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Aiming for the soul, one note at a time
 

Aiming for the soul, one note at a time

When finding your artistic voice, it’s about moving forward and not looking back, being true to yourself and refusing to…
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Haywood library offers free digital magazine downloads
 

Haywood library offers free digital magazine downloads

Haywood County Public Library announces the addition of Zinio to its system. Zinio is an online service that allows you…
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WNC Ecofest comes to Haywood
 

WNC Ecofest comes to Haywood

WNC Ecofest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Haywood Community College. The festival…
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Folkmoot festival holds Canton fundraiser
 

Folkmoot festival holds Canton fundraiser

Folkmoot USA will kick off its 30th anniversary year with the “BIG 30” from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May…
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Historian to discuss secret son of Cashiers founder
 

Historian to discuss secret son of Cashiers founder

Local historian Jane Nardy will lead a presentation on the secret child of Mordecai Zachary at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April…
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Empty Bowl: a meal and music with a cause
 

Empty Bowl: a meal and music with a cause

The Empty Bowl fundraiser will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, at The Community Table in…
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‘Greening Up the Mountains’ in Sylva
 

‘Greening Up the Mountains’ in Sylva

 The 16th annual Greening Up the Mountains street festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27,…
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Dramatic comedy embraces small town life
 

Dramatic comedy embraces small town life

Haywood Arts Regional Theater in Waynesville will kick off its 29th main stage season this month with a stage adaptation…
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Mom’s Music Fest returns to Waynesville
 

Mom’s Music Fest returns to Waynesville

The outdoor Mom’s Music Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, in Waynesville, featuring…
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Celebrate ‘Record Store Day’ in Sylva
 

Celebrate ‘Record Store Day’ in Sylva

A “Record Store Day Celebration” will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at In Your Ear Music Emporium in…
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Liars Bench to showcase Carolina Dusk
 

Liars Bench to showcase Carolina Dusk

The Liars Bench presents music group Carolina Dusk at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium…
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Carden monologue celebrates early vision of teaching college
 

Carden monologue celebrates early vision of teaching college

Renowned Appalachian writer Gary Carden will perform “Madison,” a monologue about the life of Dr. Robert Lee Madison, at 7…
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Acclaimed Georgia artist featured at The Bascom
 

Acclaimed Georgia artist featured at The Bascom

The work of Linda Anderson, a prolific artist whose pieces depict her life in rural North Georgia, will be on…
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‘Dead Man Walking’ opera hits Cullowhee
 

‘Dead Man Walking’ opera hits Cullowhee

A concert production of “Dead Man Walking” will come to the stage at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the…
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WCU Jazz Festival to feature innovative saxophonist, Slovakian drummer
 

WCU Jazz Festival to feature innovative saxophonist, Slovakian drummer

The 2013 Jazz Festival will take place from April 27 and 29 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, featuring jazz…
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Mélange puts culinary excellence on display
 

Mélange puts culinary excellence on display

Haywood County Chamber of Commerce held their annual “Melange of the Mountains” culinary gala at Laurel Ridge Country Club on…
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The luck of the draw
 

The luck of the draw

All bets are on in Cherokee. The first major poker tournament held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort has lured…
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Serving up a taste of Appalachia
 

Serving up a taste of Appalachia

When Doug Weaver looks around Haywood County, he sees potential.  “We’re on the fence, right in the middle of where…
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Community meals in Cashiers feature pickin’ on the side
 

Community meals in Cashiers feature pickin’ on the side

The Gathering Table is providing fresh, nutritious dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Cashiers Community…
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The finer points of candlewicking unveiled
 

The finer points of candlewicking unveiled

A candlewicking workshop will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 18, at the Jackson County Extension Office…
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Sarge’s hosts annual pet photo competition
 

Sarge’s hosts annual pet photo competition

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s Annual Pet Photo Contest award ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at…
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Songwriters series returns to Balsam
 

Songwriters series returns to Balsam

The popular Songwriters in the Round series will return to the Balsam Mountain Inn at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13,…
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Folk, then jazz, at the Classic Wineseller
 

Folk, then jazz, at the Classic Wineseller

The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville will showcase live music from singer-songwriter Ben Wilson at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, and…
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Taste of Chocolate fundraiser returns to Maggie Club
 

Taste of Chocolate fundraiser returns to Maggie Club

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate will be delight partakers in the 14th annual Taste of Chocolate from 6 to 9 p.m.…
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WNC breweries to release collaboration beer ‘Ryeway 74’
 

WNC breweries to release collaboration beer ‘Ryeway 74’

All five Western North Carolina microbreweries west of Asheville collaborated on a craft beer that will be simultaneously released at…
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Musical with benefit auction on the side hits WCU stage
 

