Saturday, May 9, 12-3pm
Sunday, May 17, 12-3pm
Builders with works in progress may also add finishing touches on 5/23, 12-3pm.
FREE PARADE HEADDRESS MAKING SESSION
All ages welcome. Under 12 should please be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, May 23, 12-3pm/ Come make a festive topper to wear at the parade, whether or not you have
also made a puppet!
PARADE DAY
Sunday, May 24. Parade line-ups at 12:30 and 2:30pm in front of Black Cherry Puppet Theater. Step off
at 1pm and 3pm. Parades last approximately 30 minutes and are about .4 miles long.
ACCESSIBILITY AND PARKING INFO
There are curb cuts at either end of the block, at the corner of Hollins and Carlton and the
corner of Hollins and Arlington. From the sidewalk, there is one 5” step up into the theater,
though a ramp can be set up to support wheelchair access. Please reach out to us in advance
so we can have it ready. The bathroom is wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant, and there
is a hold bar. For additional access needs, please contact us at [email protected]
with PARADE in the subject line.
Parade participants will not need to go into the theater to participate in the parade. The parade
will take place at street level. The route will lead through crowded streets with lots of people
and loud sounds, including amplified bands and possible drumming.
For places to park on Festival Day, visit here. There will be limited parking available near the start of the parade.
STONE SOUP is the theme for this year’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater Community Puppet
Parade, part of the annual SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival on Sunday, May 24, 2026. The
parade celebrates the magic in the story of Stone Soup, in which a hungry traveler convinces a
group of villagers to contribute one ingredient to his pot. Each person’s unique and small
contributions add up to make a delicious and nourishing meal for all. Let’s make Puppet Soup
together! We invite you to bring your gifts to build this parade together and cook up an artistic
feast for our community. This year’s parade marks the 46th anniversary of Black Cherry Puppet
Theater providing arts programming and connecting generations of people with the magic of
puppetry. Huzzah!
Black Cherry will be hosting a series of puppet builds, or work sessions, staffed by volunteer
community artists, to make elements for the parade. All work sessions are free and will take place
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater at 1115 Hollins Street in Baltimore. For more information, please
visit www.blackcherry.org, find Black Cherry Puppet Theater on Instagram, or email
[email protected] with PARADE in the subject line. Donations in any amount are
appreciated to help meet build and parade day expenses!
FREE PARADE PUPPET MAKING SESSIONS
Recommended for ages 8-adult. Under 12 should please be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, April 25, 12-3pm
Sunday, April 26, 12-3pm
Saturday, May 9, 12-3pm
Sunday, May 17, 12-3pm
Builders with works in progress may also add finishing touches on 5/23, 12-3pm.
FREE PARADE HEADDRESS MAKING SESSION
All ages welcome. Under 12 should please be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, May 23, 12-3pm/ Come make a festive topper to wear at the parade, whether or not you have
also made a puppet!
PARADE DAY
Sunday, May 24. Parade line-ups at 12:30 and 2:30pm in front of Black Cherry Puppet Theater. Step off
at 1pm and 3pm. Parades last approximately 30 minutes and are about .4 miles long.
ACCESSIBILITY AND PARKING INFO
There are curb cuts at either end of the block, at the corner of Hollins and Carlton and the
corner of Hollins and Arlington. From the sidewalk, there is one 5” step up into the theater,
though a ramp can be set up to support wheelchair access. Please reach out to us in advance
so we can have it ready. The bathroom is wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant, and there
is a hold bar. For additional access needs, please contact us at [email protected]
with PARADE in the subject line.
Parade participants will not need to go into the theater to participate in the parade. The parade
will take place at street level. The route will lead through crowded streets with lots of people
and loud sounds, including amplified bands and possible drumming.
For places to park on Festival Day, visit here. There will be limited parking available near the start of the parade.
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Sunday May 3rd, 2026 Family Puppet Show : How The Sun Came To The Sky by Schroeder Cherry
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Come on out to Black Cherry for an afternoon family puppet show by Baltimore's own Schroeder Cherry!
