Arts + Entertainment
- 40th Smoky Mountain Folk Festival showcases authentic mountain music and dancing
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Mountain music, dancing and tradition will be on display on the shores of beautiful Lake Junaluska as the Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, now in its 40th year, celebrates the culture and heritage of Western North Carolina.
As in years past, spectators will be treated to performances by more than 200 mountain dancers and musicians at the 2,000-seat historic Stuart Auditorium…
- Waynesville gets ready for Art After Dark
Enjoy a stroll through working studios and galleries on Main Street, Depot Street and in historic Frog Level…
Comment on this story Read more... - Stiles to lead workshop in intercultural communication
A two hour workshop in Intercultural Communication will be taught by John Stiles, a Jackson County native who…
Comment on this story Read more... - ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ opens WCU theater season
A unique evening featuring an array of songs from musical theater’s most infamous cads and adored scoundrels —…
Comment on this story Read more... - Country singer Corey Smith plays WCU Sept. 9
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Modern country artist Corey Smith will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey… - Labor Day Craft Show returns to Maggie Valley
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More than 100 artists and crafters from all over the Southeast, including Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and… - Life-sized whale helps kids learn about art and the environment
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“Cool!” was the typical response from kids as Fun Factory visitors walked in to find a colorful, life-sized…
READING ROOM:
- Choice of victims makes this a disturbing read
Stephen Hunter’s I, Sniper (ISBN 978-1-4165-6515-4, $26) brings to readers once again that intrepid sniper, now old and aching from his lifetime of combat, Bob Lee Swagger. As in previous novels in this series, the government entangles itself into the retired Marine’s life, hauling him…
- WCU Authors Hal Herzog and Anna Fariello at City Lights
- Decoration Day authors offer presentation
- Kick Off Labor Day weekend with the Porch Music Club
- Grammy-winning artist Brett James to perform benefit concert in Haywood
- One-man-band Wild Bill Turner plays free concert Sept. 19
- P.A.W.S holds wine tasting, silent auction
- Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood character visits Haywood
- Learn how to knit for free at library
- Fun evening planned for Sylva After Dark
- Beach music lined up for Canton’s Labor Day festivities









