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Black Cherry Puppet Theater

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Founded in 1980 & committed to the advancement of the art of puppetry. 1115 Hollins St. Baltimore, MD

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Due to popular demand @charmingdisasterband has added a second showtime in Baltimore at Black Cherry! Get your tickets now for the newly added 9:30pm show (doors at 9) at blackcherry.org !! The early 7pm show already sold out, so Baltimore don’t snooze on tix for the late show
Friday, October 23rd!
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Inspired by the gothic humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, Charming Disaster write songs that tell stories, using two voices to explore dark narratives and characters with a playfully macabre sensibility.
In their interactive Musical Oracle show, songs are selected by chance by audience members who draw cards from the Charming Disaster Oracle Deck
—a Tarot-style divination that straddles the line between concert and theatre. taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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We are bummed to announce that The Bayberries show originally scheduled for Oct 17 at Black Cherry has been canceled. We hope to have this amazing trio back to our stage in the springtime! ♥️🎻♥️ by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Some 📸 shots from Saturday’s Lantern Puppet Build Session for the @creativealliancebaltimore ‘s Great Baltimore Lantern Parade! Thanks to all who participated! There is one more Community Build day THIS Saturday Oct 17th from 9am-12pm at Black Cherry if you’d like to lend a hand! More info at Blackcherry.org 🐢🦁 We can’t wait to see it all come together! taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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UPDATE Saturday’s evening concert with The Bayberries has been canceled! Sorry folks! ——————So much happening this next week at Black Cherry!! Check blackcherry.org for more info! taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Black Cherry’s classic marionette show Billy Goats Gruff’kin will be performed as the kick off for our ‘Second Sunday Family Series’ at Black Cherry!

Sunday, October 11, 2026
1pm, doors open at 12:30pm
Inside Black Cherry Puppet Theater, 1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD

Tickets available at blackcherry.org
Kids $5
Adults $15-25 Sliding Scale!
NOTAFLOF! DM or email info@blackcherry.org for a coupon code.

Put those screens away and bring the kids to see Black Cherry’s classic retelling of the timeless Billy Goats Gruff fairytale with hand carved marionette puppets. Find out if the grass is really greener on the other side, and if the troll will finally get his just reward!
The thirty minute performance is followed by an informal puppet demonstration and photo opportunities! Fun for all ages! taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Some more progress shots of the lion turtle island lantern puppet being made by helpful volunteers at Black Cherry for this year’s Great Baltimore Lantern Parade @creativealliancebaltimore !! Thanks everyone who has participated so far! We have two more build sessions this Saturday Oct 10 and next Saturday Oct 17 from 9am-12pm at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins Street Baltimore, MD 21223. All are welcome to join in helping build the Lion Turtle Island Lantern Puppet! No experience necessary. Invite your friends, pop in or stay the whole time! Be in community together while making something cool! Thanks Tavia and Sharon for the pics and for organizing! taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Join us for the next Puppet Potluck!
Wednesday, October 14th
6:30-8:30pm
at Black Cherry Puppet Theater

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 info@blackcherry.org Flyer illustration by @samgrossman000 💚 by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Black Cherry’s classic marionette show Billy Goats Gruff’kin will be performed as the kick off for our ‘Second Sunday Family Series’ at Black Cherry!

Sunday, October 11, 2026
1pm, doors open at 12:30pm
Inside Black Cherry Puppet Theater, 1115 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD

Tickets available at blackcherry.org
Kids $5
Adults $15-25 Sliding Scale!

Put those screens away and bring the kids to see Black Cherry’s classic retelling of the timeless Billy Goats Gruff fairytale with hand carved marionette puppets. Find out if the grass is really greener on the other side, and if the troll will finally get his just reward!
The thirty minute performance is followed by an informal puppet demonstration and photo opportunities! Fun for all ages! taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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We had a blast at the Govans Farmers Market Fall Festival with @blackcherrypuppettheater joining us!!! Thank you for for helping the Govans community create such amazing Headdresses and having a wonderful parade 🍂 taken in Govans Farmers Market & Govans Community Refrigerator by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Help us welcome @nocturnalcreaturestroupe to Black Cherry TUESDAY October 6th! We have a feeling you may need a funny, absurd puppet mystery musical in your life right about now!! So get your tickets and come out to Baltimore’s coziest lil’ puppet theater to see ‘The Unsolved Mystery of Ms Patsy Climbe’

7pm show, doors at 6:30pm

Tickets Sliding Scale $15-30 Available NOW at blackcherry.org (NOTAFLOF / DM us for a $5 off coupon code if you need one!)

Nocturnal Creatures Troupe presents: The Unsolved Mystery of Ms. Patsy Climb—
A multimedia musical puppet production exploring the lives of a humanoid bat, mysterious spider and cranky mouse. Provocative parody of everyday experiences of street performers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the characters they encounter, as they strive to strike a record deal and make it big. Will they eat free Hotdogs for life? Will Detective Bark bust the case wide open and earn the title “Good Boy?” Tune in and find out!

Bio:
Nocturnal Creatures Troupe is a collaboration between artists Krystal Burns (@sweet_oddity ) and Omer Gal (@cookietonguemusic ) spinning absurd tales of three nocturnal misfits, in the format of a puppet musical. Gal and Burns are established artist/performers/musicians and puppeteers, having performed at many festivals, venues and shown work in galleries, namely New Orleans Puppet Festival, Asheville Fringe Arts, and many more. They both love story telling through songwriting, puppetry and pulling imagination in from the otherside. Joined this tour by puppeteer @teethforbangs taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Please join us this Saturday October 3, for the next of the free, volunteer-run build sessions for Black Cherry’s LION TURTLE ISLAND LANTERN PUPPET, for the 2026 Great Baltimore Lantern Parade at Patterson Park! The build session is at Black Cherry Puppet Theater, at 1115 Hollins Street.

This Saturday’s build session is 9am-12pm. The sessions continue on Saturday October 10 and Saturday October 17 (all from 9am-12pm), followed by the Parade itself on Saturday October 24.

Please join us to build the Lion Turtle Island Lantern Puppet! No experience necessary. Invite your friends; drop-ins welcome.

Also, we need empty cereal boxes to strengthen the beautiful puppet! Even if you’re not able to volunteer for the build, please drop them off at a build the next three Saturdays, or at Black Cherry at one of our upcoming events

We look forward to seeing you! by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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Join of for an evening with three incredible touring bands! The Bandit Queen of Sorrows, Summoning Circle & Makeshift Hammer
Thursday October 1st at Black Cherry 1115 Hollins St Baltimore,MD
7pm Show
6:30pm Doors

Tickets $15-25 Available now at blackcherry.org Need a hand? DM us for a $5 off coupon code! NOTAFLOF

@thebanditqueenofsorrows is a dark folk poet, singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist, featuring cello, shrutti box, guitar, banjo, piano, percussion, and harmonica. The Bandit Queen plays storytelling Celtic/American inspired folkloric tunes and jazz.

@summoning.circle is a Celtic Dungeon folk band based out of Santa Cruz, Ca. The group features multi-instrumentalists Joe Doucette, Jack Kelly, and Liv LaFluv, blending traditional Appalachian and Celtic sounds with atmospheric folk.

@makeshifthammer makes ‘gutter-folk’ music, a proprietary blend of bittersweet ballads, crooked stories, and thumping blue rants on mandolin, bass guitar, and assorted junk foot-percussion described by Bruce Warren of WXPN as “a bluesy version of Nick Cave with a nod to Tom Waits.” taken in Black Cherry Puppet Theater by @blackcherrypuppettheater

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