P.A.W.S holds wine tasting, silent auction
The Seventh Annual P.A.W.S. Wine Tasting and Silent Auction — benefitting the only animal welfare organization in Swain County — will…
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood character visits Haywood
David Newell, also known as speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely from public television’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” will appear at the Canton…
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Learn how to knit for free at library
The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild is offering free “Learn to Knit” classes — for both adults and children — on…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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 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’
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,” 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Craving information about a family heirloom or a quilt purchased at a flea market or antique shop? A Bed Turning…
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