“Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton will be at 8 p.m. June 23 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Crampton is a Broadway leading lady, musical theatre veteran. She is best known for her critically acclaimed roles in The Fantasticks, Hello Dolly, Camelot, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Jane Eyre, Nine, Guys and Dolls, and Phantom. Crampton is also an accomplished soprano solo artist who has sung with acclaimed tenor Jose Carreras. She has also performed regularly at the Houston Theatre Under the Stars where she worked with composer and lyricist Jerry Herman. Gloria has also performed several times for former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush.

Tickets will be $25. Highlandspac.org or 828.526.9047.

A Steampunk Jewelry & Creations Workshop will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. June 28 at the Macon County Library in Franklin.

Participants can drop-in anytime during the workshop to watch a how-to presentation and look at some Steampunk craft books for inspiration. If they have them, participants are asked to bring some supplies even though extras will be provided. Some items that could be helpful are spare gears, old watches, jewelry, keys, etc.

This event is part of Thursdays at the Library where all programs are free and open to the public.

A “Cooking With Soy” class will be offered at 1 p.m. June 25 in the Conference Room of the Community Services Center in Sylva.

Laura Rogers and a chef from the N.C. Soybean Producers Association will teach the class with demonstrations, a discussion of the health benefits of soy, and tasting. There will be items such as stir-fry with tofu and vegetables, soy noodles, soy lasagna, and soy brownies or cookies.

The cost of the program is $2. 828.586.4009.

The Waynesville library will unveil the traveling exhibit “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23.

There will also be re-enactors from the NC Troops 25th Regiment from noon to 3 p.m. Immediately following the reception (3 p.m.) will be the program: “Lincoln’s Second Gettysburg Address” with Lincoln scholar David Madden. This presentation explores what would Lincoln have to say about what has been accomplished since his death and what remains to be done.

This event coincides with a library open house so patrons can see changes made at the library.

Other events that are part of the Lincoln exhibit include:

“Lincoln Chose Louisiana”

• At 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, Lincoln scholar David Madden will explore how and why Lincoln chose the state of Louisiana to be a model for reconstruction and how his assassination changed his concept into a terrible reconstruction whose effects linger still.

“Lincolnites”

• At 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 15, Barbara Bates Smith will give a narrative performance of Ron Rash’s short story “Lincolnites.” This performance will be enhanced by the reading of Civil War letters from WCU and musical accompaniment by Jeff Sebens. An added attraction will be local poet Michael Beadle and local civil war enthusiast the Rev. Timothy McRee.

The traveling exhibit was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office and made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funds were provided by the Haywood County Friends of the Library.

Franklin and Dillsboro Ubuntu Choirs will perform a concert of music from around the world and here at home at 3 p.m. June 24 in the historic chapel of Franklin’s First Presbyterian Church.

The groups are directed by Tom Tyre and are over two-dozen voices strong. The choir is comprised of men and women from many foreign countries who now live in Macon, Jackson and Rabun Counties as well as area natives.

The program features songs from diverse traditions and lands sung in a cappella in several languages, including. “Ateh Malkuth” in Hebraic, the South African “Sana Sananina,” and the American Spiritual, “Let Your Little Light Shine,” among others.

Ubuntu is a worldwide choral movement open to all people who enjoy singing together in harmony. There is no admission charge; donations will be accepted. Light refreshments will be served. 828.524.7683 or www.artscouncilofmacon.org.

The Grace Noon Concerts season finale will feature flutists Sarah Cifani and Kathy Alley at noon on Thursday, July 21, Grace Church Episcopal in Waynesville.

Kathryn Stephenson will accompany Cifani and Alley as they play music by Bach, Gabriel Faure, G.P. Teleman, Paul Schoenfield, Arnold Black, Robert Murczynski and Hans Kohler. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to enjoy their lunch during the program.

Cifani was a professional flutist in Chicago for 30 years and a music mducator.  Since moving to Haywood County she has performed in a number of organizations incuding The Haywood Community Band, SongSpinners and several organizations in the Asheville area.

