Macon’s artist of the month
Natalie Bucki was named artist of the month for May at the Macon campus of Southwestern Community College. Bucki is…
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WCU to host summer theater camp
Young people can explore the world of theater this summer during a weeklong camp hosted by Western Carolina University’s College…
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Time to create: After a career in science, Macon artist finally finding her muse
After years of sideline painting and photography as a pastime, a now retired Sue Weathers is finding an abundance of…
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Community music jam planned in Swain
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6-7 p.m., May 3,…
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Library to show Alvin and the Chipmunks
The library in Bryson City will show Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel at 3:30 p.m., May 8. The movies…
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Natalie Cole to perform at Harrah’s in May
Nine-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Natalie Cole will take the stage at 9 p.m., May 25, at Harrah’s Cherokee…
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Artist Guild to host networking and fund-raising dinner
The Stecoah Artisans Guild will host an exposition and fund-raising dinner at 5 p.m. on May 8 at the Stecoah…
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Waynesville to host first ever Mom’s Music Festival
Women of Waynesville will host a Mom’s Music Festival this Sunday afternoon. The festival will take place from noon to…
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HCC will be represented at NC Community Colleges Art Exhibition
Four Haywood Community College students and one faculty member will represent the college at the 2012 NC Community Colleges Art…
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Macon to hold Airing of the Quilts
Macon County will celebrate its quilting heritage with Airing of the Quilts on May 12. Centered in downtown Franklin, Airing…
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Headwaters to host benefit for The Strand
Headwaters Brewery will host “Lend a Hand for The Strand” starting at 4 p.m., May 6. The event is to…
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Audition for ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ May 7-8
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its July production of the hit Broadway musical “La Cage Aux…
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‘Through the Lens’ exhibit opens this month at Gallery 86
A reception will be held the evening of May 4 to mark the opening of a new photography exhibit at…
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The Bascom to host the Collective Spirits Wine and Food Festival
The Bascom visual arts center in the Highlands will hold its largest annual fund-raiser, Collective Spirits, May 17-19. On Friday…
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Waynesville’s Art After Dark accompanied by new Saturday Stroll
The Waynesville Gallery Association will host its first Art After Dark of the year from 6-9 p.m., May 4. The…
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A gathering of artists
Two new art galleries are opening in Bryson City this May only about a street’s width away from each other.…
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Voices in the Laurel plans spring concert
Children’s choir, Voices in the Laurel, will perform in its 16th annual spring concert at 2:30 p.m., May 6, at…
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Sylva library presents ‘Mastering Your Energy’ workshop
The library in Sylva will host a free energy healing workshop with Laura Elliott at 7 p.m. on May 1.…
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Shelton House opening for 2012 season
The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House will open on May 1 for the 2012 season. In…
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Winners announced for SCC Student Art Show
The winning art pieces from the 2012 Southwestern Community College Student Art Show will be exhibited at the Oconaluftee Institute…
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New gallery at GEP to showcase ‘Art + Energy’
A new ‘Art + Energy’ gallery will have its grand opening from 5-7 p.m., April 26, at the Jackson County…
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HART presents a collection of antique quilts
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will exhibit a collection of antique quilts during the production of “Look Homeward Angel,” scheduled…
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Lyle Lovett set to perform at Harrah’s Casino
Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., May 5, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel. Lovett is…
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Near-death experiences subject of May 3 talk
The Macon County Public Library will host a talk by local author Dennis Murphy at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May…
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HART opens its season with ‘Look Homeward Angel’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will open its 2012 season on April 27 with “Look Homeward Angel,” a Pulitzer Prize…
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NC Symphony to perform in WNC
The North Carolina Symphony will perform its “Beethoven and Beyond” at Cherokee Central Schools and Haywood Community College. The symphony…
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Community chorus to host spring concert
The Haywood-Junaluska Community Chorus’ spring concert will be held at 4 p.m., April 29, at The First United Methodist Church…
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Orchestra to feature student performances
The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra will play the final concert of its season at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 in…
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Students to present ‘Rhythm and Rhymes’
Western Carolina University’s Catamount Singers and Electric Soul instrumental group will present its spring showcase “Rhythm and Rhymes” at 7:30…
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Folkmoot USA to host a Hawaiian Luau
Folkmoot USA will host a luau from 5 to 8 p.m., May 11, at the Haywood Regional Arts Theater in…
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WCU students named among top college radio personalities in the nation
Two Western Carolina University student disc jockeys committed to offering “smashing good fun” on their morning radio show have been…
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Jackson’s perennial favorite festival returns to Sylva for a fifteenth year
Most things in life start out small — acorns grow into oak trees, babies are reared into adulthood, small patches of…
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Talent show to benefit arts in Macon schools
Macon County youth will take the stage in Showcase of Talent 2012, a non-competitive talent show for third- to 12th-graders,…
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Sylva library to hold discussion on Cuban cooking and culture
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host Mindy Guillama-Ridriquez and Raul Rodriquez for a discussion of Cuban culture…
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Innovative map designer to speak at WCU
Map designer Bruce Daniel will speak at 4 p.m., April 19, in the atrium of the John W. Bardo Fine…
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Good Cooks series continues April 26
The next installment of Cooperative Extension’s “Good Cooks Series” will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 26 in the…
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Students to perform new play at HART
Students from Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville will perform the play “Applaching” at 7:30 p.m., April 20, at the…
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Festival celebrates trout, Plott hounds
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds will host a combination of the Great Smoky Mountain Trout & Heritage Festival and PlottFest this…
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Gaither Vocal Band to perform April 29
Multi-Grammy and Dove award winning recording artist Bill Gaither will perform with his Gaither Vocal Band at 3:30 p.m., April…
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The Drifters and The Crystals to perform
Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters and The Crystals will take the stage at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts…
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Quaternity trombone group to visit WCU
The acclaimed trombone ensemble Quaternity will visit Western Carolina University for a day of master classes followed by a public…
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Live music at the Jackson library
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host live bluegrass and gospel music provided by local band Joshua’s Tree…
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‘That Mancini Magic’ to arrive at WCU April 29
“That Mancini Magic,” the final installment of Western Carolina University’s 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series, will stage at 3 p.m.…
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Signature Winds to perform in Waynesville
The Grace Church Episcopal in Waynesville will host a noon concert by Signature Winds on April 19. Signature Winds was formed…
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Three teachers awarded Learning Links grants to further arts education
Three Jackson County teachers — Jennifer Dall at Smokey Mountain Elementary, Kansas Heiskell at the HUB, and Gayle Woody at…
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HCC to offer program on marketing for artists
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar, entitled “Marketing for the Craftsperson & Artist…Part…
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Haywood’s Birding for the Arts benefit set for April 28
The Haywood County Arts Council will host its annual “Birding for the Arts” event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Spring Choral Concert to be presented April 19
The voices of two Western Carolina University choirs – the University Chorus and the Concert Choir – will be featured…
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WCU community to compete in ‘Dancing with the Catamounts’
Western Carolina University dance students matched with faculty and staff members will compete in a “Dancing with the Stars”-style event…
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Children’s weaving class at Sylva library
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host weaver Susan Leveille of The Oaks Gallery in Dillsboro for a children’s weaving…
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