Musical with benefit auction on the side hits WCU stage

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” a playful take on classic musicals of Broadway, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, and…
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Students push the limits of digital media and art
 

Students push the limits of digital media and art

DigiX, a digital media and arts event, will bring technology demonstrations, exhibits, workshops and a competition showcasing digital masterpieces to…
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WCU dance students to honor the Rockettes
 

WCU dance students to honor the Rockettes

Western Carolina University students will perform “A Salute to Rockette History” on 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the Niggli…
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Taste the culinary treats of Haywood
 

Taste the culinary treats of Haywood

Once again gracing Western North Carolina with an array of culinary delights from chefs around Haywood County, Melange of the…
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Folklorist to discuss Cherokee heritage
 

Folklorist to discuss Cherokee heritage

A free program on Cherokee Indian heritage by folklorist Dr. Barbara Duncan will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April…
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Esteemed brass quintet to perform in Cullowhee
 

Esteemed brass quintet to perform in Cullowhee

The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, the quintet-in-residence at Western Carolina University, will present its final concert of the spring semester…
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Gallery 86 to showcase ‘watermedia society’
 

Gallery 86 to showcase ‘watermedia society’

Haywood County Arts Council will exhibit works by the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society from April 10 through April 27, at…
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In search of the right word: Literary icons to converge on WCU
 

In search of the right word: Literary icons to converge on WCU

Showcasing the finest in Southern Appalachian and national writing talent, the Western Carolina University Spring Literary Festival comes into its…
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Taking matters into his own hands
 

Taking matters into his own hands

When he didn’t have the money to purchase a banjo, Joshua Grant took matters into his own hands. “I couldn’t…
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Woodcarving demo held in Clyde
 

Woodcarving demo held in Clyde

Artisan in the Mountains will host a woodcarving demonstration featuring the Pigeon River Woodcarvers Club from 1 to 4 p.m.…
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Mountain Heritage Center jam series continues
 

Mountain Heritage Center jam series continues

The 2012-13 First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series will conclude with Phil and Gaye Johnson at 7 p.m. Thursday,…
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Vince Gill comes to Franklin
 

Vince Gill comes to Franklin

Country music star Vince Gill will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, at The Smoky Mountain Center for…
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'The Medium' comes to HART
 

'The Medium' comes to HART

Western Carolina University’s School of Music, in collaboration with the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, will present Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera…
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Trout and ramp festival in Cherokee March 30
 

Trout and ramp festival in Cherokee March 30

Mountain trout and wild ramps take center stage at the annual Rainbow and Ramps Festival from 10 a.m. to 2:30…
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April activities on tap at Heinzelmännchen
 

April activities on tap at Heinzelmännchen

April is the first-ever “North Carolina Beer Month” and Heinzelmännchen Brewery in Sylva taps into the fun with four initiatives…
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Haywood fundraiser showcases lineup of mountain music, dance
 

Haywood fundraiser showcases lineup of mountain music, dance

A seemingly endless array of mountain music and dance will be showcased at the Dr. Ann R. Wilke Memorial Scholarship…
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Celebrate Easter in WNC
 

Celebrate Easter in WNC

Communities across the mountains are rolling out the green carpet for the Easter bunny over the next two weekends. Check…
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Alicia Keys hits Harrah’s
 

Alicia Keys hits Harrah’s

With her unmistakable blend of soul, hip-hop, jazz and classical music, superstar Alicia Keys will be performing at 8 p.m.…
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Liars Bench to host Sheila Kay Adams
 

Liars Bench to host Sheila Kay Adams

The Liars Bench will present storyteller/musician Sheila Kay Adams at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Mountain Heritage Center…
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The road to success: Blue Ridge Music Trails of Western North Carolina
 

The road to success: Blue Ridge Music Trails of Western North Carolina

It was a decade in the making, but its origins are hundreds of years old. Partnering with the Blue Ridge…
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Magic in a bottle
 

Magic in a bottle

If you build it, they will come.  If you brew it, they will come and party. Celebrating the fourth release…
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Getting the 'word' out
 

Getting the 'word' out

It’s a sunny, crisp afternoon in the high hills of Tuckasegee and Thomas Rain Crowe throws another log into the…
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Angelina Ballerina comes to Franklin
 

Angelina Ballerina comes to Franklin

The musical “Angelina Ballerina” will be onstage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the…
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Roller girls host ‘Spring Fling’Her’ bout
 

Roller girls host ‘Spring Fling’Her’ bout

Smoky Mountain Roller Girls “Spring Fling’Her” bout against G-Force (Gastonia) is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the…
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Wheels Through Time to be featured on TV cable show
 

Wheels Through Time to be featured on TV cable show

Wheels Through Time Museum, one of America’s most famous motorcycling destinations located in Maggie Valley, will be featured on the…
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