Alley was an elementary educator in Florida for 30 years where she performed with the Lakeland Symphony, Central Florida Chamber Orchestra and the Florida Camerata. She is also a Haywood County Schools substitute teacher.

Novelist Vicki Lane will hold a book talk with a question and answer session at 7 p.m. June 26 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Lane of Madison County is the author of “The Day of Small Things” and the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian mysteries, which include “Signs in the Blood,” “Art’s Blood,” “Old Wounds,” “In a Dark Season,” and “Under the Skin.”

She pulls inspiration from rural Western North Carolina where her family has lived since 1975. She teaches in UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and at the Wildacres Writer’s Workshop.

Lane will speak on the experience of portraying our beautiful mountains, their history, and their various cultures. She will read brief excerpts from her books to illustrate her points and answer questions. 828.586.2016, www.fontanalib.org or www.vickilanemysteries.com.

The Overlook Theatre Company will present “Peter Pan: The High-Flying Musical Adventure” at 7:30 p.m. June 21-23 and at 2:30 p.m. June 24 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.

This two-act musical adventure follows Peter Pan’s journey through the streets of London and through the forests and oceans of Neverland. It is based on the play by James M. Barrie with something for participants of all ages. Greatmountainmusic.com or 866.273.4615.

Adult tickets are $15 and student tickets are $10.

The Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University will open its eighth season this fall with a lineup featuring musicianship, comedy, magic and a command performance.

Storyteller and singer Michael Reno Harrell will perform an afternoon full of Smoky Mountain stories at 4 p.m. June 30 at the Oconaluftee Visitors Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A showing of Japanese glass artist Tadashi Torii’s works will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. June 21 at Jackson County Green Energy Park’s art gallery with a free reception that is open to the public.

The historic Rickman Store in Macon County will once again become a stage for one of the most accomplished monologues written by Appalachian playwright Gary Carden. 

Jeff Marley is creating signs for Cherokee and the surrounding area proclaiming in Cherokee and in English, “We are still here.”

Four of the contributing writers to the book 27 Views of Asheville will read their selections at 3 p.m. June 16 at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

The authors that will be reading are Wayne Caldwell, Susan Reinhardt, Heather Newton and George Ellison. In 27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry, 27 writers contribute poetry, essays, short stories and book excerpts that focus on the mountain town. The book offers readers a broad and varied picture of life in Asheville, past and present. Contributing authors include Sharyn McCrumb, Gail Godwin, Ron Rash, Pamela Duncan, Nan Chase, Allan Wolf, Dale Neal, Charles Frazier and Robert Morgan. 828.456.6000.

Holistic healer Andrea Ford will discuss the wisdom of the Enneagram at 2 p.m. June 16 at the City Lights Bookstore.

The Enneagram is a road map to understanding your personality in a new way. It is based on nine distinct personality types that are within all of us. The Enneagram gives you the power to do your own emotional and spiritual healing through self-awareness of your strengths and weaknesses.

828.586.9499 or www.citylightsnc.com.

Poets Shannon Tharp and Whit Griffin will be reading their recently published works at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore in Highlands.

Griffin is a native of Memphis, Tenn. He met Scaly Mountain’s poet Jonathan Williams in 2000. Williams was an esteemed poet, collector, publisher and maverick cultural impresario who studied at Black Mountain College and founded the Jargon Society. Griffin interned at the Jargon Society in 2002 then, after graduate school, he moved to Highlands and acted as secretary and personal assistant to Williams in 2006. Most of the poems in Griffin’s collection, Pentateuch, were written while he lived with Williams or were influenced by his time in WNC.

Shannon Tharp grew up in Wyoming but currently lives in Seattle where she earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. The Cost of Walking is her first full-length book of poems.

828.526.3777.

The first early registration discount for the third annual Blue Ridge Breakaway biking event in Haywood County has passed, but riders can still save money by registering prior to Aug. 3.

Registration fees for the Century, Metric Century and 40-mile ride are $44 through Aug. 3 and $54 thereafter. The registration fee for the 24-mile ride is $29 through Aug. 3 and $35 thereafter.

