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  • Beauty and the Beast

    1:00pm

    Puppet Co Beauty and the Beast image
    Description

    Terry Snyder's Beauty and the Beast features half height marionettes, a projected magic mirror, and two storytellers guiding our audience through a sweet retelling of the original Beauty and the Beast tale. Will they fall in love in time to break the curse? Directd by Dillon Mitcham.

    Presenter
    the Puppet Co.
    Location
    the Puppet Co.
    Admission
    $15
    Phone
    301.634.5380
    Event Type

    Beauty and the Beast

    11:30am

    Puppet Co Beauty and the Beast image
    Description

    Terry Snyder's Beauty and the Beast features half height marionettes, a projected magic mirror, and two storytellers guiding our audience through a sweet retelling of the original Beauty and the Beast tale. Will they fall in love in time to break the curse? Directd by Dillon Mitcham.

    Presenter
    the Puppet Co.
    Location
    the Puppet Co.
    Admission
    $15
    Phone
    301.634.5380
    Event Type

    Beauty and the Beast

    1:00pm

    Puppet Co Beauty and the Beast image
    Description

    Terry Snyder's Beauty and the Beast features half height marionettes, a projected magic mirror, and two storytellers guiding our audience through a sweet retelling of the original Beauty and the Beast tale. Will they fall in love in time to break the curse? Directd by Dillon Mitcham.

    Presenter
    the Puppet Co.
    Location
    the Puppet Co.
    Admission
    $15
    Phone
    301.634.5380
    Event Type

    Beauty and the Beast

    11:30am

    Puppet Co Beauty and the Beast image
    Description

    Terry Snyder's Beauty and the Beast features half height marionettes, a projected magic mirror, and two storytellers guiding our audience through a sweet retelling of the original Beauty and the Beast tale. Will they fall in love in time to break the curse? Directd by Dillon Mitcham.

    Presenter
    the Puppet Co.
    Location
    the Puppet Co.
    Admission
    $15
    Phone
    301.634.5380
    Event Type

    CAROUSEL DAY

    11:00am - 4:00pm

    carousel lion, horse, and reindeer on blue background above flowers
    Description

    Join us for a festival event in celebration of Glen Echo Park's historic Dentzel Carousel as it opens for the season! 

    In addition to riding the carousel, families are welcome to enjoy many other FREE activities throughout the Park, including live music & performances, kids' arts & crafts, open artist studios & galleries, and lots more!  Plus, the star of the show: carousel rides!

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
    Admission
    FREE
    Phone
    301-634-2222

    Carousel Day

    11:00am - 4:00pm

    Carousel Day logo
    Description

    Join us for a festival event in celebration of Glen Echo Park's 102-year-old Dentzel Carousel as it opens for the season! 

    In addition to riding the carousel, families are welcome to enjoy many other FREE activities throughout the Park, including live music & performances, kids' arts & crafts, open artist studios & galleries, and lots more!  Plus, the star of the show: carousel rides

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
    Location
    Glen Echo Park
    Admission
    FREE

    Fall Frolic

    1pm - 4pm

    Fall Frolic logo
    Description

    Glen Echo Park's annual Fall Frolic family Halloween event is back in person in 2021! Join us for Halloween arts and crafts and a costume parade!

    More information coming soon!

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Glen Echo Park
    Admission
    FREE
    Phone
    301-634-2222

    DinoRock presents Dinosaur Babies

    11:30 am and 1:00 pm Showtimes

    Board with dinosaurs and purple background
    Description

    DinoRock returns to the Puppet Co. with the production they first graced our stage with in 1998! A national leader in children's entertainment for nearly 40 years, DinoRock has performed for millions of children nationwide and has sold over 100,000 award-winning original audio recordings around the world. A generation has grown up singing along with their life-sized, colorful prehistoric friends, the creations of Emmy Award-Winning puppet designer Ingrid Crepeau and Parents' Choice Magazine and American Library Association Award Winner Michele Valeri.

    Recommended ages 5+. Run time approximately 45 minutes. Questions? Interest in group rates? Call the box office.

    June 1, 2023 - July 9, 2023

    • Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30am
    • Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30am & 1pm 
    Presenter
    the Puppet Co.
    Location
    the Puppet Co. Playhouse
    Admission
    $15 per person (under 2 y.o. free)
    Phone
    301.634.5380
    Event Type
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