A program on Cherokee culture will be presented at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.
Bill Dyar, an educator and lifelong student of Native American culture, will share stories based on Cherokee legends and lore. He will show and demonstrate artifacts and implements in this interactive program geared to youth under age 12. Adults are also welcome to attend.
Dyar is a retired Macon County Public Schools teacher, coach and school principal. He was a teacher/coach of the Tsali Lodge (Western North Carolina’s chapter of the Boy Scout’s Order of the Arrow) four-time national award-winning Historic Group Dance Team.
Produced by the Arts Council, this event is part of the library’s Summer Reading Program. Free and open to the public.
For more information, call the library at 828.524.3600, the Arts Council of Macon County at 828.524.ARTS or email arts4all@dnet.net.