Brewery to put on Nanta Claus Christmas benefit
The Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City is hosting its first Nanta Claus party and benefit Dec. 17. The event…
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Holiday community music jam planned for Dec. 15
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will hold its next community music jam 6 to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 15,…
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Free family flicks in Macon throughout December
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City is showing family-oriented Christmas movies each Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in December. The…
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Church groups offer a double helping of holiday events
Rockwood United Methodist Church in Canton will host two holiday programs Dec. 18. The Chancel Choir will present “One Small…
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National Park hosts holiday homecoming
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming at the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center Dec. 17. Park staff…
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Teen library supporters to meet at the Marianna Black Library
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will have a teen Friends of the Library meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Dec 15.…
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Sylva band’s jazz renditions are bringing the sexy back
With a Billie Holiday-style microphone, an Apple computer camera and her two bandmates on either side, Maggie Tobias transforms from…
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Skaggs Family to release album, perform Dec. 17
The Skaggs Family will perform songs from its new, 10-song holiday album, A Skaggs Family Christmas Volume Two, at the…
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Brasstown Ringers present ‘Christmas Bells’ concert
The Brasstown Ringers will perform their 2011 concert program “Christmas Bells” at 6 p.m., Dec. 16, at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…
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WCU Catamount statue receives a cozy holiday sweater
The Catamount statue at the main entrance of Western Carolina University is now sporting a red and green holiday sweater…
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Civic Orchestra plans holiday caroling, concert, and open house in Sylva
Join in holiday caroling and a concert by the strings section of the Western Carolina Civic Orchestra on Dec. 15.…
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Dust off your dancing shoes
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will take place on Dec. 11 in the Community Room on the second floor…
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WCU School of Music to present Christmas portion of ‘Messiah’
The Western Carolina University School of Music will present the Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” at 3…
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Musician and folklorist Lee Knight to perform in Sylva Dec. 13
Lee Knight, a folklorist and musician, will perform holiday folk music in the community room of the Jackson County Public…
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Join the Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
A monthly old-time music jam in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is bringing together musicians from across the region.…
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T’was the night before Christmas in Downtown Waynesville
Take a trip to downtown Waynesville for its “A Night Before Christmas” celebration from 6-9 p.m. on Dec. 10. “This…
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A festive celebration at the Rickman Store
The T.M. Rickman Store in Cowee will host a full day of arts events on Dec. 9 with crafters and…
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‘Season To Be Green’ open house to feature local artists, local gifts
The Jackson County’s Green Energy Park will hold its holiday open house on Dec. 11, inviting the public to visit…
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Local singer/songwriter gives concert for a cause Dec. 21
Local songwriter Mackenzie Leigh Wilson, fresh off of performances at the Curb Café and the Hard Rock Café in Nashville,…
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Spring pottery classes planned at SCC
Southwestern Community College’s Heritage Arts Program is pleased to announce clay classes for spring 2012. Students taking these classes have…
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A ‘free atmosphere to create’: Cherokee art school doubles its enrollment
Brian Kane used to teach someone else’s curriculum in someone else’s department at some other college. Unsatisfied with his situation,…
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Annie Moses Band to present Christmas show
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin has added another show to its holiday lineup. The Annie…
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Come jam at Marianna Black Dec. 1
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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Phil Roy brings ‘Hope’ Dec. 1
A guitarist who has written songs for Widespread Panic and Ray Charles will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1,…
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‘New Appalachia’ focus of program
A special evening program featuring poets, musicians, songwriters and historians will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 in…
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Angela-Faye Martin to play Dec. 6
Macon County singer/songwriter Angela-Faye Martin will perform at the Jackson County Public Library Complex in downtown Sylva on at 7…
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Student artists host annual craft sale
Haywood Studio’s annual Holiday Craft Sale will be held Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2. The sale will be held in…
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Craft Guild members plan December sale
The Southern Highland Craft Guild’s holiday sale at the Folk Art Center will be held Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.…
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Jackson craft festival has space available
The second Annual Arts, Crafts & More Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the…
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Wind ensemble to perform at WCU Dec. 6
The Western Carolina University Wind Ensemble will present its final concert of the fall semester at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.…
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Waynesville Art After Dark wraps up season
The Waynesville Gallery Association will celebrate the holiday season during its final Art After Dark of 2011 from 6-9 p.m.…
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Students to compete in Poetry Out Loud competition
The Haywood County School District will hold its district competition of the Poetry Out Loud (POL) National Recitation Contest at…
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Lights, cameras, jubilation!
Communities in Western North Carolina are gathering to spread holiday cheer with plays, parades and art shows. Check out the…
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Mountain Heritage Center jams continue
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series will continue at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Thursday, Dec.…
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Holiday events
• A Traditional Thanksgiving & Tree Trimming will be held from Thursday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 27, at the…
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WCU Jazz Ensemble to perform Nov. 29
The Western Carolina University Jazz Ensemble will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Under the…
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Stillwell returns to SMHS for homecoming concert
Popular Nashville recording artist Matt Stillwell returns home to the mountains of Western North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 3, for…
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Museum to take Cherokee story to wider audience in 2012
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will take its story on the road in 2012, holding a series of new…
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Holiday craft show returns to Cullowhee
A popular post-Thanksgiving arts and crafts tradition will once again fill Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center for two days of…
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Barbara Bates Smith play to be performed at Jackson library
The Jackson County Public Library will host a performance of “Deck the Halls with Southern Writers,” the new one-woman Christmas…
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Tickets available for Balsam Range/John Wiggins show
There are still limited tickets available for $25 for the Balsam Range concert with John Wiggins at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Polar Express now boarding in Bryson
In 1985, Chris Van Allsburg wrote The Polar Express, a story of a magical train ride on Christmas Eve. The…
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Roller derby divas
Judy Lau is a mom and detective with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office; Miss Demeanor is a tough-looking roller derby…
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WCU chorus, symphony combine talents for Nov. 20 performance
The Western Carolina University Concert Choir will team up with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and Asheville Symphony Chorus for a…
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Penrod, Randle to perform in Franklin
Guy Penrod and Lynda Randle will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the…
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Singer Charley Pride coming to Harrah’s
Tickets go on sale Nov. 18 for a Jan. 14 concert by country music star Charley Pride at Harrah’s Cherokee…
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Sunday Concert Series presents One Leg Up
One Leg Up will perform in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, in the Haywood County Library in…
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Broadway on parade at Tuscola
The Tuscola High School Chamber Choir and The Summit Choir will present a musical review of some of Broadway’s greatest…
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Fundraiser planned for Community Table
A fundraising event for the Community Table soup kitchen in Sylva will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.…
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Canton library to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Haywood County native Charlie Rhodarmer, director and manager of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, will give a presentation on 18th century…
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