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Wednesday, 20 April 2011 19:33

5K Run/Walk kicks off festivities

The Jackson County Recreation/Parks Department is still accepting registration for this year’s 5K Run/Walk at Greening Up the Mountains. The annual race takes place at 9 a.m. prior to the opening of the festival events in downtown Sylva. This year,…
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 19:33

Kids become superheroes at Greening Up

What child wouldn’t love to be a super hero for the day? The Downtown Sylva Association is sponsoring a “Recycled Superhero” contest for children during Greening Up the Mountains this year. All superhero costumes will be made from donated recycled…
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 19:32

Talent contest showcases WNC’s youth

The 2011 Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest at Greening Up the Mountains has really exploded. The start time for the contest has been changed from 10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Bridge Park stage to accommodate the large…
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 19:31

Performance schedule

Smoky Mountain Stage (Suntrust Parking Lot, Area D) 10-10:15 — Jackson County Heritage Preservation Commission Poster Contest Awards 10:30-11:30 — Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy (including an audience participation dance lesson!) 11:45-12:15 — Lions Gate Kung Fu Academy 12:30-1:30 —…
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 19:30

Greening Up the Mountains returns to Sylva

The 14th annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival is slated for Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Sylva. The spring festival, named for the way spring creeps up the mountain sides, began over a decade…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:51

Civic orchestra wraps up season

The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra will end the season with a concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, in the Coulter Building at Western Carolina University. Featured soloists with the orchestra will be the winners of the 21st annual…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:50

HCC brings marketing to the arts

A free seminar entitled Marketing for the Craftsperson and Artist will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in Haywood Community College’s Student Center by the school’s Small Business Center. This workshop is designed to teach…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:50

WCU percussionists perform original work

Western Carolina University’s Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Mario Gaetano, will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in the Coulter Building on the WCU campus. Included in the program is one of Gaetano’s original compositions, “Scenes from…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:49

HART to hold auditions for ‘Deathtrap’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its June production of “Deathtrap” at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, April 17 and 18 at the HART Theatre in Waynesville. The production is being directed by Charles Mills and…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:47

Duncan performs for album release

Barbara Duncan will hold a release party for her new album, Music Says Go, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at City Lights bookstore in Sylva. Duncan is education director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, but is…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:46

Put together your Peeps diorama

A Peeps Diorama Contest is being held at the Marianna Black Library for teens in grades six through 12. Entrants must create a diorama depicting their favorite book or scene from literature, with all the characters in the scene portrayed…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:45

Learn Coptic bookbinding in Franklin April 16

Learn the art of Coptic bookbinding with artist Katherine Cays from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at Rickman Store in Franklin. All levels are welcome and each student will complete a Coptic-bound book. Coptic binding has…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:44

Create cards with local artist

A Craft Club workshop teaching the art of crystal acetate card making will last from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday, April 21, in the Community Service Center in Sylva. Candy Meyers, a card maker and craftsperson, will lead the…
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 18:38

WNC welcomes Easter traditions

When the sun crests the mountains’ edge Easter morning, it will creep down through the hills and fall on Lake Junaluska, where more than 300 worshippers will sit awaiting it at the foot of the massive wooden cross that graces…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:20

Grab bargains at indoor yard sale

An indoor yard sale will take over the Ramsey Regional Activity Center at Western Carolina University from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The sale, now in its 21st year, will feature a broad range of items…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:19

Create soaps, salts, rugs at crafting classes

Learn to make scented soap, bath salts or a hooked mug rug in three new classes from 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, at Dogwood Crafters in Dillsboro. Supplies will be provided for a small fee and participants will take…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:18

Writers’ group welcomes local author

Heather Newton, author of Under the Mercy Trees, will be the speaker for the Mountain Writers’ Network at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. Under the Mercy Trees, a tale of family, love and…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:17

‘Shipwrecked’ to stage at HART

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater is gearing up for its next production, “Shipwrecked,” showing at 7:30 p.m. on April 8 and 9, and 3 p.m. on April 10. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $8 for students.…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:16

Dance and dine at monthly contra day

A free contra dance will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, at the Bridge Park Pavilion in Sylva. There will also be a potluck dinner following the contra dance, starting at 5:30. Dancers should bring…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:16

Take the A train with WCU stage play

Western Carolina University theater students will present the unconventional “The Atrainplays, Vol. 2” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, through Saturday, April 16, and at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in the Niggli Theatre. The production is six short plays,…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:14