How The Sun Came To The Sky By Schroeder Cherry SUNDAY MAY 3rd Showtime at 1pm (doors open at 12:30pm) Show is approximatley 20-30 minutes Tickets Available Now-- Kids $5 Adults $15-25 Using a sculpted rod puppet, wooden cutouts and props, How The Sun Came To The Sky is an original story designed for family audiences! The story explains how people in The Land of Dark witnessed something strange that changed their world. A puppet narrates the story, engaging audience members in the storytelling while manipulating puppets and props on a table-top stage. Puppeteer is in full view, dressed in black. |
Saturday May 16th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich at Current Space
Save the date for our Puppet Slamwich at Current Space
Saturday May 16th!
with shows at 5pm and 8pm
We're excited to be back outside in Current's lovely courtyard, under their big tent! More details to come!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY to perform at
our May 16th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich held outside at Current Space! Applications for the May Puppet Slamwich are DUE BY APRIL 3rd
Saturday May 16th!
with shows at 5pm and 8pm
We're excited to be back outside in Current's lovely courtyard, under their big tent! More details to come!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY to perform at
our May 16th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich held outside at Current Space! Applications for the May Puppet Slamwich are DUE BY APRIL 3rd
RECENTLY PAST EVENTS...
The following events already happened, but we have left the the info here so folks can still check out the artists/performers/musicians and events that have taken place at Black Cherry recently...a temporary archive of sorts!
Friday April 17th, 2026 The Method Django Jam & Sketch Session
photo by Efrain Ribeiro @brenton9jazz
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Friday, April 17, 2026
7:30pm, doors 7:00pm Sam, Sami and Kai will play a short concert on stage and then host a Django Jazz Jam & tables will be set up for the sketch session in the theater! Bring your instrument or sketch book or just come and enjoy the music--artists/all are welcome! And join the circle to play or draw, or just come to listen!! $10 Suggested Donation at the door Black Cherry Puppet Theater 1115 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21223 |
Tuesday April 14th Advanced Shadow Workshop: 2-D Flat Mechanics
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Shadow Girls Cult presents
Advanced Shadow Workshop: 2-D/Flat Mechanics Tuesday April 14th 2pm-4pm (2 hour workshop) Reserve your spot in the workshop HERE! $20-40 sliding scale Workshop will take place at Black Cherry, 1115 Hollins St. Baltimore, MD 21223 Join Henson Grant award-winning duo Shadow Girls Cult in a 2-hour overhead projector shadow puppetry workshop focused on 2-D/flat mechanics. SGC will offer a behind-the-scenes demo of a wide variety of flat mechanics used in their award-winning show, UNRAVELING, including: links, pivots, returns, levers and more! Participants will then create their own version of SGC’s signature opening eyes, and have the opportunity to test and refine their work on the overhead projectors. Although this workshop is geared towards participants with at least a basic understanding of overhead projector shadow puppetry, all are welcome to join! Bio: Shadow Girls Cult is an award-winning queer shadow puppetry and projections duo based out of Seattle, WA. Using overhead projectors, adapted camera irises, 2-D shadow puppets, human silhouettes, and other analog technology, they create puppet magic for audiences all over the U.S. |
Monday April 13th & Tuesday April 14th, 2026 Puppet Pants & Shadow Girls Cult Double Feature!
You have TWO chances to catch this double feature show with
Puppet Pants & Shadow Girls Cult
Monday April 13th and Tuesday April 14th at 7pm
at Black Cherry
Doors open at 6:30pm
Sliding Scale Tickets $15-25 Available Now!
Puppet Pants:
“PHANTASMAGORIA” is a marionette variety show featuring a rotating cast of
characters all designed, built, and brought to life to an original score by Puppet
Pants. Specializing in marionette making and manipulation, Puppet Pants
delivers a wordless performance that has intrigued and delighted audiences of
all ages and backgrounds across the United States.
The puppeteer performs in full view, but fades into the background as clowns,
monsters, and mysteries amuse and interact with the audience.
“PHANTASMAGORIA” is filled with whimsical acts ranging from endearing to
odd, but always made for all backgrounds and ages to enjoy. Somewhat
circusy, a little edgy but tongue in cheek, and ending with a call to action to
believe in yourself and follow your dreams.
