HCC students build kilns for new arts building
 

HCC students build kilns for new arts building

Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Clay students got a firsthand lesson in designing and building kilns at its new creative…
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An evening with George Ellison and Lee Knight
 

An evening with George Ellison and Lee Knight

As part of a summer series of music, the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City is presenting a special program…
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Local author publishes second mystery set in WNC
 

Local author publishes second mystery set in WNC

Morgan James of Macon County will sign copies of her book Quiet Killing at Books Unlimited in Franklin at 10…
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SummerVoice camp supported by Young Singers Foundation
 

SummerVoice camp supported by Young Singers Foundation

Voices in the Laurel’s SummerVoice Music Camp will expand this year to become the Voices in the Laurel Summer Music…
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WCU to hold Dulcimer U
 

WCU to hold Dulcimer U

Registration continues for Dulcimer U, a residential program at Western Carolina University that draws dulcimer enthusiasts from across the country…
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Professor to teach stars and planets program
 

Professor to teach stars and planets program

Paul Heckert, professor of astronomy and physics at Western Carolina University, will present a special program about stars and planets…
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Rickman Store to host ‘Music, Art & Poetry Night’
 

Rickman Store to host ‘Music, Art & Poetry Night’

“Music, Art & Poetry Night,” an open mic arts night, will begin at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Rickman…
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Sew it in Sylva
 

Sew it in Sylva

Ann Gill-Johnson, a member of the Sew Easy Girls Extension and Community Association, will offer a sewing class at 1…
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Learn to solve common painting problems
 

Learn to solve common painting problems

The Art League of the Smokies will meet at 6:15 p.m. July 5 at the Swain County Center for the…
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Arts series features ceramics workshops
 

Arts series features ceramics workshops

The Cullowhee Mountain ARTS Summer Visual ART Series is offering three weeklong ceramics workshops at Western Carolina University’s School of…
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Workshop series brings art to the masses
 

Workshop series brings art to the masses

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is offering weeklong workshops through Aug. 3 as part of its Summer Visual Arts Series at Western…
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Top artisans from Southeast to convene for crafts show
 

Top artisans from Southeast to convene for crafts show

The 23rd annual Mountain Artisans Summertime Art & Crafts Show will present the top artisans and crafters in the Southeast…
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The Mad Batter to celebrate spirits in Cullowhee
 

The Mad Batter to celebrate spirits in Cullowhee

The Mad Batter is celebrating their introduction of beer to their menu with live music and a beer tasting from…
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Joe Penland to open Songcatchers series
 

Joe Penland to open Songcatchers series

Ballad singer and storyteller Joe Penland will kick off the 2012 Songcatchers Music Series at 4 p.m. July 1 at…
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A cappella group to sing at Franklin arts center
 

A cappella group to sing at Franklin arts center

Voices of Lee, an a cappella ensemble from Lee University, will perform at 2:30 p.m. July 1 at the Smoky…
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Bascom to host barn dance
 

Bascom to host barn dance

The Bascom, a visual arts center in The Highlands, will hold its first Summer Barn Dance of the season from…
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Celebrate world cultures through Folkmoot
 

Celebrate world cultures through Folkmoot

Nearly 300 performers from nine countries will descend on Haywood County July 18 to 29 for the Folkmoot Festival held…
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Neil Diamond tribute artist to perform at Franklin arts center
 

Neil Diamond tribute artist to perform at Franklin arts center

Neil Diamond impersonator and tribute artist Tom Sadge will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. June 29 at the Smoky…
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Cherokee recording artist to perform at Fontana June 30
 

Cherokee recording artist to perform at Fontana June 30

Cherokee Recording Artist Shea Keck will be performing from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. June 30 at the Wildwood Grill…
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The Barefoot Movement to play in Jackson
 

The Barefoot Movement to play in Jackson

The Barefoot Movement will play a free concert at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 7 p.m. July…
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Registration now open for Franklin’s July 4 horseshoe and cornhole tournaments
 

Registration now open for Franklin’s July 4 horseshoe and cornhole tournaments

The Franklin Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July horseshoe and cornhole tournaments will begin at 10 a.m. at the…
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Subscriptions available for 2012-13 WCU Galaxy of Stars Series
 

Subscriptions available for 2012-13 WCU Galaxy of Stars Series

The Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University will open its eighth season this fall with a lineup featuring…
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Friends benefit  to feature Michael Reno Harrell
 

Friends benefit to feature Michael Reno Harrell

Storyteller and singer Michael Reno Harrell will perform an afternoon full of Smoky Mountain stories at 4 p.m. June 30…
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Glass artist Tadashi Torii to open show  at Green Energy Park June 21
 

Glass artist Tadashi Torii to open show at Green Energy Park June 21

A showing of Japanese glass artist Tadashi Torii’s works will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. June 21 at…
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The most dangerous woman in America
 

