Events
Upcoming Events
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 22 - Saturday, November 23 | Detroit Cantastoria Fest | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Address: 1950 Trumbull. See workshop details on our Detroit Cantastoria page: More information | |||
| Friday, November 29 - Saturday, November 30 | Puppet shows at the DIA | Detroit | DIA Lecture Hall |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5200 Woodward Ave. Flying Cardboard Theatre’s Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich at the Detroit Institute of Arts | |||
| Saturday, December 7 | Nic Gareiss and Allison de Groot | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10-20 donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Nic and Allison are fabulous performers. Nic is a world-class percussive dancer and Allison is a world class musician. This show will be fabulous and mesmerising and you won’t believe your ears and eyes. Refreshments (A and NA) available More information | |||
Past Events
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 22 | Cantastoria Fest Community Kick-off Meeting | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Calling all cantastoria/cranky shows, show ideas, visual artists, performers, musicians and handy persons. Everyone welcome age 16-up. Come to our opening meeting to learn about cantastorias and cranky shows, pitch your show idea or find out how to get involved. If you cannot attend this meeting but want to participate-no problem! please email: [email protected] | |||
| Saturday, September 14 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 2:30pm. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Picnic Event. If you have not seen this show or gotten a tour of the Heidelberg Project lately – come see our newest and latest version of our newest and latest show. More information | |||
| Friday, September 13 | Creative Cafe Meet Up | Detroit | Arts and Scraps |
| Time: 12:00pm. Address: 16135 Harper Ave. Venue phone: (313) 640-4411. Arts and Scraps Pop up Coffee Shop/Art making space: September 13, 12 noon to 3pm. Free event! Get a free bag of Arts and Scraps!!! Coffee!! | |||
| Sunday, August 18 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 3:00pm. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Ages 5 and up. Special Thanks to: Michigan Arts & Culture Council and THE Jim Henson Foundation. | |||
| Sunday, August 18 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 11:00am. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Ages 5 and up. Special Thanks to: Michigan Arts & Culture Council and THE Jim Henson Foundation. | |||
| Saturday, August 17 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 3:00pm. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Ages 5 and up. Special Thanks to: Michigan Arts & Culture Council and THE Jim Henson Foundation. | |||
| Saturday, August 17 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 11:00am. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Ages 5 and up. Special Thanks to: Michigan Arts & Culture Council and THE Jim Henson Foundation. | |||
| Friday, August 16 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Ages 5 and up. Special Thanks to: Michigan Arts & Culture Council and THE Jim Henson Foundation | |||
| Saturday, June 8 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 1:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. 1pm. Brand-new! Your favorite puppet characters on their next adventure! All-Ages show-made for adults and kids. Animated cardboard, live music, gags and the magic of puppetry! with support from Jim Henson Foundation and St. Peter’s Church | |||
| Saturday, June 8 | The Adventures of Dimitri and Banana Sandwich | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. 11am. Brand-new! Your favorite puppet characters on their next adventure! All-Ages show-made for adults and kids. Animated cardboard, live music, gags and the magic of puppetry! with support from Jim Henson Foundation and St. Peter’s Church | |||
| Thursday, April 18 | Poncili Creación | Detroit | Casa Blanca |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4103 Townsend Street. Mind-melting fun puppet/sculpture/performance artists from Puerto Rico!! with Dusty Rose band and Flying Cardboard Theater. Outdoor show! Food Drinks Campfire! Dress warm! Donations accepted to defray costs of awesome puppeteers from far away. You may laugh your face off! (you’ve been warned) | |||
| Thursday, March 21 | Laurel Premo and Jake Schuman-Ment | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10 – 15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Two great fiddlers/multi-instrumentalists perform solo and duo. Laurel and Jake are both traditional Fiddlers with roots in Klezmer/Eastern European music, Scandinavian fiddling and American Old-Time fiddling. They do traditional and original music on fiddle, guitar, banjo. Refreshments available (A and NA). Suggested Donation $10-15 | |||
| Sunday, February 18 | FUN-A-DAY 2024 | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Here’s the deal: Pick a little project that will make you happy…Work on it a little every day or once in a while in the month between January 15 to February 15. Then show whatever you have at a fun gathering on Feburary 18th. 7-10 pm at St. Peter’s. Music! Refreshments! Art! As Joe says: the 30 day period is a defining parameter, but folks shouldn’t feel bound or strictured. Its fun and flexible, not Spartan and severe. 😮Show something or perform something (5-7 minutes) at the show, let us know if you want to perform or need anything more complicated than a table for [email protected] Anything goes! Go Wild!! | |||
| Saturday, December 2 | “There’s Snow Business Like Snow Business” new show by Flying Cardboard Theater. | Detroit | Detroit Public Library, Children’s Wing |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5201 Woodward Avenue. Venue phone: 313.481.1400. Noel Night: 4 shows! 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30! | |||
