Season tickets on sale for WCU plays
Tickets for Western Carolina University’s 2010-10 University Theatre Mainstage season, which is packed with popular Broadway musicals and smaller experimental…
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Annual fashion show takes knitting to another level
Every category of knitted items imaginable will be represented at The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild’s 2nd Annual Benefit Fashion Show…
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Josh Fields Band to perform at Materfest
The Josh Fields Band will perform a free concert at Materfest at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6, in Canton. From…
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Dehlia Low & Kruger Brothers to play Stecoah
Dehlia Low will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. The Asheville-based…
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Celebrate mountain heritage at Railfest
Every year, railroad enthusiasts and history buffs gather in Bryson City for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s Railfest. This year,…
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Liquid Ginger brings free concert to Fontana
The Liquid Ginger Band — featuring former Graham County resident Ginger Edwards Fawcett on lead vocals — will perform from…
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Relax to jazz classics in Waynesville
If you love the mellow, romantic songs of the oldies jazz big band era, check out Oldies Night with the…
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Digital Camera Basics offered at SCC-Cashiers
Registration for fall personal enrichment classes is beginning at Southwestern Community College. The first course offering at SCC-Cashiers Center (217…
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Sign up for 10th Annual Wine for the Arts
Two FUNd Parties will be held in August to help raise money for the Haywood County Arts Council’s Arts in…
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Bascom presents August workshops
In August, educational programs continue in Highlands with three diverse artists-in-residence workshops. • Lewis Knauss, “Fiber and Handmade Paper into…
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Native tribes across North America converge in Cherokee for Festival of Native Peoples
Witness the arresting culture of Apache, Totonac, Aztec, Crow, Navajo and Cherokee through ancient wisdom, song, dance, legend, arts and…
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ColorFest in Sylva seeks WNC artists
Regional artists are encouraged to take part in ColorFest, Art of the Mountains, an official event of the Blue Ridge…
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American Craft Today seeks submissions
Craft artists are invited to submit digital images of their work by July 19 to be considered for inclusion in…
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Mountain Heritage Center camp to focus on Cherokee heritage
Middle school students in the area will have an opportunity to learn about Cherokee heritage during a “Mini-Camp for Middle…
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Twain impersonator comes to Franklin
Marvin Cole, a Western Carolina University graduate famous for his impersonations of Mark Twain, will entertain at 7 p.m. on…
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Lonesome River Band to play in Stecoah
The Lonesome River Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, on the Grand Old Stage at Stecoah Valley…
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Karen ‘Sugar’ Barnes brings blues to Bryson
What do you get when you mix the pristine vocals of Ella Fitzgerald with the guitar licks of Robert Johnson?…
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Josh Fields Band on tap for Concert on the Creek
The rich, downhome sound of the Josh Fields Band will be showcased from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 2,…
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Haywood Habitat for Humanity celebrates 20 years
Haywood Habitat for Humanity marked its 20th anniversary at the organization’s Annual Meeting. To celebrate, Habitat Executive Director Marnette Colborne…
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Raffle to benefit Roy Rickman Scholarship
A raffle drawing and silent auction will be held on 6 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Mountain View Intermediate School…
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Full Spectrum Farms seeks auction items
Full Spectrum Farms is accepting silent auction donations for its annual Starlight Night fundraiser, Oct. 2. The local non-profit helps…
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Public Art Commission appreciates support
The Waynesville Public Art Commission members would like to express their gratitude to all of the artists and all of…
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McCrumb, Jim Casada, and Gary Carden stop by City Lights
A national bestselling author, a local icon, and a well-known regional outdoor writer and photographer will all make their way…
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Bryson City rock purists Big House Radio get comfortable in their skin
Aaron Plantenberg was relaxing by a lake in northern Wisconsin when his vacation was abruptly cut short by a phone…
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HART leads the pack with “Chicago” production
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre is pulling the stops out for its production of the smash hit “Chicago,” which opened…
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American Craft Today seeks submissions for juried show
