Current Covid Policy: **For the safety of our artists, crew, staff and patrons, we encourage properly worn masks when in Black Cherry's theater while not actively eating or drinking. Thank you!**
If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 410-752-7272 or email [email protected]
If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 410-752-7272 or email [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday April 24th COOKIE TONGUE with Sweet Oddity & Dreambaby
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COOKIE TONGUE
with Sweet Oddity & Dreambaby Thursday April 24th at Black Cherry 7pm Doors 6:30pm Tickets Sliding Scale $15-20 Available Now Click HERE! The expectation-defying musical menagerie of Cookie Tongue brings to the stage a multi sensory performance using twisted fairytale like songs, hand made puppets, animation, art and interactive avant-garde theatre to pull audiences into a mesmerizing one-of-a-kind experience, with special guest Dreambaby. a recent quote from a new fan: “To say seeing Cookie Tongue is an experience is an understatement!! Easily one of the most sensory overloading and entertaining performances I've seen in recent memory. Imagine the vocals of Tiny Tim, with the intense visuals of a Nine Inch Nails video while tripping on LSD in the woods--that's about as good an analogy as i can come up with. Seriously though if you get the opportunity it's definitely worth checking out no doubt!” Check out their recent music video HERE! |
Saturday April 26th through Sunday May 25th, 2025 UPLIFT: Community Puppet Parade
UPLIFT: BLACK CHERRY PUPPET THEATER'S COMMUNITY PARADE
UPLIFT is the theme for this year’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater Community Parade, part of the annual Sowebo Festival on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The parade uplifts the power of art to connect people, to create inclusive community spaces, and to celebrate that we are stronger and more beautiful in our diversity! We invite you to join us in making a parade together and generate collective joy as a powerful way to hold each other up! This year’s parade also marks the 45th anniversary of Black Cherry Puppet Theater providing arts programming and connecting generations of people with the magic of puppetry!
Black Cherry will be hosting a series of open parade 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 email [email protected] or contact Black Cherry Puppet Theater through social media!
PARADE PUPPET MAKING SESSIONS:
Saturday, April 26, 12-4pm
Sunday, May 4 , 12-4pm
Saturday, May 10, 12-4pm
Saturday, May 24, 12-4pm / Come make a HEADDRESS or CROWN for you to wear at the parade
Sunday, May 25, Parades at 1 and 3pm as part of Sowebo Fest (Meet at Black Cherry!)
This parade is made possible by volunteers and the support of the Sowebo Fest. Black Cherry strives to be a welcoming space of mutual respect for all. This is an all ages event. Kids under 16 are welcome, but must be accompanied by a supervising adult. All materials and labor is provided by volunteers. Donations are welcome to support Black Cherry click here!
There is street parking on parade build days within 25 feet of the entrance. There is one step up into the theater/workshop space from the sidewalk. There is a curb cut at the end of the block, near Carlton Street. We are able to install a temporary ramp in the entrance to provide access for individuals using mobility devices with wheels, The theater has one bathroom on the ground floor with a grip bar. Please note there is no parking near the theater on parade days. For more access information or support, please email [email protected].
UPLIFT is the theme for this year’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater Community Parade, part of the annual Sowebo Festival on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The parade uplifts the power of art to connect people, to create inclusive community spaces, and to celebrate that we are stronger and more beautiful in our diversity! We invite you to join us in making a parade together and generate collective joy as a powerful way to hold each other up! This year’s parade also marks the 45th anniversary of Black Cherry Puppet Theater providing arts programming and connecting generations of people with the magic of puppetry!
Black Cherry will be hosting a series of open parade 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 email [email protected] or contact Black Cherry Puppet Theater through social media!
PARADE PUPPET MAKING SESSIONS:
Saturday, April 26, 12-4pm
Sunday, May 4 , 12-4pm
Saturday, May 10, 12-4pm
Saturday, May 24, 12-4pm / Come make a HEADDRESS or CROWN for you to wear at the parade
Sunday, May 25, Parades at 1 and 3pm as part of Sowebo Fest (Meet at Black Cherry!)
