The Paperhand Puppet Intervention creates giant puppets out of recycled materials. The Paperhand Puppet Intervention creates giant puppets out of recycled materials. Based in Saxapahaw, this group ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention and Grammy nominees Pierce and Nnenna Freelon are performing a show Wednesday at DPAC called, “Where Our Spirits Reside.” Giant puppets are teaming up with a couple of ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention is getting back on its feet after the destruction of Tropical Storm Chantal. The group is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new show called "The Gift." It tells the ...

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 ...

Inside Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s studio in the heart of Saxapahaw, visitors and arts lovers are encouraged and invited to come by and get their hands dirty. Paperhand Puppet Intervention has ...

Here’s your weekend family fun! Check WRAL.com's Out & About calendar for information about other events across the region. The Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s 13th annual puppet pageant, called City ...

The Paperhand Puppet Project debuted its show, The Gift, just over a month after its studio in Saxapahaw flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal. Executive Director Donovan Zimmerman said the theatre is ...

On Friday evening, a large sign propped on the sidewalk of South Boundary Street pointed beyond the tree line, down a small hill and toward a clearing. Laughter broke through the chirps of the ...

Just before midnight, Mary Radulescu heard the knock on her apartment door and the insistent voices telling her to move her car. The Haw River had flooded downtown Saxapahaw, rising so high that it ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Overnight flooding submerged Saxapahaw’s downtown and historic bridge area. Residents evacuated or endured rising waters; no ...

Overnight flooding submerged Saxapahaw’s downtown and historic bridge area. Residents evacuated or endured rising waters; no casualties were reported. Volunteers rescued water-damaged puppets; damage ...