Sylva hosts special candlelit art stroll
 

Sylva hosts special candlelit art stroll

Luminaries will light the way on Friday, Nov. 9, during a special candlelit Sylva Art Stroll. Candles will light up…
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Duo to perform at Macon library
 

Duo to perform at Macon library

Two award-winning classically trained artists will perform traditional and contemporary works at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the main…
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Madrigal Dinner tickets available
 

Madrigal Dinner tickets available

Tickets for the Madrigal Dinners at Western Carolina University are now on sale. The event will be held at 6:30…
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Upcoming movie events
 

Upcoming movie events

Documentary series continues Nov. 13 at WCU Western Carolina University’s next film in its series from the Southern Circuit Tour…
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Poetry collective comes to WCU
 

Poetry collective comes to WCU

The Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series continues with The Strivers Row Poetry Show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14,…
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HCC grads win woodworking awards
 

HCC grads win woodworking awards

Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Wood graduate Samantha Mallard and current student Brandon Skupski won the Design Emphasis contest at…
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SCC to host craft festival
 

SCC to host craft festival

Mountain Shapes and Colors Art and Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10,…
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Tickets on sale for Little Big Town
 

Tickets on sale for Little Big Town

Tickets for Little Big Town in Cherokee are now available through Ticketmaster. The renowned country group will be performing at…
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Come on, let's twist — again
 

Come on, let's twist — again

We’ve all done it. At a middle school dance, high school prom, college formal, wedding reception, anniversary celebration, New Year’s…
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WCU presents Hollywood satire
 

WCU presents Hollywood satire

“Once in a Lifetime,” a satiric look back at the Golden Age of Hollywood will hit the stage at 7:30…
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Garden club to make wreaths, visit tree farm
 

Garden club to make wreaths, visit tree farm

The November meeting of The Sylva Garden Club will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 at The Tuckasegee Trading…
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Silent auction to benefit K.A.R.E. House
 

Silent auction to benefit K.A.R.E. House

The newly formed Haywood Area Wholistic Integrative Practitioners group (known as HAWIP) is throwing a silent auction and reception at…
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K.A.R.E. to hold Festival of Trees fundraiser
 

K.A.R.E. to hold Festival of Trees fundraiser

Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (K.A.R.E.) will host its 3rd annual Festival of Trees fundraiser and live auction at 5:30 p.m.…
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Album perfectly interprets ‘songs’ of Blake
 

Album perfectly interprets ‘songs’ of Blake

Apart from the fact that this is a remarkable recording, in terms of Martha Redbone’s liquid vocals and the harmonious…
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Tae Kwon Do Expo planned in Waynesville
 

Tae Kwon Do Expo planned in Waynesville

The Blue Dragon Tae Kwon Do Expo will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the MedWest Health and…
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WCU director named to state art council
 

WCU director named to state art council

Denise Drury, interim director of the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, was recently named to the North Carolina Museums…
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Family movie at Bryson City library
 

Family movie at Bryson City library

Nickelodeon’s favorite characters celebrate autumn and going back to school on the big screen during family movie at 3:30 p.m.…
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Parade updates for Franklin, Waynesville
 

Parade updates for Franklin, Waynesville

Franklin parade seeking applicants The Franklin Chamber of Commerce has entry forms available for the 2012 Christmas Parade. With “A…
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Music notes
 

Music notes

‘Beethoven Project’ series continues The second performance in Western Carolina University’s “Beethoven Project” will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5…
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Album release party and benefit
 

Album release party and benefit

In conjunction with the choral music department of Tuscola High School, singer/songwriter Mackenzie Leigh Wilson will hold an album release…
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More A&E briefs
 

More A&E briefs

Carvers to hold show on parkway Western North Carolina Carvers will hold its annual show Nov. 3/4 at the Folk…
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Mountain music news
 

Mountain music news

Singer/songwriters series continues The next “Songwriters in the Round” event will take place Nov. 3 at the Balsam Mountain Inn.…
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WCU falls short in quest for jug
 

WCU falls short in quest for jug

Western Carolina University quarterback Troy Mitchell (#10) rushes in for a successful two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of the…
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S.C. band wins WCU marching band contest
 

S.C. band wins WCU marching band contest

White Knoll High School marching band from Lexington, S.C. was named grand champion at the 12th annual Tournament of Champions,…
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Tourism workshop to be offered
 