The most dangerous woman in America

The historic Rickman Store in Macon County will once again become a stage for one of the most accomplished monologues…
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Signs as art
 

Signs as art

  Jeff Marley is creating signs for Cherokee and the surrounding area proclaiming in Cherokee and in English, “We are…
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Street dances return to Waynesville
 

Street dances return to Waynesville

The popular Mountain Street Dances held in downtown Waynesville on select Fridays throughout the summer kick at 6:30 p.m. on…
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Children’s Film Festival held at Ruby Cinema
 

Children’s Film Festival held at Ruby Cinema

A Children’s Film Festival for Macon County children will be held at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday morning through…
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Haywood fairgrounds to hold truck pull
 

Haywood fairgrounds to hold truck pull

The Haywood County Truck Pull will be held at 11 a.m. June 23. Entries will begin at 9 a.m. at…
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Art reception to benefit Haywood Waterways
 

Art reception to benefit Haywood Waterways

There will be an art reception benefitting Haywood Waterways Association at the Village Green Café in Waynesville from 5:30 to…
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Cashiers Mountain Music Festival
 

Cashiers Mountain Music Festival

The Cashers Mountain Music Festival is being held June 30 and July 1 at the Village Green and Commons in…
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Logan Murrell to perform at Fontana Village Resort
 

Logan Murrell to perform at Fontana Village Resort

Logan Murrell will be performing from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. June 22 and 29 at the Wildwood Grill at…
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Broadway’s Gloria Crampton to perform June 23 in Highlands
 

Broadway’s Gloria Crampton to perform June 23 in Highlands

“Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton will be at 8 p.m. June 23 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. Crampton…
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Steampunk technique taught June 28
 

Steampunk technique taught June 28

A Steampunk Jewelry & Creations Workshop will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. June 28 at the Macon County…
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Learn cooking with soy in Sylva
 

Learn cooking with soy in Sylva

A “Cooking With Soy” class will be offered at 1 p.m. June 25 in the Conference Room of the Community…
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Library to host traveling Lincoln exhibit
 

Library to host traveling Lincoln exhibit

The Waynesville library will unveil the traveling exhibit “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,…
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World Music Concert in Franklin
 

World Music Concert in Franklin

Franklin and Dillsboro Ubuntu Choirs will perform a concert of music from around the world and here at home at…
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Final Noon Concert ‘Flute Flourish’
 

Final Noon Concert ‘Flute Flourish’

The Grace Noon Concerts season finale will feature flutists Sarah Cifani and Kathy Alley at noon on Thursday, July 21,…
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Author Vicki Lane to speak in Jackson
 

Author Vicki Lane to speak in Jackson

Novelist Vicki Lane will hold a book talk with a question and answer session at 7 p.m. June 26 at…
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Peter Pan to fly high in Franklin
 

Peter Pan to fly high in Franklin

The Overlook Theatre Company will present “Peter Pan: The High-Flying Musical Adventure” at 7:30 p.m. June 21-23 and at 2:30…
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Drum, song and dance highlight Powwow
 

Drum, song and dance highlight Powwow

  With strong personal, familial and spiritual traditions and a healthy dose of competition, the 37th annual Cherokee Powwow will…
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Next Liar’s Bench is June 15
 

Next Liar’s Bench is June 15

The Liars Bench, a successful regional authentic, traditional southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, drama and folk arts presentation, will play…
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Smoky Mountain Living magazine is seeking your photo submissions
 

Smoky Mountain Living magazine is seeking your photo submissions

Smoky Mountain Living prominently features images from across the southern Appalachians in each edition. Photo essays adhere to the issue’s…
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New artists join Waynesville gallery
 

New artists join Waynesville gallery

Four artists with a mix of media and styles have been invited to join the Main Street Artists’ Co-Op in…
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Library to host free Aikido class
 

Library to host free Aikido class

A free Aikido class for participants ages 16 and older will take place at 7 p.m. June 19 at the…
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Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Music
 

Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Music

By Shannan Mashburn • SMN Intern Singing, lonely goat herders, nuns, and Julie Andrews are just a few things Western…
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Café open at Stecoah
 

Café open at Stecoah

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center Schoolhouse Café is now open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays…
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Exhibit includes art, jewelry from Waynesville artist
 

Exhibit includes art, jewelry from Waynesville artist

Waynesville painter and jewelry artist Kel Tanner will have her work on display at the Swain County Center for the…
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Rayburn to lead lavender workshop
 

Rayburn to lead lavender workshop

A “Crafting with Lavender” workshop will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 21 in the conference room of…
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Cullowhee Mountain ARTS spends week focused on pottery
 

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS spends week focused on pottery

Four ceramics workshops are being offered as part of the Cullowhee Mountain ARTS Summer Visual ART Series at Western Carolina…
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