Renowned potter to visit WCU in March
Acclaimed potter Jeffrey Oestreich will demonstrate his work and give an illustrated artist’s talk Thursday, March 15, at Western Carolina…
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Public records workshop is March 15
Western Carolina University’s Department of Communication will join Carolina Public Press in co-hosting “Full Disclosure,” a public records workshop, from…
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‘Fly a Kite’ workshop for kids is March 10
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. till noon on March…
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Biographer of dancer to speak at WCU
Peggy Schwartz, an award-winning professor of dance and former director of the dance program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will…
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Digital photography students present work
Students who are enrolled in Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Digital Photography class will exhibit their work from March 14…
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Broadway Musical ‘The Story of My Life’ in the HART Studio March 9, 10, 11
The Broadway Musical “The Story of My Life” will play at the Haywood Arts Regional Theater on March 9, 10…
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Catch the Spirit of Appalachia weaves mountain tradition with present day life
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a non-profit organization located in Jackson County, is offering three $500 scholarships for Appalachian Studies,…
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2012 Youth Concerto Competition auditions start May 19
The North Carolina Symphony will hold the preliminary round of its annual Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto…
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Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contests upcoming
The first Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest of the year will be held April 28 at the Greening Up…
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WCU to present ‘Film Music of John Williams’
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present “The Film Music of John Williams” in honor of the composer’s 80th…
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Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band to perform
Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band will perform at 7 p.m. on March 14 in the community room of the Jackson…
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Celtic concert to be held in Bryson City
The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City will present its 4th annual Celtic Concert 7 p.m. on Friday, March…
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Artists sought for Mountain Heritage Day
Arts and crafts vendors are being sought to participate in Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University’s annual fall festival of…
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WCU to host ‘No Limits March’ on March 8
Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are co-sponsoring a panel discussion and “No Limits…
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Long stitch bindings classes offered in Dillsboro
Phyllis Jarvinen will be teaching a Long Stitch bookbinding workshop 5 to 9 p.m. on March 15 at Oaks Gallery…
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Blue Ridge Watermedia Society to exhibit at Gallery 86
A show by the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society opened March 7 at Gallery 86 on N. Main Street in Waynesville.…
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WCU’s Catherine Carter releases second book of poems
There is a refinement to Catherine Carter’s poetry, a sense that each poem is finished, polished and complete, worked exactly…
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Gospel quartet to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
The King’s Messengers, a Southern Gospel music quartet who will soon celebrate 48 years singing, will perform at 7:30 p.m.…
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Three country greats to perform March 9
Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Joe Diffie — all platinum-certified country music recording artists — will come together for a…
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Bladesmithing symposium March 8-11
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department will hold a Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium “Spring Hammer In” on campus from…
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Music and storytelling with Lee Knight
City Lights Bookstore will host an evening of music and storytelling with local performer Lee Knight at 7 p.m. on…
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‘Cook smart, eat smart’ series to begin in Sylva
Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School is hosting a four-part class on preparing simple, healthy and delicious food during March…
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WCU to offer stained glass course
Western Carolina University will offer a course on creating stained glass from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from March 8 through April…
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Sylva group schedules its next contra dance
The next contra dancing event in Sylva will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The dance…
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Bethel organization seeks local artists
Bethel Rural Community Organization’s Historic Preservation Committee will be entertaining bids from Haywood County artists who are interested in painting…
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Moe on display
The Macon County Library will display paintings, drawings, furniture and photographs by Justin Moe in its meeting room throughout the…
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Stress management workshop offered
Author and inspirational speaker Kim May will lead a workshop from 1 to 4 p.m., March 3, at The Creative…
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Cherokee Language Program collaborates with local publisher
The Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University is collaborating with EarlyLight Books of Waynesville to publish a bilingual and…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Look Homeward’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its spring production of the Thomas Wolfe classic “Look Homeward Angel”…
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Show choir celebrates 30 years with country western performance
Tuscola High School’s show choir will put on a country western performance, titled “Thirty Years and Counting,” to celebrate its…
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Vienna Boys Choir to perform at WCU
The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the most celebrated choirs of all time, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March…
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Sylva’s Gary Carden a true Southern Appalachian original
Gary Carden didn’t realize he had an audience. He was coaching Lara Chew through a rehearsal of “Mother Jones,” a…
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Shortage of dollars threatens to kill popular local show, ‘The Liar’s Bench’
There’s a meeting this week to determine the future of “The Liar’s Bench.” This is a two-year-old throwback of sorts…
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Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn
The Moolah Temple Men’s Auxiliary will accompany a screening of the 1920 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,…
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WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’
Rachel Reilly, a 2007 graduate of Western Carolina University, has been named as part of the cast for “The Amazing…
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56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28
The 56th Annual Pancake Day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at First United…
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Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva
The downtown association and First United Methodist Church in Sylva are sponsoring a Father-Daughter semi-formal dance from 6:30 until 8:30…
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Woodworking demo at Sylva public library
Woodworker Chris Behre of Tuckasegee will demonstrate how to make Shaker boxes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, at…
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The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities
The Bascom in Highlands is hosting several upcoming classes for children • Creation Station is open to children ages 5 to…
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Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture
The Jackson County Public Library is sponsoring a statue-naming contest for a marble sculpture recently donated to its youth service…
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Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23
The second of two benefit performances of “The Liars Bench” Southern Appalachian variety show will be held at 7 p.m.…
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WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion
An exploratory meeting has been set up to examine the possibility of forming the Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. The…
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‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio
The HART Studio in Waynesville will continue its season with “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh, opening Feb. 24 in the…
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Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships
The Asheville Symphony Guild will offer full and partial scholarships for students who play musical instruments in middle and high…
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Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will ends its 2011-12 season…
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Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway
Haywood County Recreation and Parks is now taking reservations for a 10-day, Hawaiian Cruise trip Nov. 1-10. Per-person rates are…
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Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU
Independent cultural critic and author Eleanor Heartney will lead a presentation on contemporary art at 5 p.m. Monday, March 5,…
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Challenge under way for airing of the quilts
Organizers are gearing up for this year’s Airing of the Quilts Challenge on May 12 in Franklin. Quilters must create…
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The quilt that keeps on giving
Haywood Community College Day Quilting Workshop student Rikki Williams (pictured) won the Confetti Quilt that she helped construct in her…
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Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group
Reading Finnegans Wake on the best of days and in the easiest sections can challenge the most erudite of readers.…
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