WCU to present ‘Film Music of John Williams’
 

WCU to present ‘Film Music of John Williams’

Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present “The Film Music of John Williams” in honor of the composer’s 80th…
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Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band to perform
 

Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band to perform

Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band will perform at 7 p.m. on March 14 in the community room of the Jackson…
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Celtic concert to be held in Bryson City
 

Celtic concert to be held in Bryson City

The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City will present its 4th annual Celtic Concert 7 p.m. on Friday, March…
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Artists sought for Mountain Heritage Day
 

Artists sought for Mountain Heritage Day

Arts and crafts vendors are being sought to participate in Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University’s annual fall festival of…
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WCU to host ‘No Limits March’ on March 8
 

WCU to host ‘No Limits March’ on March 8

Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are co-sponsoring a panel discussion and “No Limits…
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Long stitch bindings classes offered in Dillsboro
 

Long stitch bindings classes offered in Dillsboro

Phyllis Jarvinen will be teaching a Long Stitch bookbinding workshop 5 to 9 p.m. on March 15 at Oaks Gallery…
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Blue Ridge Watermedia Society to exhibit at Gallery 86
 

Blue Ridge Watermedia Society to exhibit at Gallery 86

A show by the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society opened March 7 at Gallery 86 on N. Main Street in Waynesville.…
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WCU’s Catherine Carter releases second book of poems
 

WCU’s Catherine Carter releases second book of poems

There is a refinement to Catherine Carter’s poetry, a sense that each poem is finished, polished and complete, worked exactly…
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Gospel quartet to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
 

Gospel quartet to perform at Smoky Mountain Center

The King’s Messengers, a Southern Gospel music quartet who will soon celebrate 48 years singing, will perform at 7:30 p.m.…
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Three country greats to perform March 9
 

Three country greats to perform March 9

Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Joe Diffie — all platinum-certified country music recording artists — will come together for a…
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Bladesmithing symposium March 8-11
 

Bladesmithing symposium March 8-11

Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department will hold a Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium “Spring Hammer In” on campus from…
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Music and storytelling with Lee Knight
 

Music and storytelling with Lee Knight

City Lights Bookstore will host an evening of music and storytelling with local performer Lee Knight at 7 p.m. on…
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‘Cook smart, eat smart’ series to begin in Sylva
 

‘Cook smart, eat smart’ series to begin in Sylva

Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School is hosting a four-part class on preparing simple, healthy and delicious food during March…
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WCU to offer stained glass course
 

WCU to offer stained glass course

Western Carolina University will offer a course on creating stained glass from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from March 8 through April…
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Sylva group schedules its next contra dance
 

Sylva group schedules its next contra dance

The next contra dancing event in Sylva will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The dance…
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Bethel organization seeks local artists
 

Bethel organization seeks local artists

Bethel Rural Community Organization’s Historic Preservation Committee will be entertaining bids from Haywood County artists who are interested in painting…
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Moe on display
 

Moe on display

The Macon County Library will display paintings, drawings, furniture and photographs by Justin Moe in its meeting room throughout the…
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Stress management workshop offered
 

Stress management workshop offered

Author and inspirational speaker Kim May will lead a workshop from 1 to 4 p.m., March 3, at The Creative…
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Cherokee Language Program collaborates with local publisher
 

Cherokee Language Program collaborates with local publisher

The Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University is collaborating with EarlyLight Books of Waynesville to publish a bilingual and…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Look Homeward’
 

HART to hold auditions for ‘Look Homeward’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its spring production of the Thomas Wolfe classic “Look Homeward Angel”…
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Show choir celebrates 30 years with country western performance
 

Show choir celebrates 30 years with country western performance

Tuscola High School’s show choir will put on a country western performance, titled “Thirty Years and Counting,” to celebrate its…
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Vienna Boys Choir to perform at WCU
 

Vienna Boys Choir to perform at WCU

The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the most celebrated choirs of all time, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March…
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Sylva’s Gary Carden a true Southern Appalachian original
 

Sylva’s Gary Carden a true Southern Appalachian original

Gary Carden didn’t realize he had an audience. He was coaching Lara Chew through a rehearsal of “Mother Jones,” a…
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Shortage of dollars threatens to kill popular local show, ‘The Liar’s Bench’
 

