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
Saturday August 15th, 2026 Baltimore Toy Theater Festival
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Performer Applications are now being accepted! Click HERE for details and to apply! If you have any questions, please email [email protected] Save the date for the Second Annual Baltimore Toy Theater Festival on Saturday August 15th, 2026 at Current Space, 421 Tyson St, Baltimore, MD 21201 and Le Mondo at 406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201 More info to come! |
Thursday September 10th & Friday September 11th Happy Accident
SAVE THE DATES!
Happy Accident is coming to Black Cherry
Thursday September 10th & Friday September 11th
More info to come!
Belching forth from the glorified backwater village of Portland, OR, Happy Accident’s work explores the exponential pace of overwhelming absurdity in our world. Found objects, large scale puppets and sputtering lights bring you face to face with the cuddly nightmare that is everyday life.
An anti-clown car driven by master puppeteer liz HOWLS and co-piloted by musician/unlicensed electrician Servant Baby, Happy Accident ecstatically careens down the wrong side of the lost highway leaving a trail of old copies of Weekly World News and Jack in the Box wrappers in its wake.
Colorfully reimagining Saturday mornings spent drooling over piles of synthetic crap in front of the TV, Happy Accident revels in naked, antipathetic americana. You will probably laugh, you might cry, and like other designer drugs, you will want more within minutes. Ultimately you will ask yourself, “What kind of culture would produce something like this?”
Happy Accident is coming to Black Cherry
Thursday September 10th & Friday September 11th
More info to come!
Belching forth from the glorified backwater village of Portland, OR, Happy Accident’s work explores the exponential pace of overwhelming absurdity in our world. Found objects, large scale puppets and sputtering lights bring you face to face with the cuddly nightmare that is everyday life.
An anti-clown car driven by master puppeteer liz HOWLS and co-piloted by musician/unlicensed electrician Servant Baby, Happy Accident ecstatically careens down the wrong side of the lost highway leaving a trail of old copies of Weekly World News and Jack in the Box wrappers in its wake.
Colorfully reimagining Saturday mornings spent drooling over piles of synthetic crap in front of the TV, Happy Accident revels in naked, antipathetic americana. You will probably laugh, you might cry, and like other designer drugs, you will want more within minutes. Ultimately you will ask yourself, “What kind of culture would produce something like this?”
Saturday September 19th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich at Current Space -- Save the date & APPLY NOW!
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Save the date for Black Cherry's next Puppet Slamwich at Current Space--an evening of puppetry & performance for adult audiences with a variety of performers and a musical guest! Saturday September 19th, 2026 with two showtimes at 5pm & 8pm. Save the Date!! This event will be held outside in Current Space's lovely courtyard, under their big tent! *Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING PERFORMER APPLICATIONS for the September Puppet Slamwich at Current Space! Have a short puppetry act to share? We want to hear about it! More info/Apply here! |
Friday September 25th & Saturday September 26, 2026 -- Calle Allende by Pinned and Sewtured
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Save the date for Calle Allende by Pinned and Sewtured
September 25th & 26th at Black Cherry Tickets and more info to come! Shackled by restraints of reality, Frida finds herself unable to paint. In a moment of desperation, she re-discovers her life source—the other Frida. Calle Allende is inspired by an entry in Frida Kahlo’s diary about “The Two Fridas”. Calle Allende, a puppet theater production, brings to life Frida’s struggle to reconcile her broken self and dying inspiration. Frida’s pain has clouded her, but in a moment of clarity she soon realizes that without her imagination she will lose her lifeline. Recommended for ages 14+ due to adult themes of pain and death. |
Thursday October 1st, 2026 The Bandit Queen of Sorrows
The Bandit Queen of Sorrows
with Summoning Circle and Makeshift Hammer
Thursday October 1st
at Black Cherry
7pm Show
6:30pm Doors
Tickets and more info to come!
The Bandit Queen of Sorrows is a folk + blues singer songwriter & multi-instrumentalist playing cello, guitar, banjo, kick drum, tambourine, harp and sometimes kazoo. The Bandit Queen mixes the folk country, jazz and blues of the 60s, and 20s with her original poetry and melodies. Storytelling from her days on the rails and down road. Listen HERE & HERE!
with Summoning Circle and Makeshift Hammer
Thursday October 1st
at Black Cherry
7pm Show
6:30pm Doors
Tickets and more info to come!