North Carolina State University’s Forest & Environmental Outreach Program is co-sponsoring a series of four workshops for private forest landowners in Western North Carolina called “Woodland Steward Series: Mountains Program” between July 18 and Aug. 17.

The program is designed to provide forest owners with knowledge and resources to improve their management of woodlands. The workshops will be held at various locations in the Asheville area. Each workshop will be a 1.5-day meeting led by natural resource and land management specialists, including both hands-on activities in the field and instruction in the classroom.

Pre-registration and a small fee are required. Landowners are encouraged to attend one or more of the workshops according to their interests.

Contact Addie Thornton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 919.515.9563.

The Braveheart 5K footrace and one-mile kids’ fun run will streak into downtown Franklin on Saturday, June 16.

The race is a fundraiser for The Scottish Tartans Museum, a nonprofit organization based in Franklin that is dedicated to the history and traditions of Scottish Highland Dress. The museum focuses primarily on tartan and the kilt but also features exhibits dealing with Scottish history and the Scottish migration to North Carolina.

In a fitting testament to the race, braveheart costumes and kilts are encouraged, with a special award for the best dressed “Braveheart.”

The Braveheart 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Main Street. The Rob Roy one-mile fun run for ages 12 and under will begin at 8 a.m.

Entry fee is $30 or $20 for the fun run. T-shirts go to the first 125 registered racers. Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners and to the top 3 overall finishers of age groups. Overall male and female winners will receive a $50 savings bond.

The race is put on by Bringing It To Life! Productions.

828.421.7637.

MedWest is sponsoring a triathlon at 8 a.m. July 7 at the MedWest Health & Fitness Center in Clyde.

The triathlon includes a 300-yard swim in the indoor pool with biking and running portions on lightly traveled roads with great scenery. This event is for beginner triathletes but is great for those who like to go really fast. The bike is 10 miles with a 5K run.

  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission now has an online map and the GPS coordinates for nearly 550 fish attractor locations across the state.

Angers can access the map and download GPS coordinates from the “Where to Fish” section on the commission’s website. Users can also import waypoints using a text file, an Excel file or a GPX file and can use the map to find the approximate locations and types of fish attractors found in each body of water.

Anglers using smartphones, tablets or other mobile devices can access the map using the commission’s new mobile website, www.ncwildlife.org/mobile.aspx, by clicking on the “Fish Attractors” icon on the maps tab of the mobile website.

The Division of Inland Fisheries has been adding fish attractors to major reservoirs for years to provide better habitat for fish, which enhances fishing opportunities for anglers. While many of the fish attractors are marked with orange-and-white buoys, some are unmarked and have been difficult to find without GPS coordinates.

www.ncwildlife.org/fishing.

The Cradle of Forestry in America will host its annual Firefly Twilight Tour from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 16 at the Pink Beds Picnic Area in the Pisgah National Forest.

Naturalists from the Cradle of Forestry conduct the tour while waiting for nightfall. The group will discuss the life cycle and special features of firefly biology and behavior and take a short walk on the Pink Beds Trail to search for fireflies. Participants will explore the surrounding forest and discuss forest ecology while children can create a firefly craft.

Participants are asked to bring a flashlight. The cost of the program is $6 for adults, $3 for youth 15 and under and holders of America the Beautiful and Golden Age passes.

828.877.3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

The first moment of summer will occur at 7:09 p.m. June 20, say astronomers with the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute near Brevard.

At the moment of the solstice, the sun be at its northern most point in the sky. In Western North Carolina, the noontime sun will appear only about 78.5 degrees above the southern horizon its highest point of the year. What’s more, the sun rises at its most northern point along the eastern horizon and sets at its most northern point on the western horizon.