Craft artists are invited to submit digital images of their work by July 19 to be considered for inclusion in…
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Piano sensations Mark and Clark to perform at Eaglenest
The Original Twin Piano Twins, Mark and Clark, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 16, and Saturday, July 17,…
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Help feed Folkmoot’s dancers
More than 350 dancers and musicians from across the globe will arrive in Waynesville on July 19 to participate in…
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Moonshiner’s Daughter Memoir Book launch
Mary J. Messer, author of the Haywood County based memoir, Moonshiner’s Daughter, will hold the kick-off launch for her newly…
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Horror in Haywood
Eric S. Brown’s neighbors have probably noticed him — planted in his car day and night, writing furiously in spiral…
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Sylva woodworker goes back to the future
In our commodity-driven world, it may seem absurd to spend a year making a table. But for Sylva woodworker Brian…
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2010 Cold Mountain Heritage Tour planned in Haywood County
The last Cold Mountain Heritage Tour, sponsored by The Bethel Rural Community Organization, will be held from 9 a.m. to…
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Quilt celebrates rec center’s contributions
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia and the Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve recently presented a hand pieced, appliquéd quilt of…
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Instructor instills lifelong appreciation for art
Many people might say Lilian Parks is a staple to the regional art community. “Lil” as she is known to…
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Rock star treatment a surprise as WCU quintet visits China
Western Carolina University’s quintet in residence should consider letting the Travel Channel tag along before embarking on its next international…
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Laughter abounds in ‘Falling In Like,’ an almost romantic comedy at HART
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre kicks off summer with a hilarious backstage romp “Falling in Like” an “almost romantic comedy”…
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Patchwork Folk & Fabric Festival celebrates Appalachian crafts
The traditions of spinning, weaving, quilting, caning, blacksmithing, sewing, hand stitchery, and other folk arts have survived in the Appalachian…
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Artists join forces through co-op to gain visibility
Steve Lampl paints with acrylics and loves to golf. But last year when he had shoulder surgery, he had to…
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Using music to write history
Bluegrass recording artist Buddy Melton feels like he owes Jackson County. He had never played an instrument until he started…
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Plan for family fun at 10th Annual Strawberry Jam
Enjoy plow demonstrations, food tasting, sack races, live music and more at the 10th Annual Strawberry Jam starting 10 a.m.…
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Joel Queen draws on many sources for artistic inspiration
Many who walk into Joel Queen’s gallery mistakenly assume the artwork there solely represents Cherokee tradition. After all, Queen comes…
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Haywood arts council to exhibit ‘Haywood Heritage Trail: Quilts of Bygone Years’
Haywood Heritage Trail: Quilts of Bygone Years opening Wednesday, May 12, will feature traditional quilt squares for sale by area…
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President and First Lady Obama get a taste of WNC’s locally-grown food scene
Just a month ago, no one here would believe that the President and First Lady of the United States would…
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HART director Steve Lloyd honored for theater outreach
Steve Lloyd, executive director of Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville, has been honored with The Herman Middleton Distinguished Service…
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Bringing home the brew
Zach Phillips and Mike Valente graduated from Western Carolina University just in time to enter the worst job market in…
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Rafe Hollister coins unique and authentic genre of mountain rock
Diehard fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” would know there’s more than meets the eye to Rafe Hollister. The coarse…
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Live-Art fundraiser offers ‘Backstage Pass’ to creation
Looking for a high-energy spring art evening that’ll make your jaw drop, open your eyes and please your palate, give…
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Quintessential quilts
In 1980, Gov. Jim Hunt signed a proclamation declaring Franklin as the “Quilting Capital of the World.” That tradition has…
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Ricky Skaggs to perform at Lake Junaluska’s Appalachian Christmas
Ricky Skaggs, the legendary, fourteen-time Grammy-award winning country and bluegrass artist, will be featured at Lake Junaluska’s 10th Annual Appalachian…
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Carden wrestles with storyteller legacy
There are two voices inside Sylva storyteller and playwright Gary Carden. One belongs to the mountain man of letters whom…
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