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Upcoming Workshops
Intro to Puppets!
JUNE 12, 2026, 4-6 PM
Snow Approach Foundation, 129 E King St, Hillsborough, NC
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In preparation for Spring 2027's Handmade Puppet Parade, join us as we make our very own puppet creations that are rooted in sustainability! This workshop will focus on quick and simple cardboard puppets that we will start and finish in class.
Stay tuned the continuation of our puppet workshop series that will cover in-depth steps for large-form puppets!
Our Instructor: Sol Ramirez
Sol Ramirez is the founder and director of 1,2,3 Puppetry, a puppet theater company based in Chapel Hill. This group is dedicated to leveraging puppetry, acting, music, and movement to champion social justice and shed light on underrepresented issues. Sol became interested in puppetry at the age of three, and at age six, 1,2,3 Puppetry was born. Sol now helps lead the Handmade Parade and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut!
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Learn more about HAC's Handmade Parade!
On Wisdom: Harvesting Life’s Lessons
JUNE 20, 2026, 2-4 PM
Orange County Public Library, 137 W Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC
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In honor of the fullness of summer, this workshop invites participants to reflect on the lessons life has given them. Through guided prompts and storytelling exercises, we will harvest the wisdom gathered across years—moments of growth, challenge, love, loss, and discovery—and shape them into short poems meant to be shared with the community. Participants will craft pieces that offer reflections, advice, or insights for future generations of Hillsborough. Poems from this workshop may be performed at the September Last Fridays Community Poetry Showcase and included in the Hillsborough Community Chapbook.
Our Instructor: Amal Kassir
Amal Kassir is Hillsborough's 2025-2027 Poet Laureate, born and raised in Denver Colorado to an Arab father and an American mother. She has performed & taught in 13 countries and cities all over, in venues ranging from orphanages to refugee camps to youth prisons. At the University of Colorado Denver, she designed her own undergraduate major, titled Community Programming in Social Psychology, where she has been able to create programs for a range of causes and people. She is the founder of House of Amal, a global writing community that sits at the intersection of introspection, faith, and literature.
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Learn more about Amal and the Poet Laureate Program!
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Questions? Please contact us at info@hillsboroughartscouncil.org.