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Puppets from The Ugly Duckling

Fratello Marionettes - Carnival of the Animals Puppet Show
2026-01-11 14:00:00 2026-01-11 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Fratello Marionettes - Carnival of the Animals Puppet Show Enjoy a puppet show featuring a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and then learn about the Hans Christian Andersen writing contest! Downtown Branch - Community Room

Sunday, January 11
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-11 14:00:00 2026-01-11 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Fratello Marionettes - Carnival of the Animals Puppet Show Enjoy a puppet show featuring a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and then learn about the Hans Christian Andersen writing contest! Downtown Branch - Community Room

Downtown Branch

Community Room

Enjoy a puppet show featuring a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and then learn about the Hans Christian Andersen writing contest!

Help the City of Santa Cruz and Bookshop Santa Cruz kick off the Sister-City Hans Christian Andersen writing contest with a puppet show! Fratello Marionettes will be presenting "Carnival of the Animals," their award-winning puppet show featuring The Ugly Duckling, The Three Pigs, and the Tortoise and the Hare. Come for the puppet show and learn how to enter the writing contest!

AGE GROUP: | Kids 6-11 years | Kids 3-5 years | Kids 0-3 years | Family |

EVENT TYPE: | Writing | Performances | Families |

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