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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Liars Bench presents scary stories
The Liars Bench will present “Appalachian Spook Tales” at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center…
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Movie briefs
Christie mystery to be screened Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-22 at the Smoky…
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Jubilee to showcase speakers, gospel music
Western North Carolina Encouragement Jubilee will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 through Oct. 24 in the Beall Auditorium…
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Beer and pottery auction to support nonprofit
The Community Table in Sylva has two fundraising events coming up. The Community Table is a nonprofit organization dedicated to…
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Library to host community jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in downtown Bryson…
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Children’s costume ball to be held in Sylva
A costume character ball will be held during family night at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Jackson County Public…
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Writers/artists wanted for publication
Submissions are now being taken for the 2012-13 edition of “Milestone,” the biennial art and literary review published by Southwestern…
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Fall art and craft festival hits Franklin
The Smoky Mountain Fall Art and Craft Festival will celebrate 20 years on Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27 at the…
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Mountain heritage at harvest festival
A harvest festival will take place Oct.19-21 at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on the grounds of the Stecoah…
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North Hominy Apple Festival is Oct. 20
The North Hominy Apple Festival will take place from 7 a.m. until closing Oct. 20 at the North Hominy Community…
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Waynesville to host Apple Harvest Festival
The Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 in downtown Waynesville. The…
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Civil War author to give talk
Jackson County Public Library will host a book talk with Emily Cooper, author of Queen of the Lost, a fictionalized…
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Authors to discuss works in Sylva
Two authors will present their latest works on Oct. 13 at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Ava Lindsey Chambers will…
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WCU to host guest saxophonist, pianist
The School of Music at Western Carolina University will present a guest artist recital featuring saxophonist Allison Dromgold Adams with…
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Students run to raise funds for research
Two weeks before the football teams from Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University tangle in their traditional rivalry game,…
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Jazz festival visits Classic Wine Seller
The Classic Wine Seller and Satin Steel Jazz will host a fall jazz festival on four consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 13…
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Skateway looking for a partner
Smoky Mountain Sk8way is looking for a naming rights partner to rename the soon-to-be expanded Smoky Mountain Sk8way Sports and…
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Audition for ‘Christmas Carol’ at HART
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) will hold auditions for its December production of “A Christmas Carol” at 1 p.m. Oct.…
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Top marching bands to compete
More than 20 top high school marching bands will assemble for Western Carolina University’s 12th annual Tournament of Champions at…
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Free arts and crafts for kids in Macon
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday arts and crafts workshop from 10 a.m. to…
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Maggie Valley quilt show to celebrate fall
The High Country Quilters 22nd Annual Quilt Show, “Bear Foot In the Mountains,” will take place daily from 10 a.m.…
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Come ride with Charlie Brown
The Great Pumpkin Patch Express is returning throughout October to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. As the…
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Dillsboro drum circle ready to boogie
The Dillsboro Community Drum Circle will hold their monthly show from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the old train depot.…
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‘Miss Jane’ spins spooky stories
Canton Branch Library will transform into a spooky storytelling arena from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the meeting room. Jane…
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Great Smokies storyteller to spin tales
Friends of the Smokies will host nationally acclaimed storyteller and Haywood County native Donald Davis at 3 p.m. Oct. 14…
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Glassblowing, blacksmithing offered
Two art classes will be held at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro on Oct. 13. A glassblowing…
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Kephart items donated to library
A recent donation of Horace Kephart’s personal correspondence, photographs and other belongings will become part of the new “Horace Kephart…
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29th annual Church Street show returns to Waynesville
Church Street Art and Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in downtown Waynesville.
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Jammin’ at the Millpond
Haywood Community College’s Jammin’ at the Millpond will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13 on the…
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Art grant looking for submissions
Regional Artist Project grant of Western North Carolina (RAP go WNC) is available for the 2012-2013 year. RAP go WNC is…
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Maggie Valley presents autumn craft show
The October Leaves Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14 at the…
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Sylva hosting art stroll
Jackson County Visual Arts Association and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will host the “Sylva Art Stroll” starting at…
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Cherokee find tradition, respect through sport
Amid the blinking lights and stuffed animal prizes at the Cherokee Indian Fair, a scream echoes from behind the trees.…
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More A&E briefs
Orchestra to play fairy tales and Mozart Blue Ridge Orchestra begins its 2012-2013 season with a musical visit to Cinderella, Mother…
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WCU jam series kicks off with Sons of Ralph
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will get underway with a…
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Comedy troupe ready to bring laughs
Upright Citizens Brigade will bring its comedy theater to Western Carolina University with a show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11…
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Fifth Annual Fall Craft Festival
Celebrating 126 years of history, the fifth annual Fall Craft Festival at The Old Mill 1886 will be held from…
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Oktoberfest to benefit medical center
Oktoberfest, put on by the Foundation for Angel Medical Center, will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at the…
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Disc golf tournament, craft beer festival at Fontana Village
Hoptoberfest will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13 at Fontana Village Resort. The daylong festival will start with a…
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Acrylic demonstration of street scene
Artist and teacher Dominick DePaolo will demonstrate acrylic painting techniques in a street scene for Art League of the Smokies…
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Swain teacher exhibits art education thesis
The Swain County Center for the Arts will celebrate the paintings of area elementary and middle school art teacher Sheena…
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HCC focus of new art council show
Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 is hosting an artist’s reception for the Haywood Community College’s professional craft faculty and…
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‘Surreal Appalachia’ celebrated at Waynesville gallery
Two local artists who use unconventional materials will be featured from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 5 at Gallery 262 in downtown…
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Disney discussion
Blue Ridge Watermedia Society will hold their monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 9 at the First Baptist Church on…
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Regional art grants available
Regional Artist Project grant of Western North Carolina (RAP go WNC) funding is available to developing art professionals for the…
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Integration topic of panel discussion
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host a panel discussion about history of integration at 7 p.m. Oct.…
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Leaf Lookers Gemboree comes 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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Italian love story warms up the HART
Bringing a little warmth to the impending fall weather, the Haywood Regional Arts Theatre in Waynesville presents “The Light In…
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Haywood theatre enters second act
It may look like a grassy field to some, but to Steven Lloyd, it’s a window of opportunity. Lloyd, executive…
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