Shortage of dollars threatens to kill popular local show, ‘The Liar’s Bench’

There’s a meeting this week to determine the future of “The Liar’s Bench.” This is a two-year-old throwback of sorts…
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Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn
 

Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn

The Moolah Temple Men’s Auxiliary will accompany a screening of the 1920 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,…
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WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’
 

WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’

Rachel Reilly, a 2007 graduate of Western Carolina University, has been named as part of the cast for “The Amazing…
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56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28
 

56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28

The 56th Annual Pancake Day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at First United…
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Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva
 

Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva

The downtown association and First United Methodist Church in Sylva are sponsoring a Father-Daughter semi-formal dance from 6:30 until 8:30…
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Woodworking demo at Sylva public library
 

Woodworking demo at Sylva public library

Woodworker Chris Behre of Tuckasegee will demonstrate how to make Shaker boxes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, at…
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The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities
 

The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities

The Bascom in Highlands is hosting several upcoming classes for children • Creation Station is open to children ages 5 to…
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Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture
 

Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture

The Jackson County Public Library is sponsoring a statue-naming contest for a marble sculpture recently donated to its youth service…
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Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23
 

Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23

The second of two benefit performances of “The Liars Bench” Southern Appalachian variety show will be held at 7 p.m.…
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WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion
 

WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion

An exploratory meeting has been set up to examine the possibility of forming the Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. The…
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‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio
 

‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio

The HART Studio in Waynesville will continue its season with “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh, opening Feb. 24 in the…
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Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships
 

Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships

The Asheville Symphony Guild will offer full and partial scholarships for students who play musical instruments in middle and high…
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Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers
 

Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers

The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will ends its 2011-12 season…
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Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway
 

Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway

Haywood County Recreation and Parks is now taking reservations for a 10-day, Hawaiian Cruise trip Nov. 1-10. Per-person rates are…
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Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU
 

Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU

Independent cultural critic and author Eleanor Heartney will lead a presentation on contemporary art at 5 p.m. Monday, March 5,…
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Challenge under way for airing of the quilts
 

Challenge under way for airing of the quilts

Organizers are gearing up for this year’s Airing of the Quilts Challenge on May 12 in Franklin. Quilters must create…
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The quilt that keeps on giving
 

The quilt that keeps on giving

Haywood Community College Day Quilting Workshop student Rikki Williams (pictured) won the Confetti Quilt that she helped construct in her…
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Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group
 

Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group

Reading Finnegans Wake on the best of days and in the easiest sections can challenge the most erudite of readers.…
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Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques
 

Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques

Contemporary artist and instructor Billie W. Shelburn will demonstrate creative watercolor techniques for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15…
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Marianna Black to host community music jam
 

Marianna Black to host community music jam

The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,…
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Clarinetist to give free performance Feb. 21
 

Clarinetist to give free performance Feb. 21

Clarinetist and faculty member Shannon Thompson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the recital hall of the…
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Nantahala Brewing to host limited bottle release event
 

Nantahala Brewing to host limited bottle release event

Nantahala Brewing Company will hold a release party for the first of three limited bottle release Trail Magic Ale ales…
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Contra dancing held in Waynesville
 

Contra dancing held in Waynesville

The next Fourth Sunday Contra Dance will be on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Gateway Club in downtown Waynesville.  …
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Frog Level Brewery to host live music concert
 

Frog Level Brewery to host live music concert

Frog Level Brewing Company will hold the first performance in its Jazz Masters Series from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,…
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Tuckaseegee Tavern hosts Winter Thaw Out concert
 

Tuckaseegee Tavern hosts Winter Thaw Out concert

The Dan River Drifters will play at Tuckaseegee Tavern Saturday, Feb. 18, in Bryson City. The Drifters combine traditional and…
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Regional book fair to be held at HCC Feb. 13-17
 

Regional book fair to be held at HCC Feb. 13-17

Haywood Community College will hold a book fair Feb. 13-17 in the multi-purpose room of its Regional Center for the…
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Reading council to raise funds with friendly competition
 

Reading council to raise funds with friendly competition

Western Mountains Reading Council’s Community Spelling and Trivia Bee will be held 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the fine…
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