Voices in the Laurel 15th Anniversary Gala Concert

Western North Carolina’s renowned youth choir Voices in the Laurel will perform with award winning composer and guest conductor Dr. Rollo Dilworth at 3 p.m. on April 10 at the First Baptist Church in Waynesville. Voices’ 15th Anniversary Concert will…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:13

Overlook Players to do ‘Sound of Music’

Franklin’s Overlook Players will perform Rogers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” April 14 through 17 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. The classic musical will be staged by locals and stage veterans alike and will be…
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 19:11

Curly Hollow: From Canton to Nashville and back

By DeeAnna Haney • Smoky Mountain News Intern Although Curly Hollow might sound like the perfect picnic area down some country road, it’s really more a product of imagination than a destination. In fact, the members of the band Curly…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:57

Boys choir stops off in Franklin

The All-American Boys Chorus will perform at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Franklin’s Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring boys ages 8 to 15 from more than 30 cities in Southern California, the chorus is one…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:57

Old-time music jam to benefit after-school musicians program

A community old-time music JAMboree is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Fines Creek School in Clyde to raise funds for the Haywood County Arts Council’s Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) afterschool program. A barbecue…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:56

Singing celebration in Bryson City

Join One Step Closer as it celebrates one year of the gospel music ministry at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at the Bryson City Church of God. The singing and reunion will feature special guests the Barker Family and…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:55

Pisgah chorus features country show

Chorus students at Pisgah High School are gearing up for the annual country show called “Where the Green Grass Grows.” The show will feature group and solo acts from the elite show choir Orion and spring semester chorus classes. A…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:54

4-H hosts talent contests

The annual Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest is coming to downtown Sylva on Saturday, April 23, as part of the Greening Up the Mountains Festival. Young artists ages 5 to 18 can showcase their talents in music, dance and…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:53

Make a ladies’ night of it at pottery studio

Claymates, in conjunction with Country Traditions, is hosting a Ladies Night from 6 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at the pottery painting studio in Dillsboro. Light snacks will be free of charge, while Country Traditions will be bringing a selection of…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:52

Take a world tour at International Festival

International Day, a festival of cultures, celebrates its 32nd year from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, at Western Carolina University. The festival will feature music, dance, arts and crafts, entertainment and food from a variety of…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:48

A meeting of the minds: Bringing together readers and writers

Of the many forms of entertainment readily at our fingertips, from television and movies to YouTube and the many vast and varied wonders of the rest of the internet, reading is probably still the most liberating. Picking up a book…
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:46

Literary festival ‘invaluable’ teaching tool for WCU professors, students

Samantha “Sam” Gampel, a sophomore at Western Carolina University, wants to write novels and earn her living as a professional writer. So in Gampel’s book, there’s nothing quite like rubbing shoulders with real working-for-a-living writers such as the ones headlining…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:53

Creativity workshop hosted by City Lights

Asheville poet and photographer Tracey Schmidt will lead a creativity workshop from 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a reading from her new poetry collection at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at City Lights in Sylva. The book, titled…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:52

Auditions open for student talent show

Open auditions will be held from 12 to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at Franklin High School for home school and private school students wishing to perform in the Showcase of Talent. Participation is open to actors, dancers, gymnasts, instrumentalists…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:51

REV Band to perform at Fontana Village

Western North Carolina performing artists The REV will take the stage of the Fontana Recreational Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. The act is a collection of musicians from Robbinsville who play songs that run the…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:50

Create Ripples of Hope for a Safer Community

Ripples of Hope, a local exhibition of work by those whose lives have been affected by domestic violence, sexual assault or abuse, invites other locals who have felt the effects of these issues to creatively cover a blank teardrop shape,…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:49

Craft classes kick off at Green Energy Park

Classes in glassblowing, metalsmithing, blacksmithing, chainmaille and knife-making are being offered this spring at the Jackson County Green Energy Park for every skill level. Courses offer the opportunity to learn a variety of hands-on crafting skills like paperweight-making and glass…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:48

Experimental art classes at Leapin’ Frog Gallery

Local artist Silvia Cabrera Williams will teach mixed water-media classes from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday in April at Leapin’ Frog Gallery in Waynesville. A different technique will be featured each week and a supply list will be provided…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:46

WCU students look to lend a hand in Pakistan

Western Carolina University students working to raise $50,000 to build a school in Pakistan are hosting a fundraising dinner and silent auction at Chef’s Table in Waynesville on Tuesday, April 5. Tickets to the event are $50 for a three-course…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:44

Filmmaker to discuss WWII state-side battle

Maritime historian and documentary filmmaker Kevin Duffus willl on “War Zone: WWII off North Carolina’s Outer Banks” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville. Duffus will explore one of the worst Allied defeats…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:39

