Speed Art Museum

Hey, buckaroos! Don't miss the Madcap Family Weekend March 13 and 14 at the J.B. Speed Art Museum, which will feature the zany puppet performance, Annie Oakley's Wild West Show.

The Cincinnati-based Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre will perform March 13 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on March 14 at noon and 3 p.m. Amazing stunts, tall tales and funny adventures mark Madcap performances, which use life-sized puppets and zingy dialog.

For Speed Art Museum members, admission to the performance is $6. Non-members pay $2 more. Madcap Puppets have performed previously at the Speed, the last time in late January.

During the Madcap Family Weekend, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 13 and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, visitors can not only see the puppets perform but dabble in art, hear stories or explore the museum's galleries to find the art that inspired the Art Sparks Interactive Gallery. Visitors can enjoy Family Art Sparks Studios, an exploration of art techniques. Non-members pay $5 for family studios, but it's free for members.

- by Ivonne Rovira, Louisville Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Ivonne Rovira

A graduate of the prestigious Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City, Ivonne Rovira worked as a reporter for the Miami News, The Miami Herald and The Associated Press. She has written articles for The National Catholic Reporter and The Courier-Journal. For more than 15 years, Ivonne wrote and edited articles aimed at middle-school children.