Smoky Mountain News

 

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• Clubs and Groups
• Kids and families
• Health

 

Business & Education

• Employability Laboratory, Southwestern Community College, Sylva: June 19, On Track – Emotions and Spending; June 26, Improve and Develop Your Customer Service Skills; July 3, Wellness, Fitness and Nutrition; July 10, Dressing for Successful Interviews—For Women; July 17, Tips to Make a Good Impression in Your Professional and Personal lives; July 24—Workplace Communications & Diversity; Register, 306.7020.

• La Dolce Vita Bakery grand opening and ribbon cutting, 3:45 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 21, Bryson City. Gianna,736.8760.

• Smoky Mountain Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association meeting, noon, Saturday, June 22, Chestnut Tree Inn, Cherokee. Cindy Miles, Caregiving for Area Agency on Aging, will present the program. 456.5251, Haywood County;  586.9292, Jackson County; 369.8922, Macon County.

• Dutch treat luncheon for retired Western Carolina University faculty and staff members noon Tuesday, June 25, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. Program starts at 10:30 a.m. with a reception. $13 per person, includes reception, luncheon and gratuities. 369.2693, 293.5620.

• Professional Development Breakfast, 8 a.m. Thursday, June 27, Terrace Room 316, Terrace Hotel, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Speaker is Russ Seagle of Seagle Management. Sponsored by the Haywood Chamber’s Young Professionals of Haywood (YPH). $10 for YPH members, $15 for nonmembers, includes breakfast, speaker, networking. $5, session only without breakfast. Pre-registration required at YPHaywood.com, by phone 456.3021 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Haywood Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for Leadership Haywood 2013 through 5 p.m. Friday, June 30. Tuition is $600 for members of the Haywood Chamber of Commerce and $700 for non-members. Applications available at www.haywoodchamber.com. 456.3021.

• Center for Life Enrichment, 2013 Program Series, Peggy Crosby Center, 348 S. Fifth St., Highlands. Details at 526.8811, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , www.clehighlands.com.

• New Human Resource Development class, SCC Swain Center. Get help with resume writing, job searches, online job applications completions, and much more. SCC Swain Center, Jennifer Ashlock 366.2000 or Yvonne Price 366.2002.

• Free GED® preparation classes 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Swain Center of Southwestern Community College, five  miles west of the Bryson City exit at the former Almond School Building. Test change for January 2014: current students must complete all five GED® subject tests as needed by December 2013, or must start all over January 2014.

• Southwestern Community College offers "Employability" labs 8 a.m. to noon Mondays and Wednesday, room 104, Oaks Hall, Southwestern Community College, Jackson Campus; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, room 104, SCC Macon Annex; 8 a.m. to noon Mondays and Wednesdays, SCC Swain Center; and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays, Cherokee Vocational Center, Cherokee.

• One-on-One Computer Support Program available at the Jackson County Public Library. Individual appointments are set up by the Adult Services Department, 586.2016 for more information.

• Spanish Club Round Table Discussions, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, gazebo at the Macon Campus of Southwestern Community College.

• SCC offers an employability lab from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday and Wednesdays and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays in the Founders Hall on the Jackson Campus. Course is also offered 8 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Macon Annex Campus. 339.4272 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Entrepreneur Skills Network business skills meetings, 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday in the Jackson County Justice and Administration Building, Sylva. Experienced and startup entrepreneurs are welcome. 586.5466 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Haywood Community College will offer a series of Get a Job workshops, which include:

• Basic Computer Skills from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday.

• Create a Great Resume workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday.

• Job Search Basics from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday.

• Interview Tips from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday.

• Customer Service Excellence from 2 to 4 p.m. every Thursday.

• Time Management from 10 a.m. to noon every Monday.

• Your Electronic Portfolio from 10 a.m. to noon every Friday.

• Spanish Translation Career Coaching and Self-paced English Study from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday.

Career Coaches are available for individual help from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Evening hours will be added during the summer. Individuals with incomes below a defined level may attend free. Advance registration is not required, but class size is limited. 564.5093 or 246.9233.

 

Community Events & Announcements

• Relay for Life Jackson County, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 21, Cullowhee Recreation Park. Pam Middleton, 226.1300.

• Haywood-Jackson March for Babies Kickoff Breakfast, 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, June 21, Balsam Mountain Inn, 68 Seven Springs Drive, Balsam. tyeblanton.org, Facebook, 258.1234. 

• Waynesville Elks Lodge Barbecue Fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 510 Dellwood Road, Waynesville. $8 per plate.  To benefit local and regional charities through the Lodge’s ENF Fund. 456.4355, after 2:30 p.m.

• Foster Pet Adoption, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s Adoption Center, 256 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville. Photos of pets at www.sargeandfriends.org or www.petfinder.com.  246.9050.

• Foster Pet Adoption, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22,  PetSmart, 321 Town Center Loop, Waynesville.  Photos of pets can be seen anytime at www.sargeandfriends.org. 246.9050. 

• Open House, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, Francis Grist Mill, Highway 276 South, Waynesville, to celebrate its National Register listing. Music by the Trantham Family. Bring a chair. Tanna Timbes, 456.6307, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• MedWest-Haywood President and CEO Janie Sinacore-Jaberg will speak Tuesday, June 25, at the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center, Pigeon Street, Waynesville. 631.8894, 736.3266.

• Foster Pet Adoption, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s Adoption Center, 256 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville.  www.sargeandfriends.org or www.petfinder.com. 246.9050.  

• The Mountain Challenge, charity exhibition match between retired professional tennis players Andy Roddick and Jim Courier, Saturday, July 27, Cedar Creek Racquet Club, Cashiers. Cashiers.com.

• Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation Adoptions, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, new adoption center at the Waynesville Industrial Park, off Old Asheville Highway. Pet photos at www.sargeandfriends.org, www.petfinder.com or 246.9050.

• P.A.W.S. Adoption Days first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the front lawn at Charleston Station, Bryson City.

• Angel Medical Center Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop needs volunteers for six-hour shifts.  The Thrift Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jennifer Hollifield, director of volunteer services, 349.6688.

• The Haywood Volunteer Center has many openings for volunteers. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program: If you are over 55 years of age, you can receive a limited amount of mileage coverage and supplementary insurance while you are volunteering. 356.2833. www.hjvc.org.

• The Haywood County Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteer drivers to deliver meals to Haywood County residents who cannot fix meals for themselves.  Drivers are needed in the following areas: Route #9 – Beaverdam – Fridays; Route #10 – Bethel – Mondays and Tuesdays; Route #11 – Jonathan Creek – Fridays; and Route #13 – Maggie Valley – Tuesdays. Jeanne Naber, 356.2442 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Community Care Clinic of Franklin needs volunteers for a variety of tasks including nursing/clinical, clerical and administrative and communications and marketing. The clinic will provide volunteer orientation and training for all individuals. 349.2085. 

• Catman2 Shelter needs volunteers for morning feeding and general shelter chores, especially from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 293.0892 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Volunteer Water Inventory Network (VWIN) is looking for people to work one to two hours every second weekend of the month at Hyatt Creek, Raccoon Creek and Jonathan Creek. Supplies provided. Volunteers pick up empty bottles, collect water samples, and return full bottles. 926.1308 or haywoodwaterways.org. Early evenings are the best time to call.

• Agencies throughout Haywood County seek volunteers for many different jobs, including helping with Haywood Christian Ministries, REACH hotline and thrift shop, the Elk Bugle Corps for the National Park and many more. 356.2833.

• The Bascom in Highlands seeks volunteers to help at arts center. Volunteer opportunities include office, gallery docent, benefit events, hospitality, flowers, installation, studio, library, landscaping, parking, recycling and building. 526.4949,  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or www.thebascom.org/volunteer. 

• The Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society maintains a museum located in the historical courthouse in room 308. The HCHGS is seeking articles and objects of historical value to Haywood County that anyone would like to share. 456.3923.

• Haywood Volunteer Center needs respite work, domestic violence hotline volunteers, meal delivery drivers, mediators, craft instruction, house building, foster grandparenting and office work. 356.2833 

 

Blood Drives

Jackson

• Lowe’s of Sylva Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, 1716 N. Main St., Sylva.  www.redcrossblood.org, keyword:  Lowes Sylva to schedule appointment. 

• Cashiers Community Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 27,  213 U.S. Highway 64E, Cashiers. www.redcrossblood.org, keyword: Cashiers to schedule appointment. 

• Jackson County Recreation Center Blood Drive, 1:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 28, 88 Cullowhee Mountain Road, Cullowhee. Bryan Cagle, 293.3053 or log on to www.redcrossblood.org,  keyword:  Jackson to schedule appointment.

Haywood

• Waynesville Community Blood Drive, noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 24,  Waynesville Masonic Lodge, East Marshall St., Waynesville. 800.REDCROSS.

• Maggie Valley United Methodist Church Blood Drive, 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 4192 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. 800.REDCROSS.

Macon

• Lowe’s 0717 Franklin Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 21, Georgia Highway, Franklin. Nancy Benson, 349.4654 or log on to www.redcrossblood.org, keyword: LOWES  to schedule appointment.

  

 Health Matters

• Adult Neurogenic Communication Group, 1:20 to 2:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month, upstairs classrooms MedWest-Haywood Health and Fitness Center, Clyde. Leigh Odom, Ph.D. CCC-SLP department of communication sciences & disorders, Western Carolina University, 227.3834, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Ladies Night Out, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month in the cafeteria at Angel Medical Center.  349.2426.

• Free dental clinic for low-income patients, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment at Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Dental Clinic on the upper level of Laurel Terrace in Cashiers. 743.3393. 

• The Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, provides free care to uninsured patients who meet financial need requirements and live or work in Highlands and Cashiers. $10 donation suggested. The clinic is in the Macon County Recreation and Health Building off Buck Creek Road. 526.1991. 

• HealthTracks, the wellness and healthy lifestyle program at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, offers a toning class from 3 to 4 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday on the lower level of the Jane Woodruff Medical Building at the rear of the hospital campus. $8 per session. 526.1348 or www.hchospital.org.

• Heart Healthy Exercise Group meets at 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Highlands Civic Center. $15 per month. 526.3556.  

• Outpatient Diabetes Classes are offered from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. bimonthly at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. monthly at Swain County Hospital in Bryson City. 586.7734.

• Teen Prepared Childbirth Classes are offered at Angel Medical Center. 369.4421.

 

Recreation & Fitness

• Co-ed softball league organizational meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Waynesville Recreation Center. Mandatory meeting. Bring a $100 non-refundable cash deposit to secure a team entry for the league. 456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Adult Co-Ed Kickball League, registration through July 8, at Haywood County Recreation & Parks office, 1233 N. Main St., Annex II Building, Waynesville. $200 per team of 15 maximum. 452.6789 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . www.haywoodnc.net

• Aqua fitness course 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Tuesdays, through Thursday, Aug. 1, Reid Gymnasium pool, Western Carolina University. $35, registration is ongoing. 227.7397, http://learn.wcu.edu, “Conferences and Community Classes.”

• Hoop Fitness, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Family Resource Center, Webster. Hoops provided; all ages welcome. 586.2845 to register. $3 children, $5 adults. www.hooping.org.