Shadow Girls Cult:
Henson Grant-awarded duo Shadow Girls Cult presents their newest series of shadow
vignettes, "UNRAVELING." Using a mind-bending blend of light techniques, old-school
overhead projectors, shadow masks and hundreds of intricate and layered shadow
puppets, SGC creates short animated films (live!) for audiences around the U.S.
Infused with elements of sci-fi, film noir, classic horror, and surrealism, "UNRAVELING"
explores the inexplicable moments in time when we, or the world around us, seem to
come apart.
BIOS:
Founded in Atlanta in 2024, Puppet Pants is committed to providing top quality
marionette entertainment for audiences of all ages, and has performed at the
New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival, Puppeteers of America 2024 South East
Festival, DragonCON, Asheville and Atlanta Fringe, as well as music festivals,
private events and independent tours of the United States.
Shadow Girls Cult is an award-winning queer shadow puppetry and projections duo
based out of Seattle, WA. Using overhead projectors, adapted camera irises, 2-D
shadow puppets, human silhouettes, and other analog technology, they create puppet
magic for audiences all over the U.S.
Puppet Pants & Shadow Girls Cult
Monday April 13th and Tuesday April 14th at 7pm
at Black Cherry
Doors open at 6:30pm
Sliding Scale Tickets $15-25 Available Now!
Puppet Pants:
“PHANTASMAGORIA” is a marionette variety show featuring a rotating cast of
characters all designed, built, and brought to life to an original score by Puppet
Pants. Specializing in marionette making and manipulation, Puppet Pants
delivers a wordless performance that has intrigued and delighted audiences of
all ages and backgrounds across the United States.
The puppeteer performs in full view, but fades into the background as clowns,
monsters, and mysteries amuse and interact with the audience.
“PHANTASMAGORIA” is filled with whimsical acts ranging from endearing to
odd, but always made for all backgrounds and ages to enjoy. Somewhat
circusy, a little edgy but tongue in cheek, and ending with a call to action to
believe in yourself and follow your dreams.
Shadow Girls Cult:
Henson Grant-awarded duo Shadow Girls Cult presents their newest series of shadow
vignettes, "UNRAVELING." Using a mind-bending blend of light techniques, old-school
overhead projectors, shadow masks and hundreds of intricate and layered shadow
puppets, SGC creates short animated films (live!) for audiences around the U.S.
Infused with elements of sci-fi, film noir, classic horror, and surrealism, "UNRAVELING"
explores the inexplicable moments in time when we, or the world around us, seem to
come apart.
BIOS:
Founded in Atlanta in 2024, Puppet Pants is committed to providing top quality
marionette entertainment for audiences of all ages, and has performed at the
New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival, Puppeteers of America 2024 South East
Festival, DragonCON, Asheville and Atlanta Fringe, as well as music festivals,
private events and independent tours of the United States.
Shadow Girls Cult is an award-winning queer shadow puppetry and projections duo
based out of Seattle, WA. Using overhead projectors, adapted camera irises, 2-D
shadow puppets, human silhouettes, and other analog technology, they create puppet
magic for audiences all over the U.S.
Sunday April 5th, 2026 Spring Puppet Ruckus! with content clown, ohyouare, Hooly J Chan & Knobby Russet
Spring PUPPET RUCKUS! with content clown, ohyouare, Hooly J Chan & Knobby Russet!
Sunday, April 5th at Black Cherry
Show at 7:30pm
doors open at 7pm
Tickets $10-20 available now!
CONTENT CLOWN is bringing a musical clowning puppetry spectacle gender,feels--a love letter to their queer ancestors: the mushrooms. It is an absurd exploration of their gender journey that involves many fun puppets/looping vocals that you can get a taste of here!
Plus more music & puppet ruckus! to open the evening from ohyouare and Hooly J Chan + Knobby Russet (of the Wicked Queer Puppet Theater)! Come one, come all, for heart centered tunes, crankies, mystical performances, and even a dancing potato.
@puppet.ruckus for more!
1115 Hollins Street - Baltimore, MD 21214
Sunday, April 5th at Black Cherry
Show at 7:30pm
doors open at 7pm
Tickets $10-20 available now!
