Fun evening planned for Sylva After Dark
 

Fun evening planned for Sylva After Dark

The next Sylva After Dark — held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, in downtown Sylva — offers…
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Beach music lined up for Canton’s Labor Day festivities
 

Beach music lined up for Canton’s Labor Day festivities

Canton’s 104th Labor Day Celebration will run from Thursday, Sept. 2, to Monday, Sept. 6, at the Recreation Park. The Band…
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Submit art and literary works to Milestone
 

Submit art and literary works to Milestone

Submissions are now being taken for the 2010-11 edition of Milestone, the biennial art and literary review published by Southwestern…
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Motoring festival features car auction
 

Motoring festival features car auction

Browse through a line of classic cars, muscle cars, hot rods and special interest cars at the third-annual Highlands Motoring…
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WCU offers ballroom dance lessons
 

WCU offers ballroom dance lessons

Care to dance? Take the floor for ballroom dance lessons from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 2 through…
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Waynesville gets ready for Art After Dark
 

Waynesville gets ready for Art After Dark

Enjoy a stroll through working studios and galleries on Main Street, Depot Street and in historic Frog Level during Waynesville’s…
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‘Mark Twain’ to appear at City Lights
 

‘Mark Twain’ to appear at City Lights

Gary Carden’s third Liar’s Bench at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva will feature Mark Twain impersonator Marvin Cole, renowned folk…
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‘Seven Deadly Sins’ opens WCU theater season
 

‘Seven Deadly Sins’ opens WCU theater season

A unique evening featuring an array of songs from musical theater’s most infamous cads and adored scoundrels — combined with…
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40th Smoky Mountain Folk Festival showcases authentic mountain music and dancing
 

40th Smoky Mountain Folk Festival showcases authentic mountain music and dancing

Mountain music, dancing and tradition will be on display on the shores of beautiful Lake Junaluska as the Smoky Mountain…
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Labor Day Craft Show returns to Maggie Valley
 

Labor Day Craft Show returns to Maggie Valley

More than 100 artists and crafters from all over the Southeast, including Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Alabama will…
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Life-sized whale helps kids learn about art and the environment
 

Life-sized whale helps kids learn about art and the environment

“Cool!” was the typical response from kids as Fun Factory visitors walked in to find a colorful, life-sized killer whale…
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Musician Lorraine Conard plots her own course
 

Musician Lorraine Conard plots her own course

Some musicians just have to discover themselves. Waynesville singer-songwriter Lorraine Conard grew up singing at church and in plays, jotting…
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Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam to benefit local scholarships
 

Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam to benefit local scholarships

Get ready for two evenings of bluegrass music and wholesome family fun on Friday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Aug. 28,…
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The Farewell Drifters come to Stecoah
 

The Farewell Drifters come to Stecoah

The 2010 “An Appalachian Evening” season comes to an end on Saturday, Aug. 28, with one of Nashville’s most exciting…
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HART presents the Southern comedy ‘Catfish Moon’
 

HART presents the Southern comedy ‘Catfish Moon’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater’s next play never played Broadway, or even New York, but it is one of the…
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Songwriters series continues in Balsam
 

Songwriters series continues in Balsam

Grammy Award winner Leslie Ellis and Grammy Award nominee Casey Kelly will share their creative talents starting 7:30 p.m. on…
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32 Reasons to play free concert for students Aug. 27
 

32 Reasons to play free concert for students Aug. 27

A back to school celebration with local band 32 Reasons will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27,…
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Old-time musicians and their descendants sought
 

Old-time musicians and their descendants sought

A CD containing 34 1930s-era recordings of music performed by Smoky Mountain musicians will be released in October by the…
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Sign up for watercolor workshops
 

Sign up for watercolor workshops

Registration is going on now for the 2010 calendar of workshops and Art Academy at The Bascom in Highlands. Pat…
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Cartoonists group  presents ‘Shop Talk II’
 

Cartoonists group presents ‘Shop Talk II’

The WNC group of the Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society will be presenting a day of “Shop Talk”…
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Free swimming party for families in Canton
 

Free swimming party for families in Canton

Healthy Haywood’s annual Family Fun Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Canton…
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Free square dance lessons offered
 

Free square dance lessons offered

The Pisgah Promenaders will host the annual “Back to School Dance” from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28,…
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HCC fiber students create Sandburg rug
 

HCC fiber students create Sandburg rug

Haywood Community College Professional Crafts-Fiber students recently delivered a Navajo rug they crafted to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic…
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Call to artists for Asheville airport exhibit
 

Call to artists for Asheville airport exhibit

Artists from Haywood and Jackson counties are eligible to submit work for the next “Art in the Airport” exhibit at…
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Poetry and wildlands to converge on mountain hike
 

Poetry and wildlands to converge on mountain hike

Two hikes along the Bartram Trail in Northern Georgia will celebrate roadless areas in the national forests on Sunday, Aug.…
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Art and nature merge in outdoor sculpture
 

Art and nature merge in outdoor sculpture

Thanks to a group of enthusiastic volunteers from the area, a new Patrick Dougherty sapling sculpture has been constructed at…
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Local favorite Sons of Ralph play fundraiser for Canton Lions Club Aug. 28
 