• Hula Hoop class for children and adults, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Jackson County Family Resource Center, $3 kids, $5 adults. 586.2845 to register.

• Tennis lessons, Bunnie Allare, Recreation Park in Waynesville. For rates, program information or to sign up for lessons go to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , text 513.608.9621, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 456.2030.

• The Walk with Ease beginning exercise program, 2 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday for six weeks at the MedWest Health & Fitness Center on the MedWest-Haywood campus in Clyde. Walk with Ease is for people with and without arthritis who would like to begin a regular walking routine. For people who can be on their feet for 10 minutes without pain. Reservations required; $20 per person. 452.8089.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department offers walking program for those with arthritis from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free to members. 456.2030 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Aikido Class will be offered from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the White Dragon Academy, Sylva. 269.8144 or 507.1800.

• WNC Fit Club is offering free workouts every Monday. Level 1 workouts begin at 5:15 p.m., Level 2 workouts begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Services Building in Sylva. xfit.org or 506.4726.

• The Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club practices from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Children participate from 4 to 5:30 p.m., adults 5:30 to 7 p.m. Open to boys and girls of all ages. Sensei Jimmy Riggs, 506.0327 or the Waynesville Recreation Center at 456.2030.

• Cardio Dance Fusion, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays,  Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. Free to members or daily admission for nonmembers. 456.2030 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls, Bryson City’s Roller derby team, practices from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays at the Swain County Recreation Center on West Deep Creek Road. Open to women 18 and older. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

• The Creative Thought Center will offer meditation classes every other Saturday at 449D Pigeon St., Waynesville. 648.8816.

• E-Z Stretching and Chair Exercise classes, 2 to 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waynesville Towers, 65 Church St., Waynesville. 456.3952.

• The Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club will host Judo classes from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Judo Club members must purchase an annual membership at the Waynesville Recreation Center plus, $20 per month for club dues. Ages 4 and up. Jimmy Riggs, 506.0327.

• Exercise and Movement for Middle Eastern Dance is held Thursdays at 9 a.m. at the Creative Thought Center, Waynesville. $40/monthly or $12/class. 926.3544. 

• AccessDance WNC, a mobile dance instruction company committed to making dance and exercise accessible to underserved communities, offers instruction in numerous settings. 276.6458.

• Qi Gong/Yoga/Pilates classes are from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at The Creative Thought Center of Waynesville. Love offering. 456.9697 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Waynesville disc golf club. GLOW Singles play at 6 p.m. Mondays at the Waynesville Recreation Park. Random draw doubles at 10 a.m. Saturdays. $5, $4 for club members. Meet at the picnic shelter beside the softball field below the Waynesville Recreation Center. www.waynesvillediscgolf.org.

 

The Spiritual Side 

• Stone Soup Gathering, 5 p.m. Sundays, Fellowship Hall, Bryson City United Methodist Church. Free.

• Join Moms in Prayer at 9 a.m. Friday mornings at 160 Main St., in the Community Room at Blue Mountain Studios in Bryson City to pray for children and their schools. Open to all moms who have a burden for their children and schools.  736.0857.

• Four Winds Daoist Center in Whittier holds meditation sessions on various days. 40 minutes meditation followed by a brief Daoist reading and discussion of that reading. Free. 788.6730, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple welcomes fellow pagans who are seeking community to join in celebrating the Sabbats. 331.8688 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  

• A prayer shawl ministry meets at 6 p.m. every other Friday at High Street Baptist Church, Canton. Shawls are made as donations for those who need encouragement and to share the word of God. Members will teach those who want to learn. 648.5830.

• A prayer walking group meets at 6 a.m. Wednesdays in Canton. Group prayer during warm up then walk at your own pace. Meet at the big parking lot in front of the Sandwich Shop on Park Street. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• An interdenominational bible study group for women meets at 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Childcare provided by reservation. 452.1124 or 508.8649.

• The Creative Thought Center of Waynesville offers a combination of a half hour Chakra Balancing meditation followed by an hour of Oneness Blessing, also known as Deeksha on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the Center. Love offering. 456.9697 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Ladies Bible Fellowship meets at 1 p.m. Monday in the fellowship hall of the Cashiers United Methodist Church on Hwy. 107 South. Interdenominational Bible study. 743.9337.

• Missionary Circle #1 at Liberty Baptist Church meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the church. 226.4526.

• The Lakeview Church of the Nazarene holds Caravan at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The kids club is dedicated to the physical, social, mental and spiritual growth of children. 926.9210.

• Unitarian Universalist of Franklin is sponsoring Wednesday night study sessions called Wednesday Night Chautauquas on the third week of each month. An optional $5 soup supper starts at 5:30 p.m. Discussions begin at 6:30 p.m. 524.6777.

 

Senior Activities

• Free wood carving opportunity with Fred and Mike Morey, 10 a.m. every Monday, Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville. Tools and know-how available. 452.2370.

• Senior Phone Assurance program at the Senior Resource Center is for seniors and people 18 years old and older with disabilities who would like to receive a daily phone call. Free. Callers are volunteers who are part of the Senior Resource Center.  Phone Assurance works well for people who live alone. 452.2370.

• Senior Resource Center Brain Gym, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville. Open to the public for games, computer/iPad, Wii, X-Box and Brain Bikes. People 50 years of age and older and teens 18 and older with disabilities can participate in cardio workouts, rug hooking and much more. 452.2370.

• Laughter Yoga Club, 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville. Suzanne Hendrix, certified Laughter yoga leader. Wear comfortable clothing. 452.2370.

• Clip and Save Coupon Club, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville.

• Senior and Fit, a 12-week program, 11 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. 456.2030. 

• Happy Wanderers senior group holds several events coordinated through Haywood County Parks and Recreation. 452.6789. 

• For information on resources for older adults in Haywood County, call 2-1-1, or by cell phone 1.888.892.1162; www.nc211.org or www.haywoodconnections.org. 452.2370.

 

 Kids & Families

• And to Think that We Thought that we’d Never be Friends,” art, music and drama program, 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, through July 12, Waynesville branch, Haywood County Library.  Daydreamz, 476.4231, Lisa Hartzell, 452.5169.

• Kids Clay: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Southwestern Community College Swain Center, 60 Almond Road, Bryson City. Ages 8 to 14 (5 to 7 w/parent or guardian), $16, includes material and firing. Jeff Marley, 366.2005, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Nature Nuts:  Snakes, 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, U.S. 276 south of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Transylvania County. Ages 4 to 7. Story, crafts and hike. 877.4423

• Eco Explorers:  Raising Trout, Friday, June 28, Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, U.S. 276 south of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Transylvania County. Learn about the Bobby N. Setzer trout hatchery operations, participate in an outdoor activity that simulates trout life, and feed the fish.  Ages 8-13. 877.4423

• Kids Clay: Tree Faces, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Southwestern Community College Swain Center, 60 Almond Road, Bryson City. For ages 8-14, 5-7 with a parent or guardian, $16 includes material and firing. Jeff Marley, 366.2005­ or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• New Kindermusik Baby Classes called Cock-a-Doodle Moo for children newborn to 18 months, weekly in Cullowhee, Waynesville and Cashiers. Day and evening times available. 293.5600 or www.themusicvillage-nc.com.

• Claymates Pottery will host kids' night from 6 to 8 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Create art, eat pizza and play games. 631.3133.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department offers after school opportunities for kids from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Free to members or $12 per student per week for nonmembers. Registration required. 456.2030 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Macon County Public Library will host family story times at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Kids are invited to wear PJs and bring stuffed animals during the Wednesday evening programs. Home School Book Talk is held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. 524.3600.

• Love and Logic is a seven-week class for parents with children of any age. The class topics include discipline, bickering and fighting, power struggles, how to have fun and feel relaxed as a parent, plus any topics that parents bring. Amber Clayton, program coordinator, 586.2845 ext. 25.

• Young Warrior Jiu Jitsu Classes, 5 to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays at Basulto Academy of Defense in Waynesville. Classes are open to boys and girls ages 6 and older. 230.5056 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Avril Bowens presents perfect pushing class for moms-to-be. 342.8128 or www.healyourdiastasis.com

Summer Camps

• Tennis Lifesong Summer Camps, Tuesdays through Fridays, through Aug. 23 at Lake Junaluska. Ages 4 and older. Bunnie Allare, 513.608.9621, www.lakejunaluska.com/tennis or www.facebook.com/tennisLifesong.

• Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department summer camp for kids in kindergarten to fifth grade., 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Aug. 16.  Daily limited enrollment. Register, 456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Elementary School Summer Day Camp, ages 6 to 12, Cullowhee United Methodist, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Aug. 2. 293.9215 or visit http://www.cullowheeumc.org/summer-camp-2013/.

• Preschool Summer Day Camp Cullowhee United Methodist Church, ages 3 to not yet attended kindergarten, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Aug. 2. 293.9215 or visit http://www.cullowheeumc.org/summer-camp-2013/. 

• Lake Junaluska Summer Day Camp, through Aug. 9, for ages 24 months through rising sixth graders. Half day, full day available.  Come all summer or for just a few days. www.lakejunaluska.com/children, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 454.6681. Registration forms available online.

• Summer Creativity Camp, June 24-28, Claymates, Dillsboro. Ages 7 to 12. $135 per camper. 631.3133.

• Highlands Playhouse Summer Fun Drama/Theatre Camps: July 1-13, Theatre Camp; July 15-27; Musical Theatre Camp; and July 29-Aug. 2, Dance Camp. 526.2695 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Highlands Playhouse, 362 Oak St., Highlands, www.highlandsplayhouse.org.

• Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) Camp, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8-12, Fine Arts Building, Haywood Community College. For fourth grade students and older.  $75, lunch included. Registration ends Saturday, June 22. Instruction in banjo, fiddle, guitar, string band and daily enrichment sessions in mountain dance, songs and stories. Haywood County Arts Council. 452.0593.

• Smoky Mountain Center's Summer Fun Drama Camp, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25. Performance at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, Smoky Mountain Center for Performing Arts, Franklin. $65 per student, $50 each additional sibling. For ages 8 to 16. 524.1598. www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• WOW! ­ a World of Wonder day camp, ages 4 to 6, 10 a.m. to noon, July 9-12 and Aug. 6-9, Highlands Nature Center. $55, advanced registration required. 526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org. 

• NatureWorks day camp, ages 8 to 11, 10 a.m. to noon, July 16-19, Highlands Nature Center. $85, advanced registration required. 526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org.

• Five-day art camps, Cullowhee Mountain Arts: “Around the World in a Week” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-28, ages 9 to 12, $225. Fine Arts Building, Western Carolina University. www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

• Rocket to Creativity, (Cullowhee Creativity Camp), for rising second- through ninth-graders, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 24, to Friday, June 28, Western Carolina University. $130, includes lunch. 227.7397.

• Amazing Animals day camp, ages 7 to 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25-28 and July 30-Aug. 2, Highlands Nature Center. $85, advanced registration required. 526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org.

• Mountain Explorers day camp, ages 11 to 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 23-26, Highlands Nature Center. $120, advanced registration required. 526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org.

