Haywood celebrates MLK weekend
 

Haywood celebrates MLK weekend

Haywood County will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a pride march and a weekend full of services, including…
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Earl Scruggs Center documents the life of a premier musician
 

Earl Scruggs Center documents the life of a premier musician

The new Earl Scruggs Center, honoring one of the nation’s premier banjo artists, will celebrate its grand opening at 11…
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Cherokee exhibit at Jackson County library
 

Cherokee exhibit at Jackson County library

The touring exhibit “Understanding our Past, Shaping our Future,” will be on view through Feb. 9 at the Jackson County…
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‘Galaxy of Stars’ presents ‘50s rock revue
 

‘Galaxy of Stars’ presents ‘50s rock revue

“Smokey Joe’s Café,” a song and dance revue of hit tunes from the rock ’n’ roll era before the Beatles,…
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Taking to the open road of success
 

Taking to the open road of success

The real deal is hitting the airwaves. Blasting out of the backwoods of Robbinsville, My Highway is a crossroads for…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

Every Jan. 1, a clean slate arrives. It’s a chance to start over, to push into exciting pursuits where curiosity…
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Balsam Range ‘Winter Concert Series’ welcomes John Driskell Hopkins
 

Balsam Range ‘Winter Concert Series’ welcomes John Driskell Hopkins

Balsam Range’s annual “Winter Concert Series” will continue with John Driskell Hopkins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4, at the historic…
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WCU Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend at Lake J
 

WCU Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend at Lake J

Dulcimer fans and aficionados will gather for the annual Mountain Dulcimer Weekend held Jan. 9 through 12 at Lake Junaluska,…
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Folkmoot generates $9.2 million economic impact
 

Folkmoot generates $9.2 million economic impact

Folkmoot USA had a $9.2 million impact on Western North Carolina in 2013, according to an economic impact study conducted…
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Ellison to host watercolor, collage demo
 

Ellison to host watercolor, collage demo

Painter and paper maker Elizabeth Ellison will demonstrate the use of collage in a landscape painting at the Art League…
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A Santa for all occasions
 

A Santa for all occasions

By Colby Dunn • Correspondent This time of year, there’s a Santa around every corner. There’s the jolly Santa flying around…
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Winners announced for inaugural ‘Gingerbread House Competition’
 

Winners announced for inaugural ‘Gingerbread House Competition’

The Franklin Chamber of Commerce hosted its inaugural “Gingerbread House Competition” at Franklin’s Town Hall during this year’s Winter Wonderland.
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GSMR plans New Year’s Eve Gala
 

GSMR plans New Year’s Eve Gala

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is ringing in the New Year at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 31 in Bryson City. The…
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Kool & The Gang, ZZ Top to play Harrah’s
 

Kool & The Gang, ZZ Top to play Harrah’s

Funk group Kool & The Gang and rock band ZZ Top will perform at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center. Kool & The…
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Film and TV at the Haywood County Tourism Office
 

Film and TV at the Haywood County Tourism Office

The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority has officially revived the Haywood County Film Commission.  Becky Seymour, video marketing manager of…
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Mountain Momma
 

Mountain Momma

Supposedly just 8 percent of Americans who make a New Year’s resolution keep it. The obvious reason is human beings…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

Who in the hell is that? Standing on the porch at Camp Hope in Bethel, I found myself in amazement…
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Cataloochee documentary to be screened at HCC
 

Cataloochee documentary to be screened at HCC

The new documentary “Cataloochee” will be shown in a special preview at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in the Charles…
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WCU annual holiday video greeting is unveiled
 

WCU annual holiday video greeting is unveiled

Western Carolina University has unveiled its third annual holiday video greeting card, “Moments to Remember” and hosted at the website…
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Mountain Momma
 

Mountain Momma

Like many of you, I’ve been amassing Christmas presents for months now — stocking up at consignment sales, cruising craigslist…
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Quilters present work to National Guard
 

Quilters present work to National Guard

The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild of Franklin, together with members of Misty Mountain Quilters Guild from Blairsville, Ga. and the…
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Neff painting exhibit at WCU
 

Neff painting exhibit at WCU

Work by painter Edith Neff will be on exhibit through Jan. 31 in the Fine Arts Museum at Western Carolina…
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National Park hosts Holiday Homecoming
 

National Park hosts Holiday Homecoming

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3…
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Tipping Point celebrates anniversary
 

Tipping Point celebrates anniversary

On Dec. 21, Tipping Point Brewing in downtown Waynesville will be celebrating its third year in operation with a “Customer…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

Next week will mark my second Christmas in Western North Carolina. And, like last year, I won’t be making it…
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WNC Artists find new home at Mahogany House
 

