Lights, cameras, jubilation!
Communities in Western North Carolina are gathering to spread holiday cheer with plays, parades and art shows. Check out the…
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Mountain Heritage Center jams continue
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series will continue at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Thursday, Dec.…
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Holiday events
• A Traditional Thanksgiving & Tree Trimming will be held from Thursday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 27, at the…
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WCU Jazz Ensemble to perform Nov. 29
The Western Carolina University Jazz Ensemble will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Under the…
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Stillwell returns to SMHS for homecoming concert
Popular Nashville recording artist Matt Stillwell returns home to the mountains of Western North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 3, for…
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Museum to take Cherokee story to wider audience in 2012
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will take its story on the road in 2012, holding a series of new…
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Holiday craft show returns to Cullowhee
A popular post-Thanksgiving arts and crafts tradition will once again fill Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center for two days of…
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Barbara Bates Smith play to be performed at Jackson library
The Jackson County Public Library will host a performance of “Deck the Halls with Southern Writers,” the new one-woman Christmas…
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Tickets available for Balsam Range/John Wiggins show
There are still limited tickets available for $25 for the Balsam Range concert with John Wiggins at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Polar Express now boarding in Bryson
In 1985, Chris Van Allsburg wrote The Polar Express, a story of a magical train ride on Christmas Eve. The…
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Roller derby divas
Judy Lau is a mom and detective with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office; Miss Demeanor is a tough-looking roller derby…
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WCU chorus, symphony combine talents for Nov. 20 performance
The Western Carolina University Concert Choir will team up with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and Asheville Symphony Chorus for a…
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Penrod, Randle to perform in Franklin
Guy Penrod and Lynda Randle will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the…
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Singer Charley Pride coming to Harrah’s
Tickets go on sale Nov. 18 for a Jan. 14 concert by country music star Charley Pride at Harrah’s Cherokee…
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Sunday Concert Series presents One Leg Up
One Leg Up will perform in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, in the Haywood County Library in…
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Broadway on parade at Tuscola
The Tuscola High School Chamber Choir and The Summit Choir will present a musical review of some of Broadway’s greatest…
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Fundraiser planned for Community Table
A fundraising event for the Community Table soup kitchen in Sylva will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.…
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Canton library to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Haywood County native Charlie Rhodarmer, director and manager of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, will give a presentation on 18th century…
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A firm grasp on history
Students from Oconaluftee Institute of Cultural Arts recently visited the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and got to put their…
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Holiday workshop planned
The Jackson County Extension and Community Association Craft Club will hold a workshop for participants to make holiday potpourri and…
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SCC presents Cherokee Baskets Show
Southwestern Community College’s Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts is hosting a Cherokee Baskets Show in its gallery on Tribal Bingo…
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Holiday workshop for kids is Nov. 19
Elementary school-age children and their families are invited to Holiday ARTSaturday, the Macon County Arts Council’s free monthly crafts and…
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Great, small artwork for sale at Haywood’s Gallery 86
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will hold its fourth annual small works show titled, “It’s a Small, Small…
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WCU library sharpens focus on regional history with two new websites
Individuals with an interest in the region’s past can now search two new online archives devoted to Cherokee culture and…
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Tickets went on sale Nov. 1 for WCU radio broadcast production of ‘Dracula’
Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” will be staged at the John W.…
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Roles of Sumter, Timberlake in Cherokee history topic of presentation
Canton library to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a program on Cherokee history and culture Haywood County native Charlie…
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Bob Plott to visit Liars Bench
“Legendary Hunters and Hounds of the Great Smokies” will be the subject of the next Liars Bench at 7 p.m.…
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WNC AIDS Project offers special screening of ‘Life, Above All’
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) will show the award-winning film “Life Above All” at 7 p.m. on Nov.…
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Ron Rash to receive NC’s civilian award
A group of distinguished North Carolinians — including WCU’s Ron Rash — will receive the North Carolina Award, the highest…
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Exhibit presents student experience as art
Students in Western Carolina University’s Creative Life Living-Learning Community will present an exhibit titled “Transitions” in Gallery 130 at the…
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Fine Art Museum to host Family Fun Day, handmade item sale
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a holiday sale of handmade items and a Fall Family…
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Glass artist to show work at Leapin’ Frog Gallery
Glass artist Rebecca Hellman will show her works in jewelry and fused glass at Leapin’ Frog Gallery in Waynesville on…
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Dinner and silent auction to benefit KARE
Haywood County’s Kids Advocacy Resource Effort will host its second annual Fall Festival of Trees fundraiser and live auction on…
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NEA recognizes Jackson’s Green Energy Park for environmentally-minded arts endeavors
The Jackson County Green Energy Park was featured on the Facebook page of the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA]…
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‘Ah, Wilderness!’: Eugene O’Neill’s comedic counterpart to ‘Long Day’s Journey’ stages at HART
Set in the Haywood Arts Regional Theater, the cast of “Ah, Wilderness!” spent a rainy evening preparing for its impending…
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HCC to offer digital photography certificate
Haywood Community College will offer a new community education certificate in Media Arts: Photography. The course begins Nov. 11 and…
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Cinema festival debuts in Asheville Nov. 3-6
A new film festival that will be held from Thursday through Sunday (Nov. 3-6) in Asheville will feature 39 films…
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Jam series to begin with concert by Blue Eyed Girl
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series for 2011-12 will get under way at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage…
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Voices in the Laurel concert celebrates patriotism
Voices in the Laurel will perform at 3 p.m. on Nov. 6 at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.…
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Early registration available for WCU’s Dulcimer Winter Weekend
Western Carolina University’s Division of Educational Outreach will sponsor the seventh annual Dulcimer Winter Weekend beginning Thursday, Jan. 5, and…
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Colonial Theatre concert to benefit Meals on Wheels
Bluegrass group Balsam Range will feature award-winning Nashville musician and songwriter John Wiggins in the first show of its Winter…
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Madrigal Dinner tickets on sale in November
Tickets for the 2011 Madrigal Dinner at Western Carolina University went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1. The event will be…
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‘Day of Mindfulness’ to be held Nov. 5
St. David’s Episcopal Church in Cullowhee will host a “Day of Mindfulness: Practices to Support a Global Spirituality and Ethic”…
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Community Table hosts Fall Festival, BBQ dinner
The Community Table’s fourth annual Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12,…
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Jackson library offers daytime music
The Jackson County Public Library will host a daytime music program on the first Friday of every month from 11…
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‘Nance Dude’ stages Nov. 4 at the Rickman Store
A performance of Gary Carden’s play “Nance Dude” at the Rickman Store in Macon County will serve as a fundraiser…
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HART closes season with ‘Wilderness!’
Haywood Arts Regional Theater will close the 2011 season with Eugene O’Neill’s comedy “Ah, Wilderness!” on its main stage. The…
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‘Sweeney Todd’ to hit WCU stage Nov. 10-13
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” a story of revenge and greed and how they can crush the…
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It’s by Nature to host artist Susan Ling Nov. 4
It’s by Nature will host well known Cullowhee painter, Susan Ling this Friday, Nov. 4, during Sylva’s After Dark. Ling…
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Get a head start on handmade holiday shopping
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a holiday sale of handmade items and a Fall Family…
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