Name: Art + Water Workshop: Como Lake Shadow Puppets
Start: 2025-09-13T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-13T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 595 Aldine Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55104

Art + Water Workshop: Como Lake Shadow Puppets

Tell a lake tale! Make shadow puppets inspired by your lake memories and cultural stories. Then, create a show with your puppets using an overhead projector and recorded soundscapes.
Acclaimed puppet artist Oanh Vu will lead the workshop. She will share basic puppeteering techniques and the ingredients for crafting a spectacular show featuring your creative mythology. You can arrive anytime during the event to participate in the workshop.
Enjoy performances of Oanh Vu’s Como Lake Creatures, a humorous show set at Como Lake starring characters from lake legends and watershed reality. Performances at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.
Watershed educators will be on hand to share about the real creatures that live in Como Lake, threats to the lake’s health, and actions we can take to protect our water. You can join a building tour at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about our Watershed Learning Center and its sustainable features.
This drop-in workshop is indoors at Capitol Region Watershed District’s Watershed Learning Center. Light snacks provided. All ages are welcome; kids must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is appreciated but not required.
Organized by CRWD Artist-in-Residence Sarah Peters and CRWD Community Engagement Coordinator Maricella Xiong.
About the artist:
Oanh Vu (she/her) is a puppeteer, educator, and community organizer. As a 2nd generation Vietnamese American, she uses humor and the playfulness of puppetry to tell stories of healing and social change for her communities. She is a recipient of the 2025-2028 Jerome Hill Fellow and a Jim Henson Foundation Grant recipient. Oanh got her start in puppetry through Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop and is now the Puppet Lab Co-artistic director at Open Eye Theatre. Her artwork has been shared at theatres, museums, & community spaces across the Twin Cities, including In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, Mia, MN Opera, Open Eye Theatre, Theater Mu, Twin Cities Public Television, and the Walker Art Center.