CONTENT CLOWN is bringing a musical clowning puppetry spectacle gender,feels--a love letter to their queer ancestors: the mushrooms. It is an absurd exploration of their gender journey that involves many fun puppets/looping vocals that you can get a taste of here!
Plus more music & puppet ruckus! to open the evening from ohyouare and Hooly J Chan + Knobby Russet (of the Wicked Queer Puppet Theater)! Come one, come all, for heart centered tunes, crankies, mystical performances, and even a dancing potato.
@puppet.ruckus for more!
1115 Hollins Street - Baltimore, MD 21214
Saturday March 21st, 2026 The Double Stops Sold Out!
The Double Stops
Saturday March 21st
at Black Cherry
Show at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT! THANKS FOLKS!
Tickets $15-25
Available Now! Click Here!
1115 Hollins Street - Baltimore, MD 21214
The Double Stops, an acoustic duo comprised of Kait Lee and Z Smith, is a musical collaboration catalyzed by the departure of a good pal and bluegrass phenomenon. You will find them around Baltimore playing old country, bluegrass, and whatever else they damned well please!
Sunday March 15th, 2026 Jeghetto's Workshop--A Family Puppetry Performance for all ages!
Join us for a family friendly performance by
Jeghetto at Black Cherry
JEGHETTO'S WORKSHOP
Sunday March 15th at 11am
doors open at 10:30am
Tickets available now! Click Here!
Children $10
Adults $15-25 sliding scale
Jeghetto's workshop is a family show for all ages. Learn how Jeghetto builds manipulates his original puppets over hip-hop instrumentals. This is a very interactive production...You never know, you could be pulled up on stage and be part of the show!
The show will be inside Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21214
Saturday March 14th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich
An evening of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest!
Saturday March 14th
Two showtimes! 6:30pm & 9:30pm
Sliding Scale Tickets $15-25 available now! Click HERE!
BOTH SLAM TIMES HAVE NOW SOLD OUT!! THANKS FOLKS!
Doors open 30 minutes before each showtime
Shows are inside Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Performers:
SagesPuppets
Jeghetto
Shan in Star
Gimpl the Fool
Ben Stansbery
Intergalactic Kitty Federation
Musical Guest & Host:
The Bayberries
Poster by:
Naomi Rose Weintraub
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich Series is made possible by the generous support of the Green Feather Foundation and the The Puppet Slam Network and supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund. Thank you to these organizations and also to our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
An evening of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest!
Saturday March 14th
Two showtimes! 6:30pm & 9:30pm
Sliding Scale Tickets $15-25 available now! Click HERE!
BOTH SLAM TIMES HAVE NOW SOLD OUT!! THANKS FOLKS!
Doors open 30 minutes before each showtime
Shows are inside Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Performers:
SagesPuppets
Jeghetto
Shan in Star
Gimpl the Fool
Ben Stansbery
Intergalactic Kitty Federation
Musical Guest & Host:
The Bayberries
Poster by:
Naomi Rose Weintraub
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich Series is made possible by the generous support of the Green Feather Foundation and the The Puppet Slam Network and supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund. Thank you to these organizations and also to our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
Friday March 13th, 2026 The Method, Django Concert, Jam & Sketch Session
photo by Efrain Ribeiro @brenton9jazz
The Method
Friday March 13th at 8pm
Doors open 30 minutes before the show
Black Cherry--1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
$10 Suggested Donation at the door
Sam, Sami and Kai will play a short concert on stage and then host a Django Jazz Jam, Tables will be set up for the sketch session in the theater!
Bring your instrument or sketch book--artists/all are welcome! And join the circle to play or draw, or just come to listen!
Friday March 13th at 8pm
Doors open 30 minutes before the show
Black Cherry--1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
$10 Suggested Donation at the door
Sam, Sami and Kai will play a short concert on stage and then host a Django Jazz Jam, Tables will be set up for the sketch session in the theater!
Bring your instrument or sketch book--artists/all are welcome! And join the circle to play or draw, or just come to listen!
Friday March 6th, 2026 Song/Book: Music and Fiction from People Who Write Both
Song/Book: Music and Fiction from People Who Write Both
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in some hands a song can be a whole novel. On March 6, five people who write both music and fiction will gather at Black Cherry Puppet Theater to share their work. Music (and a little bit of reading) from Devon Halliday, Sarah Pinsker, Owen Lyman-Schmidt, JB Aris, and Luke McGowan-Arnold (Huey the Cosmonaut).