• Three-day Summer Science Investigation Camp, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 1-3, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rising sixth through ninth graders. Explore the Smokies while helping collect research data on crayfish and salamanders. Free, but pre-registration required. Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center, 926.6251.

• 22nd annual Crossfire Basketball Camp 1 to 4:30 p.m. July 1-5, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Details at 456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Family Art Experiences: “Clay Works,” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8-11, glaze day, July 19, ages 9 to adult, $225. Fine Arts Building, Western Carolina University, www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

• Summer Day Camp, Southwestern Child Development and Hazelwood Early Education and Preschool, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Fridays, through Aug. 28. Ages 5 to 9. $500 per month. Subsidy accepted. 456.2458.

• The Robotics with Legos Camp for rising sixth- through eighth-grader, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Monday, July 8-Friday, July 12, Western Carolina University. $149, includes lunch. 227.7397.

• TetraBrazil Soccer Camp 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., July 8-12, Waynesville Recreation Center. Advance players only who play at the Academy, Challenge or Classic level. Details at 456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Teen Workshops: "A week of working in a different medium each day,”10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14-19, ages 13-18, $275. Fine Arts Building, Western Carolina University, www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

• Basketball Camp, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 15-18, Waynesville Recreation Center. Offered by Kevin Cantwell, current head coach at Carolina Day School and former assistant coach at Georgia Tech. $135 per camper. Each camper responsible for bringing his or her own lunch and snack. Checks payable to Kevin Cantwell. 770.490.6580 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Two-day art camps, Cullowhee Mountain Arts: “Garden Party” 9 a.m. to noon, July 17-18, ages 5 to 8, $50, and “Nature Fest” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 15-16, ages 9 to 12, $90. Fine Arts Building, Western Carolina University. www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

• Good Ole Time Summer Day Camp for children ages 9 through 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, Western Carolina University. Learn about Appalachian heritage. $110, includes lunch. Deadline to register is Friday, July 5. 227.7397.

• Jackson County Natural Resources Summer Camp, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 29-Aug. 2, Jackson County Recreation Center, Cullowhee. For rising seventh graders. Hike, swim, snorkel, and learn about the environment. $25, scholarships available. Jane Fitzgerald, 586.5465 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• SummerVoice Music Camp by Voices in the Laurel, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 29-Friday, Aug. 2,  First Baptist Church of Waynesville. $85 per chorister and includes all music, snacks, professional instructors, and a T-shirt. Registration through July 29 at www.voicesinthelaurel.org or call 335.2849.

  • North Carolina Arboretum’s 2013 Discovery Camp, pre-kindergarten through high school. Scholarships available. 665.2492 or visit www.ncarboretum.org. 

• Day Camps at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, 227.7108 or  www.wcu.edu/academics/edoutreach/conted/camps-and-programs-for-kids/index.as

• British Soccer Camp, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. July 22-26, Vance Street Park, Waynesville. www.challengersports.com, 456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• SummerVoice Music Camp by Voices in the Laurel, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 29-Friday, Aug. 2, First Baptist Church of Waynesville. Register through Monday, July 29, at 335.2849, www.voicesinthelaurel.org.

Arts

• Kids can make their own piece of art from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday during the Family Art at the Jackson County Farmers Market at the Community Table, downtown Sylva. 631.3033 or jacksoncountyfarmermarket.com.

• Suzuki Flute at The Music Village is accepting new students ages 4 to adult. Beginning through advanced students are welcome.  293.5600 or  www.themusicvillage-nc.com.

• The Uptown Gallery in Franklin offers monthly art workshops for children. Children must be at least eight years old. Pre-registration is required. 349.4607 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Kids Creation Stations, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, The Bascom in Highland.  Ages 5 to 9, $5 per class. 787.2897.

• After School Art Adventure, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, The Bascom in Highland.  Ages 5 to 9, $5 per class. Follows Macon public school schedule. 787.2897.

• After School Advanced Art Adventure, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, The Bascom in Highland.  Middle and high school age students. $5 per class. Follows Macon public school schedule. 787.2897.

• Kid’s sewing/needlecraft class 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, Studio 598, 598 W. Main St., Sylva. 587.7899.

Science & Nature

• Guided tours of American Chestnut Orchard, 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Cataloochee Guest Ranch. $15, includes tour, lunch. Self-guided tours anytime. Reservations, 926.1401.  

• Nature Center Summer Day Camps at the Highlands Nature Center.  Filling up fast. Find complete schedules, costs, and other information, at www.highlandsbiological.org or call 526.2623.

Literary (children)

• Volunteers needed (college-age students or older) three afternoons a week to assist the Teen Program leader at Macon County Public Library, Franklin. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Ellen, 524.3600.

• The following events are at the Jackson County Public Library, Sylva. 586.2016.

- Children's Activity, Dinosaur Dig, 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 19.

- Teen Activity, Making Paper with Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation, 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 19.

- Backbone Buddies, 11 a.m. Thursday, June 20.

- Between the Lines, Teen writing and art class, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20.

- Children's Story time, How to Raise a Dinosaur, 11 a.m. Friday, June 21.

- Children's Story time with Miss Sally, Summer is Here!, 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 21.

- Children's Story time, Rotary Readers, 11 a.m. Monday, June 24.

- Children's Story time, Creepy Crawlies, 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 25. 

- Children's Craft Time, Painting a Snake, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 25.

- Teen Craft Time, Snake Knot Bracelets, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. 

-  Children's Activity, Noodle Fun, 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 26.

- Teen Activity, Snake Eyes Yard Dice, 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 26.

• Book Babies, story time for children four years old and younger, 10:30 a.m., Mondays, Blue Ridge Books, Waynesville. 

• A Book Trade/Exchange, 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at Brain Gym at 81 Elmwood Way in Waynesville. An ongoing event. 452.2370.

• WCU is collecting old books for local children. Please drop donations at Reynolds Residence Hall or Scott Hall on the campus of WCU. 227.4642 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• A Haywood county non-fiction book club meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at various locations. 456.8428 

• Book Babies story time at Blue Ridge Books meets Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for children 3 years old and younger. 456.6000.  

• Adventures in Reading is held at noon and 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Includes story, a snack and craft.  Swain County Family Resource Center. 488.7505.

• Mondays With Miss Lisa are held at 3:30 p.m. at the Canton Public Library. For ages 5-9. Special guests and crafts. Adult accompaniment required. 452.5169.

• Family Story Time, 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Canton Public Library and at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Waynesville Public Library. For families with multiple siblings. Stories and crafts. 452.5169.

• Baby Rhyme Time is held at 9:30 a.m. Mondays at the Waynesville Public Library. Ages birth-12 months. 15 minutes of story time with songs and books. 452.5169.

• Ready 4 Learning is held at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Waynesville Public Library. For ages 4-5, focuses on kindergarten readiness. 452.5169.

• Movers and Shakers is held at 11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Waynesville Public Library. For ages 2-3. Movement, books, songs and more. 452.5169.

• Story Time (birth – age 5) is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays at the Jackson County Library in Sylva. The time begins with a reading in Spanish by a volunteer followed by a story and activity. The pre-literacy skill focus for this group is vocabulary development. 586.2016.

• The American Girls Club meets at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. The club is based on a book series about historical women. Club members read and do activities. Free. 586.9499.

• Family Story Time for ages 18 months to 5 years is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 526.3600. 

• Book Talk for grades 3-5 is held Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 526.3600. 

• Pre-School Story Time (ages 3-5) is held from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays at the Hudson Library in Highlands. 526.3031.

• The Marianna Black Library Preschool Story time (ages 3-5) is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

• Dial-A-Story is available to all ages through the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Hear Miss Christine tell stories (a new one each week) just by calling 488.9412.

 

Food & Drink

• Gathering Table, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, at The Community Center, route 64, Cashiers. Provides fresh, nutritious dinners to all members of the community regardless of ability to pay. Volunteers always needed and donations gratefully accepted. 743.9880.

 

ECA Events

• Extension and Community Association (ECA) groups meet throughout the county at various locations and times each month. NC Cooperative Extension Office, 586.4009.  New members welcome any time. 

• 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20 – ECA Craft Club Workshop:  Stamped Cards, Conference Room of Community Service Center, Sylva. 586.4009. 

 

 Political Group Events & Local Government

Dems

• The Haywood County Democratic executive committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, June 24, at Democratic Party Headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville. www.haywooddemocrats.org.

• The Haywood County Democratic executive committee meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Democratic Headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville.  www.haywooddemocrats.org.

• Haywood County Democratic Party headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 452.9607, haywooddemocrats.org.   

• The Jackson County Democratic Party meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva.  Brian McMahan, 508.1466.

• Jackson County Democratic Party executive committee members meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Democratic Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva. 631.1475 or jacksondems.com.

• Jackson County Democratic Women meet at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Democratic Headquarters 500 Mill St., Sylva. 631.1475 or jacksondems.com. 

GOP

• Jackson County Republican meeting, 6:30  p.m. Monday, June 24, Qualla at the Qualla Community Center, 181 Schoal Creek Church Loop Road, Whittier. Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair, 743.6491, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The North Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., the fourth Monday of each month, at the Sylva headquarters, 58 D Sunrise Park, Sylva. Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The South Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the GOP headquarters office at Laurel Terrace on N.C. 64 east in Cashiers. Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The Haywood Republicans meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the GOP headquarters, 303 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. 246.7921. www.haywoodncgop.org.

• The Haywood Republicans meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at GOP headquarters, 303 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. 246.7921. www.haywoodncgop.org.

Others

• Jackson County Patriots June 20 general membership meeting has been cancelled.  Members will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the June 19 Audit the IRS rally.  Ginny Jahrmarkt, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 329.3167. 

• The Libertarian Party of Haywood County meets at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month, 130 Miller St., Waynesville. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Occupy/WNC General Assembly meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday in room 220 of the Jackson County Administration and Justice Center in Sylva. 538.1644.

• A TEA Party group meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the 441 Diner in Otto. Mountainpatriotsteaparty.info.

• The League of Women Voters meets at noon the second Thursday of each month at Tartan Hall in Franklin. Lunch available by reservation. Open to all. $6 for food. 524.5192.

 

Government Service Boards & Commissions

Haywood

• Canton Aldermen — 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Town Hall. 648.2363.

• Clyde Aldermen — 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month. Town Hall. 627.2566.

• Haywood County Commissioners — 9 a.m. first Monday of the month and at 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. County courthouse. 452.6625.

• Maggie Valley Aldermen — 5:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Town Hall. 926.0866.

• Waynesville Aldermen — 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Town Hall. 456.3515.

• Haywood County school board meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Education Center in Clyde.  

• The Haywood County Economic Development Commission meets at 4 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Employment Security Commission. 

• The Haywood County Tourism Authority meets at 3:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month in the historic courthouse. 

• Waynesville ABC Commission — 10 a.m. second Tuesday of each month. ABC Board Office at 373 Walnut Street. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Board of Adjustment — 5:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month. Town Hall. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Community Appearance Commission — First Wednesday of each month. 9 a.m. Town Hall. 452.0401.