After the summer solstice, the sun begins its return to the south. The days will gradually shorten and the sun will appear lower in the sky at noon.  It will rise farther to the south along the eastern horizon each morning and set farther to the south in the west. This continues through the fall through the autumnal equinox at 10:49 a.m. on Sept. 22.  Following that date, the sun continues its southward journey until on the winter solstice (6:12 a.m. on Dec. 21) the sun reaches its most southern point in the sky.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials confirmed that the invasive emerald ash borer beetles — which can kill ash trees — are near the Sugarlands Visitor Center and in the Greebrier area on the Tennessee side of the park.

The insects were recovered during routine inspection of traps and sent to a U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist for confirmation. The emerald ash borer was first discovered in Michigan in 2002 and has steadily spread from there, damaging millions of ash trees across the country. The ½ inch-long beetle lays eggs in bark crevices on all species of ash. Upon hatching, larvae burrow under the bark, creating feeding tunnels that interfere with the tree’s ability to translocate nutrients and fluids. The tree gradually starves and eventually dies.

The park began trapping the beetles in 2008. The spread of emerald ash borer beetles primarily results from transport of infested logs and firewood. A park-wide ban remains in effect for any firewood originating from a location for which a federal or state quarantine is in effect.  A list of all quarantined areas may be found at www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/quarantine-counties.htm.

This week the Community Garden will begin its Fresh Produce Initiative by taking weekly donations from vendors and customers at the Jackson County Farmer’s Market to the Community Table.

The donation cooler will be located at the Market Information Booth. Last year about 200 pounds of vegetables were collected.

National Park staff and volunteers will pay tribute to rural women of the past from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 16 at the Mountain Farm Museum in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The park will pay tribute to these women through demonstrations of traditional women’s work. The day recognizes the many contributions of the region’s rural women by providing an opportunity to experience the past and to actively take part in the traditions of the southern Appalachia through hands on activities.

As part of the celebration, demonstrations among the historic Mountain Home buildings will include hearth cooking, soap making, cornshuck crafts, sewing, and traditional mountain music. Exhibits of artifacts and historic photographs will also provide a glimpse into the many and varied roles of rural women. The Davis-Queen house will be open of visitors to walk through with an audio exhibit featureing the last child born in the house.

All event activities are free. The Mountain Farm Museum is located on Newfound Gap Road adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. 828.497.1904.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is hosting a hike titled “Down to the Graveyard” at 10 a.m. June 15 on the Graveyard Fields Loop Trail.

Rangers will lead the easy two-mile hike to see a waterfall and learn more about the history of the area. The group will meet at the Graveyard Fields Overlook at milepost 418.8. Hikers are encouraged to wear good hiking shoes, bring water and a snack, and be prepared for changeable weather conditions.

828.298.5330 ext. 304

To the Editor:

Ask yourself, for just one day, can I match the passion and dedication of Alzheimer’s caregivers and those with the disease? For them, it’s every day. For us, just one–- June 20, 2012, the longest day of the year.

The Longest Day™ is a sunrise-to-sunset relay event to raise funds for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. This event is about love, patience, strength and endurance, but it’s also about a challenge. On June 20, 2012, my teammates and I will test our physical limits by completing approximately 16 hours of endurance activities, such as biking, running or walking — even a motorcycle rally. That doesn’t mean the individual has to do the entire 16 hours by themselves, but rather that the team be in motion for 16 hours.

Personally, my endurance event will be completing a marathan of Beachbody workouts from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in Las Vegas which will include P90X™ Certification training, Insanity™, and Tai Cheng™. Your event can be whatever is meaningful to you, for as long as you want to do it.

To join or sponsor my team, please visit http:/www.xfit.org/recommends/alz or call me at 828.506.4726.

Please join my team as we exercise from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. on June 20, 2012. Or, make a donation today and show your support for the millions of people around the world living with Alzheimer’s, including more than 5 million Americans. Give to honor nearly 15 million American caregivers, who generously dedicate themselves to those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. All proceeds go to The Alzheimer’s Association.

Thank you in advance for your generosity! Together we can send a message - You are not alone. We’re in it until Alzheimer’s is finished.

Inspire yourself, then others.

David Ginn

Jackson County

Sam Miller, Western Carolina University vice chancellor for student affairs, has received the John L. Sanders Student Advocate Award, the highest honor bestowed by the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments.