This parade is made possible by volunteers and the support of the Sowebo Fest. Black Cherry strives to be a welcoming space of mutual respect for all. This is an all ages event. Kids under 16 are welcome, but must be accompanied by a supervising adult. All materials and labor is provided by volunteers. Donations are welcome to support Black Cherry click here!
There is street parking on parade build days within 25 feet of the entrance. There is one step up into the theater/workshop space from the sidewalk. There is a curb cut at the end of the block, near Carlton Street. We are able to install a temporary ramp in the entrance to provide access for individuals using mobility devices with wheels, The theater has one bathroom on the ground floor with a grip bar. Please note there is no parking near the theater on parade days. For more access information or support, please email [email protected].
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Thursday May 15th, 2025 Classical Music at Black Cherry
CLASSICAL MUSIC AT BLACK CHERRY
Thursday, May 15th
More info to come!
Concert at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20, available at the door!
Please join us for this monthly music series presented by the Amanita Duo--Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs--with different collaborating musicians!
More info to come!
Thursday, May 15th
More info to come!
Concert at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20, available at the door!
Please join us for this monthly music series presented by the Amanita Duo--Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs--with different collaborating musicians!
More info to come!
Saturday May 17th, 2025 Puppet Slamwich at Current Space
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Save the date for our next Puppet Slamwich:
MAY 17th PUPPET SLAMWICH AT CURRENT SPACE a fabulous outdoor venue with a large seating capacity, located at 421 Tyson St (Enter from back alley) Baltimore MD 21201 Shows at 5pm & 8pm Tickets available soon! We are excited to announce that the Sam Farthing Trio will be joining as the house band for this show! Performances by: Chuck Nesci Madeline Shuron Intergalactic Kitty Federation Jes Raschella Cast Onstage Geez and Louise |
CURRENT SPACE ACCESS
Wheelchair Accessibility: The courtyard and first floor, including restrooms, are all ground level without any steps or curbs. However, restrooms are not wheelchair accessible (yet). 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.
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, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Wheelchair Accessibility: The courtyard and first floor, including restrooms, are all ground level without any steps or curbs. However, restrooms are not wheelchair accessible (yet). 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.
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, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Tuesday May 27th, 2025 Gypsy/Hot Club Jazz Jam & Concert
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Photos by photographer @brenton9jazz from January's Concert & Jam!
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Gypsy/Hot Club Jazz Jam Night at Black Cherry
Tuesday May 27th
The Sam Farthing Trio Concert at 7pm
Jam at 7:45pm
$10 Suggested Donation at the door
The Sam Farthing Trio are bringing their guitars and upright bass back to Black Cherry to play a short concert and host a Gypsy Jazz Jam.
Bring your instrument (or sketch book, artists/all are welcome!) and join the circle, or just come to listen.
Either way, it's fun way to spend a Tuesday evening!
Tuesday May 27th
The Sam Farthing Trio Concert at 7pm
Jam at 7:45pm
$10 Suggested Donation at the door
The Sam Farthing Trio are bringing their guitars and upright bass back to Black Cherry to play a short concert and host a Gypsy Jazz Jam.
Bring your instrument (or sketch book, artists/all are welcome!) and join the circle, or just come to listen.
Either way, it's fun way to spend a Tuesday evening!
Friday June 6, 2025 Liz Downing, Alicia Puglionesi & Carrie Fucile, and Erik Ruin
Alicia Puglionesi & Carrie Fucile
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Erik Ruin
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Liz Downing
SAVE THE DATE!
JUNE 6th, 2025
This group of talented artists/performers
will descend upon the Black Cherry Stage!
More info to come!
Liz Downing: Shadow Mother--Psychotherapy by way of Toy Theater with voice, banjo, and puppetry. The setting is the dark, infinite land of the Id. One puppet is "Self" who speaks and the other is “Shadow Mother,” who sings.