• Waynesville Firemen’s Relief Fund Board — Meetings held as needed. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Historic Preservation Commission —2 p.m.  first Wednesday of each month, Town Hall. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Planning Board — 5:30 p.m. third Monday of each month, Town Hall. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Public Art Commission — 5:30 p.m. second Thursday of each month, Town Hall. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Recreation and Parks Advisory Commission — Second Tuesday of each month. 6:30 p.m. Recreation Center on Vance Street. 452.2491.

• Waynesville Housing Authority — 5:30 p.m. first Wednesday of each month at 65 Church Street. 452.2491.

Jackson

• Jackson County Commissioners — First Monday of each month at 2 p.m. and third Monday at 6 p.m. Justice Center. 631.2295.

• Sylva Commissioners — First Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and third Thursday at 9:15 a.m. Town Hall. 586.2719.

• Cashiers Area Community Planning Council — 5 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. Albert Carlton Library.

• Cashiers Design Review Board — Noon the first Wednesday of each month. Albert Carlton Library.

• Jackson County Greenway Commission — Second Tuesday of every month. 5:30 p.m. Room A-227 of the Justice Center in Sylva. 293.3053. 

• Jackson County Planning Board — Second Thursday of the month. 6 p.m. Room A-227 of the Justice Center in Sylva. 631.2261.

• Jackson County school board meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Macon

• Macon County Commissioners — Second Monday at 6 p.m. County courthouse. 349.2025.

• Franklin Aldermen — First Monday of each month at 7 p.m., third Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall. 524.2516.

• Macon Planning Board — Third Thursdays at 5 p.m. at the Environmental Resource Center.

• The Macon County school board meets the fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the administrative offices. 

• Franklin Board of Adjustment — Second Tuesday of each month. 3 p.m. Town Hall. 524.2516.

• Franklin Planning Board — Third Tuesday of each month. 12 p.m. Town Hall. 524.2516.

• Highlands Aldermen — First and third Wednesday. 7 p.m. Town Hall. 526.2118.

• Highlands Planning Board and Appearance Commission — Fourth Monday of each month. 5:30 p.m. Town Hall. 526.2118.

• Highlands Zoning Board — Second Wednesday of each month. 5:30 p.m. Town Hall. 526.2118.

Swain

• Swain County Commissioners — Second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Administration Building. 488.9273.

• Bryson City Aldermen — First Monday of each month. 6 p.m. Town Hall. 488.3335.

• Cherokee Tribal Council — First Thursday of each month. 8:30 a.m. 497.2771. 

• Board of Elections — Third Wednesday of each month. 10 a.m. Administration Building. 488.6177.

• Board of Health — First Tuesday of each month. 6:30 p.m. 545 Center Street. 488.3198.

• Economic Development Commission — Fourth Tuesday of each month. 7:30 p.m. Administration Building. 488.9273.

• The Swain county school board meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. 

 

Civic & Social Group Meetings 

Haywood

• The Maggie Valley Civic Association presents Mountain Bingo Bonanza at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Maggie Valley Community Pavilion. 926.8021.

• Waynesville chapter of the Smoky Mountain Chess Club is looking for seniors who want to play chess. The club meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Waynesville meetings, 648.5739.  Sylva meetings, 586.9815.

• The Haywood County HIV/AIDS Task Force meets every third Thursday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m. The purpose of this group is to both educate the community and provide support for those living with HIV/AIDS. 452.6675. 

• American Legion Varner-Rhinehart Post No. 61 meets at 8:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at the Legion Building on Short Street in Canton. 

• Christian Motorcyclists Association meets the first Thursday of the month at Sagebrush Steakhouse Russ Ave. Waynesville, 6 p.m. for supper and 7 p.m. the meeting begins.

• The Crabtree, Iron Duff, Hyder Mountain Community Development Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Community Center on Tommy Boyd Road. All welcome. 627.8008.

• Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Waynesville Old Armory Recreation Center. ACBL sanctioned games. 456.3581.

• Haywood County Amateur Radio Club meets at 8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Haywood County Emergency Operations Center on Miller Street. All interested parties, licensed hams or not, are invited to attend. 452.9351 or on the radio repeater (147.39 +).

• The Haywood County Amateur Radio Club will offer free classes for individuals interested in getting an amateur radio license. When you finish the class, you can take the 35 question test, administered locally by the ham club members. 627.2558  

• Haywood County Newcomers Club meets at 11 a.m. every third Tuesday. 452.9768.

• The Kiwanis Club of Waynesville meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday at Laurel Ridge Country Club, 49 Cupp Lane in Waynesville. 926.4436.

• Waynesville Rotary Club meets Fridays at 1 p.m. at Laurel Ridge Country Club. 648.7300.

• Waynesville Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at the GatewayClub, 37 Church St., Waynesville. 452.5520.

• Military Order of the Purple Heart, WNC Chapter #844, meets at noon on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Sagebrush Steakhouse in Waynesville. 452.4075.

• The Smoky Mountain Button Club is a craft club that meets regularly May-December at Antique Antics, 1497 S. Main St., Waynesville. 452.6225 or 627.3977 

• Thursday Night Bingo is held at the Canton VFW. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with games at 6 p.m. and package games at 7 p.m. 648.1133.

Jackson

• Sylva chapter of the Smoky Mountain Chess Club meets at 1 p.m. at the Jackson County Senior Center on Tuesdays. Free. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• The Jackson County Greenways Advisory Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month in Room A227 of the Jackson County Justice and Administration Building. 293.3053 ext. 233  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Caney Fork Community Development Council meets at 6 p.m. the second Saturday every month. Potluck dinner followed by a program and/or a business meeting. All meetings are held at the Caney Fork Community building on Caney Fork Road.

• Cashiers Valley Rotary Club meets at 8 a.m. each Wednesday at Cashiers United Methodist Church. The church is located approximately one mile south of the Crossroads on N.C. 107.

• Sylva Rotary Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Department on Aging, 10 County Service Park. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 508.1602.

• Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a non-profit heritage organization, meets every month in its members’ homes. 631.4587. 

• Community Response for Energy Action and Transition Education (CREATE) meets at 6 p.m. at The Underground in Sylva every second and fourth Thursday to discuss how to deal with high energy costs and the future decline in energy supplies, to CREATE a plan for a less energy intensive approach to transportation, heating and our food needs, and to education people about the alternatives.

• Downtown Sylva Association meetings are held at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Town Hall. 586.1577.

• Glenville Community Development Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the CDC building.

• Jackson County Arts Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Jackson County Courthouse 293.3407.

• Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets at 11:45 a.m. the third Tuesday of most months in the Hooper House at 773 W. Main St. 586.2155.

• Jackson County Homebuilders Association holds its monthly membership meeting the first Monday of each month (except in September and December). 743.0278.

• Jackson County Travel and Tourism Authority meets at 10:30 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of most months at the Hooper House at 773 W. Main St. 586.2155.

• The Caney Fork Community Social Card Club meets at 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Community Center. Play Hand & Foot. If you don’t know the game, they’ll teach you. 293.9826 or 293.0678.

• Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month for a work session, and at 5:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month to take action, TWSA office on Main Street in Sylva. 

• WNC Civil War Round Table meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Justice Center in Sylva on the second floor. 452.2298.

Macon

• The Franklin Lion’s meet twice monthly on the second and fourth Monday in the dining room of Angel Medical Center.  421.0859.

• Concerned Citizens of Macon County meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in the community facilities building on Georgia Road. Public invited.

• Franklin Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the community building. 369.9284.

• Friends for Life spay/neuter program offers spay or neuter service for $20 per animal. 508.2460 for reservations.

• Gem City Forum Toastmaster Club of Franklin meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Prudential Building. 586.1761 or gemcityforum.org.

• Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 7339, located on W. Palmer St., Franklin, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month.

• Macon County Concerned Bikers Association (CBA) meets the first Wednesday of each month at Main St Pizza for dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting after at 7 p.m. All motorcyclists are welcome. Cliff Cyphers at 369.8060.

• P.E.O. Franklin Chapter meets the third Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. Philanthropic Educational Organization is a sisterhood that helps with the education of women. Individuals need to be a member to attend the meetings, call Char LaDue 342.6253 or Andy Lawley 349.4992.

• Smoky Mountain Shrine Club holds its monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at its building at 833 Bethel Church Road, contact Ed Waters at 524.5576.

• The Franklin Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. The second and fourth Monday of each month at the Macon County Community Facilities Building. Club president Dave Jones at 349.5357. All proceeds from the club’s work stays in Franklin.

• The Fraternal Order of Police meets in the fellowship hall at Holly Springs Baptist Church (new building) at 7 p.m., on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A light meal will be served. John O’Connor 349.0698.

• The Kiwanis Club of Franklin meets at 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at Fat Buddies, 311 Westgate Plaza.

• Franklin Rotary Club meets at noon every Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 26 Church Street.

• Franklin Rotary Club Daybreak meets at 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday at Angel Medical Center, 179 Riverview Ave.

• The Macon County Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. the third Friday night of each month at the Macon County Agricultural Extension Office located on Thomas Heights Drive in Franklin.

• The Nantahala Rangers Camp #1839 of Franklin, a camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, meet the second Monday of each month, at 6 p.m., at the Sunset Restaurant in Franklin. David Blaine at 369.7885.

• Gem City Forum Toastmasters Club # 296 meets at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday in The Depot Room at The Factory 349.8888. 421.4744 or www.gemcityforum.org.

• The Silas McDowell Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution serves Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties meets at the Broiler Room restaurant in Franklin on the third Monday of each month. Anyone with an ancestor tied to the American Revolution is welcomed and encouraged to attend. Kenton W. David at 526.3374 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Smoky Mountain Flying Club meets at 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Macon County Airport. Anyone interested in aviation is invited. For more information contact club president Tom Hagan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.smokymtnflyingclub.com.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7339 meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the post home on West Palmer Street in Franklin. 

• Zonta Club of Franklin meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Party Zone. Zonta is an international non-profit women’s club working for local charities. 369.5888. 

Swain

• Cherokee Toastmasters club meets from noon to 1 p.m. every Monday at Prime Sirloin Family Steakhouse across from Harrah’s. 497.5550 or 497.3521.

 

Support Groups

Haywood

• Recovery educational support classes for those with substance abuse/co-occurring disorders, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 1210 South Main St., Waynesville.  $50 fee for book and materials payable at the first class attended.  Scholarships available. Jane, 400.5851.

 • Support classes for friends and family of those with substance abuse/co-occurring disorders, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, 1210 S. Main St., Waynesville.  $50 fee for book and materials payable at the first class attended.  Scholarships available.  Jane, 400.5851.

• Men’s Only Grief Support Group, 9 to 10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month, First Presbyterian Church, 305 Main St., Waynesville. John Woods, facilitator. 551.2095 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Grief and Beyond, a grief support group, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, room 210, Long’s Chapel UMC, Waynesville. Facilitated by Jan Peterson, M.S. 550.3638 or Long’s Chapel UMC, 456.3993, ext. 17, Tim McConnell.

•  Haywood County Aphasia Support Group, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., second Monday of each month in the Haywood Regional Medical Center Fitness Center classrooms. 227.3834.