Culinary competition heats up in Waynesville

The annual Mélange of the Mountains, a culinary gala, is coming to the Gateway Club in Waynesville from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 7, thanks to the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce. Experience the culinary talent of some of…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:36

HCC breaks ground on new craft building

Dominic Cruz is counting down the days to graduation in May, when he will put his skills both as a woodworker and entrepreneur to work as he launches his dream career building handmade furniture. Cruz moved to the region from…
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 16:42

Bicentennial celebration of a mountain community

By Christi Marsico • Staff Writer An exhibit focusing on the history of Haywood County is now on display at Western’s Mountain Heritage Center. Illustrating the rich culture of the Appalachian regions, the Mountain Heritage Center — located on the…
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 16:34

Your friendly guide to area museums and historical sites

By Christi Marsico While looking for something fun and inexpensive to do in these tough economic times, look no further than the treasure trove of museums, many free, in Western North Carolina. Museum goers in this area can learn about…
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 16:08

The blue side of Derek Trucks

By Chris Cooper The Derek Trucks Band: Already Free It’s tough to find something new and profound to say about the playing of Derek Trucks. Words like “prodigy” and “virtuoso” are just too easy to grab. That he has taken…
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 16:06

Singing and dancing songs of joy: African Children’s Choir comes to WCU

Bright colors, vibrant beats and contagious joy flood the room as the African Children’s Choir performs, and their boundless energy is heading to Western Carolina University Jan. 28. The children from Uganda are eager to educate the audience with cheerful…
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 14:52

Civil rights and the arts

Christi Marsico • Staff writer Bright colors and inventive images offering a kaleidoscope of memories and historic moments will be showcased in “Visions of Freedom, an exhibition of Alabama Folk Artists,” at Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 this month…
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 14:47

More gems from the used bin

Robben Ford and the Blue Line: Handful Of Blues No, it’s not out of print, nor is “Handful Of Blues” all that hard to find. But when one of your favorite CDs finally succumbs to age and years of mishandling,…
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 13:45

Bluegrass brothers

By Christi Marsico • Staff Writer Born 16 minutes apart in the Bethel community of Haywood County, twin brothers Travis and Trevor Stuart have been immersed in music since childhood. “Music was all around us growing up,” Travis said. Sharing…
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 13:45

Striking an electronic chord

By Chris Cooper Truth be told, I’m not exactly the biggest fan of — here’s the old fogey coming out — “electronic” music. I hear bleeps and bloops, repetitive motifs that are often harmonically half baked and build and build…
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 13:48

From Dylan to Delaware: The musical pursuits of David Bromberg

By Christi Marsico • Staff Writer David Bromberg, the well-known vocalist/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, was headed home for a quiet evening with his family this New Year’s. “New Year’s is not a big deal for me, and I‘m resolved not to make any…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:41

Students Shine at Arts Council’s 13th Annual Student Honors Recital

The Haywood County Arts Council held its 13th Annual Student Honors Recital on Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center in Waynesville. More than 100 audience members enjoyed a wide range of performances at the Haywood…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:40

Cooking up a Taste of Home

Part class, part performance, the Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24. Tickets are $10. Chef Michelle Roberts will teach 10 new recipes, from…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:39

Pirate’s Ball docks in Waynesville

The Pirate’s Ball, an annual gala to raise funds for Folkmoot, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 2, at the Laurel Ridge Country Club. The evening will be emceed by Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown and…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:39

Hymnist’s life portrayed at local society meeting

The Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society will hold its next monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 25, at the First Baptist Church in Waynesville. The annual dinner meeting will be in the fellowship hall with dinner prepared…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:38

Jazz Duo Performs at Macon County library

“Jazz It Up,” a concert by saxophonist Lloyd Weinberg and vibraphonist Paul Babelay, will be presented at 8 p.m., Thursday, March 17, in the main hall of the Macon County Public Library. The program spans jazz styles from Dixieland, Latin…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:38

Storytelling Center sponsors an Irish Buffet and Storytelling

A St. Patrick’s Day Irish Buffet Fund Raiser will be held at the Station Restaurant and The Storytelling Center in Bryson City from 5 p.m., with storytelling to begin at 7 p.m., on Thursday, March 17, hosted by The Storytelling…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:37

‘Kiss Me, Kate’ stages at WCU

Western Carolina University musical theater students will present Cole Porter’s classic musical “Kiss Me, Kate” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 24 to 26, and at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 27, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center. The…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:36

Potential choristers invited to check out children’s choir

Kids who love to sing and are in first through 12th grades next year are invited to Open Rehearsal Night for Voices in the Laurel Children’s Choir. There will be singing, fun, instruments, food and audition information. Open rehearsals are…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:35