Alicia Puglionesi and Carrie Fucile: Circles In Absolute Night--The story of descending into a cave with spoken word, live sound, and projected video. Why do we put faith in false promises and what is it like to be a rock? We will shed light on these questions.
Erik Ruin: All That Is Solid--An audio-visual environment that layers/juxtaposes quietly transcendentalist video observations of everyday life alongside hand-drawn animations and cut paper projections. A series of reckonings with the state of the state, the self, society, the environment, the interpenetration and complicity of them/us all.
JUNE 6th, 2025
This group of talented artists/performers
will descend upon the Black Cherry Stage!
More info to come!
Liz Downing: Shadow Mother--Psychotherapy by way of Toy Theater with voice, banjo, and puppetry. The setting is the dark, infinite land of the Id. One puppet is "Self" who speaks and the other is “Shadow Mother,” who sings.
Alicia Puglionesi and Carrie Fucile: Circles In Absolute Night--The story of descending into a cave with spoken word, live sound, and projected video. Why do we put faith in false promises and what is it like to be a rock? We will shed light on these questions.
Erik Ruin: All That Is Solid--An audio-visual environment that layers/juxtaposes quietly transcendentalist video observations of everyday life alongside hand-drawn animations and cut paper projections. A series of reckonings with the state of the state, the self, society, the environment, the interpenetration and complicity of them/us all.
Wednesday June 11th, 2025 Puppet Potluck
It's Puppet Potluck time!
Come out and join us at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Wednesday, June 11th from 6:30-8:30pm
for the next Puppet Potluck!
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]
Come out and join us at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Wednesday, June 11th from 6:30-8:30pm
for the next Puppet Potluck!
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]
RECENTLY PAST EVENTS...
Thursday April 17th, 2025 Classical Music at Black Cherry
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CLASSICAL MUSIC AT BLACK CHERRY
Thursday, April 17th
Concert at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20, available at the door!
Please join us for this monthly music series presented by the Amanita Duo--Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs--with different collaborating musicians!
This months concert will feature Qi Yu on guzheng (Chinese zither) and Max Jacobs
They will be playing Bach, Piazzolla, Django Reinhardt and originals by Qi Yu.
Learn more about Qi Yu here! And Max Jacobs here!
Thursday, April 17th
Concert at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20, available at the door!
Please join us for this monthly music series presented by the Amanita Duo--Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs--with different collaborating musicians!
This months concert will feature Qi Yu on guzheng (Chinese zither) and Max Jacobs
They will be playing Bach, Piazzolla, Django Reinhardt and originals by Qi Yu.
Learn more about Qi Yu here! And Max Jacobs here!
Friday April 11th, 2025 Pink House Puppets
We're excited to welcome
Pinkhouse Puppets
to Black Cherry Puppet Theater!
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Friday April 11th at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets $15-20 available now! Click HERE!
**No one turned away for lack of funds!**
Pinkhouse Puppets is on tour all the way from Vermont and Chicago, puppeteers Emily Schubert and Fletcher Pierson present a cabaret style puppet show with a little bit of everything to help lift the spirits and resist the gloom! There will be puppets, crankies, singing, manifestos, glowing eyeballs and more! You won't want to miss it!
Wednesday March 19th, 2025 An Evening with Jordan Wax: New & Re-imagined Songs of Yiddish Resilience
MUSIC AT BLACK CHERRY PRESENTS
An Evening with Jordan Wax
New & Re-imagined Songs of Yiddish Resilience
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Show at 6:45pm
Doors open 1/2 hour before showtime
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20
Available now click here to purchase!
At Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Join Jordan Wax (accordion/vocals) for an evening of original Yiddish-language music from his recent release, "The Heart Deciphers," a project based on over 30 years of devotion to the resilience of Yiddish language and musical arts in the fruitful margins of diaspora.
These performances are made possible in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
An Evening with Jordan Wax
New & Re-imagined Songs of Yiddish Resilience
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Show at 6:45pm
Doors open 1/2 hour before showtime
Tickets Sliding Scale $12-20
Available now click here to purchase!
At Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Join Jordan Wax (accordion/vocals) for an evening of original Yiddish-language music from his recent release, "The Heart Deciphers," a project based on over 30 years of devotion to the resilience of Yiddish language and musical arts in the fruitful margins of diaspora.
These performances are made possible in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
Saturday March 15th, 2025 Puppet Slamwich
Black Cherry's Puppet Slamwich
Saturday March 15th
Two showtimes--6:30 & 9:30pm
Doors open 30 minutes before each show
at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
**BOTH showtimes are now SOLD OUT!
Thanks folks!**
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! $12/$15
Click here to purchase
(P.S. Our slams usually sell out)
Puppet Slams are evenings of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest!
Performers:
Schweda
Kevin Michael Wesson
Lee Connah
Lindsey Ball
Carmen Houston-Ludlam
Matt Muirhead
Musical guest: Pinky Pickers
Poster Design by Ashley Ball
Please contact us if you have questions regarding accessibility in Black Cherry Puppet Theater or need assistance. [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, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Saturday March 15th
Two showtimes--6:30 & 9:30pm
Doors open 30 minutes before each show
at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
**BOTH showtimes are now SOLD OUT!
Thanks folks!**
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! $12/$15
Click here to purchase
(P.S. Our slams usually sell out)
Puppet Slams are evenings of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest!
Performers:
Schweda
Kevin Michael Wesson
Lee Connah
Lindsey Ball
Carmen Houston-Ludlam
Matt Muirhead
Musical guest: Pinky Pickers
Poster Design by Ashley Ball
Please contact us if you have questions regarding accessibility in Black Cherry Puppet Theater or need assistance. [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, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Thursday February 27th, 2025 DiTrani Brothers & The Bandit Queen of Sorrows
DITRANI BROTHERS &
THE BANDIT QUEEN OF SORROWS
with Sam & Sami
Thursday February 27, 2025
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Show at 7pm
Doors open 6:30pm
Tickets $12-$20 Sliding Scale Available 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!
Bandit Queen of Sorrows plays heartworn folk tunes crafted from lonely highways, boxcars, and desolate places, always with her heart filling the room. Whether she's playing guitar, banjo, or cello, she invokes the world's lonesome beauty with her musical offerings. Listen Here!
The amazing Hot Jazz duo Sam and Sami are Sam Farthing and Sami Arefin. Together, they curate the Django Jam at Black Cherry and are bringing their amazing guitar work to open this show.
THE BANDIT QUEEN OF SORROWS
with Sam & Sami
Thursday February 27, 2025
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Show at 7pm
Doors open 6:30pm
Tickets $12-$20 Sliding Scale Available 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!
Bandit Queen of Sorrows plays heartworn folk tunes crafted from lonely highways, boxcars, and desolate places, always with her heart filling the room. Whether she's playing guitar, banjo, or cello, she invokes the world's lonesome beauty with her musical offerings. Listen Here!
The amazing Hot Jazz duo Sam and Sami are Sam Farthing and Sami Arefin. Together, they curate the Django Jam at Black Cherry and are bringing their amazing guitar work to open this show.
Friday February 21st & Saturday February 22nd, 2025 Erik Ruin & Elizabeth LaPrelle
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Erik Ruin & Elizabeth LaPrelle
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Friday, February 21
& Saturday, February 22 (Saturday's show is now sold out)
Showtimes at 7:30pm Doors open at 7pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12.50-$17.50 Available HERE!
Folk musician Elizabeth LaPrelle (Doran, Anna & Elizabeth) and visual artist Erik Ruin (Justseeds) combine forces for an evening of ballads and crankies. From the mountains of Appalachia to the isolation wing of a German prison, the duo will explore haunting songs of love and loss, playful lullabies, passionate protests of the world as it is- and dreams of how it could be.