• Haywood County offers an HIV/AIDS Support Group, 4 p.m., first Tuesday of each month at the Health Department. Anonymity and confidentiality are strongly enforced. 476.0103 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• AA meetings, 7 p.m., Saturdays, Maggie Valley United Methodist Church, 4192 Soco Road. 926.8036.

• Al-Anon, a support group for families and friends of alcoholics, 8 p.m., Tuesdays, Grace Episcopal Church, 394 N. Haywood St. Use Miller St. entrance. 926.8721.

• Alzheimer’s Association, 4:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday of each month, First United Methodist Church, Waynesville and 2:30 p.m., third Thursday of each month, Silver Bluff Care Center in Canton. 254.7363.

• Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m. every Thursday, Long’s Chapel UMC, Waynesville. A Christ-centered 12-step recovery ministry open to all adults with hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Childcare available. 456.3993, ext. 32.

• Diabetes Support Group, second floor classroom, MedWest Health & Fitness Center, 4 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. 452.8092

• Grandchildren/Grandparents Rights of N.C., 7 p.m., first Thursday of each month, Canton Library. 648.5205.

• HOPEful Living: Women’s Cancer Support Group, third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Haywood Regional Medical Center, Fitness Center, Health Educ. Room, Waynesville. 627.9666 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 627.0227.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapter, 7 p.m., third Thursday of each month, Asbury Sunday School Room, First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.  400.1041.

• Recovery from Food Addiction, a 12-step recovery program for individuals suffering from food addiction, 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Friendship House, Academy St. beside Waynesville’s First United Methodist Church, 400.7239.

• Single Parents Networking Group, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays, First United Methodist Church, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville, free, dinner and child care provided in fun, informal setting. 456.8995 ext. 201.

• WNC Grief Support Group is for families who have lost a child. 7 p.m., third Thursday of each month, Clyde Town Hall. 565.0122 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• WNC Lupus Support Group 7 p.m., first Tuesday of each month, Home Trust Bank in Clyde. 421.8428 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jackson

• Harris Monthly Grief Support Group, 3 to 4 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month, Chaplain’s Conference Room, MedWest-Harris, Sylva. 586.7979.

• Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sylva Methodist Church. A support group for family and friends whose lives are affected by someone else’s drinking.

• Breastfeeding support group, 9:30 to 11 a.m., first Monday of each month at the First United Methodist Church (park in back and use rear entrance) Sylva. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 506.1186.

• Men’s discussion circle, 7 p.m. Mondays, The Center in Sylva. Join an open circle of men to discuss the challenges of life that are specific to men in a safe environment of confidentiality. $5. Chuck Willhide, 586.2892 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Al-Anon Meetings are held at 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Grace Community Church. The meetings bring hope for families and friends of alcoholics. 743.9814.

• Cashiers Cancer Care Group for cancer patients, survivors, spouses and caregivers offers support, encouragement, hope and understanding. 7 p.m., first Thursday of the month, Grace Community Church. 743.3158.

• Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous, 7 p.m., Mondays, Harris Regional Hospital in the small dining room, Sylva. 226.8324.

• Jackson County Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Mondays, Sylva First Presbyterian Church, Grindstaff Cove Road. 

• Look Good, Feel Better is for women dealing with the appearance related side effects that occur with cancer treatments. A trained volunteer cosmetologist shares expertise in dealing with hair loss and skin change. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Harris Regional Hospital. Sessions are offered bimonthly on the first Monday. RSVP required, 586.7801. 

• WestCare Hospice Bereavement Support Group meets at 3:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the Chapel Conference Room at Harris Regional Hospital. 586.7410.

• Weight Watchers meets at 8:30 a.m. every Monday at Grace Christian Church in Cashiers. 226.1096.

Macon

• Angel Medical Center Hospice offers three bereavement support groups for people who have lost loved ones. Two Women’s Support Groups both meet on the third Wednesday of each month at the Sunset Restaurant on Highway 28 at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A Men’s Support Group meets the first Monday of each month also at the same location at 11:30 a.m. 369.4417.

• Angel Medical Center offers a monthly Diabetes Support Group the last Monday of each month. The group meets in the Angel Medical Center dining room beginning at 4 p.m. Pre-registration is required by calling 369.4181.

• Anxiety, nervousness and/or panic disorders support group meets at 7 p.m. on Fridays in the basement of Highlands United Methodist Church. 526.3433.

• Al-Anon meetings are held at noon every Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church at Fifth and Main in the community room in Highlands. All are welcome.

• Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Macon Co. Department on Aging. 369.5845.

• Angel Medical Center’s Diabetes Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month in the Center’s dining room. 

• Chronic Pain Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month in the dining room of Angle Medical Center. 369.6717 or 369.2607.

• Circle of Life support group meets 10 a.m. to noon Fridays at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. The group is for those who are dealing with any loss or grief. 526.1462.

• Healthy eating/weight control classes are held every Tuesday at noon at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service Office, 193 Thomas Heights Rd. 349.2048.

• Highlands-Cashiers Cancer Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at First United Methodist Church of Highlands. Meetings are confidential.

• Miracles Happen group of Overeaters Anonymous meets at 5:30 p.m. each Thursday and 5 p.m. each Sunday in the downstairs chapel of First United Methodist Church. 349.1438.

• Overeaters Anonymous meets at 5 p.m. on Sundays at First United Methodist Church at 86 Harrison Ave in Franklin. 508.2586

• NAMI Appalachian South (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the local affiliate of NAMI NC, meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Community Facilities Building, Georgia Road Contact Ann Nandrea 369.7385.

• Suicide Survivors Support Group. Angel Hospice sponsors a monthly support group for those who have suffered a loss due to the suicide of a loved one. This meeting is open to everyone in our community and meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the back room. 369.4417.

• TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) support group meets 5:30 p.m. every Monday at Bethel Methodist Church. Weigh in begins at 4:30 p.m. 369.2508 or 369.5116.

• Weight Watchers meet each Tuesday at the Peggy Crosby Center in Highlands. Weigh in is at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6 p.m.

Swain

• Women’s 12-Step Medicine Wheel Recovery Group meets Tuesdays at 5 p.m. at A-Na-Le-Ni-S-Gi in Cherokee.

• Circle of Parents, support group for any parent, meets at noon on Thursdays at the Swain Family Resource Center.

• Grief Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. each Monday night at the Cherokee United Methodist Church on Soco Road. 497.4182.

 

 Arts & Entertainment

• Bingo, 5:45 p.m. Thursdays, through Sept. 5, Pavilion next to Maggie Valley Town Hall.  Cash prizes.

• High-fashion exhibition, ReDress: Upcycled Style by Nancy Judd, through Aug.18, The Bascom, Highlands. www.TheBascom.org, 526.4949.

• Hunger Games Fan Tours - Walking Tours July 6, Aug.17, and Aug. 31, DuPont State Forest (between Hendersonville and Brevard). $59 per person. www.hungergamesfantours.com.

 

Literary (adults)

• Let’s Talk About It summer book series, 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Haywood County Library, Waynesville. The Known World by Edward P. Jones. Linda Arnold, 456.5311, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Coffee with the Poet, featuring Brenda Kay Ledford, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, City Lights Bookstore. 586.9499.  

• Friends of the Library annual Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Library.    

• Jim Parham discusses lightweight backpacking, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22, City Lights Bookstore, 586.9499.  

• Local author Roy Owenby, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Community Room, Jackson County Public Library Complex. His novel is The Owl Knows. 586.2016.

• Writer Tom Earnhardt, author of Crossroads of the Natural World, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Mountain Heritage Center, Western North Carolina University. Earnhardt hosts UNC-TV’s Exploring North Carolina.586.9499.  

• Asheville writer Denise Kiernan, author of The Girls of Atomic City, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, City Lights Bookstore. 586.9499.  

• Literary Journeys through the Western North Carolina Landscape: An Exploration in Cultural and Natural History through Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry, July 1-5, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands. Afternoon field trips with the authors. Class limited to 12. Brent Martin, 587.9453,

www.wilderness.orghttp://highlandsbiological.org/summer-2013/.

• Squire Summer Writing Residency, July 11–14, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. Poetry with Kathryn Stripling Byer, fiction with Elizabeth Lutyens, and creative nonfiction with Catherine Reid. Register at www.ncwriters.org.

• Lost Writers Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of the month, Zelda Divine, Inc.  1210 S. Main St., Waynesville. Coffee, refreshments, and good company abide.

 

Festivals, Special & Seasonal Events 

• Glenville Area Historical Society Olde Fashioned Ice Cream Social, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22, historic Oscar Lanning homestead, Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm, corner of Lakeside Circle and Chimney Pond Road, Glenville. Reservations requested. Carol Adams, 743.1658 or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Cherokee Bonfire, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 31, Oconaluftee Islands Park (across from KFC), Cherokee. Hear stories next to a roaring fire. Light refreshments. Free. 800.438.1601, visitcherokeenc.com.

• BBQ & BREWS Dinner Train, June 22 and 29, and July 6 and 13, Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Slow-cooked barbecue and bear tastings from local breweries. 800.872.4681 or www.GSMR.COM. 

• PlottFest, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22 and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 23, Maggie Valley. Celebrate North Carolina’s official state dog, the Plott Hound, with a sanctioned two day Plot Hound Dog show, trout fishing, food, crafts and clogging. 452.1860, www.plottfest.org.

• Second annual Moms Music Festival presented by Women of Waynesville, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Twin Maples Farmhouse, East Street, Waynesville. Fun, shopping, kids area, and live music all day. Proceeds to local Power of Pink Foundation in Haywood County. 545.6879, 452.8343, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Mountain Artisans’ Summertime’ Arts & Crafts Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29-30, Western Carolina University Ramsey Center, Cullowhee. Admission, $4. Children free. Free parking. Doris Hunter, 524.3405, www.mountainArtisans.net. 

• The Haywood Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for artists and crafters – as well as craft demonstrators – for the 25th annual Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct.19 on Historic Main Street downtown Waynesville. Deadline for applications is Aug. 30. Booth space assignments for the festival will be announced after October 4.  Applications available at HaywoodAppleFest.com or by calling 456.3021.

 

On Stage & In Concert 

• Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, 8 p.m. through Saturday, June 29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, Highlands Playhouse, Highlands. $30 adults, $12 children up to 12. 526.2695, www.highlandsplayhouse.org.

• Family friendly Concerts on the Creek, every Friday during summer, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sylva Bridge Park Pavilion near Scott Creek:  June 21, Vinyl Brothers Big Band; June 28, Buick MacKane; July 5, Sundown; July 12, Buchanan Boys; July 19, Dashboard Blue; July 26, Mountain Faith; Aug. 2, Whitewater Bluegrass Company; Aug. 9, Lonesome Sound, Aug. 16, Steve Weams & the Caribbean Cowboys, Aug, 23, Porch 40 and Aug. 20, Lisa Price Band. 800.962.1911, www.mountainlovers.com.

• Western Carolina University free Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m. Thursdays, (excluding July 4), A.K. Hinds University Center stage in Central Plaza: June 20, Big Nasty Jazz Band; June 27, The Honeycutters; July 11, Jamie Paul; July 18, The Boxcars; July 25, Kovacs and the Polar Bear. Lori Davis, assistant director for campus activities, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 227.3622. 

