Saturdays Through March
Saturday Morning
Puppet Shows For Kids
February 4: Dog S.O.S.
(Báltik el perro náufrago)
Dude, Dudette 'n ' Dude
A Mexican dog's hairy disposition sends him North in search of cooler weather.
Nearly every Saturday through March, different artists perform engaging puppet shows at 10am and noon. These performances will delight kids of all ages. Families can also attend hands-on Make-n-Take puppet workshops based on that day's puppet show theme.
- Performances: 10am & noon
- Workshop: 11am
- Admission: Performances - suggested donation of $4/ person or $2/ person if you live in Phillips, Central, Corcoran or Powderhorn neighborhoods. Workshops - $5/ child, $3/ adult (Children must be accompanied by an adult).
MayDay Opportunities
MayDay Block Host Organizer
Are you a community organizer? Or active Block Leader in your neighborhood? Or do you just LOVE MayDay and this community? We are looking for a volunteer to help us recruit & train teams of people to host blocks during the MayDay Parade. Contact Brie Jonna at bjonna@hobt.org for more information.
Internship Opportunities
(MayDay & General)
MayDay Parade Interns - work with the MayDay Art Staff to help envision, build and assist the community in creating one section of the MayDay Parade
Grant-Writing Intern - draft the narrative portions of grant applications with the guidance of our Development Director
Event-Planning Intern - help organize the special events we offer, from donor gatherings to opening night parties, under the guidance of our Development Director
Grant Researcher Intern - assist the Development Director in identifying foundations and corporations who might welcome a grant application from HOBT
MayDay Marketing & PR Intern - Assist with MayDay marketing, public relations, social media, & the assembly and editing of the MayDay Program
Contact Margery at motto@hobt.org for more details & application requirements.
Please Support HOBT
Our theatre provokes dreaming as a first step in the process of creative action.
The grand upheaval happening in the world, is in part, a manifestation of collective dreaming on a global scale. In this year, let us uphold the bold power of people coming together to make these dreams reality! Our theatre also revels in dreams of quiet mystery that can be found beneath the surface. In this darkest month, we perform "Winter Dreams," a lovely, lyrical meditation of the non-human world before the light's return. Dreaming propels our "theatre of wonder" through our residency programs, our Saturday Puppet Show series, the build and enactment of the Mayday Festival, and our community partnerships.
With your support, we continue to nurture the creativity of children and adults alike — from a first encounter with the puppetry arts through offerings of professional development. Together we are shaping our future as a puppet center with deep roots in the neighborhood and limbs spread wide to serve a vision of health for the world. We are not allowing the continued national economic stress to cast a gloomy shadow on our work. Indeed, we believe even more deeply in the power of abundance that rises from the hearts and dreams of people who come together with authentic creativity for the common good. Thank you for being a part of this, our very mission.
In gratitude for your generosity,
Sandy Spieler -
artistic director
Loren Niemi - executive director