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Hay Day rolls into Haywood July 12
The Mountain Research Station will hold its annual Hay Day on July 12, featuring demonstrations of the latest hay equipment…
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LTLT to share vision and work
Learn the latest about the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, including an update on land conservation initiatives, at noon…
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Guided hike explores Purchase Knob
Meet with a park ranger and enjoy mountain views while lunching on top of Hemphill Bald July 19. Hiking enthusiast…
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Land Trust hosts Yellow Creek Falls hike
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee will host a nature study and leisurely hike to Yellow Creek Falls and…
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Hike the Smokies with a naturalist
A guided hike on the three-and-a-half mile round-trip Thomas Divide Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be…
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Audubon Society to host birding tours, talk
The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society is offering birders a chance to stroll around the grounds of a private home on…
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Winged creatures of the night unveiled
The Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest just outside of Brevard will host a night for nature enthusiasts of all…
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Highlands art center hosts eight garden tours
The Bascom’s 2012 Mountains in Bloom Garden Festival, which includes a garden tour and flower show, will take place July…
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Farm tour and garden walk in Jackson
The Jackson County Farmers Market is sponsoring the sixth annual Farm Tour and Garden Walk from 1 to 5 p.m.…
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Lesser known plants after more tangible awards
For me, those plants found here in the Smokies region that have verified practical human uses are, in the long…
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Reduced energy use is natural part of Euro life
We were nearing the end of our European summer vacation with three other families from Western North Carolina when we…
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A dip in the Tuck beats bee suits in this heat
I slept downstairs on a futon last night, trying to escape some of the intense heat that, chimney-like, turned the…
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A story everyone should read, learn from
To the Editor: We, the undersigned, are a group of Haywood County citizens that meets regularly for a respectful dialogue…
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We should realize value of natural resources
To the Editor: In Western North Carolina we are extremely lucky to live, work and play in a place of…
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HCC students build kilns for new arts building
Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Clay students got a firsthand lesson in designing and building kilns at its new creative…
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ColorFest workshop seeking young artists
Jackson County art organizations are co-hosting a mural painting workshop called “The Young Artists of ColorFest” from 2 to 5…
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Arts and crafts sellers converge on Hayesville
More than 50 arts and crafts booths will line the streets of downtown Hayesville for the 33rd annual Festival on…
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Maggie Club to host ‘Strange Brew’ tasting
The Maggie Valley Club will bring a taste of “Beer City” to Haywood County at 6 p.m. July 13. The…
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Music series to feature Grammy nominee
Bill LaBounty, Candi Carpenter, and Grammy and CMA Nominee Bobby Tomberlin will play at the Balsam Mountain Inn’s Songwriters-in-the-Round series…
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Leapin’ Frog Gallery to hold an experimental art workshop
Local artist Silvia Cabrera Williams will lead an experimental art workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 13 at…
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Country Memories to pick at Sylva library
The library in Sylva will host the musicians of Country Memories at 7 p.m. July 10. The sextet consists of…
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Sylva library to host contra dance
A Second Sunday Contra Dance will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. July 8 on the second floor of the…
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Make some noise in Bryson City
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host a community jam from 6-7:30 p.m. July 5 in the library…
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Waynesville open late for Art After Dark
The Waynesville Gallery Association’s monthly Art After Dark will take place from 6-9 p.m. July 6, followed by the new…
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Maggie to host arts and crafts show
The Maggie Valley Summer Arts and Crafts Show will return to the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds from 9 a.m. to…
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All aboard the dinosaur train
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad offer a train ride based on the PBS kids series Dinosaur Train, departing from Bryson…
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Liars Bench to appear at Franklin library
The Liars Bench, a live authentic Southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, drama and folk arts presentation will perform at 7…
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HART raising funds for second stage
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will kick off a $1 million capital fund drive to build a second theater space at…
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Ghost stories, monsters to visit Macon library
The public library in Franklin is hosting two days of haunting teen events exploring monsters and the paranormal. The Haunted…
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WCU to present stage version of ‘Lincolnites’
Actress Barbara Bates Smith will star in a stage adaptation of the short story “Lincolnites” at 7 p.m. July 12…
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Old Mater Farm benefit to feature bluegrass, gospel artists
Old Mater Farm is set to host Junior Sisk and Darrin and Brooke Aldridge for its first summer benefit at…
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Painters descend on Cashiers for inspirational outdoor painting spree
Artists from around the Southeast will set up their easels and ready their colors in an outdoor painting spree around…
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Combating things that sting and itch
This is about critters and plants that sting and itch. There are lots of things out there in the woods…
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An evening with George Ellison and Lee Knight
As part of a summer series of music, the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City is presenting a special program…
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Local author publishes second mystery set in WNC
Morgan James of Macon County will sign copies of her book Quiet Killing at Books Unlimited in Franklin at 10…
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Snake handlers riveting but cliché
“... and these signs shall follow those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak…
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SummerVoice camp supported by Young Singers Foundation
Voices in the Laurel’s SummerVoice Music Camp will expand this year to become the Voices in the Laurel Summer Music…
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WCU to hold Dulcimer U
Registration continues for Dulcimer U, a residential program at Western Carolina University that draws dulcimer enthusiasts from across the country…
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Professor to teach stars and planets program
Paul Heckert, professor of astronomy and physics at Western Carolina University, will present a special program about stars and planets…
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Rickman Store to host ‘Music, Art & Poetry Night’
“Music, Art & Poetry Night,” an open mic arts night, will begin at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Rickman…
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Sew it in Sylva
Ann Gill-Johnson, a member of the Sew Easy Girls Extension and Community Association, will offer a sewing class at 1…
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Learn to solve common painting problems
The Art League of the Smokies will meet at 6:15 p.m. July 5 at the Swain County Center for the…
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Arts series features ceramics workshops
The Cullowhee Mountain ARTS Summer Visual ART Series is offering three weeklong ceramics workshops at Western Carolina University’s School of…
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Workshop series brings art to the masses
Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is offering weeklong workshops through Aug. 3 as part of its Summer Visual Arts Series at Western…
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Top artisans from Southeast to convene for crafts show
The 23rd annual Mountain Artisans Summertime Art & Crafts Show will present the top artisans and crafters in the Southeast…
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The Mad Batter to celebrate spirits in Cullowhee
The Mad Batter is celebrating their introduction of beer to their menu with live music and a beer tasting from…
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Joe Penland to open Songcatchers series
Ballad singer and storyteller Joe Penland will kick off the 2012 Songcatchers Music Series at 4 p.m. July 1 at…
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A cappella group to sing at Franklin arts center
Voices of Lee, an a cappella ensemble from Lee University, will perform at 2:30 p.m. July 1 at the Smoky…
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Bascom to host barn dance
The Bascom, a visual arts center in The Highlands, will hold its first Summer Barn Dance of the season from…
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Celebrate world cultures through Folkmoot
Nearly 300 performers from nine countries will descend on Haywood County July 18 to 29 for the Folkmoot Festival held…
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