Asheville hosts third annual ActionFest
ActionFest returns to Asheville on April 12-15 to once again showcase the most exciting action films from around the globe…
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Waynesville theatre to hold auditions for ‘Wonderettes’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its May production of the musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 6:30…
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Quilt Trails project to dedicate new block
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Quilt Trails project will dedicate the “Grandmother’s Dream” quilt block at 11 a.m. on March…
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Headwaters Brewery collects feedback
The newest brewery on the block is whittling down its homebrew recipes in the hopes of pinpointing its four flagship…
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Taste of Chocolate tickets now on sale
Tickets for this year’s Taste of Chocolate Plus are now on sale at Fun Things Etc., Quilter’s Quarters, Blue Ridge…
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Artist to represent OICA, SCC at state awards
Cherokee resident Darrin Bark will represent Southwestern Community College and the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts at the North Carolina…
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The Bascom puts a twist on art, craft exhibits
Hearing The Bascom being called a world-class facility might seem a stretch until you pay a firsthand visit to the…
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Libraries to offer workshop on downloading digital books
Learn how to download free e-books or audio books onto your digital device at one of two events. The Macon…
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Fontana Regional Library makes changes for NC Cardinal
Fontana Regional Library is migrating to a new automated library system on March 29 and will be closed that day.…
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City Lights to host book launch
FutureCycle Press will unveil its annual anthology of poetry and flash fiction as well as a new poetry collection from…
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Barbara Taylor Woodall to present her memoir
Barbara Taylor Woodall will visit City Lights Bookstore to read from her memoir It’s Not My Mountain Anymore at 2…
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‘Chicks! It’s All Gone to the Birds’ opens at The Bascom
“Chicks! It’s All Gone to the Birds” opens at The Bascom on March 31 and runs through June 17. The…
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African Dance and Drums performance in Franklin
The African Dance & Drum Ensemble will perform a program of traditional African dance and music at 7 p.m., March…
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Ballroom dance lessons available at Waynesville Recreation Center
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer ballroom dance lessons in April, May and June at the Waynesville Recreation…
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Student wins statue-naming contest at Sylva library
The public library in Sylva has a new 24-hour resident, a statue named “Home.” The sculpture, made of smoothed gray…
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Contra Dancing hosted at the Gateway Club
The next Fourth Sunday Contra Dance will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on March 25 at the Gateway Club…
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Frank Vickery opens at The Bascom on March 24
A display of artist Frank Vickery’s work will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m., March 24, in the atrium…
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Bryson City library’s peep contest begins
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City has begun its second annual peeps contest. The competition runs from March 5…
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WCU School of Music to hold ‘pops’ concert March 29
The Western Carolina University School of Music will present a family-friendly “pops” concert featuring musical selections from the Broadway stage…
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State Tourism Office expects economic boost from ‘Hunger Games’ fans
North Carolina is poised to reap major dividends from tourism with the March 23 opening of “The Hunger Games,” the…
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8th annual Mélange returns to Haywood
Rather than spending months crossing Haywood County’s choice eateries off their list of places to go, culinary enthusiasts can get…
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Renowned potter to visit WCU in March
Acclaimed potter Jeffrey Oestreich will demonstrate his work and give an illustrated artist’s talk Thursday, March 15, at Western Carolina…
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Public records workshop is March 15
Western Carolina University’s Department of Communication will join Carolina Public Press in co-hosting “Full Disclosure,” a public records workshop, from…
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‘Fly a Kite’ workshop for kids is March 10
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. till noon on March…
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Biographer of dancer to speak at WCU
Peggy Schwartz, an award-winning professor of dance and former director of the dance program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will…
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Digital photography students present work
Students who are enrolled in Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Digital Photography class will exhibit their work from March 14…
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Broadway Musical ‘The Story of My Life’ in the HART Studio March 9, 10, 11
The Broadway Musical “The Story of My Life” will play at the Haywood Arts Regional Theater on March 9, 10…
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Catch the Spirit of Appalachia weaves mountain tradition with present day life
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a non-profit organization located in Jackson County, is offering three $500 scholarships for Appalachian Studies,…
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2012 Youth Concerto Competition auditions start May 19
The North Carolina Symphony will hold the preliminary round of its annual Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto…
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Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contests upcoming
The first Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest of the year will be held April 28 at the Greening Up…
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WCU to present ‘Film Music of John Williams’
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present “The Film Music of John Williams” in honor of the composer’s 80th…
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Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band to perform
Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band will perform at 7 p.m. on March 14 in the community room of the Jackson…
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Celtic concert to be held in Bryson City
The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City will present its 4th annual Celtic Concert 7 p.m. on Friday, March…
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Artists sought for Mountain Heritage Day
Arts and crafts vendors are being sought to participate in Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University’s annual fall festival of…
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WCU to host ‘No Limits March’ on March 8
Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are co-sponsoring a panel discussion and “No Limits…
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Long stitch bindings classes offered in Dillsboro
Phyllis Jarvinen will be teaching a Long Stitch bookbinding workshop 5 to 9 p.m. on March 15 at Oaks Gallery…
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Blue Ridge Watermedia Society to exhibit at Gallery 86
A show by the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society opened March 7 at Gallery 86 on N. Main Street in Waynesville.…
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WCU’s Catherine Carter releases second book of poems
There is a refinement to Catherine Carter’s poetry, a sense that each poem is finished, polished and complete, worked exactly…
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Gospel quartet to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
The King’s Messengers, a Southern Gospel music quartet who will soon celebrate 48 years singing, will perform at 7:30 p.m.…
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Three country greats to perform March 9
Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Joe Diffie — all platinum-certified country music recording artists — will come together for a…
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Bladesmithing symposium March 8-11
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department will hold a Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium “Spring Hammer In” on campus from…
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Music and storytelling with Lee Knight
City Lights Bookstore will host an evening of music and storytelling with local performer Lee Knight at 7 p.m. on…
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‘Cook smart, eat smart’ series to begin in Sylva
Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School is hosting a four-part class on preparing simple, healthy and delicious food during March…
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WCU to offer stained glass course
Western Carolina University will offer a course on creating stained glass from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from March 8 through April…
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Sylva group schedules its next contra dance
The next contra dancing event in Sylva will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The dance…
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Bethel organization seeks local artists
Bethel Rural Community Organization’s Historic Preservation Committee will be entertaining bids from Haywood County artists who are interested in painting…
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Moe on display
The Macon County Library will display paintings, drawings, furniture and photographs by Justin Moe in its meeting room throughout the…
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Stress management workshop offered
Author and inspirational speaker Kim May will lead a workshop from 1 to 4 p.m., March 3, at The Creative…
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Cherokee Language Program collaborates with local publisher
The Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University is collaborating with EarlyLight Books of Waynesville to publish a bilingual and…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Look Homeward’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its spring production of the Thomas Wolfe classic “Look Homeward Angel”…
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