Marshall Ballew to perform in Waynesville
Tennessee songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marshall Ballew will perform at 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Waynesville library auditorium on Haywood…
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Sean Kingston offers free concert at WCU
Contemporary vocalist Sean Kingston will perform a free outdoor concert on Western Carolina University’s Central Plaza on at 7:30 p.m.…
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Kenny Rogers is coming to Cherokee
Country legend Kenny Rogers will take the stage at Harrah’s Event Center in Cherokee at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1.
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Appalachian Fire Bluegrass Band to perform in Bryson City
Appalachian Fire Bluegrass Band of Flat Rock will perform a concert of classic bluegrass and gospel music at 3 p.m.…
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Highlands Cashiers players to present first play of the new season
The Highlands Cashiers Players’ will premiere an uproarious, laugh-out-loud new Ken Ludwig comedy “The Fox on the Fairway” Aug. 23.…
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Design school faculty to present work Aug. 23
Western Carolina University’s Fine Art Museum will host a reception from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 23 for its biennial School of…
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‘Wine for the Arts' celebrates 12th year
The Haywood County Arts Council will host its 12th annual “Wine for the Arts” from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 23 at…
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Chamber music performance at the Jackson County Public Library
Members of the Western Carolina Civic Orchestra — conducted by William Henigbaum — will present a string chamber orchestra concert…
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Fashions for mastectomy patients to be featured at talk
Jody Kraner, owner of Amaste Woman, will speak from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 20 in the conference room of the Cooperative…
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‘Lincoln’s Dreams’ concludes Civil War-based talks
The Friends of the Library will present the final novel in the “Let’s Talk About It: Civil War Novels” discussion…
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Pair of preachers put ‘picking’ talents to the test in Picked Off competition
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Two Western North Carolina preachers were chosen for an episode of the new Picked Off…
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Learn from metal artist at Shelton House talk
Metal artist Grace Cathey of Haywood County will display her work and talk about her artistic journey from 7 to…
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Stroll the Sylva art scene Aug. 10
Jackson County Visual Arts Association (JVCAA) is sponsoring the Sylva Art Stroll in historic downtown Sylva starting at 5 p.m.…
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Macon library to host family art workshop
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free “Back To School” ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. until…
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All things wood featured at Folk Art Center
The Folk Art Center will host its annual celebration of woodcrafts at Wood Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug.11…
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Kiwanis Club of Waynesville to revive Spelling Bee
The Kiwanis Club of Waynesville is reviving the very popular Spelling Bee fundraising event that was run, for many years,…
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Civil War and chaplains topic of lecture
“Answering the Call: Religion and Chaplains during the Civil War” will be the topic of a lecture by Ronald Vinson…
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Put on dancing shoes for Sylva event
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be from 2:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, in the community room on…
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Kellie Pickler to perform Aug. 18
Kellie Pickler, a small-town North Carolina native who competed on NBC’s American Idol, will perform at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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Concert series features Flack, Elderly Brothers
The Summer Concert series at Fontana Village Resort will feature The Elderly Brothers from 8-11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11,…
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An evening of music with Liz and AJ Nance
The Marianna Black Library will present an evening of acoustic music with local singer/songwriter team Liz and AJ Nance at 7 p.m.…
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WCU to feature live music, outdoor movie at Valley Ballyhoo
Western Carolina University will host two bands and screen the horror film “Cabin in the Woods” on Saturday, Aug. 18,…
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Voices in the Laurel announces upcoming auditions
Forty-seven students played and sang their way through the week as Voices in the Laurel Children’s Choir recently completed its…
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‘Lost in Yonkers' takes the stage at HART
Haywood Arts Regional Theater will present Neil Simon’s play “Lost in Yonkers” which premiered at the Richard Rogers Theater in…
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Auditions for ‘Christmas Carol’ at SMCT
The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre is holding auditions for its December production, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday…
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Charlie Daniels to play in Franklin
The Charlie Daniels Band, a Grammy-winning group that requires little introduction, will perform live at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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Haywood, flaunt your talent in September
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater is once again presenting a chance for area talent to take home the gold with…
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Folklorist Lee Knight to perform Aug. 14
Musician and folklorist Lee Knight will perform in the community room of the Jackson County Public Library Complex in Sylva…
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Community band offers free concert in Maggie
The Haywood Community Band will present its fourth free concert of the Maggie Valley Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. on…
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The rich history of an award-winning wood carver
By Shannan Mashburn • SMN Intern Wood carver Cliff Hannah is deeply rooted in Western North Carolina. The internationally renowned…
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Popcorn Sutton festival returns to Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley will celebrate one of its most infamous moonshiners with the third annual Popcorn Sutton Acoustic Jam Aug. 3-4.
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Family, friends of Popcorn Sutton tell the ‘real’ story Aug. 3-4
Friends and family of Popcorn Sutton are holding a reunion from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Aug. 3-4 at the Stompin’…
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Calvary Chapel hosts Messianic singer Aug. 10
Joshua Aaron will host an evening of Messianic worship and singing at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at Calvary Chapel in…
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Guitarist Pete Friedman to play at Sylva library
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host a free concert by local guitarist Pete Friedman at 7 p.m.…
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Country music legend Ray Price to perform
Ray Price, a country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who has often been praised as one of the best male…
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Stanley slated for Franklin Aug. 11
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will bring traditional bluegrass music to the stage of the Smoky Mountain…
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Friends of the Rickman Store celebrates its fifth anniversary
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT) will host festivities on Aug. 4 to celebrate its purchase of T.M.…
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Mater Fest returns to Canton Aug. 3-4
The town of Canton will host the ninth annual Mountain Mater Fest from noon on Friday, Aug. 3, to 11…
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Visual arts series hosting open house, fundraiser
The public is invited to Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design at 1 p.m. Aug. 3 for an…
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Shady Ladies ‘Pushing Tradition’ with Gallery 86 show
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will host an exhibition of art quilt pieces by the Shady Ladies quilting…
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Russian pianist to perform in Waynesville
Russian pianist Margarita Shevchenko will display her chops at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Performing Arts Center on…
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WCU to offer stained glass course
A course in “Creating Stained Glass” is being from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays for the month of August at…
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Bryson City library to host community jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in downtown Bryson City will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug.…
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Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to Franklin
Franklin will be hopping with all things barbecue when the fourth annual Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to…
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WestCare supporters vie for ‘Disco King and Queen’
Six professionals are hoping to be crowned Disco King and Queen, based on donations they collect for the MedWest-Harris &…
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Glass blowing class at the Green Energy Park
The Green Energy Park in Dillsboro will host a glass blowing classes on Aug. 4. The classes will be split…
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Writing workshop offered in Waynesville
Teachers Curt and Julie Cloninger will lead a writing seminar designed to help teachers and parents teach writing to their…
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Haywood arts council seeking artists
The Haywood County Arts Council invites artists to submit work samples for consideration in its art in business program, which…
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World beat hits Main Street
By Garret K. Woodward • Staff Writer If Norman Rockwell ever ventured out of New England, as the crow flies,…
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