Friday March 6th
Doors at 7pm, Music at 7:30pm
FREE (donations welcome)
At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
An AWP offsite event! AWP is the Association of Writers and Writers Programs
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in some hands a song can be a whole novel. On March 6, five people who write both music and fiction will gather at Black Cherry Puppet Theater to share their work. Music (and a little bit of reading) from Devon Halliday, Sarah Pinsker, Owen Lyman-Schmidt, JB Aris, and Luke McGowan-Arnold (Huey the Cosmonaut).
Friday March 6th
Doors at 7pm, Music at 7:30pm
FREE (donations welcome)
At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
An AWP offsite event! AWP is the Association of Writers and Writers Programs
Thursday March 5th, 2026 AWP Offsite Reading
AWP Offsite Poetry Reading:
A collaboration of four independent journals and presses, mercury firs, Grotto, ( peel lit), and Tilted House, offers a poetic terroir featuring: Eric Tyler Benick, Paul Cunnigham, Scout Faller, francine j. harris, Christine Kelly, Ruby Mars, Sean F. Munro, Michael Joseph Walsh, and Kathy Wu.
Thursday, March 5th
Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm
FREE (donations welcome)
At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
AWP is the Association of Writers and Writers Programs
Wednesday February 25th, 2026 Puppet Potluck
Join us for the next Puppet Potluck
Wednesday February 25th
6:30-8:30pm
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins St. Baltimore, MD 21223
Puppet Potlucks are a circle of puppet enthusiasts sharing ideas and works in progress! These sessions aim to build a supportive community for those interested in developing and sharing puppet shows! Have an idea to pitch, a work in progress you want to get feedback on, or just seek creative community around puppetry?
We'd love to see you there!
Free! Bring some food and your ideas to share...No need to sign-up, just show up!
If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 410-752-7272 or email [email protected]
Saturday February 21st, 2026 Reliquary with Juniper Scott
Reliquary with Juniper Scott
& poems by Joshua
Saturday, Feb 21st
Show at 7pm
Doors Open at 6:30pm
1115 Hollins Street - Baltimore, MD 21223
Join us for Reliquary's debut show celebrating the release of their new EP at Black Cherry with Juniper Scott and poems by Joshua.
THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT! THANKS FOLKS!
Tickets $15-25 sliding scale
Available Now Click HERE!
Give Reliquary a listen here!
Reliquary is a trio based out of Baltimore, MD featuring husband and wife, Michael Bowen and Aubrey Calderon, and longtime friend, Dylan Kendall. Formed in 2024, their sound draws from folk and psych influences. They released their self titled debut EP in January of 2026.
Friday February 20th, 2026 Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality
Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality at Black Cherry
Friday February 20th at 7pm
doors open at 6:30pm
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Tickets $15-25
Available Now! Click HERE!
Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality, featuring Maximilian Jacobs (violin) and Noah Steele (upright bass), is led by vocalist, mandolinist, and composer, Nick Cameron.
The ensemble brings new material to the canon of contemporary acoustic music, combining Cameron's contemplative and didactic songwriting with the group's virtuosic improvisation.
Cameron has performed at the White House, the Strathmore Mansion, and the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage (upcoming). The trio will debut several new compositions at this performance, among them a piece commissioned by Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Saturday February 14th, 2026 DiTrani Brothers with Driftwood Soldier
DiTrani Brothers
with Driftwood Soldier
Saturday February 14th
at Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
7pm Show
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets $15-25 available now! Click Here!
DiTrani Brothers play original songs from and about the dystopic present, and ragtime and jazz tunes from the underside of the past. Learn more about the DiTrani Brothers
and give them a listen Here!
Driftwood Soldier aka Makeshift Hammer from Philly make gutter-folk music with a mandolin, bass guitar, junk percussion and anything else they can get their hands on.
Tuesday February 3rd, 2026 Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre
Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Show at 7 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Black Cherry Puppet Theater is pleased to announce a performance of the renowned Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre from Prague, The Czech Republic.
