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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:37

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, food, kids’ games, music and a log-sawing contest. Bands and singing groups ranging from gospel to country and bluegrass will…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:36

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 of the Haywood County Arts Council’s Sunday Concert Series. The free concert series is co-sponsored by the Friends of the…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:35

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 chief of the Cherokee, at 7 p.m., May 17, at WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center. Supported in part by a grant…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:07

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 music at various concerts and jam sessions. Although each is different, the concept of the events is simple. Musicians come…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:37

‘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 “Cars and Cornmeal,” a pre-1972 car show, on May 19. Stroll along the lane to the millpond, tour the restored…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:36

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 at the event. Starting this year, the promoters of the show are providing a new area for businesses of all…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:34

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, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” to travel the state as part of its commemoration. The exhibition will be on…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:33

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., May 19. The event is a fund-raiser for the arts council’s Junior Appalachian Musicians after-school program. The supper tickets are…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:32

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 12 in the Mamie Keith Children’s Area of the Macon County Public Library. Make-and-take projects include 3-D floral Mother’s Day…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:31

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 the Macon County Cooperative Extension Building. Participants will construct a “Flower Vase” Basket, an original design by instructor and master…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:30

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 Smoky Mountain High School — were awarded a Learning Links grants to support an art workshop at their respective schools.…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:29

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 Mountain Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 19. Showtime is set at 7:30 p.m., and tickets start at…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:27

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 Frog Level. The event is Haywood County’s premier spring festival and kicks off the growing season with beautiful flowering baskets,…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:26

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 in Sylva. Two of the collection’s poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and he was nominated as Georgia…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:24

Macon’s artist of the month

Natalie Bucki was named artist of the month for May at the Macon campus of Southwestern Community College. Bucki is a Franklin artist that has been creating portraits of people, pets and places for more than 50 years. She has…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:23

WCU to host summer theater camp

Young people can explore the world of theater this summer during a weeklong camp hosted by Western Carolina University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts. The theatre camp is for children from ages 8 (and who have completed the second…
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 19:18

Time to create: After a career in science, Macon artist finally finding her muse

After years of sideline painting and photography as a pastime, a now retired Sue Weathers is finding an abundance of inspiration in the mountains of Western North Carolina — far away from her childhood home in England. Since moving to…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:04

Library to show Alvin and the Chipmunks

The library in Bryson City will show Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel at 3:30 p.m., May 8. The movies are a free weekly program. Popcorn will be served in the library auditorium starting at 3:20 p.m. The library will…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:04

Community music jam planned in Swain

The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6-7 p.m., May 3, in the library auditorium or, weather permitting, on the library’s front lawn. The community jams offer a chance for musicians…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:03

Natalie Cole to perform at Harrah’s in May

Nine-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Natalie Cole will take the stage at 9 p.m., May 25, at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino. Cole rocketed to stardom in 1975 with her debut album “Inseparable,” earning her a #1 single, “This…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:02

Waynesville to host first ever Mom’s Music Festival

Women of Waynesville will host a Mom’s Music Festival this Sunday afternoon. The festival will take place from noon to 6 p.m. in the backyard of the Herren House, located at 94 East St. in Waynesville. Moms and children under…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:02

Artist Guild to host networking and fund-raising dinner

The Stecoah Artisans Guild will host an exposition and fund-raising dinner at 5 p.m. on May 8 at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. The event will showcase local handcrafts and how people can show financial support that can translate…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:00

Macon to hold Airing of the Quilts

Macon County will celebrate its quilting heritage with Airing of the Quilts on May 12. Centered in downtown Franklin, Airing of the Quilts will feature hundreds of quilts along with an antique quilt show, quilt appraisals, quilting related merchandise, live…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:00

HCC will be represented at NC Community Colleges Art Exhibition

Four Haywood Community College students and one faculty member will represent the college at the 2012 NC Community Colleges Art Exhibition. Christopher Cagle, a crafts fiber student; Nathaniel Chambers, a crafts wood student; Kira Farrington, a business administration student; Lillian…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:58

‘Through the Lens’ exhibit opens this month at Gallery 86

A reception will be held the evening of May 4 to mark the opening of a new photography exhibit at Gallery 86 in Waynesville. “Through the Lens: WNC Photographers” includes work by four Western North Carolina photographers — Anna Fariello, Lori…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:58

Audition for ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ May 7-8

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its July production of the hit Broadway musical “La Cage Aux Folles” at 6:30 p.m., May 7 and 8 at the HART Theater in Waynesville. The production is being directed by…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:58