Blood, Sweat and Tears coming to the mountains

Blood, Sweat and Tears will appear at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. Chuck Negron, former lead singer of Three Dog Night will also appear with the group. Racking up sales…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:34

Barn dance to honor veterans

The next Winter Barn Dance at the Bascom in Highlands is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. The evening will be to honor veterans and tickets are $5 per person. Admission for honorees is complimentary.…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:33

Frog Level festival calls for vendors

The 9th Annual “Whole Bloomin’ Thing” Spring Festival Committee is now accepting applications from local growers, artisans, and wellness-and-nature-related professionals for this year’s event, to be held on Saturday, May 7, in Waynesville’s Frog Level. E-mail to request an application.…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:32

New tavern makes its mark on Bryson City

The Tuckasegee Tavern, a new tavern on Depot Street in Bryson City, is opening its doors for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, featuring musical guests Aaron Plantenburg and Larry Barnette. The bar will…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:31

Secretariat screened at Groovy Movie Club

The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “Secretariat“ at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 18, at the home of Buffy Queen in Dellwood. A mostly organic potluck dinner will precede the screening at 6:15 p.m. This event is free…
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 18:28

App brings art to the people – and their smart phones

For those looking to learn more about the sculptures that dot the campus at Western Carolina University, well, there’s an app for that. Or at least there will be soon, thanks to a collaboration between the school’s Fine Arts Museum…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:10

Jackson student art on exhibit

The artwork of regional students will be on display as part of the 2011 Jackson County Youth Art Month exhibit, from March 14 through April 11, in the lobby of Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. A reception…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:09

Learning to grow the modern family

A program entitled The Thoroughly Modern Family is offered from 3 to 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. The event is designed to be a fun, fast-paced event with presentations by local marriage and…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:08

Library announces second-annual photography contest

The Macon County Public Library is calling for entries in its “Waking with Spring” Appalachian Trail photography contest. The competition is celebrating Franklin’s designation as an Appalachian Trail Conservancy Community. Any photographs of hikers, landscapes, or nature taken on the…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:06

Bowls for bovines set for March 12

The Gamma Zeta chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity at Western Carolina University will host a chili and handcrafted ceramic bowl fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12. The fundraiser is to benefit Heifer…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:05

Honors students put on annual show

The Haywood County Arts Council will present its 13th-annual Student Honors Recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 13, at the Performing Arts Center in Waynesville. A cookies and punch reception will take place immediately following the recital. The annual concert…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:03

North Carolina Symphony holds Cherokee Music Day

A Cherokee Music Day is coming to Cherokee Central School on Wednesday, March 16, with a full slate of free concerts and hands-on interactive instruction between North Carolina Symphony members and students. The day begins with two small ensemble concerts,…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:02

Area cookbook author serves up regional recipes

Local author Johnnie Sue Myers will be at Sylva’s City Lights Bookstore at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 12, for a presentation and tasting promoting her recent cookbook, The Gathering Place: Traditional Cherokee Dishes, Wild Game Recipes & Preparation Tips, and…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:01

Local favorites perform benefit concert for Rathbun Center

A benefit for Asheville’s Rathbun Center will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 18, at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Groups participating are the Rye Holler Boys, Dueling Piano Players, WestSound, and Sherri…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:00

Quilt Trail adds a few new squares

Haywood County’s Quilt Trails project will unveil three quilt blocks at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, beginning at the Shook-Smathers House in Clyde. Ceremonies at Lil’s and the Haywood Institute building will immediately follow the Shook-Smathers unveiling. The Shook…
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 19:58

Bottoms up! Bryson City brewery opens

Beer brewing in Bryson City just took on a whole new look this weekend when Nantahala Brewing Company threw open the doors of its brand new tasting room. The town’s fledgling brewery welcomed friends and fans into its front room…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:51

Gallery show highlights water landscapes

Gallery 86 presents “Reflected Light: Scenes of Haywood County by Luke Allsbrook” Wednesday, March 2, through Saturday, March 26. An artist reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 4. The exhibition is presented by the…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:50

WCU presents classical guitarist

Classical guitarist Gregory Guay will perform at WCU’s Coulter Recital Hall at 8 p.m., March 9. Guay is a classically trained guitarist who learned and teaches in the Suzuki method. He is currently a master’s candidate at Appalachian State University…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:49

Building workshops offered to artisans

A certification in the building industry for Cherokee craft artists is open free-of-charge to artists, artisans and college-level students from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 9, 16 and 30, at Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts (OICA). The program…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:48

