The Jackson County Visual Arts Association will host the Sylva Art Stroll beginning at 5 p.m. June 8 in downtown Sylva. The reoccurring event will take place on the second Friday of each month.

Merchants will stay open later than 5 p.m. to welcome visitors, shoppers and diners before the Concerts on the Creek event that night. Rafe Hollister will take the stage at Concerts on the Creek at 7:30 p.m.

It’s By Nature, City Lights Cafe, Penumbra, Signature Brew, Survival Pride, and Gallery 1 will feature art exhibitions; and Gallery 1 will offer a free “make-and-take art project.”

Other merchants remaining open later include Peebles Department Store, Lulu’s on Main Restaurant, Dixie’s Emporium & Bistro, Guadalupe Cafe, Hollifield Jewelers, B & B Gifts and Interiors, Jackson’s General Store, Blackrock Outdoor Co., Hooper’s Restaurant, Motion Makers Bicycle, Hooker’s Fly Shop and Guide Service, Livingston’s Photo, Main Street Bakery, Jones Country Store, In Your Ear Music Emporium, Friends of the Library Used Bookstore, The Encore Shoppe, Mill & Main Restaurant, Papou’s Wine Shop, Finders Keepers Gifts and Antiques, Survival Pride Clothing Store and Art Gallery, The 2 Susan’s Gift Shop, Heinzelmannchen Brewery, The Nichols House Antiques and Collectibles, and City Lights Bookstore.

828.337.3468.