Musical guests for the evening will be Orchester Praževica!
The performance will be followed by a reception and talk back with the puppeteers.
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins St.
Baltimore, MD 21223
Tickets: $15-$25 Available Now CLICK HERE!
Update: This show is now SOLD OUT! Thanks folks!
One of Europe's most celebrated puppet theaters with their 100-year tradition, the tour highlights the enduring tradition of Czech puppetry, an art form internationally recognized as a part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The characters, Spejbl and Hurvinek, were originally created by Josef Skupa in the late 1920’s. This father and son duo were first performed as social satire, and then until his arrest by the occupying Germans in 1944 as underground theater.
He opened The Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre in 1945. Later it turned primarily to family-oriented performances after conflicts with the Communist government. The theater continued its proud legacy after Skups’s passing, with innovative explorations of puppet theatre and training of some of Europe’s most renowned puppeteers. https://wepa.unima.org/en/spejbl-and-hurvinek-theatre/
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Show at 7 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Black Cherry Puppet Theater is pleased to announce a performance of the renowned Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre from Prague, The Czech Republic.
Musical guests for the evening will be Orchester Praževica!
The performance will be followed by a reception and talk back with the puppeteers.
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins St.
Baltimore, MD 21223
Tickets: $15-$25 Available Now CLICK HERE!
Update: This show is now SOLD OUT! Thanks folks!
One of Europe's most celebrated puppet theaters with their 100-year tradition, the tour highlights the enduring tradition of Czech puppetry, an art form internationally recognized as a part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The characters, Spejbl and Hurvinek, were originally created by Josef Skupa in the late 1920’s. This father and son duo were first performed as social satire, and then until his arrest by the occupying Germans in 1944 as underground theater.
He opened The Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre in 1945. Later it turned primarily to family-oriented performances after conflicts with the Communist government. The theater continued its proud legacy after Skups’s passing, with innovative explorations of puppet theatre and training of some of Europe’s most renowned puppeteers. https://wepa.unima.org/en/spejbl-and-hurvinek-theatre/
Friday January 30th, 2026 The Method Concert & Jam Session
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The Method
featuring Sam Farthing, Sami Arefin & Kai Knorr Concert & Jam Session Friday January 30th at 7pm doors open at 6:30pm $10 suggested donation at the door Bring an instrument if you play, open jam session after the set! Artists also welcome to sketch etc! |
Friday January 23, 2026 Corned Beef Hash (irish klezmer fusion band)
Corned Beef Hash at Black Cherry
Friday January 23 at 7pm
doors open at 6:30pm
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Tickets $15-25
Available Now! Click HERE!
Corned Beef Hash is the folk fusion band the DMV didn’t know it needed—until now. This renowned DC/Baltimore-based trio will take you on a no-holds-barred journey through Irish jigs and reels, stirring Yiddish songs, and French-Canadian toe-tappers. We promise you’ll be glad you came along.
Give them a listen and find more info on the band here: cornedbeefhashband.com
Friday January 23 at 7pm
doors open at 6:30pm
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Tickets $15-25
Available Now! Click HERE!
Corned Beef Hash is the folk fusion band the DMV didn’t know it needed—until now. This renowned DC/Baltimore-based trio will take you on a no-holds-barred journey through Irish jigs and reels, stirring Yiddish songs, and French-Canadian toe-tappers. We promise you’ll be glad you came along.
Give them a listen and find more info on the band here: cornedbeefhashband.com
Saturday January 17th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich
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Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich
An evening of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest! Saturday January 17th Two showtimes! 6:30pm & 9:30pm Doors open 30 minutes before each show at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21223 Sliding Scale Tickets $15-25 available NOW! Click HERE! BOTH SHOWTIMES ARE NOW SOLD OUT! THANKS FOLKS! Hosted by TUBEY! Performers: Lisa Huberman Grievers Ben Stansbery Fox E. Martin Isabel Dawson Musical Guest: Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality Poster by Yello @yellowmakesart [email protected] |
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich Series is made possible by the generous support of the Green Feather Foundation and the The Puppet Slam Network and supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund.
Thank you to these organizations, our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
Thank you to these organizations, our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