The award is given annually in recognition of service to UNC system students and to honor those who advocate in the best interests of the students.

Miller was nominated for the award by T.J. Eaves, president of WCU’s Student Government Association for the 2011-12 academic year. Eaves said the vice chancellor “is a valuable asset to not only the students of WCU, but all students in the UNC system. Through his dedication to a great SGA at WCU and his advocacy for students, Dr. Miller has proven his commitment to student success.”

Miller was named to his current post in June 2007 after serving in student affairs positions at the universities of Alabama, Virginia and Connecticut.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the student leaders in ASG,” Miller said. “This award also reflects all the great work by the outstanding student affairs team at WCU.”

“Collecting for the Community,” a new exhibit at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center, opened June 7 and will be available for public viewing in the museum’s gallery B through Aug. 17.

During the years, the Mountain Heritage Center’s collections have been enriched by numerous gifts from residents of Western North Carolina who have been willing to share their families’ heirlooms and history with the public. Those donations range from entire collections, such as Haywood County dairy farmer Albert J. McCracken’s family who contributed a collection of 3,000 Native American artifacts, as well as more than 500 objects relating to the 18th and 19th century Southern Appalachian settlers, to single objects like a Catamount mascot costume worn on the WCU campus in the late 1950s. The museum’s collections now total more than 10,000 objects, including artifacts such as prehistoric projectile points, modern Cherokee crafts, logging tools, moonshine stills, quilts, coverlets, saddles and firearms.

The Mountain Heritage Center, open to the public free of charge, is located on the ground floor of WCU’s H.F. Robinson Administration Building. Visiting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, but the museum is open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays.

828.227.7129 or www.wcu.edu/mhc.

In contrast to its peaceful and stunning high-mountain setting, Maggie Valley’s Cataloochee Ranch has been at the forefront of a battle — a battle to restore the American chestnut, the iconic Appalachian tree devastated by blight in the mid-20th century. In 2007, working in partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), Cataloochee Ranch became the host site of a test orchard of potentially blight-resistant American Chestnut trees, and starting this week, they will open this orchard to the public for tours.

The Haywood County Amateur Radio Club will construct an emergency station in the parking lot of the Employees’ Credit Union facility on Paragon Parkway June 23-24 to celebrate “Amateur Radio Week” with other ham radio operators across the U.S.

The group will demonstrate the use of ham radios’ new capabilities and teach people how to get their own FCC radio license from 2 p.m. June 23 to 2 p.m. June 24. The event is open to the public.

During the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America, including the California wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes and other events worldwide. The radio can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, Internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 35,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year’s event.

“The fastest way to turn a crisis into a total disaster is to lose communications,” said Allen Pitts, of the national amateur radio association ARRL. “Because ham radios are not dependent on the Internet, cell towers or other infrastructure, they work when nothing else is available. We need nothing between us but air.”

wnchamradio.org.

All Haywood County residents can get in to the Waynesville Recreation Center for free from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on June 23.

Also on Saturday, residents can enjoy the annual “Spring Fling” event sponsored by the Waynesville Kiwanis and the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. This event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. There will be tubing in Richland Creek, food, music, games for children and a water slide. Kids can have a blast on the 21-foot Ninja slide, the 30-foot obstacle course or bounce on a large castle. The Waynesville Kiwanis will also sell hotdogs.

The event will feature a kid’s dog show at 10 a.m. on the softball field at Vance Street Park beside the Waynesville Recreation Center. Kids of all ages may enter their dog in up to three categories: largest dog, smallest dog, best trick, best dressed and cutest dog.

The deadline to register for the dog show is 5 p.m. June 20.

828.456.2030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Haywood County businesses will join forces with MANNA food bank from June 15 to July 15 to help address hunger in the county through a program called Hunger Free Haywood.

