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
Friday April 11th, 2025 Pink House Puppets
We're excited to welcome
Pinkhouse Puppets
to Black Cherry Puppet Theater!
Save the date:
Evening of Friday April 11th
More info to come!
Resist the Gloom!
Saturday May 17th, 2025 Puppet Slamwich at Current Space
Calling all Puppeteers!
Do you have a short puppet act you'd like to share at our next Puppet Slamwich??
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUR UPCOMING
MAY 17th PUPPET SLAMWICH
AT CURRENT SPACE
( a fabulous outdoor venue with a large seating capacity,
located at 421 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201)
Please click here to read more info and fill out the form to apply by April 4th.
Note: Applying does not guarantee a spot--you'll be notified around April 13th either way!
RECENTLY PAST EVENTS...
Thursday March 20th, 2025 Classical Music at Black Cherry
The Amanita Duo presents:
CLASSICAL MUSIC AT BLACK CHERRY
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Show at 7:30pm
Doors open at 7pm
Tickets sliding scale $12-20 available at the door!
Enjoy a night of classical music at Black Cherry!
This month the Amanita Duo (Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs)
will be joined by the Pinky Pickers- Sam Klotz, Noah Klotz, and Gabe Fricks.
They will also feature Darragh Fitzgerald on violin.
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.
Tuesday March 18th, 2025 The Sam Farthing Trio
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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 March 18th
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 March 18th
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!
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.
Wednesday February 19th, 2025 Puppet Potluck
It's Puppet Potluck time!
Come out and join us at Black Cherry Puppet Theater
1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 on
Wednesday, February 19th 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
1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 on
Wednesday, February 19th 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]
Tuesday February 18th, 2025 Sam & Sami Hot Club Jazz Concert and Jam Session
Gypsy/Hot Club Jazz Jam Night at Black Cherry
Tuesday February 18th
Concert at 7pm, Jam at 7:45pm
$10 Suggested Donation
Sam Farthing and Sami Arefin are bringing their guitars back to Black Cherry to play a short concert and host a Gypsy Jazz Jam.
Bring your instrument or sketch book and join the circle, or just come to listen. Either way, it's fun way to spend a Tuesday evening!
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.
Thursday January 23rd, 2025 Classical Music at Black Cherry
Music at Black Cherry and the Amanita Duo present:
CLASSICAL MUSIC AT BLACK CHERRY
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Show at 7:30pm
Doors open at 7pm
Tickets sliding scale $12-20
Click Here to Purchase
Performances include:
Sibelius Duo - Sophia Ross and Maximilian Jacobs
Hungarian Folk Songs and Praeludium and Allegro -
Maximilian Jacobs featuring Sam Farthing
Mozart Clarinet Concerto - Sophia Ross featuring Kiran Kaur, Zoe Kushubar, Henry Bushnell, Nicholas Wilbur
Tuesday January 21st, 2025 Sam & Sami Gypsy Jazz Concert & Jam Session
Gypsy Jazz Jam Night at Black Cherry
Tuesday January 21st
Concert at 7pm, Jam at 7:45pm
$10 Suggested Donation
Sam Farthing and Sami Arefin are bringing their guitars back to Black Cherry to play a short concert and host a Gypsy Jazz Jam.
Bring your instrument or sketch book and join the circle, or just come to listen. Either way, it's fun way to spend a Tuesday evening!
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
