HART to hold auditions for ‘Look Homeward’
 

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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Show choir celebrates 30 years with country western performance
 

Show choir celebrates 30 years with country western performance

Tuscola High School’s show choir will put on a country western performance, titled “Thirty Years and Counting,” to celebrate its…
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Vienna Boys Choir to perform at WCU
 

Vienna Boys Choir to perform at WCU

The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the most celebrated choirs of all time, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March…
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Sylva’s Gary Carden a true Southern Appalachian original
 

Sylva’s Gary Carden a true Southern Appalachian original

Gary Carden didn’t realize he had an audience. He was coaching Lara Chew through a rehearsal of “Mother Jones,” a…
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Shortage of dollars threatens to kill popular local show, ‘The Liar’s Bench’
 

Shortage of dollars threatens to kill popular local show, ‘The Liar’s Bench’

There’s a meeting this week to determine the future of “The Liar’s Bench.” This is a two-year-old throwback of sorts…
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Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn
 

Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn

The Moolah Temple Men’s Auxiliary will accompany a screening of the 1920 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,…
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WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’
 

WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’

Rachel Reilly, a 2007 graduate of Western Carolina University, has been named as part of the cast for “The Amazing…
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56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28
 

56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28

The 56th Annual Pancake Day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at First United…
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Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva
 

Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva

The downtown association and First United Methodist Church in Sylva are sponsoring a Father-Daughter semi-formal dance from 6:30 until 8:30…
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Woodworking demo at Sylva public library
 

Woodworking demo at Sylva public library

Woodworker Chris Behre of Tuckasegee will demonstrate how to make Shaker boxes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, at…
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The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities
 

The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities

The Bascom in Highlands is hosting several upcoming classes for children • Creation Station is open to children ages 5 to…
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Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture
 

Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture

The Jackson County Public Library is sponsoring a statue-naming contest for a marble sculpture recently donated to its youth service…
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Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23
 

Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23

The second of two benefit performances of “The Liars Bench” Southern Appalachian variety show will be held at 7 p.m.…
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WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion
 

WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion

An exploratory meeting has been set up to examine the possibility of forming the Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. The…
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‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio
 

‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio

The HART Studio in Waynesville will continue its season with “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh, opening Feb. 24 in the…
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Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships
 

Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships

The Asheville Symphony Guild will offer full and partial scholarships for students who play musical instruments in middle and high…
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Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers
 

Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers

The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will ends its 2011-12 season…
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Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway
 

Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway

Haywood County Recreation and Parks is now taking reservations for a 10-day, Hawaiian Cruise trip Nov. 1-10. Per-person rates are…
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Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU
 

Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU

Independent cultural critic and author Eleanor Heartney will lead a presentation on contemporary art at 5 p.m. Monday, March 5,…
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Challenge under way for airing of the quilts
 

Challenge under way for airing of the quilts

Organizers are gearing up for this year’s Airing of the Quilts Challenge on May 12 in Franklin. Quilters must create…
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The quilt that keeps on giving
 

The quilt that keeps on giving

Haywood Community College Day Quilting Workshop student Rikki Williams (pictured) won the Confetti Quilt that she helped construct in her…
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Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group
 

Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group

Reading Finnegans Wake on the best of days and in the easiest sections can challenge the most erudite of readers.…
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Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques
 

Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques

Contemporary artist and instructor Billie W. Shelburn will demonstrate creative watercolor techniques for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15…
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Marianna Black to host community music jam
 

Marianna Black to host community music jam

The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,…
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Clarinetist to give free performance Feb. 21
 

Clarinetist to give free performance Feb. 21

Clarinetist and faculty member Shannon Thompson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the recital hall of the…
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Nantahala Brewing to host limited bottle release event
 

Nantahala Brewing to host limited bottle release event

Nantahala Brewing Company will hold a release party for the first of three limited bottle release Trail Magic Ale ales…
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Contra dancing held in Waynesville
 

Contra dancing held in Waynesville

The next Fourth Sunday Contra Dance will be on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Gateway Club in downtown Waynesville.  …
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Frog Level Brewery to host live music concert
 

Frog Level Brewery to host live music concert

Frog Level Brewing Company will hold the first performance in its Jazz Masters Series from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,…
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Tuckaseegee Tavern hosts Winter Thaw Out concert
 