Headwaters to host benefit for The Strand

Headwaters Brewery will host “Lend a Hand for The Strand” starting at 4 p.m., May 6. The event is to held raise money for the renovation of the historic theater. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:57

The Bascom to host the Collective Spirits Wine and Food Festival

The Bascom visual arts center in the Highlands will hold its largest annual fund-raiser, Collective Spirits, May 17-19. On Friday evening, there will be a mountain casual walk-around Wine Tasting & Market from 5-7 p.m. The Sensational Sounds of Motown…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:45

Waynesville’s Art After Dark accompanied by new Saturday Stroll

The Waynesville Gallery Association will host its first Art After Dark of the year from 6-9 p.m., May 4. The event will also feature a new Saturday Stroll from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 5. The Art After Dark…
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:37

A gathering of artists

Two new art galleries are opening in Bryson City this May only about a street’s width away from each other. Blue Mountain Studios and Studio 19 both are gathering artists from various mediums to work in a studio setting and…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:57

Voices in the Laurel plans spring concert

Children’s choir, Voices in the Laurel, will perform in its 16th annual spring concert at 2:30 p.m., May 6, at Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Voices in the Laurel is a Haywood County-based non-profit choir for…
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 20:57

Talent show to benefit arts in Macon schools

Macon County youth will take the stage in Showcase of Talent 2012, a non-competitive talent show for third- to 12th-graders, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. The annual event is held in the Franklin High School Fine Arts Center…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:55

WCU students named among top college radio personalities in the nation

Two Western Carolina University student disc jockeys committed to offering “smashing good fun” on their morning radio show have been recognized by an international media association. Fern Lulham and David Rose have been co-hosts of “Fern and David in the…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:54

Sylva library presents ‘Mastering Your Energy’ workshop

The library in Sylva will host a free energy healing workshop with Laura Elliott at 7 p.m. on May 1. Elliott is an artist, a healing touch therapist and an expressive art facilitator in Sylva. Healing Touch is a holistic…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:53

Shelton House opening for 2012 season

The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House will open on May 1 for the 2012 season. In addition to Tuesday through Saturday tours conducted by Curator Jackie Stephens, the museum will offer a series of special events…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:52

New gallery at GEP to showcase ‘Art + Energy’

A new ‘Art + Energy’ gallery will have its grand opening from 5-7 p.m., April 26, at the Jackson County Green Energy Park. The gallery will feature of blown glass, forge-hammered metals, and wood-fired kiln ceramics by local artists, including…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:52

Winners announced for SCC Student Art Show

The winning art pieces from the 2012 Southwestern Community College Student Art Show will be exhibited at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts until April 30 and at SCC for the remainder of the year. Best of Show went to…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:50

Lyle Lovett set to perform at Harrah’s Casino

Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., May 5, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel. Lovett is one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the ‘80s. He combines a talent for incisive, witty…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:50

HART presents a collection of antique quilts

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will exhibit a collection of antique quilts during the production of “Look Homeward Angel,” scheduled from April 27-May 6. The quilts will be hung on April 16 and may be viewed while purchasing or picking…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:49

Near-death experiences subject of May 3 talk

The Macon County Public Library will host a talk by local author Dennis Murphy at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. The subject will be “Near-Death Experiences: Evidence of Heaven or Last Gasps of Dying Brains.” Following the talk and…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:48

HART opens its season with ‘Look Homeward Angel’

The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will open its 2012 season on April 27 with “Look Homeward Angel,” a Pulitzer Prize winning drama based on Thomas Wolfe’s novel. HART will perform the play at 7:30 p.m., April 27-28 and May 3-5.…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:47

NC Symphony to perform in WNC

The North Carolina Symphony will perform its “Beethoven and Beyond” at Cherokee Central Schools and Haywood Community College. The symphony will perform select work by Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner and Liszt. The concert in Cherokee will be at 7:30 p.m. in…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:46

Orchestra to feature student performances

The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra will play the final concert of its season at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 in the Coulter Building Recital Hall on the WCU campus. The soloists will be the students who won the 22nd annual…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:46

Community chorus to host spring concert

The Haywood-Junaluska Community Chorus’ spring concert will be held at 4 p.m., April 29, at The First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. The 70-voice choir will present familiar works by Beethoven, Faure, Gounod, Haydn, Mozart and Pergolesi. The chorus will…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:45

Students to present ‘Rhythm and Rhymes’