The Bandit Queen of Sorrows is a folk + blues singer songwriter & multi-instrumentalist playing cello, guitar, banjo, kick drum, tambourine, harp and sometimes kazoo. The Bandit Queen mixes the folk country, jazz and blues of the 60s, and 20s with her original poetry and melodies. Storytelling from her days on the rails and down road. Listen HERE & HERE!
Monday October 5th & Tuesday October 6th Cookie Tongue -- Save the Date!
Friday October 23rd, 2026 Charming Disaster -- Save the Date!
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!
Thursday July 2, 2026 Nettle Shirts Puppet Works & Galactic Gasm
Nettle Shirts Puppet Works
& Galactic Gasm
at Black Cherry
Thursday July 2nd
7pm Show / 6:30pm Doors
This is an adult show/mature content--recommended for 18+
Tickets $15-25 Sliding Scale
Nettle Shirts Puppet Works from Charlottesville, Virginia, will tour the Black Cherry on Thursday, July 2nd! Brave the warmth to see an evening of transformative existentialist wonder. An intimate suitcase show will be followed by two shadow puppetry shows.
In "The Lot”, a suitcase opens up into a small parking lot with scattered trash, and a small figure arrives to sweep it up. What will she sweep next? “Storm After Storm”, an experimental sand shadow piece, explores the emotional arc of a thunderstorm. And “Creation” merges a religious and scientific history of everything, illustrated by abstract shapes and singing. Learn more about Nettle Shirts Puppet Works HERE!
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AND sharing the stage will be Baltimore's own Galactic Gasm! Galactic Gasm is an alien from the planet Fucktonomous. She’s the sexiest creature in all of the galaxies. She’s cum on Earth, I mean, come TO Earth to drive humans wild with desire. She’s gonna use her irresistible powers of seduction to dominate Earth as she has so many planets before. Her three performances will blow your mind with her shapeshifting and make you question your silly human bodies.
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At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
& Galactic Gasm
at Black Cherry
Thursday July 2nd
7pm Show / 6:30pm Doors
This is an adult show/mature content--recommended for 18+
Tickets $15-25 Sliding Scale
Nettle Shirts Puppet Works from Charlottesville, Virginia, will tour the Black Cherry on Thursday, July 2nd! Brave the warmth to see an evening of transformative existentialist wonder. An intimate suitcase show will be followed by two shadow puppetry shows.
In "The Lot”, a suitcase opens up into a small parking lot with scattered trash, and a small figure arrives to sweep it up. What will she sweep next? “Storm After Storm”, an experimental sand shadow piece, explores the emotional arc of a thunderstorm. And “Creation” merges a religious and scientific history of everything, illustrated by abstract shapes and singing. Learn more about Nettle Shirts Puppet Works HERE!
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AND sharing the stage will be Baltimore's own Galactic Gasm! Galactic Gasm is an alien from the planet Fucktonomous. She’s the sexiest creature in all of the galaxies. She’s cum on Earth, I mean, come TO Earth to drive humans wild with desire. She’s gonna use her irresistible powers of seduction to dominate Earth as she has so many planets before. Her three performances will blow your mind with her shapeshifting and make you question your silly human bodies.
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At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Saturday June 27th, 2026 Puppet Square Dance! SOLD OUT!
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Puppet Square Dance!
Saturday June 27th 7:00pm Doors and get to know your puppet 7:30pm Lesson and dance Tickets $10-25 Available HERE! This event is now SOLD OUT!!! Due to limited capacity there will be no tickets sold at the door! Thanks folks! Limited Capacity of 30 people At Black Cherry Puppet Theater 1115 Hollins St. Baltimore MD 21223 Puppet Square Dance! We are a group of puppets launching our first ever square dance, by puppets for puppets. And we need your help!! We are seeking human dancers to dance with us. An evening of square dancing with puppets! --Come ready to dance and be silly --Live puppet band and puppet caller --No square dancing or puppeteering experience necessary --Hand puppets provided but feel free to bring your own--**Please let us know when you buy your ticket whether you'll be bringing your own or not so we know how many to provide!** Limited space available! Contact @shaninstar for more info |
Thursday June 18th, 2026 The Amanita Duo
The Amanita Duo presents
Chamber Music at Black Cherry
Thursday June 18th at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
$15-25 Tickets available at the door
Featuring
Maximilian Jacobs, violin
Sophia Ross, clarinet
Kai Knorr, guitar/bass
Marilyn Mello, viola
They will be performing arrangements of Johannes Brahms, John Fahey, and jazz standards.