See an example of this magical duo HERE
Erik Ruin is a Michigan-raised, Philadelphia-based printmaker, shadow puppeteer, paper-cut artist, etc., who has been lauded by the New York Times for his "spell-binding cut-paper animations." His work oscillates between the poles of apocalyptic anxieties and utopian yearnings, with an emphasis on empathy, transcendence and obsessive detail. He frequently works collaboratively with musicians, theater performers, other artists and activist campaigns. He is a founding member of the international Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, and co-author of the book Paths Toward Utopia: Graphic Explorations of Everyday Anarchism (w/ Cindy Milstein, PM Press, 2012). Current projects include the Ominous Cloud Ensemble, an ever-evolving, collectively-improvising large ensemble for projections and music.
Elizabeth LaPrelle is a scholar and singer of Appalachian Ballads from Rural Retreat, Virginia. She built her style and repertoire from research into archival recordings, and family and friends. She started making recordings with her family as a teen, and received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary with a major in Southern Appalachian Traditional Performance. In the experimental folk duo Anna & Elizabeth, she toured internationally and helped re-popularize the “crankie” performance art form. She’s also a banjo-player, and a visual and interdisciplinary artist. She lives with her husband Brian Dolphin and their young son.
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Friday, February 21
& Saturday, February 22 (Saturday's show is now sold out)
Showtimes at 7:30pm Doors open at 7pm
Tickets Sliding Scale $12.50-$17.50 Available HERE!
Folk musician Elizabeth LaPrelle (Doran, Anna & Elizabeth) and visual artist Erik Ruin (Justseeds) combine forces for an evening of ballads and crankies. From the mountains of Appalachia to the isolation wing of a German prison, the duo will explore haunting songs of love and loss, playful lullabies, passionate protests of the world as it is- and dreams of how it could be.
See an example of this magical duo HERE
Erik Ruin is a Michigan-raised, Philadelphia-based printmaker, shadow puppeteer, paper-cut artist, etc., who has been lauded by the New York Times for his "spell-binding cut-paper animations." His work oscillates between the poles of apocalyptic anxieties and utopian yearnings, with an emphasis on empathy, transcendence and obsessive detail. He frequently works collaboratively with musicians, theater performers, other artists and activist campaigns. He is a founding member of the international Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, and co-author of the book Paths Toward Utopia: Graphic Explorations of Everyday Anarchism (w/ Cindy Milstein, PM Press, 2012). Current projects include the Ominous Cloud Ensemble, an ever-evolving, collectively-improvising large ensemble for projections and music.
Elizabeth LaPrelle is a scholar and singer of Appalachian Ballads from Rural Retreat, Virginia. She built her style and repertoire from research into archival recordings, and family and friends. She started making recordings with her family as a teen, and received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary with a major in Southern Appalachian Traditional Performance. In the experimental folk duo Anna & Elizabeth, she toured internationally and helped re-popularize the “crankie” performance art form. She’s also a banjo-player, and a visual and interdisciplinary artist. She lives with her husband Brian Dolphin and their young son.
Saturday February 15th, 2025 Pique Collective & Black Cherry
Black Cherry Puppet Theater & Pique Collective present
MORE TALES FROM MASTERPIQUE THEATER
puppets, music & performance
Saturday, February 15 at 7:30pm
doors at 7:00
TICKETS $12-$20 Sliding Scale Available HERE!
At Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins St. Baltimore, MD 21223
Part Music…
Pique Collective presents another evening of the quirkiest living-room music they can find; including percussive tables, angular instrumental works, and a real paper-shredding finale. Works by James Young (a premier!), Thierry de Mey, Lou Harrison and more!
Part Puppet…
Black Cherry Puppet Theater will be joining in for several selections, pairing outstanding puppetry with Pique's instrumental music. The show is a feast for the eyes, whether watching the choreographed music or the puppet show, you’re sure to be thrilled.
MORE TALES FROM MASTERPIQUE THEATER
puppets, music & performance
Saturday, February 15 at 7:30pm
doors at 7:00
TICKETS $12-$20 Sliding Scale Available HERE!
At Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins St. Baltimore, MD 21223
Part Music…
Pique Collective presents another evening of the quirkiest living-room music they can find; including percussive tables, angular instrumental works, and a real paper-shredding finale. Works by James Young (a premier!), Thierry de Mey, Lou Harrison and more!
