Puppet Underground April Shows and Events! Save the Dates!

[Puppet Underground]

We are very pleased to announce some exciting shows that we are hosting this month! Along with a few other awesome events for you to attend!

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PUPPET UNDERGROUND'S APRIL EVENTS:
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Come dance it up with Puppet Underground at our live music fundraiser!:

Rude Mechanical Orchestra
Son Cosita Seria

Tuesday, April 22nd

8:00pm

At Haydee's Restaurant

3102 Mt Pleasant St NW

We are SO excited to host the legendary Rude Mechanical Orchestra, the raucous activist marching band and dance troupe from NYC! They will be bringing a 15-piece band, playing a set that may include a spritz of klezmer, some Balkan and Brazilian notes, plenty of funk, some Latin beats, a little jazz and a Le Tigre cover, all of it served up with a patina of punk.

Also playing is the ever fabulous Son Cosita Seria, Puppet Underground's unofficial House Band. Playing Son Jarocho, traditional string music from the state of Veracruz in southeastern Mexico that combines Spanish, indigenous, and West African roots, Son Cosita Seria's complex rhythms and zapateado (percussive dancing) will have you partying all night!

What Are We Raising Money for?

We are supporting the social justice work of both the Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Son Cosita Seria. We are raising money for RMO to continue their work serving the efforts of progressive and radical groups and causes, providing musical support to many grassroots efforts inside and outside of NYC. We are raising money for Son Cosita Seria to buy more Son Jarocho instruments from Veracruz to support their community workshops here in DC and to continue to provide musical support to local, national and international social justice actions and events.

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We're thrilled to present an awesome new play by Der Vorfuhreffekt Theater (the folks who brought you "The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act"):

"Three Kinds of Wildness"

Tuesday, April 29th

8:00pm

At St. Stephen's Church

1525 Newton St NW

In the maze of tunnels that make up the deepest gold mine in the world, there exists an underground city—home to an ice baron, a telegraph inventor, and a doctor who’s dubious about the inherent value of the human heartbeat. The inventor’s daughter hears so much that it’s as if she can’t hear anything. The ice baron returns from debtor’s prison and becomes mayor. The mayor has a secretary who once gave birth to a pile of rabbit parts. The doctor seems certain that all of her patients are miners, though no one can remember the last time anyone saw a miner. The inventor hires a specialist, who arrives just in time for the Great Civic Parade, to which, of course, you’re all invited. Perhaps you might want to wear red?

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OTHER AWESOME APRIL EVENTS:
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On Wednesday, April 17th, from 7:30 to 8:30, at the Pepco Edison Gallery (702 8th St NW) two of our favorite local performers, Quique Aviles and Anu Yadav will be performing in an Artist Showcase, "In My Own Words."

Its part of a celebration hosted by local organization, Many Languages One Voice (MLOV), to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the DC Language Access Act and to kick off a new FUND for DCLAC to support the DC Language Access Coalition's critical work ensuring that all residents of the District have equal access to public services.

You can buy your tickets for the event on the Eventbrite page. Come out and support language access and see a great show! 

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And this Saturday, April 5th, Puppet Underground's unofficial house band, Son Cosita Seria, will be performing at 11:30 am at Lamont Park in Mt Pleasant (corner of Mt Pleasant St and Lamont St NW) to kick off a March to the White House calling for Not One More Deportation. 

Its supposed to be beautiful weather this weekend, so come out and enjoy the music and bring your walkin shoes!

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The Merlin Puppet Company touring to DC from Greece are performing tonight (Thursday, Apr 3)  and Saturday (Apr 5) in their show "Clown Houses", dramatizing the modern way of living in its current form. Dark and penetrating, the loneliness of the modern man is displayed. Beautiful puppets, haunting set.

For more info on the show: http://questfest.org/performances/clowns-houses/