Festival celebrates history of Cherokee, Appalachians
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the North Carolina Arts Council will celebrate thousands of years of southern Appalachian…
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This year’s International Festival Day planned for July 21
Haywood County Arts Council will hold International Festival Day in downtown Waynesville on July 21, a new date from previous…
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Nominations sought for Mountain Heritage Award
Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award, an honor bestowed annually on one individual and one…
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HART presents Barbara Bates Smith in ‘Ivy Rowe’
Barbara Bates Smith will perform “Ivy Rowe” at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville at 7:30 p.m. June 22-23,…
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Former Miss North Carolina to take stage at Lake Junaluska
Comedienne Jeanne Robertson will perform at 7 p.m. June 7 at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium as a benefit for United…
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Broadway star to light up Highlands Performing Arts Center
Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton at 8 p.m. June 23. Crampton is a…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Lost In Yonkers’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of “Lost in Yonkers” at 6:30 p.m. June 17-18…
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Sylva businesses to host art stroll June 8
The Jackson County Visual Arts Association will host the Sylva Art Stroll beginning at 5 p.m. June 8 in downtown…
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Storyteller/naturalist to lead basket-weaving workshop, lecture
The Highlands Biological Foundation will host a basket-weaving workshop and nature lecture on June 14. Doug Elliott, a local storyteller…
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Deadline extended for OICA summer arts program
High school students and recent graduates have until June 6 to submit their applications for the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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Lorraine Conard Band to play in Jackson
The Lorraine Conard Band will play a free concert at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Jackson County Public Library.…
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Free outdoor concerts at WCU in June and July
Western Carolina University’s 2012 Summer Concert Series will start June 7. The shows will take place at 7 p.m. each…
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Rafe Hollister heads to Sylva June 8 for Concerts on the Creek
Haywood County-based band Rafe Hollister will perform in Sylva from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on June 8 as part of Concerts on…
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WCU Fine Art Museum offers exhibits throughout the summer
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will open a new exhibit “RE+ constructed” with a reception at 5…
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Local Cloth looking for area designers to feature in fashion show
Textile artists and fashion designers working within a 100-mile radius of Asheville are invited to submit entries for Project Handmade,…
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HCC to offer evening ‘Introduction to Bladesmithing’ course
Haywood Community College and the American Bladesmith Society will hold an “Introduction to Bladesmithing” course from 6-10 p.m. June 18-19…
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The Bascom to host Family Fun Day June 9
The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, will hold a Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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Kids, hone your hula hooping skills
Kelly Jewell-Timco will lead a hula hooping class at 4 p.m. June 13 at the Jackson County Public Library. This…
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Summer art workshops offered in Cullowhee
Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is gearing up for its Youth Week art workshops for children ages 5 and up from July…
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Waynesville prepares for second-annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration
Downtown Waynesville will transform into a Mecca for Appalachian heritage geeks and for people who want to learn more about…
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‘Vincent’ to stage in Highlands
Highlands Performing Arts Center will perform a two-weekend run of the play “Vincent.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 7-9…
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International Festival Day moved to July 21
Folkmoot USA has changed the date of its popular International Festival Day celebration to July 21. The event will take…
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‘Let’s Talk About It’ book series focuses on Civil War
Since it is the 150th anniversary of Civil War, the Waynesville library has decided to make the momentous war the…
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Carden’s new play to premiere in Greensboro
The world premiere of Outlander, a play written by Gary Carden of Sylva and Horace Frank Lee of Bryson City,…
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Summer reading programs focus on dreaming big
Registration has begun for the “Dream Big – Read” summer reading program at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City…
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Book arts workshops at City Lights
Jackson County Visual Arts Association will present two workshops on book arts from 9 a.m. to noon on June 2…
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Arts association to host reception during ‘Sylva After Dark’
The Jackson County Arts Association will hold an artist reception as part of “Sylva After Dark” from 6 p.m. to…
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Gourd Art Festival in Cherokee
The 10th annual Gourd Artists Gathering and Art Festival will be held at the fairgrounds in Cherokee from 1 to…
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Leapin’ Frog Gallery to hold collage workshop
The Leapin’ Frog Gallery in Waynesville will host a workshop on mixed media abstract collages from 11 a.m. to 2…
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WWII display to stop in Franklin
A World War II exhibit from the Museum of Military Memorabilia in Naples, Fla., will travel to Franklin in June.…
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Motorcycle ride comes to Maggie Valley
“Thunder On the Parkway,” a new motorcycle ride from Gainesville, Ga., to Maggie Valley, will take place from June 8-10.…
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‘Celebrating Appalachia’ exhibit to open at Gallery 86
Haywood County Arts Council’s will host an artist reception for its new exhibit, “Celebrating Appalachia,” from 6-9 p.m., June 1,…
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Meet the Cherokee Indians and learn their history at Cherokee Voices Festival
The Cherokee Voices Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 9 at the Museum of…
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Jackson student wins Catch the Spirit of Appalachia scholarship
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia awarded the Elmer and Irene Hooper Civic Leadership Scholarship to Autumn Skye Baird. The scholarship…
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Take time to traverse the quilt trail
The Haywood County Quilt Trails project is bringing tourists to Haywood County with the colorful display of traditional quilting patterns.…
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Midtown Men to perform in Franklin June 2
The Midtown Men will take the stage at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., June…
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Two comedy acts to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts will welcome two comedy acts to its stage at 7:30 p.m., May…
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Free concert by Smoky Mountain Brass Band
Smoky Mountain Brass Band will perform a free concert at 2 p.m., June 2, on the lawn of the historic…
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With Whiteside as backdrop, Cashiers screens mountain movies
By Paul Clark • Contributing Writer A village that attracts residents because of its spectacular beauty has attracted a film…
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Mountain Garden Club to hold yearly plant sale
The Mountain Garden Club will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 26. The sale…
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New belly dance troupe to offer classes in Bryson City
Belly dancing group Smoky Mountain Shimmy will teach its first “Introduction to Belly Dance” class from 10 a.m. to noon,…
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Cashier bookstore to hold fund-raiser for military families
The Chapter 2 Books in Cashiers will host a Memorial Day fund-raising event to benefit the Special Operations Adventure Race…
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Pisgah student receives Bryson scholarship
The Annie Lee Bryson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Skylar Clark from Pisgah High School. The scholarship provides $500 to…
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HART to preview musical for REACH fundraiser
The Haywood Regional Arts Theater will preview its next musical production, The Marvelous Wonderettes, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24,…
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Highlands Cashiers Players hosting auditions
Auditions for “The Fox on the Fairway” by the Highlands Cashiers Players will be held at 3 p.m. on June…
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Concert to benefit children’s programs
A gala concert will be held to benefit the summer program at Pigeon Community Multi-Cultural Development Center at 7 p.m.…
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‘Twelfth Night’ comes to Bryson City
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City is hosting “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m., May 25-28. Tickets…
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Green Energy Park to offer paperweight-making class
Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering a class that will teach students how to create a glass…
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Mainstreet co-op adds three new artists
Three new artists — Crystal Allen from Canton, Hank Shuler from Franklin and Janice Swanger from Waynesville — will now exhibit…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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