Local favorite Sons of Ralph play fundraiser for Canton Lions Club Aug. 28

Asheville-based mountain and bluegrass group Sons of Ralph will perform a fundraising concert for the Canton Lions Club from 6…
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‘America’s Got Talent’ winner Neal Boyd to perform at WCU
 

‘America’s Got Talent’ winner Neal Boyd to perform at WCU

Pop-opera performer and 2008 winner of television show “America’s Got Talent,” Neal E. Boyd will open the 2010-11 Galaxy of…
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“Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric” come to life
 

“Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric” come to life

“Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric,” an exhibition of three-dimensional garments, hats, bags, and one-of-a-kind original dolls by Toni Carroll, will…
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“Box of Souls” winner of sculpture contest
 

“Box of Souls” winner of sculpture contest

The winner of the Jackson County Green Energy Park 2010 Sculpture Competition is Box of Souls, a contemporary sculpture by…
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Living tradition: Contra dance a staple in Sylva
 

Living tradition: Contra dance a staple in Sylva

Temperatures boiled above 90 degrees as the dancers grabbed their partners and lined up on the floor. The caller patiently…
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A fun weekend of music at 3rd annual Shinefest
 

A fun weekend of music at 3rd annual Shinefest

Country music recording artist Matt Stillwell returns for the third annual Shinefest Friday, Aug. 13, through Saturday, Aug. 14, at…
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Balsam Range gears up for a busy weekend
 

Balsam Range gears up for a busy weekend

Balsam Range will play Sylva’s Concerts on the Creek Friday, Aug. 13. The free concert takes place from 7-9 p.m.…
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Country music stars come out for teachers
 

Country music stars come out for teachers

Three of country music’s fastest rising stars are performing on Thursday, Aug 26, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center…
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Sawmill Creek Porch Band reunites for Aug. 12 performance
 

Sawmill Creek Porch Band reunites for Aug. 12 performance

The Sawmill Creek Porch Band will reunite for a free performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, on the…
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‘Appalachian Evening’ series continues
 

‘Appalachian Evening’ series continues

The New North Carolina Ramblers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center.…
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Odom, Parrini perform Gershwin Aug. 21
 

Odom, Parrini perform Gershwin Aug. 21

Soprano Lisa Odom and pianist Fabio Parrini will perform at the annual Classics and Chocolate concert at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Learn more about intarsia woodworking
 

Learn more about intarsia woodworking

Patrons and visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the woodcarving artistry of intarsia at a program to be…
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Connect with your celestial guides
 

Connect with your celestial guides

Join Mary O’Shannon of Spiritsong as she shares how to tap into the beneficial energies of the planets during “Connecting…
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Peace, love and bugs in Cherokee
 

Peace, love and bugs in Cherokee

Volkswagen devotees make their way to Cherokee, Aug. 13 - 15 for the second annual VW Show at the Cherokee…
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A capella performance in Franklin Aug. 15
 

A capella performance in Franklin Aug. 15

The all-male Land of the Sky Chorus will sing classics in “Schtick to Singing,” a concert held 3 p.m. on…
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A funny funeral: ‘Daily Departed’ premieres Aug. 19
 

A funny funeral: ‘Daily Departed’ premieres Aug. 19

The Highlands Cashiers Players’ production “Dearly Departed” runs Aug. 19 through 22 and Aug. 27 through 29 with two performances…
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Cold foods cooking class at Stecoah
 

Cold foods cooking class at Stecoah

Tired of heating up your kitchen this hot summer? The Stecoah Valley Food Ventures Kitchen is offering a cooking class…
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Rye Holler Boys to play at BBQ fest
 

Rye Holler Boys to play at BBQ fest

Expect mouth-watering BBQ accompanied by great mountain music at the 2nd Annual Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival, where the…
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Quilters present 2010 show in Franklin Aug. 19-21
 

Quilters present 2010 show in Franklin Aug. 19-21

The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild will present its 2010 quilt show, “Quilting New Trails” Aug. 19-21 at the Community Facilities…
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3rd annual Heritage Day to be celebrated in Whittier
 

3rd annual Heritage Day to be celebrated in Whittier

Catch the Spirit of Appalachia is producing its “Traditional Heritage Walk” at Gateway Flea Market in Whittier from 10 a.m.…
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Bed turning at the Shelton House Barn
 

Bed turning at the Shelton House Barn

Craving information about a family heirloom or a quilt purchased at a flea market or antique shop? A Bed Turning…
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Two veterans share remarkable story
 

Two veterans share remarkable story

The Junaluska Associates evening session will feature the stories of two Vietnam veterans at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7,…
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Altrusa, Rotary sponsor School Supply Drive
 

Altrusa, Rotary sponsor School Supply Drive

Altrusa International, Inc. of Waynesville and the Haywood Rotary Club will be spearheading a drive to collect school supplies for…
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Election forums planned for NC candidates
 

Election forums planned for NC candidates

The League of Women Voters will sponsor a public forum for candidates running for N.C. Senate and House of Representatives…
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