WNC Artists find new home at Mahogany House

Bouncing around her gallery like a rubber ball, the energy of Teri Siewert is contagious. “The ambiance here is something…
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Faculty member and students light and learn
 

Faculty member and students light and learn

The Lights and Luminaries festival will be held in downtown Dillsboro, Dec. 13-14. Helping Dillsboro glow for the town’s annual…
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Cherokee Healing and Wellness Coalition plans potluck dinner
 

Cherokee Healing and Wellness Coalition plans potluck dinner

The Cherokee Healing and Wellness Coalition is sponsoring a Snow Moon (Usgiwi) celebration and potluck lunch will be from 11:30…
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Young poets compete
 

Young poets compete

Haywood Early College students recently participated in the National Career Development Association’s Poetry and Poster Contest, “Charting the Course for Our…
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Student film wins award at Asheville festival
 

Student film wins award at Asheville festival

The Western Carolina University student-created film “Jerry,” a dark comedy about a homeless man who comes back to haunt the…
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Nature photographer showcased in Waynesville
 

Nature photographer showcased in Waynesville

Wildlife/nature photographer Ron Brunsvold will be the featured artist for December at the Mahogany House Gallery in Waynesville.
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Franks joins Opry House ‘Christmas Show’
 

Franks joins Opry House ‘Christmas Show’

Television star and International Bluegrass Music Museum legend Randall Franks, “Officer Randy Goode” of the former show “In the Heat of the…
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Haynes takes pride in ties to Asheville, WNC
 

Haynes takes pride in ties to Asheville, WNC

By Joe Hooten • Correspondent Asheville will once again be the home of the annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam at the…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

Named of the “12 Comics to Watch” for 2013 by LA Weekly, Atlanta-bred comedian Dave Stone has been taking over…
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Open house, 2014 schedule released at Franklin arts center
 

Open house, 2014 schedule released at Franklin arts center

On a recent crisp early winter evening, hundreds of folks from around Western North Carolina and beyond converged onto the…
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Mountain Momma
 

Mountain Momma

Last weekend, I sat down with a calendar and began sifting through all the fabulous Christmas-related events happening this month.…
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Model train set open house, Dec. 7-8
 

Model train set open house, Dec. 7-8

This holiday season pull the kids away from their headsets and video games and show them another version of an…
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Sale, demos and classes at Green Energy Park
 

Sale, demos and classes at Green Energy Park

A holiday sale and demonstrations of glassblowing and blacksmithing will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,…
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‘Sounds of the Season’ at WCU
 

‘Sounds of the Season’ at WCU

The School of Music at Western Carolina University will present its annual “Sounds of the Season” holiday concert, a performance…
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Balsam Range ‘Winter Concert Series’ returns to Canton
 

Balsam Range ‘Winter Concert Series’ returns to Canton

Renowned bluegrass/gospel group Balsam Range 4th annual “Winter Concert Series” will return to the Colonial Theatre in Canton.  Guest artists…
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Ringing in Christmas in Franklin
 

Ringing in Christmas in Franklin

Brasstown Ringers will present “A Brasstown Christmas” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin.
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

The strings of tradition and progress echoed from the back alley. Upon further inspection (and a lone door cracked open),…
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Holiday Roundup: Christmas comes to Appalachia
 

Holiday Roundup: Christmas comes to Appalachia

As the temperatures drop in Western North Carolina, the fun only heats up. The holiday season here is filled with…
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Exhibit showcases artist Joshua Grant
 

Exhibit showcases artist Joshua Grant

The Southern Appalachian Office of the Wilderness Society will host a reception for “Land of the Crooked Water,” an exhibit…
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‘Enchanted Broadway Holiday’ at WCU
 

‘Enchanted Broadway Holiday’ at WCU

“An Enchanted Broadway Holiday Show” performed by award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Joanna O’Brien begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
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Mountain Momma
 

Mountain Momma

I was caught flat-footed last year when my oldest daughter began questioning the myriad Santa spottings of the Christmas season.…
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Christmas parade, food drive in Franklin
 

Christmas parade, food drive in Franklin

The 2013 Franklin Christmas Parade will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 in downtown.
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Museum fundraiser begins
 

Museum fundraiser begins

The Appalachian Women’s Museum has kicked off its first fundraiser since reaching an agreement with the Town of Dillsboro to…
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Hayweird Holiday Jam in Waynesville
 

Hayweird Holiday Jam in Waynesville

The inaugural Hayweird County Hometown Holiday Jam will be at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the Water’n Hole Bar…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

Cruising up Utah Mountain Road outside Maggie Valley, one begins to get the feeling if they drove any further up…
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