Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin
 

Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin

A drumming circle for all ages will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, on the Macon County…
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Songwriters in the Round series continues in Balsam Oct. 13
 

Songwriters in the Round series continues in Balsam Oct. 13

The decade-old Songwriters in the Round series at the Balsam Mountain Inn continues Thursday, Oct. 13, with crowd favorites Thom…
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Highlands hosts Fall Colors Art Show
 

Highlands hosts Fall Colors Art Show

The Fall Colors Art Show will be held this week at the Highlands Recreation Center in Highlands. The popular juried…
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Marianna Black Library to host amateur photography contest
 

Marianna Black Library to host amateur photography contest

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City is hosting its Third Annual “Life in Swain” amateur photography contest. The past…
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WCU Fine Art Museum offers free children’s series at county farmers market
 

WCU Fine Art Museum offers free children’s series at county farmers market

The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University — with funding from the Jackson County Arts Council — is hosting…
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Leaf Lookers Gemboree opens Oct. 14
 

Leaf Lookers Gemboree opens Oct. 14

Looking for great fall color? Well, gem and mineral dealers from across the country will be in Macon County Oct.…
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WCU high school marching band contest set for Oct. 15

 

WCU high school marching band contest set for Oct. 15


About 3,000 students from high school marching bands in four states will compete for top honors during the 11th annual…
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23rd annual Apple Harvest Festival set for Oct. 15 in downtown Waynesville
 

23rd annual Apple Harvest Festival set for Oct. 15 in downtown Waynesville

The 23rd annual Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, in…
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Balsam Range wins Song of the Year
 

Balsam Range wins Song of the Year

The Haywood County bluegrass group Balsam Range won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Song of the Year award for 2011…
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Fall craft show in Maggie
 

Fall craft show in Maggie

The Maggie Valley October Leaves Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,…
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Delve into the arts with fall courses
 

Delve into the arts with fall courses

The Oconaluftee Institute for the Cultural Arts is offering evening classes this fall in a variety of disciplines.   • …
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Calling all chili cooks
 

Calling all chili cooks

The Bryson City Chamber Chili Cook Off will mark its 21st year, on Saturday, Oct. 15, and the Swain County…
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Terror Tales Tour tells history’s scary stories
 

Terror Tales Tour tells history’s scary stories

The Tuckasegee Terror Tales Tour will run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October, starting at 7 p.m. in Whittier.…
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Fall festival fills Waynesville streets
 

Fall festival fills Waynesville streets

The Church Street Art and Craft Show will fill the streets of downtown Waynesville from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
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A taste of German culture in Franklin
 

A taste of German culture in Franklin

An Oktoberfest will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the National Guard Armory in Franklin. The…
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Program proves Carden knows Jack
 

Program proves Carden knows Jack

Storyteller and playwright Gary Carden will present a program on Appalachian Jack tales and their origins at 7 p.m. on…
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Tony Award winner coming to Highlands
 

Tony Award winner coming to Highlands

Tony Award-winning actor Anthony Crivello will direct the hit play, “Heart What’s In the Heart,” which will run Sept. 30…
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Sing along to old time music at Songfest
 

Sing along to old time music at Songfest

Sing for the Fun of It, a songfest featuring old familiar favorites, will start at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11…
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The Grascals bring contemporary bluegrass to Cullowhee
 

The Grascals bring contemporary bluegrass to Cullowhee

Grammy-nominated bluegrass musicians the Grascals will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo…
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Open Mic starts second season
 

Open Mic starts second season

Open Mic nights are returning this fall from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at…
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Irish singing sensations visit Harrah’s
 

Irish singing sensations visit Harrah’s

Celtic Thunder, a singing group from Ireland, will perform 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and…
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Dailey & Vincent to perform Oct. 7
 

Dailey & Vincent to perform Oct. 7

Dailey & Vincent, an award-winning bluegrass band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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Learn watercolor techniques with Ann Vasilik
 

Learn watercolor techniques with Ann Vasilik

Watercolor artist Ann Vasilik will present at the next meeting of the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society, from 6:45 to 9…
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Jammin’ at the Millpond returns to HCC
 

Jammin’ at the Millpond returns to HCC

Jammin’ at the Millpond will be held from 10 a.m. to dusk on Saturday, Oct. 8, on the Haywood Community…
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The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival offers entertainment across three venues
 

The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival offers entertainment across three venues

The tri-venue Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival will run from Oct. 7-9, in the three festival villages: Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire.…
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Penley to discuss a life of art Oct. 7
 

Penley to discuss a life of art Oct. 7

Painter Steve Penley will give a free talk about his art, his life, his faith and experiences at 7 p.m.…
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Film series continues with screening of ‘Mars’
 

