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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Green Energy Park to offer paperweight-making class
 

Green Energy Park to offer paperweight-making class

Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering a class that will teach students how to create a glass…
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Mainstreet co-op adds three new artists
 

Mainstreet co-op adds three new artists

Three new artists — Crystal Allen from Canton, Hank Shuler from Franklin and Janice Swanger from Waynesville — will now exhibit…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
 

Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert

The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Sheryl Crow hits the stage at Harrah’s
 

Sheryl Crow hits the stage at Harrah’s

Sheryl Crow will be performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center at 7:30 p.m. June 24. Crow has sold 16 million…
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Shady Ladies Quilt Show to debut in Haywood
 

Shady Ladies Quilt Show to debut in Haywood

The Shady Ladies Quilting Group is selling tickets for a chance to win a unique quilt made by the entire…
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Covered up in quilts: Quilting fanatics eagerly await dazzling array coming to WCU
 

Covered up in quilts: Quilting fanatics eagerly await dazzling array coming to WCU

Noreen Gay doesn’t have a moment to spare these days. She’s busily finishing the final stitches of a quilt she…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
 

Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert

The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Drawing class with Norma Hendrix at Jackson library slated for May 22 and 24
 

Drawing class with Norma Hendrix at Jackson library slated for May 22 and 24

The Jackson County Public Library will host a free two-part drawing class with Norma Hendrix at 7 p.m. on May…
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OICA to offer summer art program
 

OICA to offer summer art program

This summer, high school students and recent graduates can participate in a summer art program at Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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Coffee with the Poet to feature Dave Waldrop
 

Coffee with the Poet to feature Dave Waldrop

The City Lights Coffee with the Poet series continues at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, and will feature the…
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Tail Wagging Tutors returns to Cashier
 

Tail Wagging Tutors returns to Cashier

The summer Tail Wagging Tutors reading hours will return to the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, starting May 23. The reoccurring…
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HART to stage ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’
 

HART to stage ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will perform “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 7:30 p.m., May 25, 26, June 1, 2, 8…
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Bryson City library to hold Blacklight Party
 

Bryson City library to hold Blacklight Party

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host a Blacklight Party for teens in sixth-12th grade from 3:30-5 p.m. on…
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Sunday series features singers and ringers
 

Sunday series features singers and ringers

The SongSpinners and the First Ringers will perform at 3 p.m., May 20, at the Waynesville Public Library as part…
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Swain County Heritage Festival to be held Memorial Day weekend
 

Swain County Heritage Festival to be held Memorial Day weekend

The 18th Annual Swain County Heritage Festival will take place on Memorial Day weekend and feature local arts and crafts,…
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Liars Bench presents Osley Saunooke, colorful chief of the Cherokee
 

Liars Bench presents Osley Saunooke, colorful chief of the Cherokee

The Liars Bench will perform the third of the Balsam Chronicles series with the story of Osley Bird Saunooke, colorful…
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Listen to the music
 

Listen to the music

Whether it’s called pickin’, groovin’ or jammin’ — every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage…
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Foreigner to perform in Cherokee in June
 

Foreigner to perform in Cherokee in June

Legendary rock band Foreigner will take the stage at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel at 9 p.m., June 8. With over…
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Green art and mud coming to The Bascom
 

Green art and mud coming to The Bascom

New exhibits are heading to The Bascom art gallery in Highlands this month. Admission for these exhibitions is free. • …
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Last weekend of ‘The Dixie Swim Club’
 

Last weekend of ‘The Dixie Swim Club’

The Highland Cashiers Players will spend their last weekend as Sheree, Lexie, Dinah, Vernadette, and Jeri Neal of “The Dixie…
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Letter was wonderful declaration of dedication
 

Letter was wonderful declaration of dedication

To the Editor: I thought that the letter by Dr. Laci Jamison (www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6931) in the May 2 edition was a…
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Privatizing marriage would settle issue
 

Privatizing marriage would settle issue

To the Editor: Statistics claim that the purpose of licensure laws is to protect people and produce quality results. They…
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Amendment One sends wrong message
 

Amendment One sends wrong message

To the Editor: The passage of Amendment One by a majority of North Carolinians this week adds fuel to a…
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Shouldn’t tolerance go both ways
 

Shouldn’t tolerance go both ways

To the Editor: If you have listened to TV news or seen the national print media since Tuesday, May 8,…
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We still deliver quality health care west of Asheville
 

We still deliver quality health care west of Asheville

By Gwang S. Han • Guest Columnist Simply put, I question if there is a problem with the current system…
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‘Cars and Cornmeal’ event to debut at Francis Mill
 

‘Cars and Cornmeal’ event to debut at Francis Mill

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Francis Grist Mill and National Preservation Month, the Francis Mill Preservation Society is hosting…
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Maggie Valley craft shows seeking vendors
 

Maggie Valley craft shows seeking vendors

The Labor Day Weekend Craft Show and the October Leaves Craft Show are looking for vendors to display their crafts…
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Macon library to house Civil War photography exhibit
 

Macon library to house Civil War photography exhibit

In observance of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has organized the “Freedom, Sacrifice,…
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Arts council to hold Junior Appalachian Musicians fund-raiser
 

Arts council to hold Junior Appalachian Musicians fund-raiser

The Haywood County Arts Council is hosting a barbecue supper from 4:30-6 p.m. and old-time community JAMboree from 6-8 p.m.,…
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Arts and crafts workshop for kids May 12
 

Arts and crafts workshop for kids May 12

Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on May…
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Basket weaving class in Franklin May 19
 

Basket weaving class in Franklin May 19

The Macon County Arts Council will sponsor a one-day basket-weaving class from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 19, in…
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Three teachers awarded Learning Links grants
 

Three teachers awarded Learning Links grants

Three Jackson County teachers — Jennifer Dall at Smoky Mountain Elementary, Kansas Heiskell at the HUB, and Gayle Woody at…
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Restless Heart, Little Texas reunite at Smoky Mountain Center
 

Restless Heart, Little Texas reunite at Smoky Mountain Center

Restless Heart and Little Texas, two classic American country music bands, will perform their all-time fan favorites at the Smoky…
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Whole Bloomin’ Thing celebrates its 10th year
 

Whole Bloomin’ Thing celebrates its 10th year

Waynesville’s 10th Annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 12, in historic…
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Rupert Fike presents poetry at City Lights
 

Rupert Fike presents poetry at City Lights

Georgian poet Rupert Fike will read from his collection Lotus Buffet at 6:30 p.m., May 12, at City Lights Bookstore…
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