WCU announces summertime theater camp
 

WCU announces summertime theater camp

Western Carolina University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts is hosting a theater summer camp from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. …
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Dog show to be held in Waynesville
 

Dog show to be held in Waynesville

The Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association will host its annual American Kennel Club dog show from 8 a.m. to 3…
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Help your child maintain reading, writing skills
 

Help your child maintain reading, writing skills

Western Carolina University is offering a two-week program in June designed to help young children maintain the reading and writing…
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Festival celebrates history of Cherokee, Appalachians
 

Festival celebrates history of Cherokee, Appalachians

The Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the North Carolina Arts Council will celebrate thousands of years of southern Appalachian…
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This year’s International Festival Day planned for July 21
 

This year’s International Festival Day planned for July 21

Haywood County Arts Council will hold International Festival Day in downtown Waynesville on July 21, a new date from previous…
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Nominations sought for Mountain Heritage Award
 

Nominations sought for Mountain Heritage Award

Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award, an honor bestowed annually on one individual and one…
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HART presents Barbara Bates Smith in ‘Ivy Rowe’
 

HART presents Barbara Bates Smith in ‘Ivy Rowe’

Barbara Bates Smith will perform “Ivy Rowe” at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville at 7:30 p.m. June 22-23,…
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Former Miss North Carolina to take stage at Lake Junaluska
 

Former Miss North Carolina to take stage at Lake Junaluska

Comedienne Jeanne Robertson will perform at 7 p.m. June 7 at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium as a benefit for United…
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Broadway star to light up Highlands Performing Arts Center
 

Broadway star to light up Highlands Performing Arts Center

Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton at 8 p.m. June 23. Crampton is a…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Lost In Yonkers’
 

HART to hold auditions for ‘Lost In Yonkers’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of “Lost in Yonkers” at 6:30 p.m. June 17-18…
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Sylva businesses to host art stroll June 8
 

Sylva businesses to host art stroll June 8

The Jackson County Visual Arts Association will host the Sylva Art Stroll beginning at 5 p.m. June 8 in downtown…
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Storyteller/naturalist to lead basket-weaving workshop, lecture
 

Storyteller/naturalist to lead basket-weaving workshop, lecture

The Highlands Biological Foundation will host a basket-weaving workshop and nature lecture on June 14. Doug Elliott, a local storyteller…
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Deadline extended for OICA summer arts program
 

Deadline extended for OICA summer arts program

High school students and recent graduates have until June 6 to submit their applications for the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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Lorraine Conard Band to play in Jackson
 

Lorraine Conard Band to play in Jackson

The Lorraine Conard Band will play a free concert at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Jackson County Public Library.…
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Free outdoor concerts at WCU in June and July
 

Free outdoor concerts at WCU in June and July

Western Carolina University’s 2012 Summer Concert Series will start June 7. The shows will take place at 7 p.m. each…
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Rafe Hollister heads to Sylva June 8 for Concerts on the Creek
 

Rafe Hollister heads to Sylva June 8 for Concerts on the Creek

Haywood County-based band Rafe Hollister will perform in Sylva from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on June 8 as part of Concerts on…
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WCU Fine Art Museum offers exhibits throughout the summer
 

WCU Fine Art Museum offers exhibits throughout the summer

The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will open a new exhibit “RE+ constructed” with a reception at 5…
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Local Cloth looking for area designers to feature in fashion show
 

Local Cloth looking for area designers to feature in fashion show

Textile artists and fashion designers working within a 100-mile radius of Asheville are invited to submit entries for Project Handmade,…
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HCC to offer evening ‘Introduction to Bladesmithing’ course
 

HCC to offer evening ‘Introduction to Bladesmithing’ course

Haywood Community College and the American Bladesmith Society will hold an “Introduction to Bladesmithing” course from 6-10 p.m. June 18-19…
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The Bascom to host Family Fun Day June 9
 

The Bascom to host Family Fun Day June 9

The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, will hold a Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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Kids, hone your hula hooping skills
 

Kids, hone your hula hooping skills

Kelly Jewell-Timco will lead a hula hooping class at 4 p.m. June 13 at the Jackson County Public Library. This…
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Summer art workshops offered in Cullowhee
 

Summer art workshops offered in Cullowhee

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is gearing up for its Youth Week art workshops for children ages 5 and up from July…
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Waynesville prepares for second-annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration
 

Waynesville prepares for second-annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration

Downtown Waynesville will transform into a Mecca for Appalachian heritage geeks and for people who want to learn more about…
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‘Vincent’ to stage in Highlands
 

‘Vincent’ to stage in Highlands

Highlands Performing Arts Center will perform a two-weekend run of the play “Vincent.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 7-9…
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International Festival Day moved to July 21
 

International Festival Day moved to July 21

Folkmoot USA has changed the date of its popular International Festival Day celebration to July 21. The event will take…
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‘Let’s Talk About It’ book series focuses on Civil War
 