Western Carolina University’s Catamount Singers and Electric Soul instrumental group will present its spring showcase “Rhythm and Rhymes” at 7:30 p.m., April 26, in WCU’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Admission is free for the program, which…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:44

Folkmoot USA to host a Hawaiian Luau

Folkmoot USA will host a luau from 5 to 8 p.m., May 11, at the Haywood Regional Arts Theater in Waynesville. Enjoy a spread of Hawaiian food, hula demonstration and a raffle. Tickets are $25 and include a chance at…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:39

Jackson’s perennial favorite festival returns to Sylva for a fifteenth year

Most things in life start out small — acorns grow into oak trees, babies are reared into adulthood, small patches of green spread until they eventually cover the mountains each spring. The latter is the focus of Jackson County’s annual festival…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:05

Sylva library to hold discussion on Cuban cooking and culture

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host Mindy Guillama-Ridriquez and Raul Rodriquez for a discussion of Cuban culture and food at 7 p.m. on April 26. Mindy will demonstrate making picadillo, a traditional dish in Cuba and many…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:04

Good Cooks series continues April 26

The next installment of Cooperative Extension’s “Good Cooks Series” will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 26 in the conference room of the Community Services Center in Sylva. Local “Good Cook” Josh Wilkey will demonstrate the steps in baking…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:04

Innovative map designer to speak at WCU

Map designer Bruce Daniel will speak at 4 p.m., April 19, in the atrium of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. The talk, “Sensing Place: New Ways to Look at…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:01

Students to perform new play at HART

Students from Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville will perform the play “Applaching” at 7:30 p.m., April 20, at the Haywood Regional Arts Theater in Waynesville. “Applaching” was created by Alesa Bryant Laws, the drama teacher at Mountain Heritage, and…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:00

Festival celebrates trout, Plott hounds

Maggie Valley Festival Grounds will host a combination of the Great Smoky Mountain Trout & Heritage Festival and PlottFest this year from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 21. The PlottFest is a fundraiser for Head Start Mountain Projects. The…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:59

Gaither Vocal Band to perform April 29

Multi-Grammy and Dove award winning recording artist Bill Gaither will perform with his Gaither Vocal Band at 3:30 p.m., April 29, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Gaither has been writing songs for many years…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:58

The Drifters and The Crystals to perform

Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters and The Crystals will take the stage at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., April 20. Both groups climbed the charts with hits in the 1950s. Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters has…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:57

Quaternity trombone group to visit WCU

The acclaimed trombone ensemble Quaternity will visit Western Carolina University for a day of master classes followed by a public performance on April 23. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:56

Live music at the Jackson library

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host live bluegrass and gospel music provided by local band Joshua’s Tree at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 in the community room. Joshua’s Tree is a Christian singing group that formed…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:55

‘That Mancini Magic’ to arrive at WCU April 29

“That Mancini Magic,” the final installment of Western Carolina University’s 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series, will stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. “That Mancini Magic” performs songs of renowned…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:53

Signature Winds to perform in Waynesville

The Grace Church Episcopal in Waynesville will host a noon concert by Signature Winds on April 19. Signature Winds was formed in 2005 and retains all of its original members:  Kathy Alley, Flute; Pat Stone, Oboe; Charles Alley, Clarinet; Stephanie Lyon,…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:52

Three teachers awarded Learning Links grants to further arts education

Three Jackson County teachers — Jennifer Dall at Smokey Mountain Elementary, Kansas Heiskell at the HUB, and Gayle Woody at Smoky Mountain High School — were awarded a Learning Links grant this year to support art workshops in the schools.…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:50

Haywood’s Birding for the Arts benefit set for April 28

The Haywood County Arts Council will host its annual “Birding for the Arts” event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 28 as part of the 2012 FUNd Party Series. The series offers an eclectic array of social events…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:50

HCC to offer program on marketing for artists

The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar, entitled “Marketing for the Craftsperson & Artist…Part II,” from 6-9 p.m., April 24, at HCC’s Student Center Building, first floor. The workshop will detail how to best…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:49

Spring Choral Concert to be presented April 19

The voices of two Western Carolina University choirs – the University Chorus and the Concert Choir – will be featured at the WCU School of Music’s Spring Choral Concert at 7:30 p.m., April 19. Admission is free and the performance…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:48

WCU community to compete in ‘Dancing with the Catamounts’

Western Carolina University dance students matched with faculty and staff members will compete in a “Dancing with the Stars”-style event called “Dancing with the Catamounts” at 7 p.m. on April 20 in Hoey Auditorium. The event costs $5 and will…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:47