• Grace Noon Concert Series, noon Thursday, June 20, Grace Church in the Mountains, 394 Haywood St., downtown Waynesville. Final concert of the series, featuring Dixieland jazz by The Frog Level Philharmonic. 456.6029.

• Mary Johnson Rockers and the Spark, noon, Saturday, June 22, Soul Infusion Tea House and Bistro, Sylva. Benefit for Vecinos, a farm worker health program. 586.1717, www.soulinfusion.com.

• The Crystal Method, DJ set, 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center, Cherokee. 800.745.3000, www.ticketmaster.com. Must be 21 years or older.

• Auditions for Highlands Cashiers Players summer play, Almost Maine, 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, and 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 24, Performing Arts Center, Highlands. Virginia Talbot, 526.4904.

• Gospel & Bluegrass with Alma Russ, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, Jack the Dipper. Live remote broadcast by WRGC. 586.9441, www.jackthedipper.com.

• Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. Sundays, June 23-July 21, Performing Arts Center, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville. Tickets are $20 per person, season tickets are $75 for the series including a free guest ticket for a total of six tickets. Students 25 years old and under are admitted free of charge with valid student ID. 452.0593. www.haywoodarts.org, www.swannanoachambermusic.com.

• Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, Zachary-Tolbert House, Cashiers. 526.9060 or www.cashiershistoricalsociety.org. 

• Blue Ridge Music Band, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday Night Live concert series, June 21, Highlands Town Square. Classic rock and country songs. Free. www.highlandschamber.org, 524.5841.

• Southbound Turnaround, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Saturday, June 22, Pine Street Park, Highlands. Original classics. Free. www.facebook.com/pages/southbound-turnaround.

• Gary Allan, 9 p.m. Friday, June 28, Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center, Cherokee. www.ticketmaster.com.

• An Appalachian Evening Concert Series at historic Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center.  7:30 p.m. Saturdays, June 29-Aug. 31. General seating $120 adults, $40 students (K-12); season reserved seats are $50 rows A through E and $25 all others. www.StecoahValleyCenter.com or call 479.3364.

• Unto These Hills, 7:30 p.m. preshow, 8 p.m. main performance, nightly except Sundays, through Aug. 17,  Mountainside Theatre, 688 Drama Road, Cherokee. Reserved seating, $23, adults; $13, children 6 to 13 years of age; free for children five and under. General seating, $20, adults; $10, children 6 to 12; free, children 5 and under.  www.cherokeeadventures.com/tickets.

• The hour-long radio show Stories of Mountain Folk airs at 9 a.m. every Saturday on its home station, WRGC Jackson County Radio, 540 AM on the dial, broadcasting out of Sylva. Stories of Mountain Folk is an ongoing all-sound oral history program produced by Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA), a western North Carolina not-for-profit, for local radio and online distribution.  

 

Music Makers

• Signature Brew Coffee Company holds Sylva Open Jam nights on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Shop provides the instruments, you provide the talent. Chris Coopers’ Fusion band hosts.

• A new signing choir begins rehearsals from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Sign language used in connection with song. Open to all willing to learn. 476.4231.

• Golden Aires singing group meets at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Golden Age Senior Center in Sylva. Secular and religious music. Performances given at area nursing homes. Singers need not be seniors to join. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Haywood Community Band meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church. 452.7530.

• Men Macon Music, canella singing, meets at 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, 26 Church St., Franklin. 524.9692.

• Mountain Dulcimer Players Club meets from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month at the Bryson City United Methodist Church. Knowledge of music not required, tablature method used. 488.6697.

• Pick and Play Dulcimer Group of Sylva meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first, third and fifth Saturday of every month in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church. 293.0074

• The Franklin Early Music Group meets every Monday at 9 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. 369.5192

• The Nikwasi Dulcimer Players meet every Thursday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Franklin. All are welcome. 524.1040 or 524.2294

• Karaoke is held at 7 p.m. every other Friday at the American Legion Post 47 in Waynesville. Open to all members and their guests. 456.8691.

• Karaoke is held from 8:30 to12:30 p.m. every Friday at the Tap Room at the Waynesville Inn. 800.627.6250.

 

Art/Gallery Events & Openings

• Artist reception for faculty members leading the Cullowhee Mountain ARTS programs, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University. Tour of current workshops at 4:15 p.m. Free. www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

• Southern Lights, a colorful exhibition, June 22-Sept. 1, The Bascom, Highlands. Meet the artists, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, June 25, The Bascom Terrace. Artists’ reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. www.thebascom.com.

• Cullowhee Mountain ARTS 2013 Summer ARTS Series, June 16 - July 27, Bardo Arts Center, Western Carolina University. Twenty artist workshops, in painting, printmaking, book arts, ceramics, photography, mixed media and sculpture. www.cullowheemountainarts.org, 342.6913.

• Appalachia Beginning, a celebration of the many forms and techniques of art in North Carolina’s Appalachia region, through Saturday, June 29, Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. www.haywoodarts.org.

• Ceramics exhibition by students from Highlands High School, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, through July 14, The Bascom, Highlands. www.TheBascom.org, 526.4949.

• Photographer Barbara Sammons’ Dusty Roads and More, a  collection of 18 photographs of old cars and tractors, wildlife and scenography, through July 31, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Avenue, Canton. Barbara Sammons, 707.4420.  www.barbarasammons.com.

• Norma Bradley (fiber) and Rebecca Kempson (mixed media), through June 30, Folk Art Center Focus Gallery, milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. 298.7928, www.craftguild.org.

• Green Biennial Invitational Exhibition featuring nine new sculptures, through Dec. 31, the Village Green Commons, Cashiers. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com, 743.3434.

• Regional fine artists are invited to show and demonstrate their art form at ColorFest, Art & Taste of Appalachia in fall 2013. Applications available at  spiritofappalachia.org or 293.2239.

• Vendors wanted for Southwestern Community College Mountain Shapes & Colors, Nov. 9. Application at  NSA Facebook page, the college Web site or at the SCC Swain Center. Deadline is 5 p.m., Aug. 12. 366.2000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

 

Classes, Programs & Demonstrations

• Create stamped cards with local crafter Candy Meyers, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, June 20, Jackson County Community Service Center, Sylva. $5.  Register at Jackson County Extension Office, 586.4009.

• Raku Bead Making, 6 to 9 p.m. June 20-21, and firing 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, Riverwood Pottery, Dillsboro. $120, includes tools, material and firing. 586.3601, www.riverwoodpottery.com.

• Free Make and Take class, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 22 and 29, Art Room, 45 E. Main St., Franklin. Make a card.  Ages 15 and up. 349.3777.

• Muddy Summer Nights clay class series, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 28, Pincu Pottery, Bryson City.

Adults. $15 per person per 10 items. Pre-registration required at 488.0480 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Acrylic painting, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Blue Mountain Studios, 788.0348. $25 per class, or 2 for $40.

• Ladies Night, 14 and older, 6 p.m. Thursday June 29, Claymates, Dillsboro. Free hors d'oeuvre, bring your own beverage. Reservation only, 631.3133

• Drawing, 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Blue Mountain Studios, $75 for eight classes, 788.0348. Students, $10.

• Artisans wanted for summer Balsam Arts & Crafts Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Balsam/Willets Ochre Hill Fire Department seven miles east of Sylva. Jane McClure, 226.9352.

• Summer drawing class with Julie Jacobson, 6 to 7:30 p.m. through June 20, Gallery 1, Sylva. 843.614.7428, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Basic Watercolor with Pat Mikula, July 9-Aug. 1, Southwestern Community College. $55. 828.339.4000.

• Learning to Quilt with Linda Nichols, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through July 24, Bradford Hall Conference room, Southwestern Community College, Jackson campus. $80.  Register, 339.4426.  

• Wheel Throwing, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, through Aug. 6, Riverwood Pottery, Dillsboro. $160, 586.3601, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Hand building class, 6 to 8 p.m. through July 31, Riverwood Pottery, Dillsboro Studio.  $160, 586.3601 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Southwestern Community College pottery classes this summer, Swain Center, 60 Almond School Road, Bryson City. www.southwesterncc.edu/finearts, 366.2000.

• Rug Hooking Group, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jackson County Public Library. Beginners welcome.  631.2561.

• Taking Control of your Digital Photography – From Camera to Computer, by Ed Kelley, for Intermediate & Advanced Students, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Children's Art Classes, by Scottie Harris, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Drawing Lessons for Adults, by Char Avrunin, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Painting Lessons for Adults, by Char Avrunin, 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Private Art Lessons by Char Avrunin, www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Art classes with Dominick DePaolo, 10 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Old Armory Building, 44 Boundary St. in Waynesville and from 1 to 3 p.m. every Friday at Mountain Home Collection at 110 Miller St., Waynesville. Watercolor classes will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon every Monday and oil painting classes from 1 to 3 p.m. every Monday at the Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Registration requested. For Armory classes call 456.9918; for Home Collection classes call 456.5441; for Franklin classes call 349.4607.

• The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild offers free Learn to Knit classes for adults and children at the Waynesville Library on Tuesdays. The adult class meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Children (boys and girls ages 8-12) meet from 5 to 6 p.m.  Pre-registration required. 246.0789.  

 

Arts Group Meetings

• Blue Ridge Mountain Quilt Guild, 6 to 9 p.m. fourth Thursday, January through October,  and third Thursday, November and December, 382 Champion Drive, Canton. Community group open to all skill levels and gender.  Must be a high school senior or above to join the group. First visit is free. $25 yearly membership fee.  Traci Hoglen, 316.1517 or visit us on Facebook at Blue Ridge Mtn. Quilt Guild

• The Tuesday Quilters meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church on N.C. 107. Bring your machine and whatever quilt you are working on.

• The WNC Fiber Folk Group meets weekly from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays in the Star Atrium of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at WCU. 227.2553 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Thursday Painters meet at the Uptown Gallery in Franklin every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your project and a bag lunch and join us for a day of creativity and fun. All artists are welcome. 349.4607.

 

Film & Screen

• Children's movie, 1 p.m. Monday, June 24, Jackson County Public Library. Call for movie title. 586.2016.

• Teen movie, 3 p.m. Monday, June 24, Jackson County Public Library. Call for movie title. 586.2016.

• Family movie about make-believe kingdom of Terabithia, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Marianna Black Library.  488.3030.

• Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• Movies at Jackson County Library, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free. 586.2016. 

• Movies at the Cashiers Library. The library shows movies on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 3 p.m. The movies and popcorn are free, but donations are appreciated. For titles and times, visit www.fontanalib.org/cashiers.

• Family movie days at Marianna Black Library, Bryson City, are at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classic movies are shown at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Friday. Other films also shown. Free movies and popcorn. 488.3030 or www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.

• Movies at the Macon County Library. New movies, documentaries and foreign films every Monday at 3:30, Wednesday at 4:30 and again at 7 p.m., and Classic Matinees at Fridays at 2 p.m. The movies and popcorn are free, but donations are welcome. 524.3600.

 

Dance

• Pisgah Promenaders Cookie Night square dance, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Old Armory Recreation Center, 44 Boundary St., Waynesville. 586.8416, Jackson County, and 452.1971, Haywood County.

