Meet the Cherokee Indians and learn their history at Cherokee Voices Festival
The Cherokee Voices Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 9 at the Museum of…
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Jackson student wins Catch the Spirit of Appalachia scholarship
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia awarded the Elmer and Irene Hooper Civic Leadership Scholarship to Autumn Skye Baird. The scholarship…
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Take time to traverse the quilt trail
The Haywood County Quilt Trails project is bringing tourists to Haywood County with the colorful display of traditional quilting patterns.…
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Midtown Men to perform in Franklin June 2
The Midtown Men will take the stage at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., June…
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Two comedy acts to perform at Smoky Mountain Center
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts will welcome two comedy acts to its stage at 7:30 p.m., May…
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Free concert by Smoky Mountain Brass Band
Smoky Mountain Brass Band will perform a free concert at 2 p.m., June 2, on the lawn of the historic…
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With Whiteside as backdrop, Cashiers screens mountain movies
By Paul Clark • Contributing Writer A village that attracts residents because of its spectacular beauty has attracted a film…
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Mountain Garden Club to hold yearly plant sale
The Mountain Garden Club will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 26. The sale…
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New belly dance troupe to offer classes in Bryson City
Belly dancing group Smoky Mountain Shimmy will teach its first “Introduction to Belly Dance” class from 10 a.m. to noon,…
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Cashier bookstore to hold fund-raiser for military families
The Chapter 2 Books in Cashiers will host a Memorial Day fund-raising event to benefit the Special Operations Adventure Race…
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Pisgah student receives Bryson scholarship
The Annie Lee Bryson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Skylar Clark from Pisgah High School. The scholarship provides $500 to…
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HART to preview musical for REACH fundraiser
The Haywood Regional Arts Theater will preview its next musical production, The Marvelous Wonderettes, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24,…
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Highlands Cashiers Players hosting auditions
Auditions for “The Fox on the Fairway” by the Highlands Cashiers Players will be held at 3 p.m. on June…
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Concert to benefit children’s programs
A gala concert will be held to benefit the summer program at Pigeon Community Multi-Cultural Development Center at 7 p.m.…
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‘Twelfth Night’ comes to Bryson City
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City is hosting “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m., May 25-28. Tickets…
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Green Energy Park to offer paperweight-making class
Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering a class that will teach students how to create a glass…
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Mainstreet co-op adds three new artists
Three new artists — Crystal Allen from Canton, Hank Shuler from Franklin and Janice Swanger from Waynesville — will now exhibit…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Sheryl Crow hits the stage at Harrah’s
Sheryl Crow will be performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center at 7:30 p.m. June 24. Crow has sold 16 million…
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Shady Ladies Quilt Show to debut in Haywood
The Shady Ladies Quilting Group is selling tickets for a chance to win a unique quilt made by the entire…
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Covered up in quilts: Quilting fanatics eagerly await dazzling array coming to WCU
Noreen Gay doesn’t have a moment to spare these days. She’s busily finishing the final stitches of a quilt she…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Drawing class with Norma Hendrix at Jackson library slated for May 22 and 24
The Jackson County Public Library will host a free two-part drawing class with Norma Hendrix at 7 p.m. on May…
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OICA to offer summer art program
This summer, high school students and recent graduates can participate in a summer art program at Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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Coffee with the Poet to feature Dave Waldrop
The City Lights Coffee with the Poet series continues at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, and will feature the…
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Tail Wagging Tutors returns to Cashier
The summer Tail Wagging Tutors reading hours will return to the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, starting May 23. The reoccurring…
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HART to stage ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will perform “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 7:30 p.m., May 25, 26, June 1, 2, 8…
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Bryson City library to hold Blacklight Party
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host a Blacklight Party for teens in sixth-12th grade from 3:30-5 p.m. on…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Foreigner to perform in Cherokee in June
Legendary rock band Foreigner will take the stage at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel at 9 p.m., June 8. With over…
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Green art and mud coming to The Bascom
New exhibits are heading to The Bascom art gallery in Highlands this month. Admission for these exhibitions is free. • …
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Last weekend of ‘The Dixie Swim Club’
The Highland Cashiers Players will spend their last weekend as Sheree, Lexie, Dinah, Vernadette, and Jeri Neal of “The Dixie…
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Letter was wonderful declaration of dedication
To the Editor: I thought that the letter by Dr. Laci Jamison (www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6931) in the May 2 edition was a…
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Privatizing marriage would settle issue
To the Editor: Statistics claim that the purpose of licensure laws is to protect people and produce quality results. They…
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Amendment One sends wrong message
To the Editor: The passage of Amendment One by a majority of North Carolinians this week adds fuel to a…
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Shouldn’t tolerance go both ways
To the Editor: If you have listened to TV news or seen the national print media since Tuesday, May 8,…
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We still deliver quality health care west of Asheville
By Gwang S. Han • Guest Columnist Simply put, I question if there is a problem with the current system…
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‘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…
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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…
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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,…
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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.,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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