2025 was a year of making, moving, and imagining what's next for In the Heart of the Beast.

Hello Puppet Lovers & Supporters! Our October Newsletter features:

• Board Member Terri Sullivan says Become a SeedKeeper!

• Bring Hobt to You: Eden Prairie High School students visit

• October upcoming events: Pretty Petunia’s Creepy Dolly Slumber Party!

• Puppets in Community: Bread & Puppet Upside Down World Circus!

Click to view our September 2026 Newsletter. This month features:

• Board Treasurer, Ellen Alphonso loves the little puppets 🧡

• Bring your Group to HoBT: MPS art teachers come to play

• September upcoming events: State Fair, Taco Tour & More!

• Puppet Toddler Music Time Registration Open!

• Puppet shows in progress: Ubu Roi

• Recycle & Repurpose: Materials needed!

Our artist training workshops brought back several veteran artists, who presented on such topics as molding from clay, puppet mechanisms, and object movement to a cohort of emerging and mid-career artists, as well as local teachers and practitioners who are interested in building their puppetry skills. These workshops were funded by Minnesota State Arts Board.

Heart of the Beast Finds a New Home!

MINNEAPOLIS (September 9, 2025) – In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) is excited to announce it found a new home at a storefront in the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Programming will begin on November 1^st at the new location (2411 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis).

During the transition, you’ll still find HOBT in the community through its upcoming programs:

·        Sept. 20 – HOBT at Open Streets on Hennepin

·        Sept. 25 – House Party

·        Sept. 27 – Puppet Caravan from Lake to Hennepin

·        Oct. 4 – Storytime at Midtown Global Market

·        Oct. 12 – Community Moving Day

·        Oct. 18 – Storytime in a community space near HOBT’s new home

·        Oct. 25 - Community Moving Day