‘Let’s Talk About It’ book series focuses on Civil War

Since it is the 150th anniversary of Civil War, the Waynesville library has decided to make the momentous war the…
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Carden’s new play to premiere in Greensboro
 

Carden’s new play to premiere in Greensboro

The world premiere of Outlander, a play written by Gary Carden of Sylva and Horace Frank Lee of Bryson City,…
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Summer reading programs focus on dreaming big
 

Summer reading programs focus on dreaming big

Registration has begun for the “Dream Big – Read” summer reading program at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City…
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Book arts workshops at City Lights
 

Book arts workshops at City Lights

Jackson County Visual Arts Association will present two workshops on book arts from 9 a.m. to noon on June 2…
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Arts association to host reception during ‘Sylva After Dark’
 

Arts association to host reception during ‘Sylva After Dark’

The Jackson County Arts Association will hold an artist reception as part of  “Sylva After Dark” from 6 p.m. to…
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Gourd Art Festival in Cherokee
 

Gourd Art Festival in Cherokee

The 10th annual Gourd Artists Gathering and Art Festival will be held at the fairgrounds in Cherokee from 1 to…
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Leapin’ Frog Gallery to hold collage workshop
 

Leapin’ Frog Gallery to hold collage workshop

The Leapin’ Frog Gallery in Waynesville will host a workshop on mixed media abstract collages from 11 a.m. to 2…
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WWII display to stop in Franklin
 

WWII display to stop in Franklin

A World War II exhibit from the Museum of Military Memorabilia in Naples, Fla., will travel to Franklin in June.…
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Motorcycle ride comes to Maggie Valley
 

Motorcycle ride comes to Maggie Valley

“Thunder On the Parkway,” a new motorcycle ride from Gainesville, Ga., to Maggie Valley, will take place from June 8-10.…
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‘Celebrating Appalachia’ exhibit to open at Gallery 86
 

‘Celebrating Appalachia’ exhibit to open at Gallery 86

Haywood County Arts Council’s will host an artist reception for its new exhibit, “Celebrating Appalachia,” from 6-9 p.m., June 1,…
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Meet the Cherokee Indians and learn their history at Cherokee Voices Festival
 

Meet the Cherokee Indians and learn their history at Cherokee Voices Festival

The Cherokee Voices Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 9 at the Museum of…
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Jackson student wins Catch the Spirit of Appalachia scholarship
 

Jackson student wins Catch the Spirit of Appalachia scholarship

Catch the Spirit of Appalachia awarded the Elmer and Irene Hooper Civic Leadership Scholarship to Autumn Skye Baird. The scholarship…
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Take time to traverse the quilt trail
 

Take time to traverse the quilt trail

The Haywood County Quilt Trails project is bringing tourists to Haywood County with the colorful display of traditional quilting patterns.…
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Midtown Men to perform in Franklin June 2
 

Midtown Men to perform in Franklin June 2

The Midtown Men will take the stage at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., June…
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Two comedy acts to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
 

Two comedy acts to perform at Smoky Mountain Center

The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts will welcome two comedy acts to its stage at 7:30 p.m., May…
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Free concert by Smoky Mountain Brass Band
 

Free concert by Smoky Mountain Brass Band

Smoky Mountain Brass Band will perform a free concert at 2 p.m., June 2, on the lawn of the historic…
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With Whiteside as backdrop, Cashiers screens mountain movies
 

With Whiteside as backdrop, Cashiers screens mountain movies

By Paul Clark • Contributing Writer A village that attracts residents because of its spectacular beauty has attracted a film…
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Mountain Garden Club to hold yearly plant sale
 

Mountain Garden Club to hold yearly plant sale

The Mountain Garden Club will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 26. The sale…
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New belly dance troupe to offer classes in Bryson City
 

New belly dance troupe to offer classes in Bryson City

Belly dancing group Smoky Mountain Shimmy will teach its first “Introduction to Belly Dance” class from 10 a.m. to noon,…
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Cashier bookstore to hold fund-raiser for military families
 

Cashier bookstore to hold fund-raiser for military families

The Chapter 2 Books in Cashiers will host a Memorial Day fund-raising event to benefit the Special Operations Adventure Race…
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Pisgah student receives Bryson scholarship
 

Pisgah student receives Bryson scholarship

The Annie Lee Bryson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Skylar Clark from Pisgah High School. The scholarship provides $500 to…
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HART to preview musical for REACH fundraiser
 

HART to preview musical for REACH fundraiser

The Haywood Regional Arts Theater will preview its next musical production, The Marvelous Wonderettes, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24,…
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Highlands Cashiers Players hosting auditions
 

Highlands Cashiers Players hosting auditions

Auditions for “The Fox on the Fairway” by the Highlands Cashiers Players will be held at 3 p.m. on June…
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Concert to benefit children’s programs
 

Concert to benefit children’s programs

A gala concert will be held to benefit the summer program at Pigeon Community Multi-Cultural Development Center at 7 p.m.…
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‘Twelfth Night’ comes to Bryson City
 

‘Twelfth Night’ comes to Bryson City

Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City is hosting “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m., May 25-28. Tickets…
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