Disc golf tournament, craft beer festival at Fontana Village
 

Disc golf tournament, craft beer festival at Fontana Village

Hoptoberfest will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13 at Fontana Village Resort. The daylong festival will start with a…
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Acrylic demonstration of street scene
 

Acrylic demonstration of street scene

Artist and teacher Dominick DePaolo will demonstrate acrylic painting techniques in a street scene for Art League of the Smokies…
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Swain teacher exhibits art education thesis
 

Swain teacher exhibits art education thesis

The Swain County Center for the Arts will celebrate the paintings of area elementary and middle school art teacher Sheena…
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HCC focus of new art council show
 

HCC focus of new art council show

Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 is hosting an artist’s reception for the Haywood Community College’s professional craft faculty and…
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‘Surreal Appalachia’ celebrated at Waynesville gallery
 

‘Surreal Appalachia’ celebrated at Waynesville gallery

Two local artists who use unconventional materials will be featured from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 5 at Gallery 262 in downtown…
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Disney discussion
 

Disney discussion

Blue Ridge Watermedia Society will hold their monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 9 at the First Baptist Church on…
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Regional art grants available
 

Regional art grants available

Regional Artist Project grant of Western North Carolina (RAP go WNC) funding is available to developing art professionals for the…
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Integration topic of panel discussion
 

Integration topic of panel discussion

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host a panel discussion about history of integration at 7 p.m. Oct.…
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Leaf Lookers Gemboree comes to Franklin
 

Leaf Lookers Gemboree comes to Franklin

The 23rd annual Leaf Lookers Gemboree is Oct. 26-28 at the Macon County Community Building in Franklin. The Gemboree will…
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Italian love story warms up the HART
 

Italian love story warms up the HART

Bringing a little warmth to the impending fall weather, the Haywood Regional Arts Theatre in Waynesville presents “The Light In…
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Haywood theatre enters second act
 

Haywood theatre enters second act

It may look like a grassy field to some, but to Steven Lloyd, it’s a window of opportunity. Lloyd, executive…
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Hop, tip and a pump away: Haywood welcomes a burgeoning brewery scene
 

Hop, tip and a pump away: Haywood welcomes a burgeoning brewery scene

It’s noon on a Wednesday and Scott Peterson already has beer on the mind.
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Winners chosen in Haywood talent competition
 

Winners chosen in Haywood talent competition

Haywood Arts Regional Theater’s regional talent show finals played to a standing room only on Sept. 22 at the HART…
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WCU to celebrate Homecoming in October
 

WCU to celebrate Homecoming in October

Western Carolina University will celebrate Homecoming 2012 — whose theme is “Tradition Long, Catamount Strong — with a host of…
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Illusionist coming to WCU
 

Illusionist coming to WCU

Western Carolina University brings magician Jason Bishop to the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee at…
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Scarecrow festival coming to Bryson City
 

Scarecrow festival coming to Bryson City

The scarecrows are coming to Bryson City from Oct. 6 through Oct. 20.
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HART to present musical
 

HART to present musical

The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will stage the musical “The Light in the Piazza” Oct. 5 through Oct. 21 at…
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‘Smoke on the Mountain’ stages in Franklin
 

‘Smoke on the Mountain’ stages in Franklin

The Overlook Theatre Company will present “Smoke on the Mountain: A Rip-Roaring Musical Comedy Revival” at 7:30 p.m. throughout the…
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The Bee Gees tribute band comes to Franklin
 

The Bee Gees tribute band comes to Franklin

Stayin’ Alive Canada, the world’s number one tribute to The Bee Gees, will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct.…
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‘Beethoven Project' to perform
 

‘Beethoven Project' to perform

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform all 10 Beethoven violin sonatas during a series of five concerts this fall and…
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Sacred Music Songfest coming to Franklin
 

Sacred Music Songfest coming to Franklin

“Hymns We Know By Heart,” a sacred music songfest, will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 on Franklin’s Town…
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WCU presents ‘British Invasion’
 

WCU presents ‘British Invasion’

Western Carolina University School of Music will present “British Invasion,” an evening of 20th century music for clarinet and piano,…
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Celebrate Oktoberfest in Waynesville
 

Celebrate Oktoberfest in Waynesville

Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Haywood County Arts Council from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 on the patio at the Classic Wineseller…
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Mountain Heritage Day returns to Cullowhee
 

Mountain Heritage Day returns to Cullowhee

Mountain Heritage Day gets under way Sept. 29 at Western Carolina University with a variety of arts and crafts, music,…
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Cruisin’ show coming to Franklin
 