Film series continues with screening of ‘Mars’

There will be a free screening of “Mars,” a romantic comedy that follows three astronauts on the first manned mission…
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Variety show entertains for Make-A-Wish
 

Variety show entertains for Make-A-Wish

Angie Toomey and Friends will present a variety show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
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An artist at last: Job loss turns passion into profession
 

An artist at last: Job loss turns passion into profession

In Tara Melton-Miller’s basement studio, the soft, rhythmic chatter of wood clanking repetitively against wood creates a soothing metronomic singsong…
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Tony Award winner coming to the Highlands Playhouse
 

Tony Award winner coming to the Highlands Playhouse

Tony Award-winning actor Anthony Crivello will direct the hit play, “Heart What’s In the Heart,” which will run Sept. 30…
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Music & Poetry evening at the Rickman Store
 

Music & Poetry evening at the Rickman Store

Songwriter and singer Angela Faye Martin will host an evening of music and poetry at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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HART presents Broadway comedy hit
 

HART presents Broadway comedy hit

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will present “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” opening on Sept. 30 for a…
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Learn to preserve your stories and heritage
 

Learn to preserve your stories and heritage

The Jackson County Public Library will host a program on preserving family stories with author Julia Ebel at 10:30 a.m. on…
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Student revival at Lake Junaluska
 

Student revival at Lake Junaluska

The Solid Rock Revival, a free student community event, will be held on Oct. 1 in Stuart Auditorium at Lake…
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Gallery 86 hosts Southern Appalachian Photographers Guild Oct. 7
 

Gallery 86 hosts Southern Appalachian Photographers Guild Oct. 7

The Haywood Arts Council will present an exhibition by the Southern Appalachian Photographers Guild through Saturday, Oct. 15, at Gallery…
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Get a taste of Motown at Bascom
 

Get a taste of Motown at Bascom

“Celebration!” the annual fundraiser for the Bascom center for the visual arts, will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept.…
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Capture nature at pastel workshop
 

Capture nature at pastel workshop

A pastel workshop is being offered from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Nature’s Home Preserve in…
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Learn about local gems
 

Learn about local gems

Staff from the Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum will present a program on local geology and gemstone identification at 7…
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Cherokee Indian Fair celebrates 99th year
 

Cherokee Indian Fair celebrates 99th year

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosts the 99th annual Cherokee Indian Fair Oct. 4 through 8 at the Cherokee…
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Test your dog’s manners at Bark in the Park
 

Test your dog’s manners at Bark in the Park

A Canine Good Citizen Test will be offered on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Jackson County Recreation Complex by the…
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‘I Hate Hamlet’ onstage at WCU
 

‘I Hate Hamlet’ onstage at WCU

“I Hate Hamlet,” the story of an actor in career limbo, will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday…
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One foot in the past, the other moving forward: Anderson pushes the boundaries of her craft
 

One foot in the past, the other moving forward: Anderson pushes the boundaries of her craft

Never tell people how to do things, said the indefatigable General George S. Patton. Instead, he said, tell them what…
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Creedence Clearwater Revival comes to WNC
 

Creedence Clearwater Revival comes to WNC

The original members of Creedence Clearwater Revival will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event…
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Fall art classes to begin
 

Fall art classes to begin

Inspired Art Ministry’s fall term begins the week of Sept. 27, offering classes for adults in drawing and painting, photography …
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Catch the final of Haywood’s Got Talent
 

Catch the final of Haywood’s Got Talent

Some of the areas most talented citizens will be featured in Haywood Arts Regional Theater’s first Haywood’s Got Talent event…
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WCU brings Chinese orchestra, comedy to stage in September
 

WCU brings Chinese orchestra, comedy to stage in September

A traditional Chinese orchestra and famed sketch comedy troupe will both perform in September at Western Carolina University’s Fine and…
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Bates tells cancer story
 

Bates tells cancer story

Grace Church in the Mountains will present Barbara Bates Smith in “The C Word: Her Own Cancer Story,” at 3…
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Mark summer’s end with free concert, picnic
 

Mark summer’s end with free concert, picnic

The Friends of Panthertown will host a picnic and concert from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, on…
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Grammy winner returns to Cataloochee Ranch
 

Grammy winner returns to Cataloochee Ranch

Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis will give an after-dinner performance on Sunday evening, Sept. 25, at Cataloochee Ranch. The cost of…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Ah Wilderness!’
 

HART to hold auditions for ‘Ah Wilderness!’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of Eugene O’Neil’s comedy “Ah Wilderness!” at 6:30 p.m.…
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