Drag Story Time with Pickle and Bob Baker Marionettes

A drag queen in a bright pink tulle dress with big puffy sleeves and a high blond updo tilts her head back and laughs

Photo: Patrick McPheron. Courtesy the artist

Sunday, Sep 14, 2025

11am and 2pm

Getty Center

Central Garden

Free

Tickets are free, but required for event entrance. Your event ticket will also serve as your Center entrance reservation. Please note, there is a fee for parking.

Tickets are available July 14, 2025.

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About

Join us for an afternoon of play, glamour, and self-expression with the fabulous Pickle, Drag Laureate of West Hollywood, who will share the joys of reading alongside Bob Baker Marionette Theater puppets!

Visit the Getty Research Institute's Exhibitions and Events page for more free programs.

Partners and Sponsors

  1. Pickle

    Drag Laureate, City of West Hollywood

    Pickle is a live-singing drag queen host, entertainer, and storyteller. A Los Angeles native, she attended Hamilton High School Academy of Music before receiving her BA in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Pickle has focused on blending education initiatives into her drag work and runs the LA chapter of Drag Story Hour. She has appeared on television on NBC’s The Weakest Link, the Discovery Channel’s Dodgeball Thunderdome, and Tyler Perry’s Sistas. She is the first Drag Laureate of the City of West Hollywood.

  2. Bob Baker Marionette Theater

    Puppet Show

    Bob Baker Marionette Theater is an iconic Los Angeles institution that has served millions of children and families since 1963. As a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization, their mission is to preserve, educate, and innovate at the intersection of Puppetry and the Allied Arts. With over 3,000 handcrafted puppets and a passionate and creative staff, the Theater strives to make the world as imaginative as they see it. Now in a new Highland Park home, they are actively expanding programs to reach families, adults, and their community at large.

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Accessibility

Wheelchairs are also available for free rental on a first-come, first-served basis in the same location as our strollers.

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