In the Heart of the Beast - How Minneapolis Invented Its Own May Day
On May 5th, 1975, fifty artists and neighbors marched through the Powderhorn neighborhood of South Minneapolis — one of the most culturally diverse communities in the state — with giant puppets, two accordions, and an idea. What they started that day, five days after the end of the Vietnam War, grew into one of Minnesota's most beloved civic traditions. This is the story of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre and fifty years of May Day in Minneapolis.
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