To give, just look out for the red barrel posted outside or inside area businesses and organizations. They will be accepting food staples, which will then be distributed directly to the local food pantries and soup kitchens in Haywood County. Most needed items include canned meats, fruits and vegetables, dried or canned beans, box meals, juice, peanut butter, hearty soups, dry milk, cereals and grains. The goal is to collect 50,000 pounds of food as well as increase awareness about hunger in the county.

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, stop by any Haywood County BB&T location for additional information.

In Haywood County, 16 percent of residents do not have consistent access to food and 29.8 percent of children experience hunger.

For a list of participating businesses and organizations, call the MANNA food bank at 828.299.3663 or the Haywood Chamber of Commerce at 828.456.3021.

www.haywood-nc.com or www.MANNAFoodBank.org.

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center Schoolhouse Café is now open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

The café serves lunch, fresh baked goods, coffee and snacks. Café patrons can use the free high-speed wireless internet and the option of outdoor seating on the deck or the grounds. The gallery at Stecoah is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Handcrafted items from more than 135 local and regional artists are available for purchase.

828.479.3364 or www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

A “Crafting with Lavender” workshop will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 21 in the conference room of the Community Services Center in Sylva.

The workshop is sponsored by the Extension and Community Association Craft Club. Herbal crafter Kerri Rayburn will instruct the class. She is well known in the area for her handmade soaps, salves and other herbal-related crafts. She will teach participants ways to use lavender in soaps, scrubs and wands. Participants can make a product to take home. The class is $4.

828.586.4009.

Waynesville painter and jewelry artist Kel Tanner will have her work on display at the Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City through July 24.

Her collection includes realistic portraits, figures, animals, landscapes and still lifes. Her jewelry brand is called ONLY 1 and incorporates semi-precious stones, silver and unique designs.

A reception for Tanner will be held July 22 in the lobby of the Swain County Center for the Arts immediately following a piano and bassoon concert at 3 p.m. by touring musicians Rosalind Buda and Vance Reece of Pan Harmonia based in Asheville.  The public is invited to the concert and the reception free of charge.

828.488.7843 or www.swain.k12.nc.us/cfta.

Smoky Mountain Living prominently features images from across the southern Appalachians in each edition. Photo essays adhere to the issue’s overall theme.

The next issue of Smoky Mountain Living will focus on things that have been found. Have you found yourself in the mountains, discovered a secret spot, unearthed an artifact, hunted antiques? What do you find in the Smokies?

Four ceramics workshops are being offered as part of the Cullowhee Mountain ARTS Summer Visual ART Series at Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design.

• June 25 – 29: Hayne Bayless will teach the workshop “Happiness is A Warm Extruder and a Sassy Slab.” Bayless will help students to explore extrusion and slab techniques in making functional stoneware. Topics include cutting stencils from Tyvek, colored slip inlay, stretched slabs, liquid latex resist using deer-tail brushes and making custom extruder dies. The class is for non-beginners to advanced. Bayless has exhibited at Smithsonian Craft Show and Minnesota Potters Tour.

• July 9 – 13: Gay Smith will teach the workshop “Working to Make the Pots You Want to Make.” This workshop will cover making functional ware, mugs, cups, etc. on the pottery wheel. Demonstrations will cover techniques, altering form and surface design. Discussion may include raw glazing and soda firing. All skill are levels welcome. Smith’s work is exhibited at the Mint Museum and Taiwan’s Yingge Museum.

• July 16 – 20: Nick Joerling will teach the workshop “Pots/Possibilities.” Beginning with wheel-thrown pots, students will be guided to push, cut, coax and stretch forms. Time will be given to exploring ways of making handles, lids and spouts. Some throwing experience is recommended. Joerling maintains a studio in Penland.

• July 30 – August 3: Melisa Cadell will teach the workshop “Dynamic Anatomy.” The emphasis will be to hand-build dynamic figures in clay that create tension or mood.  Surface treatment as it relates to the sculptural form will be also addressed.  The goal of the class is to give the student the tools they need to create successful work that incorporates proportion, visual movement and color. Cadell owns and operates “Cadell Studios” in Bakersville, where she works primarily with the figure in clay.

www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

The Haywood County Arts Council will host a dedication ceremony for the “Stars & Stirrups” and “City Streets” quilt block at 5:30 p.m. on June 19 at the Town of Waynesville Police Department & Development Office on Main Street.