• “A Night of Dance,” 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22,  Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville. Hosted by The RaqShuraka Dance Company of Waynesville, to benefit REACH of Haywood. Tickets,$20. Call REACH, 456.7898.

• Waynesville Community Dance, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23, Gateway Club Ballroom, 37 Church St., Waynesville. www.dancewnc.com.

• Beginner clogging classes, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the NC Cooperative Extension, 60 Almond School Road, in Bryson City, in the SCC building.  No prior dance experience required.  488.3848 to register.

• Hip Hop Dance Class for grades K-12, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Waynesville Recreation Center. 456.2030 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Diamond K Dance Ranch in Maggie Valley offers live music and dance Saturdays at 8 p.m. 246.0207.

• The Diamond K Ranch in Maggie Valley offers live music Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays are ladies nights. 926.7735.

• Ballroom dance classes are offered every Thursday Night at Club 56 Fitness Inc. in Maggie Valley. No partner needed. Taught by Laura Roberts. Classes at 7 to 8 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m. Cost is $30 for one series for an individual or $40 for both series; couples are $40 for one series or $50 for both. 734.2113.

• The Pisgah Promenaders offer fall dance lessons co-sponsored by Waynesville Parks and Recreation, 7 p.m., Old Armory, Waynesville. 452.5917.  

• Social dance classes, including ballroom, Latin, country, swing and blues meets Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m. at the Old Armory Recreation Center in Waynesville. No partner needed. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 734.2113.

• The Black Horse Dance Hall, 4027 Socco Road, Maggie Valley, has social dance class Thursdays, no partner needed; line dance class 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, $5 cover charge;  line dance class, 7 to 8 p.m., open dancing, Saturdays. Doors open at 6 p.m. $5 cover. No alcohol. Wood dance floor. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call/text 734.1587 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 243.2626.

 

Outdoor Music Calendar

• Big Nasty Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Western Carolina University Summer Concert Series, Presented by the A.K. Hinds University Center.

• The Vinyl Brothers Big Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, Concerts on the Creek, Bridge Park Pavilion, Scott Creek, Sylva. Songs from the 1960s to early 80s. 800.962-1911, or go to: www.mountainlovers.com.

• Caribbean Cowboys, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Vinyl Brothers Big Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Elderly Brothers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Honeycutters, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Western Carolina University Summer Concert Series.

• Buick MacKane, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Jackson Taylor Band, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Randy and Kay, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Singing in the Smokies, 7 p.m., July 4-6, Inspiration Park, Bryson City.  

• Sundown, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 5, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Sundown, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.  

• Jamie Paul, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, Western Carolina University Summer Concert Series.

• Buchanan Boys, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911. 

• Leigh Glass & the Hazards, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Lisa Price Variety, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.  

• The Boxcars, 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18, Western Carolina University Summer Concert Series.

• Dashboard Blue, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911. 

• Frogtown, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.  

• Kovacs and the Polar Bear, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25, Western Carolina University Summer Concert Series. 

• Mountain Faith, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Aaron Lafalce, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Tonesmen, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.   

• Whitewater Bluegrass Company, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Soldiers Heart, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Curtis Blackwell, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Level Town Hall, Franklin. 524.2516.  

• Lonesome Sound, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Unspoken Tradition, 6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Les Freres Michot, 6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16,  Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Steve Weams & the Caribbean Cowboys, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park.  800.962.1911.

• Porch 40, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Blind Lemon Phillips, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Lisa Price Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Concerts on the Creek, downtown Sylva at Bridge Park. 800.962.1911.

• Hurricane Creek, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Groovin’ on the Green, Village Commons, Cashiers.

• Mountain, Moonshine, & Music, 7:30 p.m. June 19-20, The Storytelling Center of the Southern Appalachians (across from the train depot), Bryson City.  488.5705.  

• Music in the Mountains Free Evening Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 26, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot, Bryson City. 872.4681.

 

Jams

• Music Jam, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.2382. 

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Mountain Street Dance, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, Main Street, downtown Waynesville. 

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Pickin’ on the Square, in Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Music Jam, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.2382. 

• Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam, 1 p.m. Saturday, July 6, porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee, Great Smoky Mountains. 

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Mountain Street Dance, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, Main Street, downtown Waynesville.

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Music Jam, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 18, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.2382.

• Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam, 1 p.m. Saturday, July 20, porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee, Great Smoky Mountains. 

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Mountain Street Dance, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, Main Street, downtown Waynesville.

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Music Jam, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.2382. 

• Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam, 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains. 

• Open Mic, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, Pickin’ on the Square, Lower Town Level, Franklin. 524.2516.

• Mountain Street Dance, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, Main Street, downtown Waynesville. 

• Music Jam, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.2382. 

• Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam, 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains.  

 

 Outdoors Outings & Fieldtrips

• Franklin Bird Club weekly bird walk, Wednesday, June 19, along the Greenway. Led by Paula Gorgoglione. Meet at 8 a.m. at Salali Lane. 524.5234.

• Free Leave No Trace (TNT) trainer course, June 22-23, Big Creek Horse Camp, near Waterville. Hosted by Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Leave No Trace is an outdoor ethics program that trains all users to minimize impacts in the backcountry. Christine Hoyer, 856.436.1265.

• Nantahala Hiking Club,  moderate 3.8 mile hike, Saturday, June 22, from Tellico Gap to Wesser Tower, on the Appalachian Trail.  Meet at 9 a.m. in Bi-Lo parking lot, Franklin. Nancy Falkenstein, 369.9052. 

•Stand up Paddleboard Basics, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, REI Asheville. Free. http://www.rei.com/event/35866/session/73970. 687.0918.

• Nantahala Hiking Club, easy-to-moderate one-mile hike, Sunday, June 23, Rufus Morgan Trail.  Meet at 2 p.m. Westgate Plaza Franklin. Joyce Jacques, 410.852.7510.

• Franklin Bird Walk, Wednesday, June 26, led by Karen Lawrence.  Meet at 8 a.m. at the Macon County Public Library parking area. 524.5234.

• Franklin Bird Club weekly bird walk, 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, along the Greenway, with Paula Gorgoglione. Meet at Salali Lane at 8 a.m. 524.5234, http://franklinbcb.wordpress.com/.

• Franklin Bird Club weekly bird walk, 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, along the Greenway, with Karen Lawrence. Meet at the Macon County Public Library parking area at 8 a.m.  524.5234, http://franklinbcb.wordpress.com/. 

• Franklin Bird Club and Highlands Plateau Audubon Society bird walk, 8 a.m. Saturday, June 29, along the Greenway with Paula Gorgoglione.  Meet at Macon County Public Library parking area. 524.5234, http://franklinbcb.wordpress.com/. 

• Nantahala Hiking Club, moderate five-mile hike, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, Deep Creek Loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Meet at Bi-Lo parking lot in Franklin. Joyce Jacques, 410.852.7510.

• Nantahala Hiking Club, easy two-mile hike, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, Highlands Biological Center and Nature Gardens. Meet at 2 p.m. at Bi-Lo parking lot in Franklin or at 2:45 p.m. at Highlands Nature Center.  Kay Coriell, 369.6820.  

• Franklin Bird Club weekly bird walk, 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, along the Greenway with Paula Gorgoglione. Meet at Salali. 524.5234 or http://franklinbcb.wordpress.com/

• Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club, 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 1, Cradle of Forestry, Pisgah National Forest, NC highway 276 14 miles north of Brevard. Summer nature series for children ages 4 to 7. $4 per child. Accompanying adults are admitted to the Cradle of Forestry for half price, $2.50. www.cradleofforestry.org, 877.3130. No charge for adults with season passes. Reservations required at 877.3130.

• The local Audubon Society is offering weekly Saturday birding field trips. Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the Highlands Town Hall parking lot near the public restrooms, or at 8 a.m. behind Wendy’s if the walk is in Cashiers. Binoculars available.  www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org or 743.9670.

• The Gorges State Park is looking for volunteers to assist in maintaining existing trails and campgrounds in the park on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather permitting. Bring gloves, water and tools supplied. Participants need to be at least 16 years old and in good health. Registration not required. Meet at 17762 Rosman Highway (US-64) in Sapphire. 966.9099.

• Volunteer Trail Work Days, July 6, Kelsey Trail, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. Meet at 10 a.m. at HCLT offices at Peggy Crosby Center, Highlands or contact Kyle at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 526.1111.

• Guided EcoTours with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Saturday, June 22, Sweetwater Farms. Rain or shine. $35 for new friends, includes one-year membership to HCLT, $10 for HCLT members.  Reservations necessary, space limited.  526.1111, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

 

Programs & Workshops

• Arrowheads and Marshmallows, 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, Rickman Store, Cowee-West’s Mill Historic District, 259 Cowee Creek Road, featuring Lynn Loudermilk Brumby and her long life family collection of Native American arrowheads found in North Carolina and Georgia. Cowee-West’s Mill Historic District on 259 Cowee Creek Road, seven miles north of Franklin on NC Highway 28.  Elena Carlson, 369.5595 or Lynn Brumby at One Dozen Who Care, Inc., 369.2273.

• Nature Photography Exhibit: Our Spectacular Southern Appalachians, through July 29, Cradle of Forestry, Pisgah National Forest on NC highway 276, 14 miles north of Brevard, and four miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at MP 412. 877.3130, www.cradleofforestry.com.

• Village Nature Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, The Village Green Commons, Cashiers. Life in the Bogs, with Rob Evans. Free. Rain or shine. HCLT, 526.1111.

• Self-guided tours of American Chestnuts, 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Cataloochee Guest Ranch. $15, includes tour with lunch afterward. Reservations, 926.1401.

 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park 

• Mingus Mill Demonstration, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Aug. 17, one-half mile north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on US 441, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Mountain Farm Museum, dawn to dusk, daily through Aug. 17, adjacent to Oconaluftee Visitor Center,194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Back Porch Old-Time Music, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, July 6 and 20, and Aug. 3 and 17, Oconaluftee Visitor Center porch, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov. Bring an acoustic instrument or just listen.  

• Hike Bradleytown to Smokemont Baptist Church (near Smokemont Campground entrance), 9 a.m. Saturdays, July 20 and Aug. 17. Join park volunteer Dick Sellers. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.  

• Great Smoky Mountains Associations’s 60^th anniversary, Saturday June 22, Oconaluftee Visitor, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. Hikes, lectures and cupcakes. 865.436.7318, ext. 222 or 254, 

SmokiesInformation.org, 888.898.9102, ext. 222 or 254.