At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Chamber Music at Black Cherry
Thursday June 18th at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
$15-25 Tickets available at the door
Featuring
Maximilian Jacobs, violin
Sophia Ross, clarinet
Kai Knorr, guitar/bass
Marilyn Mello, viola
They will be performing arrangements of Johannes Brahms, John Fahey, and jazz standards.
At Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Wednesday June 10th, 2026 Puppet Potluck
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Join us for the next Puppet Potluck!
Wednesday June 10th 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 May 30th, 2026 Nick Cameron & the Heard Mentality with Janky Ray's Puppets
Bluegrass & Puppetry!
Nick Cameron & the Heard Mentality with Janky Ray's Country Puppets
Saturday May 30th
Show at 7pm, doors open 6:30pm
Tickets $15-25 Sliding Scale Available HERE!
at Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21223
All the way from NYC Janky Ray's Puppets will be opening the show--putting on a fun Hee Haw style puppet show with bluegrass music!
Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality, featuring Tim Provost (upright bass), Joel Michael-Schwartz (guitar), and Leo Hickman (mandolin), 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. The quartet will lead you through an evening of stories in song.
Nick Cameron & the Heard Mentality with Janky Ray's Country Puppets
Saturday May 30th
Show at 7pm, doors open 6:30pm
Tickets $15-25 Sliding Scale Available HERE!
at Black Cherry
1115 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21223
All the way from NYC Janky Ray's Puppets will be opening the show--putting on a fun Hee Haw style puppet show with bluegrass music!
Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality, featuring Tim Provost (upright bass), Joel Michael-Schwartz (guitar), and Leo Hickman (mandolin), 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. The quartet will lead you through an evening of stories in song.
Thursday May 28th, 2026 The Music of O'Carolan on Fiddle and Piano
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The Music of O'Carolan on Fiddle and Piano
Thursday May 28th Concert at 8pm Doors open at 7:30pm Tickets $15-25 available HERE! At Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street Baltimore MD 21223 Donna Long (piano) and Joanna Clare (fiddle) perform a selection of O'Carolan music (Baroque Irish), along with some traditional Irish tunes. Expect to experience a wide range of emotions in this performance! |
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.
Saturday May 16th, 2026 Puppet Slamwich at Current Space
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich at Current Space!
Saturday May 16th
Shows at 5pm and 8pm
doors open a half hour before each show time!
Join us for our next Puppet Slamwich--an evening of Puppetry & Performance for Grown-ups with a variety of performers and a musical guest!
Held outside in Current Space's lovely courtyard, under their big tent!
*Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street
Show is rain or shine!
Sliding Scale Tickets available now!
Get yours here!
poster by Fox E. Martin
CURRENT SPACE ACCESS--Wheelchair Accessibility: The outdoor courtyard and first floor, including galleries and restrooms, are all ground level without any steps or curbs. As of March 2026, we are excited to announce the addition of an all-gender, ADA bathroom with a baby changing table. We have a bench in the gallery and seating throughout the outdoor courtyard. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or requests ( [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 and also to our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
Saturday May 16th
Shows at 5pm and 8pm
doors open a half hour before each show time!
Join us for our next Puppet Slamwich--an evening of Puppetry & Performance for Grown-ups with a variety of performers and a musical guest!
Held outside in Current Space's lovely courtyard, under their big tent!
*Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street
Show is rain or shine!
Sliding Scale Tickets available now!
Get yours here!
poster by Fox E. Martin
CURRENT SPACE ACCESS--Wheelchair Accessibility: The outdoor courtyard and first floor, including galleries and restrooms, are all ground level without any steps or curbs. As of March 2026, we are excited to announce the addition of an all-gender, ADA bathroom with a baby changing table. We have a bench in the gallery and seating throughout the outdoor courtyard. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or requests ( [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 and also to our volunteers, donors and our Patreon Members!
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. |
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!
