Feelin' like the Fourth
 

Feelin' like the Fourth

There is no shortage of festivals and special events planned for the extended July 4 weekend. Mountain communities are going…
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Celebrate summer with Red, White and Boom
 

Celebrate summer with Red, White and Boom

Maggie Valley will be hosting Red, White, and Boom 2011 at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds July 1 through July…
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HART calls for actors
 

HART calls for actors

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its August production of the Noel Coward comedy hit “Hay Fever”…
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Didgeridoo Down Under brings Australian fun
 

Didgeridoo Down Under brings Australian fun

Didgeridoo Down Under will visit the Marianna Black Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.    The show is…
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‘Guys and Dolls’ comes to Franklin
 

‘Guys and Dolls’ comes to Franklin

“Guys and Dolls,” the Tony award-winning musical, will be performed by the Overlook Players at 7:30 p.m. June 23, 24,…
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Discounted Penland classes for residents
 

Discounted Penland classes for residents

Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in several classes in the third summer session available at half tuition to…
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Kids can recreate Van Gogh at workshop
 

Kids can recreate Van Gogh at workshop

The Macon County Art Association’s Uptown Gallery, located on Main Street in Franklin, will host an art workshop from 9:30…
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Local artists sought for exhibit
 

Local artists sought for exhibit

Local artists in Swain and surrounding counties are invited to submit up to four original works for the annual community…
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Sweet Tater Band visits the library
 

Sweet Tater Band visits the library

Local bluegrass group The Sweet Tater Band will perform at the Jackson County Public Library Complex at 7 p.m. on…
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Contra comes to The Gateway Club
 

Contra comes to The Gateway Club

This month’s Fourth-Sunday contra dance will run from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, at The Gateway Club…
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WCU welcomes artists to summer series
 

WCU welcomes artists to summer series

The Summer Concert Series at Western Carolina University will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in June and July and…
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Doc Watson to headline festival
 

Doc Watson to headline festival

The third annual Cashiers Mountain Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 2-3, will feature folk music legend Doc Watson,…
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Contest seeks youth talent
 

Contest seeks youth talent

The Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest will be held again during the Franklin Folk Festival beginning at 1:30 p.m.…
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Barn dance at the Bascom
 

Barn dance at the Bascom

The year’s first Summer Barn Dance will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at the Bascom Center for…
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Bring your moves to Waynesville Rec
 

Bring your moves to Waynesville Rec

The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer the XBox 360 Dance Central contest at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June…
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Sylva offers up a taste of culinary treasures
 

Sylva offers up a taste of culinary treasures

The Taste of Downtown Sylva walking culinary tour will be from 2 p.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Tickets…
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Music and poetry at the Rickman Store
 

Music and poetry at the Rickman Store

The Friends of the Rickman Store will be hosting a forum for music and poetry at 7 p.m. on June…
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LIFESPAN opens up the world of art to everyone
 

LIFESPAN opens up the world of art to everyone

When asked to paint a picture of a dream vacation she would like to take, 68-year-old Hazel Wells began conjuring…
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Playfest calls for actors
 

Playfest calls for actors

Auditions for Playfest will get under way Wednesday, June 22, in Cashiers for actors who can play roles between ages…
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Comedy and drama combine in Educating Rita
 

Comedy and drama combine in Educating Rita

“Educating Rita,” an award-winning play, will be on stage June 15 through 19, and again from July 1 to 3,…
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Crafters showcase work
 

Crafters showcase work

A craft festival will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 18 at the Old Mill 1886…
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Community band continues season
 

Community band continues season

The Haywood Community Band will perform its second free concert at 6:30 p.m. on June 19, at the pavilion adjacent…
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Stecoah christens new café
 

Stecoah christens new café

The Schoolhouse Café will be opening in the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on June 15. The café is located…
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Sing along to old-time favorites in Franklin
 

Sing along to old-time favorites in Franklin

An old-time community songfest will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, at the Town Square in downtown…
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Enjoy a night out with weaving and wine
 

Enjoy a night out with weaving and wine

A Ladies’ Night Out pairing weaving and wine will be held at Oaks Gallery in Dillsboro from 5:30 p.m. to…
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Youth choir to perform at major league game
 

Youth choir to perform at major league game

Voices in the Laurel, a regional youth choir, is set to perform on June 18 at Turner Field for the…
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Get a taste of chamber music this summer
 