Tuckaseegee Tavern hosts Winter Thaw Out concert

The Dan River Drifters will play at Tuckaseegee Tavern Saturday, Feb. 18, in Bryson City. The Drifters combine traditional and…
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Regional book fair to be held at HCC Feb. 13-17
 

Regional book fair to be held at HCC Feb. 13-17

Haywood Community College will hold a book fair Feb. 13-17 in the multi-purpose room of its Regional Center for the…
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Reading council to raise funds with friendly competition
 

Reading council to raise funds with friendly competition

Western Mountains Reading Council’s Community Spelling and Trivia Bee will be held 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the fine…
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Groovy Movie Club to show ‘Moneyball’ Feb. 17
 

Groovy Movie Club to show ‘Moneyball’ Feb. 17

The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “Moneyball” beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. A mostly organic…
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OICA to offer book cloth class
 

OICA to offer book cloth class

Students will explore ways to make their own book cloth from lightweight fabrics during a class starting Thursday, Feb. 23,…
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Bryson City library to show ‘The Lion King’ Feb. 21
 

Bryson City library to show ‘The Lion King’ Feb. 21

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will play “The Lion King” at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 21. The animated film…
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Voices of the Laurel choir reschedules Valentine’s benefit
 

Voices of the Laurel choir reschedules Valentine’s benefit

The Voices of the Laurel singers will relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the…
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Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary
 

Art gets an A+ at Central Elementary

The fourth- and fifth-grade students at Central Elementary School in Waynesville were recently treated to some time-travel art thanks to…
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Reception for Laboray exhibit Feb. 16 at WCU
 

Reception for Laboray exhibit Feb. 16 at WCU

Work by Ron Laboray, assistant professor of painting and drawing in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina…
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Haywood County Arts Council opens elementary school-themed exhibit
 

Haywood County Arts Council opens elementary school-themed exhibit

The Haywood County Arts Council has opened a new show entitled, “It’s Elementary!” The show will run through March 3…
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Quilting: An act of caring
 

Quilting: An act of caring

Haywood Community College’s Quilting Workshop day class just finished quilts that will benefit Mountain Projects’ Share the Warmth campaign as…
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Art by Brent Martin showcased in Macon
 

Art by Brent Martin showcased in Macon

The Fruit Jar Parables is now on display in the Macon County Public Library. Brent Martin lives in the Cowee…
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The Bascom offers classes at a discount
 

The Bascom offers classes at a discount

The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, is offering early bird discounts on adult workshops and classes in ceramics,…
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Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration seeking vendors
 

Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration seeking vendors

The Downtown Waynesville Association is seeking heritage-themed vendors for the second annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration, June 9, on Main Street.…
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Have a good time for a good cause  at Macon’s mystery dinner theater
 

Have a good time for a good cause at Macon’s mystery dinner theater

When it comes to fundraising, there are a lot of different methods employed to get attention and raise critical dollars…
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Songwriters festival announces contest
 

Songwriters festival announces contest

Songwriters have three months to enter The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival 2012 Songwriters Contest in Gatlinburg. “The primary goal of…
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Voices in the Laurel presents movie-inspired Valentine dinner concert
 

Voices in the Laurel presents movie-inspired Valentine dinner concert

Relive the classic age of MGM movies, the magic of Disney and the special effects of contemporary film through the…
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Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12
 

Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12

Haywood Community College and Champion Credit Union will once again host a Share the Warmth benefit concert from 2 until…
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Whimzik presents dinner theater in Cullowhee Feb. 14
 

Whimzik presents dinner theater in Cullowhee Feb. 14

Whimzik, a mask and music performance, will perform a Valentine’s dinner theater at 7 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the…
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Artist-in-residence Andrea Dezsö to speak Feb. 9
 

Artist-in-residence Andrea Dezsö to speak Feb. 9

Visual artist Andrea Dezsö will speak at 4 p.m., Feb. 9, in Room 130 of the John W. Bardo Fine…
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Woodworkers’ art on display in Sylva
 

Woodworkers’ art on display in Sylva

A new display at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva showcases the artistic work of 10 local woodworkers. The…
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Community band begins its 10th season
 

Community band begins its 10th season

The Haywood Community Band will begin rehearsing for its 10th season of free concerts. Concerts take place on the third…
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