Children’s weaving class at Sylva library

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host weaver Susan Leveille of The Oaks Gallery in Dillsboro for a children’s weaving class at 6 p.m. on April 26. Participants will weave a colorful bookmark. The class is appropriate for children ages…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:46

Celebrate Spring with Greening Up

The 15th annual Greening Up the Mountains festival will take place April 28 on Main and Mill streets in historic downtown Sylva. The event begins with a 5K run at 9 a.m., while festival hours are 10 a.m. to 4…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:45

Liars Bench to present ‘Hangman’

The Liars Bench will tell the story of the hanging of Jack Lambert and other murder/execution stories in “Hangman, hangman slack your rope” at 7 p.m., April 19, at WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center. The event will feature the compelling story…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:44

Franklin High to hold auditions for student talent show

Franklin High School will hold auditions at noon, April 21, in its fine arts center, for home school and private school students wishing to perform in Showcase of Talent 2012. Participation is open to actors, dancers, gymnasts, instrumentalists and vocalists…
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:40

Ten, nine, eight … Quick Draw pushes artists to the wire in spectator event

Finnegans Wake took James Joyce 17 years to write, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel consumed four years of Michelangelo’s time and Beethoven needed about five years to complete his Fifth Symphony. But artists participating in one of Waynesville’s most…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:48

Lambert hanging subject of Liars Bench

On April 19th, the next installment of the Appalachian variety show The Liars Bench will focus on the hanging of Jack Lambert in Bryson City on July 9, 1884. The hanging made The New York Times after many became suspicious…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:47

Green Energy Park offering art classes

Public art classes in both glassblowing and metalworking are being offered at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro this spring. April 14-15: • Glass Landscape Paperweight, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in 30-minute slots. Cost is $25. • Introduction to…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:47

The Overlook Theatre Company to present a musical dessert theater

The Overlook Theatre Company will present “How Sweet It Is,” a musical dessert theater, at 7 p.m. on April 21 and April 26 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $20. The show will include a…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:46

HCC to offer marketing seminar for the craftsperson, artist

The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled “Marketing for the Craftsperson & Artist,” from 6-9 p.m. on April 17 in the Student Center, first floor. The hands-on seminar will aid the craftsperson or…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:45

Sylva pavilion site of next contra dance

The Second Sunday Contra Dance will take place from 2:30-5 p.m. on April 15. The dance will be held at the Bridge Park Pavilion on Railroad Avenue in Sylva and will be followed by a potluck dinner at 5:30. Bring…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:44

Jeff Foxworthy to perform in comedy benefit for Africa

Jeff Foxworthy will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., April 14, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts as part of a benefit for Compassion International, a Christian-based organization that advocates for children in more than 26 countries.…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:43

Voices in the Laurel hosts annual Great Car and Truck Give Away

The youth choir, Voices in the Laurel, will hold its second annual Great Car and Truck Give Away from now until May 26. The ticket price is $100 per ticket with a maximum of 1,000 available tickets. The selected winner…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:42

Stecoah arts center to host ramp festival

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center will host a festival celebrating ramps from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 28. Craft vendors will cover the Stecoah grounds, and from 1-3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to learn traditional Cherokee…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:42

Stecoah arts center to host ramp festival

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center will host a festival celebrating ramps from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 28. Craft vendors will cover the Stecoah grounds, and from 1-3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to learn traditional Cherokee…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:41

Harrah’s to host free reality TV event

The reality show “Auction Kings” will be at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino on April 28. Auction Kings is one of Discovery Channel’s favorite reality shows and showcases one of the country’s most storied auction houses, Gallery 63, and its owner Paul…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:40

Festival celebrates Plott hounds, trout

Maggie Valley Festival Grounds will host a combination of the Great Smoky Mountain Trout & Heritage Festival and PlottFest this year from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 21. The festival will showcase the Plott hound, trout fishing, food, local…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:39

Macon library hosts Lady and the Old Timers April 19

Lady and the Old Timers will perform from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 19, at the Macon County Library in Franklin. The band plays at the Macon County Library in Franklin every first and third Thursday. The Lady and…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:39

Percussion Ensemble to perform April 17 at WCU

The nine undergraduate percussion students who make up the Western Carolina University Percussion Ensemble will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m., April 17, in the recital hall of WCU’s Coulter Building. The group will perform under the direction of…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:38

Smoky Mountain Brass Band to perform in Waynesville

The Smoky Mountain Brass Band, an authentic British style brass band, will perform at 6 p.m., April 22, at Hazelwood Baptist Church in Waynesville. The 30-member band and conductor John Entzi will perform a wide variety of musical styles, from…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:37

