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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 valeskapopuloh@yahoo.com 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!)
Made possible by volunteers and the support of the Sowebo Fest.
Black Cherry is a welcoming space of mutual respect for all. 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 accessible 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 valeskapopuloh@yahoo.com.
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