Colonial basket techniques to be taught
A basket-weaving class will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Macon County…
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Doxita film festival returns to WCU
A checkpoint on the Pakistan-India border and Peruvian workers traveling by boat to an island of birds are just two…
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Cullowhee to play at WCU
The band Cullowhee will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Hinds University Center at Western Carolina…
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Community band to play Sept. 11 tribute
The Haywood Community Band will present its monthly free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Maggie…
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Southeastern tribes renew ancient traditions at festival
Native American tribes the Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole and Cherokee return to Cherokee for a two-day event that celebrates the…
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WCU marching band to perform at NFL game
The 380-member Western Carolina University band will perform as halftime entertainment during the Carolina Panthers regular season home opener against…
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Poets, writers, musicians and more gather to celebrate book launch, region
There is a core of energy to Thomas Rain Crowe, a get-in-there and get-it-done spirit, evident both in his writings…
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Marty Stuart stops in Franklin
Marty Stuart, a four-time Grammy winner and platinum recording artist, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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Masters of Motown open Galaxy of Stars series
The Masters of Motown’s “A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.,” will open the Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University.…
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Free arts and crafts workshop for kids
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on…
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Hone your glassblowing and blacksmithing skills
The Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering more classes this fall in both glassblowing and blacksmithing. Come make a…
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Step into a galaxy far, far away at Star Wars party
Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville is holding a Star Wars party from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.…
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Introductory Reiki workshop being offered
Sylva resident Mercedes Fernandez will present an introductory Reiki workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Community…
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Maggie Valley to star in country video
Country singer Jody Medford will head to Maggie Valley on Sept. 21 to film the music video for his new…
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Nazi resistance captured on film
Six independent filmmakers and their films will land on the campus of Western Carolina University this year, as part of…
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‘We All Remember 911': Replica of school children’s banners on display at City Lights
After Sept. 11, the nation gave millions in donations to support recovery. America’s kids, meanwhile, gave in the way that…
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Crafters converging on Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley will host a craft show this Labor Day weekend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3…
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Fontana to ring in Labor Day lakeside
A LakeAlooza Party is being held from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Fontana Village Resort. There are…
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Animal shelter to hold wine tasting
The P.A.W.S. Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, the largest fundraiser for the non-profit, no-kill animal shelter, will start at 7…
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Liars Bench returns to WCU
The Liars Bench, a Southern Appalachian variety show, will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Western Carolina…
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Oldies concert on Franklin town square
Rock the Square, a Labor Day weekend concert and street dance, will he held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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Music at the Mill heralds historic restoration
Music at the Mill is coming to the Francis Grist Mill in Waynesville from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on…
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9/11 exhibit to visit Sylva
A 9/11 Memorial Exhibit containing replica banners sent by school children to the volunteers, police, firefighters and EMS at Ground…
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Gospel legends on stage in Franklin
A weekend of gospel music will kick off at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, and continue through Sept. 4…
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Learn to photograph your art
Tim and Beth Thrift will give a presentation on Photographing Your Artwork at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 8, for the…
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Discounted Penland classes for locals
Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in several of its eight-week fall classes available at half tuition to Western…
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Celebrate Labor Day with art and craft in Cashiers
The Cashiers Arts and Crafts Show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 and 4 at…
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Haywood’s Got Talent to showcase regional performers
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will give area talent a chance to strut their stuff and win prize money in…
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Plein air painters visit the mountains
Area outdoor painters will bring their paint boxes and easels to Macon County for Paint the Macon Mountains on Sept. 10…
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Dance into Labor Day with block party
Waynesville’s Labor Day Block Party will run from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, in downtown. Main Street…
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Mountain music returns to its roots at Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
Four decades of tradition have built the foundation for the Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, which will launch into its 41st…
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So this comedian walks into a bar in Sylva ...
Terrifying, exciting and kind-of liberating. That’s how Tom Scheve describes the inaugural experience of telling jokes on stage. And usually,…
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Browse galleries and studios with Art After Dark
The Waynesville Gallery Association will present Art After Dark from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, in downtown…
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Grants available for Haywood arts groups
Applications are now available for the Haywood County Arts Council’s Grassroots subgrants. These grants are designed to support arts activities…
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Local music at Lake Junaluska
Old-time musicians Trevor and Travis Stuart, natives of Bethel, will perform at this year’s Gather ‘Round the Blue Ridge, the…
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Contestants sought for Mountain Youth Talent Contest
The Youth Talent Contest will return to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway Railfest on Sept. 17 in Bryson City. The…
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Craft show comes to Maggie Valley
100-plus artists and crafters from all over the Southeast will gather for a craft show from 8 a.m. to 5…
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Williams offers abstract workshop
Learn to create an abstract painting in a one-day workshop with artist Silvia Cabrera Williams at Leapin’ Frog Gallery in…
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Waynesville gallery features local works
Gallery 262 in Frog Level will feature the works of Jere Smith and Dan Wright, Aug. 19 thru Sept. 15.…
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Swing dance in Franklin Aug. 26
Bring your dancing shoes for a dance from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, at the Franklin…
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Friends to share favorite poems
Friends and neighbors in the Cashiers area will read their favorite poems and share their reasons for enjoying them at…
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Follow the siren call to Highlands Cashiers Players
The North Carolina premiere of the comedy, “Sirens,” is the Highlands Cashiers Players first play of the new season. It…
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Suzy Bogguss to play from her new American Folk Songbook
Grammy-winning folk singer Suzy Bogguss will perform on Sept. 2 at the Highlands Performing Arts Cetner. Bogguss has just released…
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Barefoot Movement to play in Bryson Aug. 27
Regional favorite The Barefoot Movement will play from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, as part of Music…
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Dixieland Jazz concert in Bryson City
The Frog Level Philharmonic will perform a concert of Dixieland jazz music at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, at…
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Library hosts evening of music with Liz Nance
Local singer/songwriter Liz Nance will perform an evening of acoustic music at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the…
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The fair is here! Haywood County Fair showcases smorgasboard of horse pulls, ice cream eating, giant pumpkins and more
Summer is slowly turning to fall, school doors are opening for another year, and another hallmark of the season is…
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A day of bluegrass at the library
The Macon County Library will come alive with music on Thursday, Aug. 18, with Lady and the Old Timers at…
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Bluegrass jam celebrates 14th year
The Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam will begin at 4 p.m. on Aug. 26-27and at the festival grounds behind the old…
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Concert celebrates the Kingston Trio
A tribute concert honoring The Kingston Trio, one of America’s most popular folk groups for more than 40 years, will…
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