Cruisin’ show coming to Franklin

The “Cruisin’ in the Mountains” car, truck and bike show will be held Oct. 5 and 6 at Southwestern Community…
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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival is Oct. 5-7
 

Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival is Oct. 5-7

The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival will include everything from concerts to crafts during its three-day run Oct. 5-7. The Lovin’…
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Cherokee Indian Fair turns 100
 

Cherokee Indian Fair turns 100

The Cherokee Indian Fair will mark its 100th year Oct. 2-6 with a five-day celebration of great music and traditional…
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Rooted in the Mountains to be held at WCU
 

Rooted in the Mountains to be held at WCU

The Rooted in the Mountains symposium — designed to raise awareness of the intersection of health, language, environmental and indigenous…
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Georgia historian to deliver talk at WCU
 

Georgia historian to deliver talk at WCU

A historian and author from the University of Georgia who specializes in Native American history will speak at 7 p.m.,…
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Skate Jam rolls into Cherokee
 

Skate Jam rolls into Cherokee

The inaugural “SK8 Jam” will take place at noon Oct. 6 on the SK8 Park in Cherokee, with registration available…
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Flying Cat Studio celebrates a decade
 

Flying Cat Studio celebrates a decade

Professional potters Susan Phillips and Velda Davis will hold a special kiln opening and pottery sale from 10 a.m. to…
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Art/craft exhibition opens in Highlands
 

Art/craft exhibition opens in Highlands

“American Craft Today” opened on Sept. 22 and will run through Dec. 29 in the Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom…
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Demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters
 

Demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters

Craft demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters in Dillsboro this week include Susie Ray, Susan Lingg, Claudia Lampley and Mary Ethel Prater.…
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Call for art/writing submissions
 

Call for art/writing submissions

Daydreamz Project is partnering with several local entities to display artistic expressions that promote healing of domestic violence, sexual assault…
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Kephart play comes to Bryson City
 

Kephart play comes to Bryson City

Western North Carolina writer Gary Carden will present his play “Outlander” at 7 p.m., Sept. 25, at the Swain County…
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Mainstage season kicks off with ‘Pump Boys’
 

Mainstage season kicks off with ‘Pump Boys’

The musical “Pump Boys and Dinettes” will start off the 2012-13 mainstage season, presented by the students and faculty of…
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Library to host community jam
 

Library to host community jam

Bryson City will host a community music jam from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Marianna Black Library. Anyone with…
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Concerts to hit Franklin
 

Concerts to hit Franklin

“Rock the Square,” a vintage rock concert and street dance, will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 on the…
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Darryl Worley to perform in Franklin
 

Darryl Worley to perform in Franklin

Acclaimed country artist Darryl Worley will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing…
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WCU presents faculty brass recital
 

WCU presents faculty brass recital

Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present a free faculty brass recital at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the…
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Youth arts festival to be held in Dillsboro
 

Youth arts festival to be held in Dillsboro

The fifth annual Youth Arts Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the…
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Smithsonian exhibit opens at WCU
 

Smithsonian exhibit opens at WCU

“Journey Stories,” an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, will be on display at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center from…
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Colorfest coming to Dillsboro Oct. 6
 

Colorfest coming to Dillsboro Oct. 6

More than 30 artisans will demonstrate their craft at the upcoming Colorfest: Art & Taste of Appalachia from 10 a.m.…
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Kennel club to hold agility trial
 

Kennel club to hold agility trial

The Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association, an area kennel club, will host a three-day AKC Dog Agility Trial in the…
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Demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters
 

Demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters

Craft demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters in Dillsboro this week include Anthony Cariveau, Linda Parrish, Jeri Buek and Joyce Lantz. • …
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Cornhole tournament to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
 

Cornhole tournament to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

Headwaters Brewing Company will host a Cornhole Tournament to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County from 2-4:30 p.m.…
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Canton to host BBQ and bluegrass festival
 

Canton to host BBQ and bluegrass festival

The second annual Smokin’ BBQ and Bluegrass Festival will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at the Cold Mountain…
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Funny guise: Comedy group finds footing in Waynesville
 

Funny guise: Comedy group finds footing in Waynesville

What could’ve been a lifelong haunting moment for most turned out to be an epiphany for Josh Merrell. “I farted…
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No shortage of critics as Kephart play comes home
 

No shortage of critics as Kephart play comes home

For a man who has just won the North Carolina Literature Award, writer Gary Carden is quite somber. At his…
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Festival honors Appalachian heritage, national park history Sept. 15
 

Festival honors Appalachian heritage, national park history Sept. 15

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate Appalachian folkways at its annual Mountain Life Festival from 10 a.m. to 4…
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