Songwriters returns with Camp, Whitworth and Lammonds

The next show in the Songwriters-in-the-Round series is scheduled for April 14 and will features Shawn Camp, Shannon Whitworth and Phillip Lammonds. Tickets are $45 each and include a delicious buffet dinner. Visit The Balsam Inn’s website for more information about…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:36

Chorus to host spring concert

The Western Carolina Chorus will perform its spring concert at 4 p.m., April 15, in the Coulter Recital Hall at Western Carolina University. The eclectic program, directed by Robert Holquist, includes works by Pergolesi, Faure, Telemann, Vaughan Williams, Rollo Dilworth…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:35

Groovy Movie Club showing ‘The Iron Lady’

The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “The Iron Lady” at 7 p.m. on April 13. A mostly organic potluck dinner will precede the screening at 6:15 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, and it…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:34

Macon library hosts student art show

Artwork created by students at East Franklin and Cartoogechay Elementary schools is on display until April 20 in the lobby of the Macon County Public Library. The show entitled “Nature Inspired and Student Created Art Work” has 53 entries from…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:32

Concert series to feature husband-wife duo

James, a.k.a. “Doodle,” and Karin Lyle will perform at 3 p.m. on April 15 at the Canton library as part of the Haywood County Arts Council’s Sunday Concert Series. The concert blends the musical talents of Doodle and Karin and…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:31

Libraries to host anime club meetings

Both the Franklin and Bryson City libraries will host meetings of its anime clubs this month. The Franklin library in will hold the inaugural meeting of its new anime club from 3-5 p.m., April 20. The group will watch anime…
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:26

Bringing improv to the traditional

With tunes that rush quickly along and take unexpected twists and turns, Sylva-based The Dan River Drifters are anything but lazy and predictable, like their name might suggest. The band’s high-energy and sometime improvisational approach to bluegrass makes them an…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:51

Writer/choreographer to present new play in Cherokee

A read-through of the new play “A Cherokee Family Reunion” will take place from 4-6 p.m. on April 13 at the Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee. The Los Angeles writer and choreographer Larissa Fasthorse, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:51

Cooking with ramps book published

A cookbook, titled RAMPS: Cooking with the Best Kept Secret of the Appalachian Trail, features a collection of ramp recipes from chefs, food writers and home cooks, celebrating every part of the vegetable – from root to leaf. “A cookbook…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:50

Carden premieres ‘Mother Jones’

Well-known Western North Carolinian Gary Carden will present the first showing of his new monologue “Mother Jones” at 6 p.m., April 7, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin. Lara Chew will perform in the one-woman show about Mother Jones,…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:50

Allan Wolf visits City Lights Bookstore

Poet, author and educator, Allan Wolf will return to City Lights Bookstore at 7 p.m. on April 6 to discuss his newest book, The Watch That Ends the Night. April will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:49

Author Scott Huler to lecture April 13 at WCU and in Sylva

Award-winning author Scott Huler will lecture April 13 at Western Carolina University and the Jackson County Public Library in recognition of National Library Week. Huler will discuss the importance of research and libraries at 10:30 a.m. in the A.K. Hinds…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:48

Joel Frahm to perform at WCU Jazz Festival

Saxophonist Joel Frahm will perform at Western Carolina University’s annual Jazz Festival from April 14-15. The New York Times praised Frahm, calling him a “saxophonist with a deft and assertive command.” All April 14 events will take place at the…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:45

Easter events

All hats on deck for Easter Hat Parade The town of Dillsboro will host its 24th annual Easter Hat Parade on April 7. The parade, a Dillsboro tradition, begins at 2 p.m. and showcases a variety of interesting hats atop…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:44

Saxophone quartet to perform April 16

The award-winning Assembly Saxophone Quartet will present a free concert at 6 p.m., April 16, in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center at Western Carolina University. The program will feature a wide variety of styles, including historical works by…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:44

Ronnie Dunn to play Harrah’s

Country legend Ronnie Dunn will perform at 9 p.m., April 27, at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel in Cherokee. Dunn is now touring as a solo artist after 20 years of singing with the group Brooks & Dunn. The duo is best…
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 19:43

WCU series to close with film about Georgia crematorium

The Southern Circuit film tour at Western Carolina University ends its 2011-12 season with a free screening of “Sahkanaga” at 7:30 p.m. on April 17 in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center. In 2002, more than 300 bodies were…
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