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The tragicomedy follows Thuy, a young Vietnamese American girl stuck in a small Minnesota town who befriends Chicken. Together, they go on a journey through the spirit world and the real world.

Norwegian folk silver in Duluth. Plus “Voices Unveiled” celebrates the Persian New Year (Nowruz) and “Phantom Loss” tells a story of family, ghosts and generational trauma.

Plus: VocalEssence performs with the St. Olaf Choir; a Hmong-American exhibit of art in different mediums in the east metro, and a Halloween puppet extravaganza on the Midtown Greenway.

Art classes and meetings in the area

The first annual HarvestFest Puppet Parade will take to the New London streets at 11 a.m. Sept. 23, to celebrate the New London community and the change of the season.

MINNEAPOLIS — On flyers, they called it the “Back to the Future Celebration.” In conversation, they referred to it as the “great handover.”

Plus lots of farewells to summer.

Art classes and meetings in the area

In 2007, Adam Bahner — aka Tay Zonday, a 25-year-old biracial man living in Minneapolis —created a song and video decrying racism that captured millions and millions of views.

Expect stilt-walkers, puppets on sticks, musicians and an audience of 1,000 during the annual Good Harbor Hill Players' Summer Solstice Pageant on June 17.