The quilt block, which was installed on May 25 on the Ned Hildreth Memorial Walking Quilt Trail, is comprised of two quilt patterns: “Stars & Stirrups” and “City Streets.” The “Stars & Stirrups” pattern pays homage to the history of the installation site as a livery stable, with the star representing law enforcement. “City Streets” is in honor of the late Ned Hildreth who, with his partner Paul Germann, took daily walks through downtown Waynesville. Quilt blocks located within the downtown district are being partially funded by Ned’s $5,000 donation to the Downtown Waynesville Association.

If you are a property owner or a business owner within the DWA district and you are interested in having a block on your building, partial funding is available through DWA courtesy of the Hildreth Estate funds. Representatives from DWA and the Haywood County Arts Council are available to meet and discuss specifics of the project at your convenience.

www.haywoodquilttrails.org.

Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center will turn into an upscale night club when celebrity DJ and reality TV star Pauly D appears at 10 p.m. July 20.

There will be multiple bars and club dancers to go along with Pauly D’s eclectic track selection and unique style. His music library spans nearly every genre of club music, and he has the exceptional ability to mix in and out of top 40 and house music. He is recognized for his musical talent as well as his reality star status on MTV’s “Jersey Shore.”

www.djpaulyd.com, www.ticketmaster.com or 800.745.3000.

The Liars Bench, a successful regional authentic, traditional southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, drama and folk arts presentation, will play in the Jackson County Library community room at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 15. Admission is free.

The Concerts on the Creek series will present Balsam Range from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 15 at the downtown Bridge Park Pavillion beside Scott Creek in Sylva.

Balsam Range is one of the hottest bands in the bluegrass nation and is based in Haywood County. They have garnered international acclaim for their rich bluegrass sound. In 2011, the band received the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Song of the Year award for “Trains I Missed.”

The band will play that award-winning song at the free concert, along with several cuts from their soon-to-be-released fourth CD.

800.962.1911, or www.mountainlovers.com.

Four artists with a mix of media and styles have been invited to join the Main Street Artists’ Co-Op in Waynesville.

Bob Luciene of Clyde works with wood and woodturning. He has observed many world-class woodturners and has developed his individual style from the bits and pieces he learned from these professionals. His inspiration comes from the wood he uses.

A free Aikido class for participants ages 16 and older will take place at 7 p.m. June 19 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

A Scottish Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. June 16 at the Mill Creek Country Club.

A traditional Celtic menu will be served and dinner guests are encouraged to wear their Highland dress and clan tartans. The skirl of the bagpipe will welcome diners to the clubhouse for an evening of Scottish cuisine and entertainment.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Celtic music and a “Travel Through Scotland” film will emphasize the history and traditions of Scotland. A special award will be given to the person with the best Highland dress. Ladies in tartan scarves, tartan caps and authentic Highland dress will be included in the judging.

Tickets are $12.95 and available at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. 828.349.0402 or 828.371.8498.

A series of summer events for teenagers will be held from June 20 to June 22 in the Program Room of Macon County Library.

• A workshop featuring Dream Journals and a Twilight Trivia Game with prizes for teens will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. June 20. Writing down dreams helps people to remember them. Materials will be provided for participants to construct their own dream journal. After the construction of the journals the group will form teams and play a game of “Twilight Numbered Chairs.” If participants don’t know Twilight the team will help them. There will be trivia about other spooky things as well.

• A Reduce-Reuse-Repurpose with Zombie Dolls and Franken-Toys event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. June 21. Participants can dismember and reassemble a pile of once-loved toys. They can glue things, paint things, give something two heads, four arms and a tail.

• An Anime Cub with Trivia and a YouTube Afternoon will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. June 22. Someone will be declared Anime Sensai at the end of the trivia contest. At the end of the program participants can sit back and laugh at some of the funniest and dumbest videos on YouTube.