‘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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Groovy Movie Club to show ‘Moneyball’ Feb. 17
 

Groovy Movie Club to show ‘Moneyball’ Feb. 17

The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “Moneyball” beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. A mostly organic…
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OICA to offer book cloth class
 

OICA to offer book cloth class

Students will explore ways to make their own book cloth from lightweight fabrics during a class starting Thursday, Feb. 23,…
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Bryson City library to show ‘The Lion King’ Feb. 21
 

Bryson City library to show ‘The Lion King’ Feb. 21

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will play “The Lion King” at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 21. The animated film…
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Voices of the Laurel choir reschedules Valentine’s benefit
 

Voices of the Laurel choir reschedules Valentine’s benefit

The Voices of the Laurel singers will relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the…
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Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary
 

Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary

The fourth- and fifth-grade students at Central Elementary School in Waynesville were recently treated to some time-travel art thanks to…
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Reception for Laboray exhibit Feb. 16 at WCU
 

Reception for Laboray exhibit Feb. 16 at WCU

Work by Ron Laboray, assistant professor of painting and drawing in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina…
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Haywood County Arts Council opens elementary school-themed exhibit
 

Haywood County Arts Council opens elementary school-themed exhibit

The Haywood County Arts Council has opened a new show entitled, “It’s Elementary!” The show will run through March 3…
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Quilting: An act of caring
 

Quilting: An act of caring

Haywood Community College’s Quilting Workshop day class just finished quilts that will benefit Mountain Projects’ Share the Warmth campaign as…
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Art by Brent Martin showcased in Macon
 

Art by Brent Martin showcased in Macon

The Fruit Jar Parables is now on display in the Macon County Public Library. Brent Martin lives in the Cowee…
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The Bascom offers classes at a discount
 

The Bascom offers classes at a discount

The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, is offering early bird discounts on adult workshops and classes in ceramics,…
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Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration seeking vendors
 

Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration seeking vendors

The Downtown Waynesville Association is seeking heritage-themed vendors for the second annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration, June 9, on Main Street.…
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Have a good time for a good cause  at Macon’s mystery dinner theater
 

Have a good time for a good cause at Macon’s mystery dinner theater

When it comes to fundraising, there are a lot of different methods employed to get attention and raise critical dollars…
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Songwriters festival announces contest
 

Songwriters festival announces contest

Songwriters have three months to enter The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival 2012 Songwriters Contest in Gatlinburg. “The primary goal of…
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Voices in the Laurel presents movie-inspired Valentine dinner concert
 

Voices in the Laurel presents movie-inspired Valentine dinner concert

Relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the special effects of contemporary film through the…
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Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12
 

Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12

Haywood Community College and Champion Credit Union will once again host a Share the Warmth benefit concert from 2 until…
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Whimzik presents dinner theater in Cullowhee Feb. 14
 

Whimzik presents dinner theater in Cullowhee Feb. 14

Whimzik, a mask and music performance, will perform a Valentine’s dinner theater at 7 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the…
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Artist-in-residence Andrea Dezsö to speak Feb. 9
 

Artist-in-residence Andrea Dezsö to speak Feb. 9

Visual artist Andrea Dezsö will speak at 4 p.m., Feb. 9, in Room 130 of the John W. Bardo Fine…
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Woodworkers’ art on display in Sylva
 

Woodworkers’ art on display in Sylva

A new display at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva showcases the artistic work of 10 local woodworkers. The…
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Community band begins its 10th season
 

Community band begins its 10th season

The Haywood Community Band will begin rehearsing for its 10th season of free concerts. Concerts take place on the third…
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Hornbostel, Teves to perform in Bryson
 

Hornbostel, Teves to perform in Bryson

Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves will perform a concert at 3p.m. on Feb. 12 at the Swain County Center for…
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Haywood’s Taste of Chocolate is April 21
 

Haywood’s Taste of Chocolate is April 21

The Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center is looking for volunteers to help coordinate its annual Taste of Chocolate fundraiser as well…
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Learn card embroidery at Feb. 16 workshop
 

Learn card embroidery at Feb. 16 workshop

Learn how to make handmade cards for any occasion from weddings to birth announcements to holidays with card makers Doris…
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Workshop, Valentine’s party for kids in Macon
 

Workshop, Valentine’s party for kids in Macon

Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop and Valentine party from 10 a.m. to…
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Kelley to show new paintings from WaterDance series
 

Kelley to show new paintings from WaterDance series

Local artist Jo Ridge Kelley will exhibit the latest painting from her WaterDance series at The Jeweler’s Workbench on Main…
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‘Coy’ to be centerpiece of Liars Bench benefit shows
 

‘Coy’ to be centerpiece of Liars Bench benefit shows

The Liars Bench, a program featuring authentic traditional Southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, and drama, has announced that its February…
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‘Collected Stories’ in the HART Studio Theater Feb. 10-12
 

‘Collected Stories’ in the HART Studio Theater Feb. 10-12

The HART Studio season continues this week with “Collected Stories” by noted playwright Donald Margulies. Margulies won the Pulitzer Prize…
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WCU professor publishes book about professional development
 

WCU professor publishes book about professional development

Sarah T. Meltzer, an assistant professor of secondary education at Western Carolina University, has published her book Step-by-Step Professional Development…
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Serena headed to the big screen
 

Serena headed to the big screen

Ron Rash’s novel, Serena, was birthed in an image: his mind’s eye pictured a woman on horseback. From the woman’s…
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Chocolate Cook-off planned for Feb. 11
 

Chocolate Cook-off planned for Feb. 11

The Friends of the Marianna Black Library will host the 5th Annual Chocolate Cook-Off between 2 and 4 p.m., Feb.…
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Four Waynesville women recount trek through Nepal
 

Four Waynesville women recount trek through Nepal

Four local women who hiked in Nepal will give a talk at 2 p.m. on Feb. 8. The event is…
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WCU will host ‘Vagina Monologues’ Feb. 10-11
 

WCU will host ‘Vagina Monologues’ Feb. 10-11

Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs will host “The Vagina Monologues” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10-11 in the…
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Wheels Through Time Museum to have special opening
 

Wheels Through Time Museum to have special opening

The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley is celebrating its first special weekend opening of 2012. The museum will…
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ECA members earn state accolades
 

ECA members earn state accolades

Two Jackson County Extension and Community Association members won first place in the State ECA Cultural Arts Competition in New…
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