Tourism workshop to be offered

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership is sponsoring a workshop, “The ABC’s of Group Tours,” in two locations to support…
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Poker tournament to benefit art council
 

Poker tournament to benefit art council

A Texas hold’em tournament will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Classic Wineseller in downtown Waynesville. All…
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More A&E events
 

More A&E events

Tavern of Terror at Tipping Point Oct. 31 The 2nd annual Tavern of Terror will occur at 7 p.m. Oct.…
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Spicing up Southern Appalachia
 

Spicing up Southern Appalachia

Though the weather is getting colder and winter is emerging on the horizon, Doug Weaver is all smiles. It’s open…
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WNC Pottery Festival hits Dillsboro
 

WNC Pottery Festival hits Dillsboro

The 8th annual Western North Carolina Pottery Festival takes place from 1-5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov.…
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NOCtoberfest takes over Nantahala Gorge
 

NOCtoberfest takes over Nantahala Gorge

Showcasing all the great things fall has to offer, NOCtoberfest will be an all-day event Oct. 27 at the Nantahala…
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Cherokee loses art advocate
 

Cherokee loses art advocate

Long-time Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual manager Betty Dupree has passed away. Dupree worked for 27 years as the manager…
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WCU to feature glass artists, demos
 

WCU to feature glass artists, demos

The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host the exhibit “North Carolina Glass 2012: In Celebration of 50…
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Gemboree returns to Franklin
 

Gemboree returns to Franklin

The 23rd annual Leaf Lookers Gemboree is Oct. 26-28, at the Macon County Community Building in Franklin. The Gemboree will…
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‘Dracula’ to air on WWNC
 

‘Dracula’ to air on WWNC

Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula will hit the Western North Carolina airwaves…
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Scary stories at Shelton House
 

Scary stories at Shelton House

A Ghosts & Goblets storytelling event will occur at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Shelton House in Waynesville.
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Halloween comes to Jackson County
 

Halloween comes to Jackson County

Jackson County will be rounding out October with a week full of scary and fun activities taking place in Sylva,…
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Waynesville goes trick-or-treating
 

Waynesville goes trick-or-treating

“Treats on the Street” for Halloween will go from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Waynesville. The event welcomes trick-or-treaters to…
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WCU to host percussion recital
 

WCU to host percussion recital

Mario Gaetano, professor in the School of Music at Western Carolina University, will present a percussion recital at 7:30 p.m.…
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Franklin welcomes multi-talented ventriloquist
 

Franklin welcomes multi-talented ventriloquist

World-class ventriloquist and musician Taylor Mason will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the…
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Upcoming music in Waynesville
 

Upcoming music in Waynesville

Jazz festival continues in Waynesville The Classic Wineseller and Satin Steel Jazz continue their month-long jazz series with the Michael…
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Children of the corn
 

Children of the corn

Sliding into the parking lot of the Cold Mountain Corn Maze, the smell of campfire and old, fallen leaves fills…
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Film series to screen adult documentary
 

Film series to screen adult documentary

Western Carolina University Sociology Club’s “A New Lens Film Series” will continue at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 with a screening…
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Author to read memoir
 

Author to read memoir

Judy Goldman will read from and discuss her new memoir, Losing My Sister, at 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at City…
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Coalition launches craft recycling campaign
 

Coalition launches craft recycling campaign

Clean Slate Coalition has launched a fundraising campaign called “Sew Crafty” that will create a funding stream to help women…
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Talk to discuss art after atomic bomb
 

Talk to discuss art after atomic bomb

Elin O’Hara Slavick, distinguished Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give a public…
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Russian nutcracker hits Harrah’s
 

Russian nutcracker hits Harrah’s

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker will be performed at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Harrah’s Cherokee Event…
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Introduction to Cherokee language
 

Introduction to Cherokee language

A one-day “Introduction to Cherokee Language” class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 in Western…
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Cherokee craft traditions to be featured, demonstrated
 

Cherokee craft traditions to be featured, demonstrated

Cherokee basket artist Betty Maney and Western Carolina University crafts scholar Anna Fariello will host a program entitled “From the…
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Come out to the barn dance
 

Come out to the barn dance

REACH of Haywood County will be putting on a “barn dance” at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at a new barn…
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Bryson City Chili Cook-off is Oct. 20
 

Bryson City Chili Cook-off is Oct. 20

The Bryson City Chamber Chili Cook-off will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Great Smoky…
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