Country music legend Ray Price to perform
Ray Price, a country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who has often been praised as one of the best male…
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Stanley slated for Franklin Aug. 11
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will bring traditional bluegrass music to the stage of the Smoky Mountain…
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Friends of the Rickman Store celebrates its fifth anniversary
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT) will host festivities on Aug. 4 to celebrate its purchase of T.M.…
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Mater Fest returns to Canton Aug. 3-4
The town of Canton will host the ninth annual Mountain Mater Fest from noon on Friday, Aug. 3, to 11…
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Visual arts series hosting open house, fundraiser
The public is invited to Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design at 1 p.m. Aug. 3 for an…
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Shady Ladies ‘Pushing Tradition’ with Gallery 86 show
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will host an exhibition of art quilt pieces by the Shady Ladies quilting…
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Russian pianist to perform in Waynesville
Russian pianist Margarita Shevchenko will display her chops at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Performing Arts Center on…
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WCU to offer stained glass course
A course in “Creating Stained Glass” is being from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays for the month of August at…
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Bryson City library to host community jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in downtown Bryson City will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug.…
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Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to Franklin
Franklin will be hopping with all things barbecue when the fourth annual Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to…
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WestCare supporters vie for ‘Disco King and Queen’
Six professionals are hoping to be crowned Disco King and Queen, based on donations they collect for the MedWest-Harris &…
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Glass blowing class at the Green Energy Park
The Green Energy Park in Dillsboro will host a glass blowing classes on Aug. 4. The classes will be split…
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Writing workshop offered in Waynesville
Teachers Curt and Julie Cloninger will lead a writing seminar designed to help teachers and parents teach writing to their…
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Haywood arts council seeking artists
The Haywood County Arts Council invites artists to submit work samples for consideration in its art in business program, which…
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World beat hits Main Street
By Garret K. Woodward • Staff Writer If Norman Rockwell ever ventured out of New England, as the crow flies,…
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The ties that bind – one high five at a time
By Garret K. Woodward • Staff writer I had just finished my third steamed carrot when the yelling began. It…
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Audition for upcoming HART production
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its October production of the hit Broadway musical “The Light in…
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Kathy Griffin slated for Harrah’s Aug. 11
Two-time Emmy winning comedian, Grammy nominee and best-selling author Kathy Griffin will appear at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino at 7:30 p.m.…
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Benefit performance for Haywood County Democratic Party
Local actress Barbara Bates Smith will star in a one-woman benefit performance titled “Go, Granny,Go: A Walk to Washington to…
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Macon County Gemboree opens July 26
Gem and mineral dealers and rock hounds from across the country will converge on Franklin for the 47th Annual Macon…
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‘Stories of Mountain Folk’ records WNC’s vanishing heritage
The hour-long radio show “Stories of Mountain Folk” airs every Saturday at 9 a.m. on Jackson County’s WRGC Radio at…
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Learn more about modern roller derby
Krista Robb of the Smoky Mountain Roller Girls will give a program and slide show presentation on modern Roller Derby at 7…
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Two workshops planned at Franklin library
The Macon County Library in Franklin will hold two programs on July 26. Avid coin collector Paul Biery will present…
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Learn the art of faux finishing Aug. 4
A class teaching beginning faux finish instruction will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 4 at the Leapin’…
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Join a community art show in Bryson City
Local artists and artisans in Swain and surrounding counties are invited to submit up to four original works of art…
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Lifelike drawing taught in Swain
Art League of the Smokies will meet at 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the Swain County Center for the…
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Sarge’s Dog Walk returns Aug. 4
The 7th annual Downtown Waynesville Dog Walk hosted by Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug.…
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Voices in the Laurel members make an appearance in Spain
Members of Voices in the Laurel Children’s Choir recently returned from the Kingsway International Children’s Choir Festival in Spain.
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Texas Tenors take the stage July 28
The Texas Tenors, a phenomenal trio who has been entertaining sold out audiences around the world, will perform at 7:30…
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Feel the beat of the tambourine Aug. 3
The ABBA tribute band Arrival from Sweden will perform at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin…
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Summer music series continues in Bryson
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City continues its Summer Music Series with Carolina Dusk, fronted by Dusk Weaver, at…
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Natalie Grant coming to Franklin Aug. 4
Natalie Grant, an award-winning singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, will be in concert Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Smoky Mountain…
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WCU brass quintet takes music to Jamaican schoolchildren
The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, quintet-in-residence at Western Carolina University, made a seven-day educational tour of Jamaica this summer to…
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A Christmas Day playlist
By Chris Cooper Years ago I read an article in one of the many music and entertainment publications out there…
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Recommended diversions
Kinky Boots Start the year off on the right foot with this 2005 Brit flick starring Joel Edgerton as Charlie…
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A few notes on 2007
By Chris Cooper Looking back on the albums and/or shows (be they local, regional or major label offerings) I’ve had…
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HART opens 2008 Studio Season with ‘Demons’
By Michael Beadle A lawyer battling personal demons returns to a small town near Pittsburgh where a sensational crime forces…
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The countries of Folkmoot USA
New Zealand — Whitireia Performing Arts Whitireia Performing Arts is affiliated with New Zealand College of Performing Arts. This school…
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Guides serve as ambassadors to visiting performers
For many teens growing up in Haywood County, becoming a Folkmoot guide is a dream come true. The job means…
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Serbian performers return to Folkmoot
The Serbian group Talija Art Co., crowd pleasers at the 2009 Folkmoot, will make a return appearance at this year’s…
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‘Too outrageous for words’: HART lands another smash hit with ‘The Bird Cage’
By Shannan Mashburn • SMN Intern The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville will bring the French Rivera to life with…
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Historic Windover Inn joins Haywood Quilt Trails
The Haywood County Arts Council will dedicated “Four Little Birds,” the first quilt block at a Haywood County bed and…
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Island Park also gets a quilt square
The second quilt square hanging — part of the Quilt Trail Project — will be held at Island Park in…
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Glenville Historical Society offers Norton Community History Tour
The Glenville Historical Society’s second annual Historical Tour featuring sites in the Norton Community will be held from 10 a.m.…
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Canton library presents ‘Images of Historic Canton’
More than 40 historic photographs of Canton are on display at the Canton library from now through Aug. 31, and…
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‘Liars’ plan Franklin Folk Fest appearance
The Liars Bench, a troupe of award-winning storytellers and musicians, bring “Tall Tales, Mountain Myths, & Flat-Out Lies” to the…
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Contra dance in Waynesville July 22
A Waynesville Contra Dance will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. on July 22 at the Gateway Club ballroom at 37…
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Belly dancing workshop set at WCU
Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs will offer a free belly dancing workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,…
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Weaver offering classes in Dillsboro
Susan Morgan Leveille, a professional weaver and teacher in Dillsboro for more than 35 years, has day and evening classes…
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