Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques
Contemporary artist and instructor Billie W. Shelburn will demonstrate creative watercolor techniques for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15…
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Marianna Black to host community music jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,…
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Clarinetist to give free performance Feb. 21
Clarinetist and faculty member Shannon Thompson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the recital hall of the…
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Nantahala Brewing to host limited bottle release event
Nantahala Brewing Company will hold a release party for the first of three limited bottle release Trail Magic Ale ales…
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Contra dancing held in Waynesville
The next Fourth Sunday Contra Dance will be on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Gateway Club in downtown Waynesville. …
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Frog Level Brewery to host live music concert
Frog Level Brewing Company will hold the first performance in its Jazz Masters Series from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,…
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Tuckaseegee Tavern hosts Winter Thaw Out concert
The Dan River Drifters will play at Tuckaseegee Tavern Saturday, Feb. 18, in Bryson City. The Drifters combine traditional and…
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Regional book fair to be held at HCC Feb. 13-17
Haywood Community College will hold a book fair Feb. 13-17 in the multi-purpose room of its Regional Center for the…
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Reading council to raise funds with friendly competition
Western Mountains Reading Council’s Community Spelling and Trivia Bee will be held 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the fine…
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Groovy Movie Club to show ‘Moneyball’ Feb. 17
The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “Moneyball” beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. A mostly organic…
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OICA to offer book cloth class
Students will explore ways to make their own book cloth from lightweight fabrics during a class starting Thursday, Feb. 23,…
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Bryson City library to show ‘The Lion King’ Feb. 21
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will play “The Lion King” at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 21. The animated film…
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Voices of the Laurel choir reschedules Valentine’s benefit
The Voices of the Laurel singers will relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the…
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Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary
The fourth- and fifth-grade students at Central Elementary School in Waynesville were recently treated to some time-travel art thanks to…
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Reception for Laboray exhibit Feb. 16 at WCU
Work by Ron Laboray, assistant professor of painting and drawing in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina…
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Haywood County Arts Council opens elementary school-themed exhibit
The Haywood County Arts Council has opened a new show entitled, “It’s Elementary!” The show will run through March 3…
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Quilting: An act of caring
Haywood Community College’s Quilting Workshop day class just finished quilts that will benefit Mountain Projects’ Share the Warmth campaign as…
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Art by Brent Martin showcased in Macon
The Fruit Jar Parables is now on display in the Macon County Public Library. Brent Martin lives in the Cowee…
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The Bascom offers classes at a discount
The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, is offering early bird discounts on adult workshops and classes in ceramics,…
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Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration seeking vendors
The Downtown Waynesville Association is seeking heritage-themed vendors for the second annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration, June 9, on Main Street.…
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Have a good time for a good cause at Macon’s mystery dinner theater
When it comes to fundraising, there are a lot of different methods employed to get attention and raise critical dollars…
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Songwriters festival announces contest
Songwriters have three months to enter The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival 2012 Songwriters Contest in Gatlinburg. “The primary goal of…
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Voices in the Laurel presents movie-inspired Valentine dinner concert
Relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the special effects of contemporary film through the…
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Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12
Haywood Community College and Champion Credit Union will once again host a Share the Warmth benefit concert from 2 until…
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Whimzik presents dinner theater in Cullowhee Feb. 14
Whimzik, a mask and music performance, will perform a Valentine’s dinner theater at 7 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the…
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Artist-in-residence Andrea Dezsö to speak Feb. 9
Visual artist Andrea Dezsö will speak at 4 p.m., Feb. 9, in Room 130 of the John W. Bardo Fine…
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Woodworkers’ art on display in Sylva
A new display at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva showcases the artistic work of 10 local woodworkers. The…
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Community band begins its 10th season
The Haywood Community Band will begin rehearsing for its 10th season of free concerts. Concerts take place on the third…
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Hornbostel, Teves to perform in Bryson
Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves will perform a concert at 3p.m. on Feb. 12 at the Swain County Center for…
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Haywood’s Taste of Chocolate is April 21
The Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center is looking for volunteers to help coordinate its annual Taste of Chocolate fundraiser as well…
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Learn card embroidery at Feb. 16 workshop
Learn how to make handmade cards for any occasion from weddings to birth announcements to holidays with card makers Doris…
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Workshop, Valentine’s party for kids in Macon
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop and Valentine party from 10 a.m. to…
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Kelley to show new paintings from WaterDance series
Local artist Jo Ridge Kelley will exhibit the latest painting from her WaterDance series at The Jeweler’s Workbench on Main…
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‘Coy’ to be centerpiece of Liars Bench benefit shows
The Liars Bench, a program featuring authentic traditional Southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, and drama, has announced that its February…
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‘Collected Stories’ in the HART Studio Theater Feb. 10-12
The HART Studio season continues this week with “Collected Stories” by noted playwright Donald Margulies. Margulies won the Pulitzer Prize…
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WCU professor publishes book about professional development
Sarah T. Meltzer, an assistant professor of secondary education at Western Carolina University, has published her book Step-by-Step Professional Development…
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Serena headed to the big screen
Ron Rash’s novel, Serena, was birthed in an image: his mind’s eye pictured a woman on horseback. From the woman’s…
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Chocolate Cook-off planned for Feb. 11
The Friends of the Marianna Black Library will host the 5th Annual Chocolate Cook-Off between 2 and 4 p.m., Feb.…
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Four Waynesville women recount trek through Nepal
Four local women who hiked in Nepal will give a talk at 2 p.m. on Feb. 8. The event is…
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WCU will host ‘Vagina Monologues’ Feb. 10-11
Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs will host “The Vagina Monologues” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10-11 in the…
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Wheels Through Time Museum to have special opening
The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley is celebrating its first special weekend opening of 2012. The museum will…
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ECA members earn state accolades
Two Jackson County Extension and Community Association members won first place in the State ECA Cultural Arts Competition in New…
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ColorFest, Art & Taste of Appalachia, to host Dillsboro festival
Colorfest, Art & Taste of Appalachia, plans to change Dillsboro into a Paris-like setting with artists painting at easels under…
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‘La Pasion Flamenca’ to hit WCU on Feb. 13
The Arts and Cultural Events Series at Western Carolina University will present “La Pasion Flamenca” at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 13,…
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New Saturday story time begins in Sylva
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will begin offering a new children’s story and craft time at 2 p.m.…
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‘Where the Wild Things Are’ comes to the Smoky Mountain Center
The Overlook Theatre Company will present “Where the Wild Things Are” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Smoky…
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Series to feature Chompin’ at the Bit String Band
The Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam series will feature the Chompin’ at the Bit String Band from Asheville at Western Carolina…
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OICA to exhibit paintings by TJ Holland
The gallery at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts will feature an exhibition of paintings by artist TJ Holland during…
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Winter Concert Series continues at Colonial
Balsam Range will perform with special guest The Harris Brothers on Feb. 4 at the Colonial Theater in Canton. The…
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Old Fines Creek School to house dance Feb. 4
The Fines Creek Community Association will host a broom dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 4 in the…
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