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Friday, December 12

Chinese, Korean, & Japanese Art
Drawing in the Galleries
Chinese, Korean, & Japanese Art
Friday, December 12
6 – 8:30 PM
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Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies are provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.


 

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Galleries

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Saturday, December 13

WonderSparks Puppets: The Troll Who Stole Hanukkah

It’s a Hanukkah emergency! A fuzzy troll has stolen the Rabbi’s menorah, and only the most unlikely hero can save the day. Performed in a traditional puppet booth, this whimsical adventure is a silly yet heartwarming celebration of problem-solving, empathy, mindfulness, and friendship.

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Puppets pose with a menorrah

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Friday, December 19

Arts of Africa
Drawing in the Galleries
Arts of Africa
Friday, December 19
6 – 8:30 PM
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Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

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African Galleries

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Friday, December 26

American
Drawing in the Galleries
American
Friday, December 26
6 – 8:30 PM
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Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies are provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

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Drawing in the galleries, American

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Tongue Depressor Puppets

Use fabric, yarn, and felt to transform a tongue depressor into a character ready for its own puppet show! Get creative as you design and bring your puppet to life, adding personality and charm with every detail.

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Examples of tongue depressor puppets made in the DIA Art-Making Studio

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Saturday, December 27

National Marionette Theatre’s Peter and the Wolf

Enjoy National Marionette Theatre’s adaptation of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf—a beloved classic that has enchanted audiences since its 1936 premiere, following the adventures of a boy determined to capture a wolf. The artists of the National Marionette Theatre bring this symphonic fairy tale to life with exquisitely crafted marionettes, scrolling scenery, and Prokofiev’s timeless orchestral score.

For all ages.

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Peter and the Wolf

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Sparrows
Detroit Film Theatre
Sparrows
Saturday, December 27
3 PM
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USA/1926 — directed by William Beaudine | 109 min.

By 1926, Canadian-born film actress Mary Pickford (1892–1979) had become the most powerful woman in Hollywood—celebrated onscreen for her “luminous tenderness and gutter ferocity” (Photoplay, 1916), and behind the camera as a shrewd businesswoman and co-founder of United Artists Studio.

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A still from Sparrows, screening at the Detroit FIlm Theatre in 2025

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