• Junior Ranger: Stream Splashers, 1 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Mondays, through Aug. 10, Oconaluftee River adjacent to the Mountain Farm Museum, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger:  Being a Kid in the Mountains, 10 a.m. Saturdays through Aug. 9, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Smokemont Night Hike, 8:45 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 9, Bradley Fork Trailhead, D-Loop Smokemont Campground. Limited to 25 participants. Reservations, 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger:  Batteries Not Included, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Fridays through Aug. 17, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: Be a Blacksmith, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Fridays through Aug. 17, Blacksmith Shop at the Mountain Farm Museum, adjacent to Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: I wish I lived in the good ol’ days! 2 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 8, Mountain Farm Museum adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: What Story? 11:30 a.m. Thursdays through Aug. 8, Oconaluftee River Trail adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: Can you guess? 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 17, Oconaluftee Visitor Center Porch, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Old Time Mountain Religion, 1 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 17, Smokemont Baptist Church (near Smokemont Campground entrance). 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: Slimy Salamanders, noon Tuesdays through Aug. 17, Mingus Mill, Newfound Gap Road. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• A Stitch in Time, 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 17, porch of Davis Queen cabin at the Mountain Farm Museum. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• This “Tree-mendous” Place, 10 a.m. Mondays through Aug. 17, Oconaluftee River Trail adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Once upon a time…, 7 p.m. Mondays, starting June 24 through Aug. 17, Smokemont Campground between C-Loop and D-Loop. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Hike: Where the Waters Sing, 11:30 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 17. Meet in Smokemont Campground D Loop. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: Whoooooo Gives a Hooooot? 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 4, Oconaluftee Visitor Center porch, 194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Smoky Mountain Elk, 5:30 p.m.  Palmer House, Cataloochee Valley. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

• Junior Ranger: Night Hike, 8:45 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 17, Bradley Fork Trailhead, D-Loop Smokemont. 497.1904, www.nps.gov.

 

Competitive Edge

• Friends of the Lake Golf Tournament, 1 p.m. Monday, July 1, Lake Junaluska Golf Course. $200 per team of four, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, gift bag, door prizes and post tournament meal. Individual or business sponsorships.  Proceeds to support and maintain recreational opportunities at the lake.

www.lakejunaluska.com/friends-of-the-lake, 454.6680.

• Fourth annual Blue Ridge Breakaway, Saturday, Aug. 17, Haywood County. Pre-register online at www.BlueridgeBreakaway.com.  

 

Hiking Clubs

• Carolina Mountain Club hosts more than 150 hikes a year, including options for full days on weekends, full days on Wednesdays and half days on Sundays. Non-members contact event leaders. www.carolinamountainclub.org

• High Country Hikers, based in Hendersonville, plans hikes Mondays and Thursdays weekly. Participants should bring a travel donation and gear mentioned on their website: main.nc.us/highcountryhikers. 808.2165

• Nantahala Hiking Club based in Macon County holds weekly Saturday hikes in the Nantahala National Forest and beyond. www.nantahalahikingclub.org

• Mountain High Hikers, based in Young Harris, Ga., leads several hikes per week. Guests should contact hike leader. www.mountainhighhikers.org.

• Smoky Mountain Hiking Club, located in East Tennessee, makes weekly hikes in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park as well as surrounding areas. www.smhclub.org.

• Benton MacKaye Trail Association incorporates outings for hikes, trail maintenance and other work trips. No experience is necessary to participate. www.bmta.org.

• Diamond Brand’s Women’s Hiking Group meets on the third Saturday of every month. For more information, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 684.6262.

 

Bike Rides

• A weekly bike ride in Waynesville meets Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Rolls Rite Bicycles on the Old Asheville Highway. Beginner to intermediate rides led by Bicycle Haywood advocacy group. Eight- to 12-mile rides. 276.6080 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• A weekly bike ride meets in Bryson City on Wednesdays around 6 p.m. Depart from the East Swain Elementary school in Whittier on U.S.19 off exit 69 from U.S. 23-74. All levels. 800.232.7238.

• A weekly bike ride in Sylva meets Tuesday at 6 p.m., departing from Motion Makers bike shop for a tough 25-mile ride up to the Balsam Post office via back roads and back into Sylva. 586.6925.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., departing from Smoky Mountain Bicycles at 179 Highlands Road. Geared for all levels. 369.2881 or www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at Macon Middle School on Wells Grove Road. Ladies and beginners’ ride. 369.2881 or www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Saturdays at 8 a.m., departing from South Macon Elementary School. 369.2881, www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Sundays at 9:30 a.m., departing from the Franklin Health and Fitness Center. 369.2881, www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

 

Mountain Bike Rides

• Nantahala Area SORBA weekly mountain bike ride at Tsali every Thursday for all levels of bikers. Riders meet at 6 p.m. Ride starts at 6:15 p.m. Group ride for all levels. 506.0133

• Every second Saturday of the month Nantahala Area SORBA leads a mountain bike ride in Bryson City. Meet at 3 p.m. at the Tsali Recreation Area trailhead. Cookout after ride. 506.0133

• A weekly bike ride in Bryson City meets at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Tsali Recreation Area trailhead. Bryson City Bicycles. 488.1988.

 

Farm & Garden

• Haywood County Plant Clinic: Master Gardeners provide research-based answers to all your gardening questions, 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 2, and 9 a.m. to noon through September, Haywood County Extension Service, Raccoon Road, Waynesville. 456.3575.

• Community Garden Plots available at the Cowee Community Garden, Macon County Heritage Center, Cowee School. Voluntary $25 donation for the season. 524.8369.

• Volunteer workdays, Thursday afternoons until dark, Sylva Community Garden. Produce from the garden goes to the Sylva Community Table. 477.4380, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Facebook.

 

Outdoor Farmer’s & Tailgate Markets

Waynesville

• Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market 

Fresh, local produce, fresh seafood, baked goods, goat cheese, herbal products, meat and eggs, plants, flowers, preserves, honey and heritage crafts. Live music, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays. 250 Pigeon St, Waynesville in the parking lot of the HART Theatre. 828.627.1058. www.waynesvillefarmersmarket.com.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market

Fruits, fresh vegetables, black walnuts, organic food and other products from Haywood County Farmers. 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 171 Legion Dr., Waynesville, at the American Legion in Waynesville behind Bogart’s restaurant. 828.648.6323. www.buyhaywood.com.

Canton

• Canton Tailgate Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays at Municipal parking area, 58 Park Street in Canton. 828.235.2760. www.buyhaywood.com.

Sylva

• Jackson County Farmers Market

Plant starts, green and other spring veggies, meats, eggs, baked goods, mozzarella, honey, jams and jellies can all be purchased using SNAP food stamp benefits or Credit/Debit. Locally handcrafted items include pottery, soaps, journals, scarves, kid’s toys, candles, aprons and more. Jenny McPherson, 631.3033. www.mountainlovers.com, Facebook or www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

Cullowhee

• Whee Farmer's Market, 5 p.m. until dusk, every Wednesday, Cullowhee United Methodist Church grass lot, behind BB&T and Subway on WCU campus, Cullowhee. www.facebook.com/cullowheefarmersmarket. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Cashiers

• Cashiers Tailgate Market

Fresh baked goods, jellies, local fruit pies and much more. 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, N.C. 107, Cashiers, in the parking lot at the Cashiers Community Center. 828.226.9988. www.blueridgefarmersco-op.com.

Franklin

• Franklin Tailgate Market

Variety of only homegrown products such as cheese, plants, eggs, trout, honey and more. 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, 226 E. Palmer St., Franklin, across the street from Drake Software. 828.349.2046. www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmersmarket.

Bryson City

• Swain Tailgate Market

Organic produce, plants, trout, honey, jams, quail and rabbit as well as an array of local crafts. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, Main Street behind the historic courthouse downtown. 828.488.3848. www.greatsmokies.com.

Cherokee

• Cherokee Farmers Tailgate Market

Fresh local, organic and heirloom produce. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays, Acquoni Road, Cherokee 828.554.6931.

Stecoah

• Stecoah Tailgate Market   

The Stecoah Tailgate Market, 8 to 11 a.m., Wednesdays, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. 828.479.3364. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.          

 

Ongoing clubs

• The Cherokee Riders, a new cycling club in Cherokee, seeks members for weekly group rides. Hugh Lambert 554.6810 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Cherokee Runners meets each month on the 1st and 15th of the month (if the first falls on Sunday, the group meets on the 2nd), at the Age Link Conference Room.  Group runs are being held each Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. starting at the Flame.  www.cherokeerunners.com. 

• Small RV Camping club is seeking additional members. We camp one weekend per month March through November. All ages are welcome. No dues, no structured activities. Just an enjoyment of the outdoors, fellowship, good conversation, pot luck dinners and a roaring campfire. Contact Lillian for more details This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 369.6669.

• Mountain Wild, the local chapter of the N.C. Wildlife Federation works to preserve and increase wildlife and wildlife habitat of the region. Free programs and guest speakers held periodically at the WNC Nature Center in Asheville. Call 338.0035.

• Free Fly Fishing Classes are offered at River's Edge Outfitters in Cherokee every week. Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Classes will be approximately an hour and half long. For more information contact Rivers Edge Outfitters at 497.9300.

• The Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’ Association meets at 9:30 a.m. every second Wednesday at the Jackson Community Services Building on Scotts Creek Road in Sylva. Mike Glover at 736.2768 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The WNC chapter of the Sierra Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Unitarian Church, 1 Edwin Place in Asheville. The meetings start with a half hour social gathering at 7 p.m. nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca.

• Pigeon Valley Bassmasters Club of Canton will meet at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at J&S Cafeteria, Enka, Exit 44 off I-40.  712.2846.

• WNC Sportman’s Club’s Archery and Youth Airgun Shoots are held the first and second Saturdays of each month. 316.1588.

• The Diamond Brand Running Group will meet Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Each running group member is given a Running Group Rewards Card for the chance to receive great discounts and free products at Diamond Brand and registration is free. For more information, contact Sarah at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Group Trail Running begins at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Start at the lobby of the YMCA in Asheville. All levels welcome. 277.5151.

• Macon County Horse Association meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Macon County Fairgrounds Alumni Building. Education program and business meeting. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• The Macon County Beekeepers Association meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the extension office located on Thomas Heights Road next to Jim Brown Chrysler on Highlands Road. New members welcome. 

• Haywood Bee Keepers Association meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the NC Ag center on Raccoon Road. hcbees.org.

• The Franklin Walking Club meets at 10 a.m. every Saturday (weather permitting) at the Tassee picnic shelter on the Greenway at the corner of Wells Grove Road and Ulco Drive. All fitness levels are welcome, call Linda at 421.7613.

• Haywood Alliance, a local chapter of the WNC Alliance, meets at various locations each month. Get involved with protecting Haywood County’s environment, scenery and farmland from development, and encouraging politicians to take steps. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

• Friends of Panthertown work days are held the fourth Saturday of every month (time and location varies). Volunteers needed to maintain trails. For more information, contact Nina Elliott at 526.9938 (ext. 258), visit j-mca.org or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• Smoky Mountain Beekeepers meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Jackson Extension Center, 538 Scotts Creek, Sylva. Open to anyone interested in honeybees. 554.6935.

• Swain County Trail Runners. Long run group meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Deep Creek Trailhead Parking Area in Bryson City. All runs are on trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or Tsali Recreation Area. All distances, paces, ages welcome. More information at 399.0989, 488.6769 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Sylva Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Presbyterian Church. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

• The Western Carolina Paddlers meet the first Tuesday of each month at the REI Community Room at 31 Scheck Parkway, Asheville. There will be a presentation at each meeting.   

• WNC Sportsman’s Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday night of each month at the Juke Box Junction Restaurant located in Bethel at the junction of US 276 and N.C. 110 wncsportsmansclub.com.