The 12th Annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival is fast approaching, with more puppet offerings than ever before.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever seen a giant frog, or a giant opossum or even giant Dolly Parton dancing their way through town? Maybe you thought ...

It's been over a month since the Paperhand Puppet Intervention experienced $100,000 in damages from the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal. While the storm delayed their summer production, the ...

There was Muchos Colores, rising to her 12-foot height and decked out in a multi-colored ensemble complete with red-pedicured talons. And Mother Earth, sporting a crown of greenery and a flowered blue ...

Mother Earth and four other puppets are being created as more than 50 local artists and artistically inclined friends participate in a summer project initiated by ARRT (Artists Respond and Resist ...

It’s another jam-packed weekend in Knoxville! Just make sure your calendar can squeeze everything in. Whether you’re craving a little art, some underground movie magic or a Knoxville block party, ...

Anna Karina Delage visited New Orleans many times after Hurricane Katrina before moving here and working for various nonprofit and advocacy groups. She worked for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid Mali’s fuel blockade and threats from armed groups, giant puppets brought life to Bamako, with its annual marionette festival ...

Althea Clayton, a puppeteer with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, looks out from a river puppet during a rehearsal for the organization’s show, “The Gift,” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Forest ...

Cattywampus Puppet Council has brought big puppet magic to the city for over a decade. In addition to bringing its puppets to events around town, the nonprofit also offers a UT course, hosts workshops ...