Get a taste of chamber music this summer

The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival will host five concert showcases for five consecutive Sundays beginning June 19 and ending July…
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Array of quilts to decorate library
 

Array of quilts to decorate library

The Airing of the Quilts exhibit will be held at the new Jackson County Library Complex from 10 a.m. until…
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Haywood’s summer reading program begins June 18
 

Haywood’s summer reading program begins June 18

The Haywood County Library’s reading program starts Saturday, June 18 with a party beginning at 1 p.m. at the Haywood…
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Jackson gets into summer reading
 

Jackson gets into summer reading

The summer reading program at the Jackson County Public Library is getting started at 7 p.m. on June 20, with…
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For the love of music: Haywood-based Smoky Mountain Brass Band marks 30 years of camaraderie
 

For the love of music: Haywood-based Smoky Mountain Brass Band marks 30 years of camaraderie

It all started with an offer, a bar — or restaurant, depending on who you talk to — and a…
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Music is back at the Rickman Store
 

Music is back at the Rickman Store

Music lovers are starting to gather again each Friday at the historic Rickman Store in Franklin. Everyone is invited to…
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Broadway comes to Highlands
 

Broadway comes to Highlands

Broadway singer Jeri Sager takes the stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, at the Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts…
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Arts and music hit the streets in Dillsboro
 

Arts and music hit the streets in Dillsboro

The 27th-annual Dillsboro Arts and Music Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. Featured…
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Contra dance set for Sunday
 

Contra dance set for Sunday

The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12. The dance…
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Pop balladeers come to WCU
 

Pop balladeers come to WCU

Brandon Kirkley and the Firecrackers will play at 7 p.m. on June 16 on the University Center lawn at Western…
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Folkmoot Festival spans 12 counties
 

Folkmoot Festival spans 12 counties

The 2011 Folkmoot Festival will take place July 21 through 31 throughout 12 counties in Western North Carolina, with new…
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Museum to host Civil War commemoration day
 

Museum to host Civil War commemoration day

The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House in Waynesville will host three Civil War commemorative groups from…
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Quilt trail adds another block
 

Quilt trail adds another block

The Haywood County Arts Council’s Quilt Trails project will dedicate its sixth quilt block at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June…
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Artist demonstrates techniques June 14
 

Artist demonstrates techniques June 14

The Blue Ridge Watermedia Society will meet from 6:45 until 9 p.m. on June 14 at Haywood Community College. The…
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Summer smithing courses lined up
 

Summer smithing courses lined up

The Jackson County Green Energy Park is offering a new round of blacksmithing courses this summer, taught by blacksmith Brock…
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HCC offers bladesmith course
 

HCC offers bladesmith course

Haywood Community College will offer a “Handles and Guards” course through the American Bladesmith Society, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.…
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Groovin’ on the Green concert series opens
 

Groovin’ on the Green concert series opens

Cashiers’ Groovin’ on the Green concert series, now in its third year, opens at 6:30 p.m. on June 10, at…
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Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin
 

Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin

A drumming circle for all ages will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, on the…
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Appalachian lifestyle takes center stage
 

Appalachian lifestyle takes center stage

If there’s one thing that runs deep in Appalachia, it’s roots. Whether it’s the roots of its ancient pines or…
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Vinegar pie? Southern Living lauds Jarrett House’s ‘delectable’ fare
 

Vinegar pie? Southern Living lauds Jarrett House’s ‘delectable’ fare

A local Dillsboro inn had four recipes featured in the Southern Living cookbook, Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives…
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Celebrate Appalachian History in Waynesville
 

Celebrate Appalachian History in Waynesville

An Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration will come to downtown Waynesville from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June, 11. The…
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Bach Choral brings Irish music to the mountains
 

Bach Choral brings Irish music to the mountains

The Bach Chorale Children’s Choir of Lafayette, Ind., will perform a program called “Ireland Ascending” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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Disney classic comes to life on stage
 

Disney classic comes to life on stage

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is coming to Haywood Community College at 7 p.m. on June 10, and 2:30 p.m.…
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Summer music series begins with Dusk and Sky
 

Summer music series begins with Dusk and Sky

A summer music series will kick off at 7 p.m. on June 9 with musician Dusk Weaver at the Marianna…
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