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The unique Chicago ice cream parlor where puppets take your order

It's hard not to love Chicago's food scene. If comforting deep-dish pizza and Anthony Bourdain's favorite hot dogs weren't enough, the Windy City has also brought us a puppet-operated ice cream parlor ...
Chicago Reader

Building community—one puppet at a time

Madigan Burke is one of the members of the Chicago Puppet Lab presenting their work at this weekend's showcase. Credit: Courtesy Chicago Puppet Lab The annual Chicago International Puppet Theater ...
Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s International Puppet Theater Festival opens again, the largest in the nation

If there’s one thing that the annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival always delivers, it’s sheer range. The eighth iteration, running January 21 through February 1, features retellings ...
Chicago Reader

Objects of fascination

J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K, presented by Baxter Theatre and Handspring Puppet Company at the 2025 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Credit: Fiona McPherson So this year has ...