OICA welcomes new instructor

The Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts, Southwestern Community College’s fine arts   program, this spring welcomes Brian Kane as the new program instructor. Kane completed his BFA in spatial arts at Youngstown University in Youngstown, Ohio. He went on to get…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:48

Store celebrates with poetry and music

To celebrate the 86th anniversary of Cowee’s Rickman Store, the Friends of the Rickman Store are inviting neighbors and visitors to share an evening of poetry and music at the store at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 4. Cowee poet…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:47

Artist exhibits renaissance techniques

Multimedia artist Mark Menendez of Andrews will do a demonstration of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting techniques for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, March 7, at Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City. He’ll…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:46

Main Street Artists Co-op reopening

The Main Street Artists Co-op on Main Street in Waynesville is scheduled to open for its third season May 1, and is accepting applications from artists wishing to be considered for membership.   The Co- Op is a group of local…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:45

Macon art class for kids focuses on regional birds

Kathrine Cays, Artist in Residence at the Rickman Store in Macon County’s Cowee Valey, will offer an art class for children and parents from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. The focus will be on birds of this…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:45

Wellness and healing featured on film

The feature film, “The Living Matrix — The New Science of Healing,” will be shown at Waynesville’s Creative Thought Center at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4.   Discussion will follow the film, which features scientists, psychologists, doctors, bio-energetic researchers…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:44

Woodrow named new library director

Sharon Woodrow has been appointed the new director of the Haywood County Public Library, after serving as interim director since December 2010 and as assistant director since 2007. Woodrow is a Haywood County native and went to work for the…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:43

HART to hold auditions for upcoming musical

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its May production of the off-Broadway musical  “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6 and 7, in the Feitcher Studio of Waynesville’s HART Theater.…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:42

Church Basement Ladies bring comedy to Franklin

“Church Basement Ladies,” a touching musical comedy, will grace the stage of the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11. Set in a rural Minnesota church in turbulent 1965, the show goes behind…
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:31

Tuscola hosts 39th annual Country/Western Show

By DeeAnna Haney • SMN Intern Donning their best flannel and cowboy boots and armed with harmonies and dance moves, Tuscola High School’s Summit is ready to serve up another toe-tapping, knee-slapping Country/Western Show. Aptly titled, “Country Through and Through,”…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:57

Community band calls for members

A new community band called Mountain Winds is forming in Jackson County, led by Bob Buckner, outgoing director of athletic bands at Western Carolina University and Jon Henson, assistant director of the school’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band. Musicians…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:56

Children of Zion give free performance

Jackson County’s Children of Zion Singers will be perform a free concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at First Baptist Church of Clyde. The show is part of the Sunday’s On Main concert series. The Children of Zion have…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:56

Benefit concert to be held at HCC

The Share the Warmth benefit concert featuring Balsam Range and Hominy Valley Boys is coming to Haywood Community College from 2 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 27. The event is sponsored by HCC and Champion Credit Union and all donations…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:54

Kenny Rogers stops off in Franklin

Legendary country star Kenny Rogers will make his way to The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing arts at 7:30 p.m. on March 5, for performances of some of his greatest hits. Rogers will entertain audiences with favorites from his…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:54

Local troupe makes HART appearance

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre continues its Studio Theater season with The Oxymorons, an improvisational comedy troupe made up of many HART veterans.   The group has been in existence for a number of years and has become quite well…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:51

Seuss characters come to life in Franklin

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss is coming to the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on March 1 and 3, in a production by The Overlook Theater Company the Macon County Public Library.   Celebrate…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:51

Marianna Black Library to host Anime Club

The anime club returns to Marianna Black Library 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. Bryson City has an anime group of its own, and for fans, this is a chance to watch anime on a big screen…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:51

Art class offered just for kids

A free children’s art class is being offered on March 5 at the Uptown Gallery in Franklin.   Students must be at least 8 years old and preregistration is required. 828.369.0356.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:50

Bikers in boxers breeze through Waynesville

A motorcycle ride aimed at raising funds for the heating bills of the elderly is coming to Waynesville at 12 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the ICMC Clubhouse. Attire is boxer shorts (over briefs) vest, gloves and boots. Women can…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:50

Seuss’ birthday celebrated in style

The Overlook Theatre Company will host a Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party on at 6 p.m. on March 2 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. The event is sponsored by Party Zone and will include games, stories, visits…
Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:49

Dillsboro weaver shares her craft

Adults and children can learn the joys of handweaving from classes offered by Susan Morgan Leveille, professional weaver and teacher for more than 35 years. Day and evening classes for students of all levels are being held at her Dillsboro…
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