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There's a Monkey in Our Gallery
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Ben Thietje
May 22, 2025 ā¢ Est. Reading Time: 6 minutes
Hello! Iām Ben, executive director at the Phipps.
Welcome to The Flying P, a weekly newsletter covering your Phipps Center for the Arts and anything else I might want to throw your way.
This issue hasā¦
šø Cinderella Costumes
theyāre dancy onesš° Adorable Newlyweds
yaaaaaaaaaay!š¢ Legal Border Crossings
weāre pretty relaxed around here
DANCE
A First Look at Cinderella
Oooh the costumes look fun!
We had over 100 people show up to our first First Look event of the 2025/26 season, for Cinderella, a Phipps ballet. If you need a reminder, the First Look series is your free invite to the very first rehearsal of a given Phipps production.
Folks got to sneak a peek at the scenic designs and costumes, hear from the director/choreographer (I learned a lot), meet some of the cast and crewā¦it was SO MUCH FUN.
Remember: we do several of these First Look events throughout the season, so be sure to keep your eye on your inbox so you donāt miss the next one.
a great crowd for the first First Look of the season
PHIPPS TOP 10
best-selling upcoming events this season by tickets soldā¦
1. Itās a Wonderful Life
2. Deathtrap
3. Little Shop of Horrors
4. Cinderella, a Phipps ballet
5. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: The Music of Amy Winehouse & Carole King
6. Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society (series)
7. Colleen Rayeās New Yearās Eve
8. Barley Jacks
9. Hornucopia
10. Songs by Boys by Girls
BETTER HURRY LIST
best-selling upcoming events this season by percent sold
(i.e., closest to being sold out)ā¦
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: The Music of Amy Winehouse & Carole King
2. Knight, Knight
3. Barley Jacks
4. Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society (series)
5. Hornucopia
VISUAL ARTS
Itās getting tropical at the PCA
heās keeping an eye on our ceiling for leaks
Itās time once again for the Tropical Wings exhibition in the Atrium Gallery!
64 fourth graders piled into the Phipps lobby this morning to āmigrate their birdsā and āget their passports stamped.ā š
This annual collaboration with Hudsonās Willow River Elementary transforms one of our galleries into an immersive rainforest, filled in with marching ants, colorful birds, and all sorts of other tropical creatures created by the kiddos.
If youāve never experienced Tropical Wings, grab a youngster or two in your life and make time to stop by this summer. Itās primo Phippsing.
Lee Ann can be a pretty intimidating border agent
NEW EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION COMING AT YOU THIS FRIDAY!
Check out the galleries tomorrow from 6:30-8:30 to celebrate the artwork of Layl McDill, Sharon Grosh, Pauly Cudd, Kay Raabe, Bebe Keith, Shona Dockter, Sarah Liljaā¦and, of course, Tropical Wings :)
PEOPLE
Introducing Mrs. Cherro Norfolk
Katie Cherro, our beloved Production Stage Manager, tied the knot last Friday and she couldnāt be happier about it if she tried.
BIG congrats to Katie and Andrew! šš¤µš°
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Check out The Flying P(uzzle).
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