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Barefoot Puppets
Galapagos George
Saturday, Oct. 25     2 p.m.
$12/ $8 MCC district residents
For ages 4+.  Who is George?  He's a tortoise... a giant Galapagos tortoise!  This award-winning puppet company will tell the tale of the last tortoise to be found on Pinta Island in the Galapagos archipelago.  Come watch George grow from a hatchling to a giant tortoise.  The Smithsonian described this show as "an uplifting eco-fable."    Artist Site>>  

Workshop: Barefoot Puppets
3:30 p.m. following performance
$8 per child (Ages 5+) accompanied by parent.  (Siblings not allowed without paid workshop ticket.)   Make and decorate a tortoise rod puppet that you can take home!  Join puppeteer Heidi Rugg of Barefoot Puppets for this hands-on construction workshop.

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Workshop: Hobey Ford
3:30 p.m. following performance
$8 per child (Ages 5+) accompanied by parent.  (Siblings not allowed without paid workshop ticket.)   Participants will learn about shadow puppetry performance techniques and folktales through construction of their own shadow puppet.  The workshop will be taught by award-winning puppeteer Hobey Ford.

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Workshop: Jim West
3:30 p.m. following performance
$8 per child (Ages 4+) accompanied by parent.  (Siblings not allowed without paid workshop ticket.)   Puppeteer Jim West has created a fun-filled workshop where participants can make mouth puppets from newspaper.  Participants will create their own unique puppet using newspaper in creative ways.

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Andes Manta
Sunday, April 2    3 p.m.
$14/ $10 MCC district residents
Ages 6+.  Andes Manta performs the vibrant music of the Andes on more than 35 trditional insturments.  From the lyrical sound of the quena, or Andean flute, to the haunting tones of the six-foot long pan-pipes, the music of Andes Manta is an experience that never fails to bring audiences to their feet.  The vibrant, powerful music of the Andes is played from Colombia to Teirra del Fuego, and none play it better than the four Lopez brothers, natives of the Ecuadorian Andes who make up Andes Manta.   Artist Site>>  

Workshop: Andes Manta
4:30 p.m. following performance
$10 per person (Ages 6+)   Created as a hands-on learning experience for children and adults alike, the pan-pipe workshop is a start to finish lesson in creating one's own instrument.  Each participant is provided with a kit containing pre-tuned South American bamboo pipes, cording and bamboo struts.  The musicians teach participants how to assemble the pan-pipes, called pallas, and finish the workshop by teaching all participants how to play a simple traditional Andean song. 

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Applause Unlimited
Tales of a Mysterious Land
Saturday, June 6     2 p.m. 
$12/ $8 MCC district residents
Ages 4+.  Three stories demonstrate the rich ethnic diversity of Chinese folklore.  Narrated and performed with hand puppets, rod puppets, masks and simple props, the story of Long Hair Girl, The God of Faces, and The Story of the House are sure to stir the heart and stimulate the imagination.   Artist Site>> 

Workshop: Applause Unlimited
3:30 p.m. following performance
$8 per child (Ages 4+) accompanied by parent.  (Siblings not allowed without paid workshop ticket.)   Can you build an articulated puppet from sticks, string, beads, paper and glue? Yes!  these are easy rod puppets to make and enjoy.  Each student will make a simple working puppet to take home.  Child must be able to color, cut well with scissors, and use glue.

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