Visit the museum on Second SundAZe: Family Day @ TMA in February to explore the galleries, create your own works of art, and enjoy performances by Mariachi Las Aguilitas and Red Herring Puppets.
Art-Making
Mooney Hall, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Make your own finger puppet- Using felt along with a variety of materials to create your own finger puppet.
• Cut paper- Use construction paper or tissue paper to cut elaborate designs.
Mariachi Las Aguilitas
Mooney Hall, 11 a.m.
Enjoy a performance by Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis Bilingual Elementary School. Mariachi Las Aguilitas is a K-5 grade mariachi group that has existed for over 30 years in Tucson, Arizona.
Red Herring Puppets present The Friendly Chupacabra
Bonnie Bradford Courtyard 1p.m.
Red Herring Puppets present The Friendly Chupacabra / El Chupacabra Amigable, a bilingual puppet performance based on tales from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. This legendary creature invokes fear and wonder, but in our telling, a brave girl and her goat tame the lonely beast with friendship. The show features a colorful scrolling backdrop, hand-crafted puppets, and original music and vocals by members of Tucson’s Las Azaleas mariachi band. The show is funded in part by the Jim Henson Foundation and the Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Red Herring Puppets, have toured nationally for many years. They’ve been featured at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, NYC’s International Puppet Fringe Festival, Boston’s Puppet Showplace, Cleveland’s Maltz Museum, Open Eye Theatre in Minneapolis, and The Great Arizona Puppet Theatre in Phoenix. Their work has earned a California Emmy, a Telly Award, and an UNIMA Citation of Excellence, the highest honor in American puppetry. Red Herring is an Artistic Associate at Tucson’s Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre.
Second SundAZe is presented by The Stonewall Foundation Fund held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. This program was funded in part by Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona with funding from The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through the City of Tucson.
Visita el museo el Segundo Domingo: Dia de Familia en TMA en febrero para explorar las galerías, crear tus propias obras de arte y disfrutar de las actuaciones del Mariachi Las Aguilitas y Red Herring Puppets.
Taller de Arte
Sala Mooney, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Crea tu propia marioneta de dedo- Utiliza fieltro junto con diversos materiales para crear tu propia marioneta de dedo.
• Recorte de papel- Utiliza cartulina o papel de seda para recortar diseños elaborados.
Mariachi Las Aguilitas
Sala Mooney, 11 a.m.
Disfrute de la actuación del Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis Bilingual Elementary School. Mariachi Las Aguilitas es un grupo de mariachi de grados K a 5 que ha existido por más de 30 años en Tucson, Arizona.
Red Herring Puppets presenta El Chupacabras Amigable
Patio Bonnie Bradford 1p.m.
Red Herring Puppets presenta The Friendly Chupacabra (El Chupacabra Amigable), una presentación de marionetas bilingüe basada en cuentos de México, Centroamérica y el Caribe. Esta criatura legendaria provoca miedo y asombro, pero en nuestra historia, una niña valiente y su cabra domestican a la bestia solitaria con amistad. La presentación incluye un colorido rollo de telón de fondo, marionetas hechas a mano y música y voces originales de los miembros del grupo de mariachis Las Azaleas de Tucson. El espectáculo está financiado en parte por la Jim Henson Foundation y la Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Red Herring Puppets, han realizado giras nacionales durante muchos años. Han actuado en el Center for Puppetry Arts de Atlanta, el International Puppet Fringe Festival de Nueva York, el Puppet Showplace de Boston, el Maltz Museum de Cleveland, el Open Eye Theatre de Minneapolis y el Great Arizona Puppet Theatre de Phoenix. Su trabajo ha sido galardonado con un Emmy de California, un Telly Award y un UNIMA Citation of Excellence, el más alto honor de la marioneta estadounidense. Red Herring es Socio Artistico en el Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre de Tucson.
Segundo Domingo es presentado por The Stonewall Foundation Fund, custodiado por la Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Este programa fue financiado en parte por Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona con fondos del American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a través de City of Tucson.