| Friday, November 17 - Saturday, November 18 | Detroit Cantastoria Fest | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. | |||
| Tuesday, October 24 | Cantastoria Fest Community Kick-off Meeting | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Greet, Get Info, Share Ideas, If you would like to participate, come to this meeting! If you can’t attend, send us an email letting us know if you want to bring a show or volunteer etc: [email protected] | |||
| Thursday, October 12 | Boxcutter Collective Puppet Co. | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Mark your calendars for our pals from New York (remember “Opinion Man?”) Boxcutter Collective Puppet Co. from Brooklyn – Flying Cardboard Theater’s sister puppet company perform- “The History of Laughter” and “Fruit Punch”. Stay tuned for venue & more info. | |||
| Saturday, September 30 | Lotus Wight | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Amazing old music played brilliantly! all the way from Canada! | |||
| Sunday, September 24 | “What Makes Us Safe” Cantastoria | Detroit | Feedom Freedom Growers |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 866 Manistique St. Collaboration with Flying Cardboard Theater and Myrtle Thompson Curtis Please come see the first showing of this Cantastoria, which talks about the impact of Project Green Light on Longtime Detroiters See what we have been working on and give us your feedback about this show! a topic that effects all Detroiters! Following the farmers market at Feedom Freedom Growers-(1-4pm) | |||
| Wednesday, September 13 | Lone Piñon | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10-15 Sliding Scale. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 563-580-5851. Address: 1950 Trumbull. New Mexico String Band, all the way from Sante Fe! with Aaron Jonah Lewis. Presented by Flying Cardboard Theater | |||
| Saturday, August 26 | The Adventures of Kitty Montellier | Detroit | DIA Lecture Hall |
| Time: 2:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5200 Woodward Ave. Our Kids show that makes adults laugh. Quick description: A quirky young artist named Dimitri loses his beloved cat and goes all over Detroit to find her while meeting some interesting people, plants and animals along the way. Live puppets! Live music! Come out to the DIA to support your local puppeteers! Help us make history! If we get the place rocking hard enough, maybe they will have more puppet shows at the DIA or at least invite us back! More information | |||
| Saturday, August 5 | American Vegetative Lowlives Gone Wild | Detroit | Sidewalk Fest (Joy Southfield Edition) |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 18900 Joy Rd.. Come for the Jit Dancers, Dabke dancers and Flower sculptures–stay for the Puppets!!! (and so much more) Free Admission! Sidewalk Fest (Joy Southfield Edition) Saturday, August 5, 4-10pm. Bring chairs! Wear a hat! Flying Cardboard Theater will be performing at 5 pm and 6:15 pm | |||
| Friday, March 3 | FUN-A-DAY 2023! | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Jason Hicks and I of the Flying Cardboard Theater are feeling cold and bogged down so we thought we would do an old East-coast tradition and host a little creative-project-cold-time-daily-fun-friends-event. People call it: FUN-A-DAY. It is to help get you through winter. The idea is: Pick a project, do it every day in February, show it or some part of it at a group show March 3! Starting Feb. 1st!!  Things we have done before/dream of doing: draw a cartoon every day, knit part of a scarf every day, paint a poster every day, practice your hawaiian guitar every day, write part of a song, transcribe part of a hot fiddle solo every day, make a sock puppet every other day, make a 10 second recording every day, research your neighborhood every day…its wide open!! Pick something that can be done in daily increments Feb 1st to 28th. See what happens!!! FUN!! The show March 3 will be unjuried, open to all ages, can include performances/displays/demonstrations. Friday, March 3 show at St. Peter’s Church-1950 Trumbull, Detroit Basic schedule: set-up 6:30pm Doors/refreshments 7:30pm performances/music 8-10pm If you want a performance slot or have questions email: [email protected] IN FUN WE TRUST, -Lindsay and Jason etc. | |||
| Friday, November 18 - Saturday, November 19 | Detroit Cantastoria Fest | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. | |||
| Monday, November 14 | Cantastoria Fest Workshop | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1950 Trumbull. More information | |||
| Monday, November 7 | Cantastoria Fest Workshop | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1950 Trumbull. More information | |||
| Monday, October 24 | Cantastoria Fest Workshop | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1950 Trumbull. More information | |||
| Sunday, October 23 | Detroit Puppet Slam | Hamtramck, MI | Planet Ant Theatre |
| Time: 2:00pm. Address: 2320 Caniff St. Flying cardboard Theater presents “American Vegetative Lowlives Gone Wild”. All ages show. More information | |||
| Friday, October 21 | Detroit Puppet Slam | Hamtramck, MI | Planet Ant Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 2320 Caniff St. Flying cardboard Theater presents “American Vegetative Lowlives Gone Wild”. Ages 15 and up. More information | |||
| Monday, October 17 | Cantastoria Fest Workshop | Detroit | St. Peters Church/The Hive |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1950 Trumbull. More information | |||
| Saturday, July 23 - Sunday, July 24 | The Adventures of Kitty Montellier | Detroit | Detroit Puppet Company |
| Time: 2:00pm. Address: 2221 Carpenter Ave. More information | |||
| Sunday, July 17 | The Adventures of Kitty Montellier | Ypsilanti, MI | 1700 Superior Road |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $10. | |||
