Puppet Show: One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes
11 am and 1 pm, Cinema
A magic giraffe saves a young girl from her two evil sisters in this interpretation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes. After the show, puppeteers Dawn Swartz and Brett Smith will show you the workings of their stage and how they animate their marionettes.
Best Buy Digital Imaging Booth: Heads Up!
10 am–5 pm, Outer Lobby
Every rising star needs a head shot! Dress yourself up with hats from the Guthrie Theater and say cheese for the camera.
Art-making for the Whole Family: Behind the Screen
11 am–4 pm, Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Animate your very own shadow puppet.
Family Gallery Tour: Artists’ Secrets
12 noon and 2 pm, Meet in the Bazinet Garden Lobby
How does Chuck Close make paintings that look like photographs? Uncover the secrets to making amazing artworks on this guided gallery tour.
Film: The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
Directed by Milos Makovec
12 noon, Cinema
Catch several shorts on the big screen by the Czech puppet master Jiri Trnka.
WAC-ky Tales: Shrinking Violet by Cari Best
1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm, Lecture Room
Find out why Violet’s role behind the curtain at the class play changes her from a shy girl into a hero.