Part Puppet…
Black Cherry Puppet Theater will be joining in for several selections, pairing outstanding puppetry with Pique's instrumental music. The show is a feast for the eyes, whether watching the choreographed music or the puppet show, you’re sure to be thrilled.
Saturday January 18th, 2025 Puppet Slamwich
Black Cherry's
Puppet Slamwich
Saturday January 18th
at 6:30 & 9:30pm
Doors open 30 minutes before each show
1/14 UPDATE: TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT FOR BOTH SHOWS!
THANKS FOLKS!
Tickets $15/$12 available now!
Click here to purchase
at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Puppet Slams are evenings of short form puppetry acts intended for adult audiences, with a musical guest!
Performers:
Brzezinski & Schap
Sari Langholt
Mutual Obsession Circus
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Ursula Populoh
Sunni: Fat & Flourishing
Musical Guest:
Gabby & Nick Cameron
Poster Design by Valeska Populoh
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, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Thursday January 16th, 2025 Curtis Eller's American Circus
Curtis Eller's American Circus
East Coast Album Release Tour
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Thursday January 16th, 2025
7pm Show (doors open at 6:30pm)
Tickets available now! Click HERE!
The Band:
Curtis Eller is a banjo player, songwriter and rock & roll singer. The lifelong show business veteran began performing at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His band, Curtis Eller’s American Circus, has developed a devoted international following based on spellbinding stage performances that combine a dreamlike vision of American history with silent film style, physical comedy, and explosive rock & roll energy. The iconoclastic troubadour has spent twenty-five years relentlessly touring the clubs, theatres and festivals of North America, Europe, and Australia. This coming January, Eller will embark on a limited run of East Coast club dates, backed by a heavy-hitting, four-piece lineup of The American Circus featuring musicians from both sides of the Atlantic.
The New Album:
The tour celebrates the release of their new album, "Another Nice Mess." The recording captures the band in their ragged, retro splendor, as they guide listeners through a sepia-tinged world of tightrope walkers, heavyweight brawlers, Hollywood scream queens, firing squads, fallen soldiers and conscientious objectors. At the heart of the forthcoming set is ‘Another Nice Mess': A sweet, sentimental waltz about the enduring friendship between Laurel & Hardy. You are invited to run away with the circus when this little big top comes to town!
Band Members:
Curtis Eller: banjo & lead vocals
Stacy Wolfson: harmony vocals
Hugh Crumley: electric bass
Andy Lyth: drums & harmony
East Coast Album Release Tour
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Thursday January 16th, 2025
7pm Show (doors open at 6:30pm)
Tickets available now! Click HERE!
The Band:
Curtis Eller is a banjo player, songwriter and rock & roll singer. The lifelong show business veteran began performing at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His band, Curtis Eller’s American Circus, has developed a devoted international following based on spellbinding stage performances that combine a dreamlike vision of American history with silent film style, physical comedy, and explosive rock & roll energy. The iconoclastic troubadour has spent twenty-five years relentlessly touring the clubs, theatres and festivals of North America, Europe, and Australia. This coming January, Eller will embark on a limited run of East Coast club dates, backed by a heavy-hitting, four-piece lineup of The American Circus featuring musicians from both sides of the Atlantic.
The New Album:
The tour celebrates the release of their new album, "Another Nice Mess." The recording captures the band in their ragged, retro splendor, as they guide listeners through a sepia-tinged world of tightrope walkers, heavyweight brawlers, Hollywood scream queens, firing squads, fallen soldiers and conscientious objectors. At the heart of the forthcoming set is ‘Another Nice Mess': A sweet, sentimental waltz about the enduring friendship between Laurel & Hardy. You are invited to run away with the circus when this little big top comes to town!
Band Members:
Curtis Eller: banjo & lead vocals
Stacy Wolfson: harmony vocals
Hugh Crumley: electric bass
Andy Lyth: drums & harmony
