Celebrate Spring with Greening Up
The 15th annual Greening Up the Mountains festival will take place April 28 on Main and Mill streets in historic…
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Liars Bench to present ‘Hangman’
The Liars Bench will tell the story of the hanging of Jack Lambert and other murder/execution stories in “Hangman, hangman…
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Franklin High to hold auditions for student talent show
Franklin High School will hold auditions at noon, April 21, in its fine arts center, for home school and private…
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Ten, nine, eight … Quick Draw pushes artists to the wire in spectator event
Finnegans Wake took James Joyce 17 years to write, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel consumed four years of Michelangelo’s…
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Lambert hanging subject of Liars Bench
On April 19th, the next installment of the Appalachian variety show The Liars Bench will focus on the hanging of…
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The Overlook Theatre Company to present a musical dessert theater
The Overlook Theatre Company will present “How Sweet It Is,” a musical dessert theater, at 7 p.m. on April 21…
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Green Energy Park offering art classes
Public art classes in both glassblowing and metalworking are being offered at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro…
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HCC to offer marketing seminar for the craftsperson, artist
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled “Marketing for the Craftsperson & Artist,”…
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Sylva pavilion site of next contra dance
The Second Sunday Contra Dance will take place from 2:30-5 p.m. on April 15. The dance will be held at…
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Jeff Foxworthy to perform in comedy benefit for Africa
Jeff Foxworthy will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., April 14, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts…
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Voices in the Laurel hosts annual Great Car and Truck Give Away
The youth choir, Voices in the Laurel, will hold its second annual Great Car and Truck Give Away from now…
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Stecoah arts center to host ramp festival
The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center will host a festival celebrating ramps from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 28.…
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Stecoah arts center to host ramp festival
The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center will host a festival celebrating ramps from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 28.…
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Harrah’s to host free reality TV event
The reality show “Auction Kings” will be at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino on April 28. Auction Kings is one of Discovery…
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Festival celebrates Plott hounds, trout
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds will host a combination of the Great Smoky Mountain Trout & Heritage Festival and PlottFest this…
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Percussion Ensemble to perform April 17 at WCU
The nine undergraduate percussion students who make up the Western Carolina University Percussion Ensemble will present a free concert at…
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Macon library hosts Lady and the Old Timers April 19
Lady and the Old Timers will perform from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 19, at the Macon County Library…
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Smoky Mountain Brass Band to perform in Waynesville
The Smoky Mountain Brass Band, an authentic British style brass band, will perform at 6 p.m., April 22, at Hazelwood…
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Songwriters returns with Camp, Whitworth and Lammonds
The next show in the Songwriters-in-the-Round series is scheduled for April 14 and will features Shawn Camp, Shannon Whitworth and Phillip…
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Chorus to host spring concert
The Western Carolina Chorus will perform its spring concert at 4 p.m., April 15, in the Coulter Recital Hall at…
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Groovy Movie Club showing ‘The Iron Lady’
The Groovy Movie Club will show the film “The Iron Lady” at 7 p.m. on April 13. A mostly organic…
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Macon library hosts student art show
Artwork created by students at East Franklin and Cartoogechay Elementary schools is on display until April 20 in the lobby…
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Concert series to feature husband-wife duo
James, a.k.a. “Doodle,” and Karin Lyle will perform at 3 p.m. on April 15 at the Canton library as part…
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Libraries to host anime club meetings
Both the Franklin and Bryson City libraries will host meetings of its anime clubs this month. The Franklin library in…
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Bringing improv to the traditional
With tunes that rush quickly along and take unexpected twists and turns, Sylva-based The Dan River Drifters are anything but…
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Cooking with ramps book published
A cookbook, titled RAMPS: Cooking with the Best Kept Secret of the Appalachian Trail, features a collection of ramp recipes…
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Writer/choreographer to present new play in Cherokee
A read-through of the new play “A Cherokee Family Reunion” will take place from 4-6 p.m. on April 13 at…
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Allan Wolf visits City Lights Bookstore
Poet, author and educator, Allan Wolf will return to City Lights Bookstore at 7 p.m. on April 6 to discuss…
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Carden premieres ‘Mother Jones’
Well-known Western North Carolinian Gary Carden will present the first showing of his new monologue “Mother Jones” at 6 p.m.,…
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Author Scott Huler to lecture April 13 at WCU and in Sylva
Award-winning author Scott Huler will lecture April 13 at Western Carolina University and the Jackson County Public Library in recognition…
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Joel Frahm to perform at WCU Jazz Festival
Saxophonist Joel Frahm will perform at Western Carolina University’s annual Jazz Festival from April 14-15. The New York Times praised…
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Easter events
All hats on deck for Easter Hat Parade The town of Dillsboro will host its 24th annual Easter Hat Parade…
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Ronnie Dunn to play Harrah’s
Country legend Ronnie Dunn will perform at 9 p.m., April 27, at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel in Cherokee. Dunn is now…
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Saxophone quartet to perform April 16
The award-winning Assembly Saxophone Quartet will present a free concert at 6 p.m., April 16, in the theater of A.K.…
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WCU series to close with film about Georgia crematorium
The Southern Circuit film tour at Western Carolina University ends its 2011-12 season with a free screening of “Sahkanaga” at…
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Bridge Park concerts return
The Concerts on the Creek summer music series returns for its fourth season in May featuring live bands each Friday…
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WCU to celebrate youth artwork
Western Carolina University will celebrate the artwork of local students with the 2012 Jackson County Youth Art Month exhibit from…
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Two artists picked to create art of historic Bethel church
Two artists were selected to paint various versions of the historic Bethel Presbyterian Church. Nick DePaolo, owner of Long Grove…
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Photo gallery opens in Waynesville
The Lonebackpacker Gallery of World Photography, owned by artist Adam Malis, opened last week on Depot Street in Waynesville. The…
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Gardens, art intertwined in unique gallery marriage in show this month
An artistic marriage of fine gardens and fine art is on display now at Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86,…
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Mountain BizWorks hosts free money management session
Learn how to deal with debt in a free money-management class for women only being held from 5:30 p.m. to…
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All hats on deck for Easter Hat Parade
The town of Dillsboro will host its 24th annual Easter Hat Parade on April 7. The parade, a Dillsboro tradition,…
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Creative Thought Center to host monthly sale
The Creative Thought Center is hosting its monthly Colossal Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 31…
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Press offers demo of printmaking with photopolymer plates April 3
Frank Brannon Jr., proprietor of SpeakEasy Press in Dillsboro, will demonstrate “How to Make and Print Photopolymer Plates” at 6:15…
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Folkmoot announces countries performing in 2012 festival
Dancers and musicians in colorful traditional costumes from New Zealand, France, Belgium, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and…
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Babar comes to life for elementary students at WCU performance
Nearly 700 students from local elementary schools filled the seats of Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing…
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‘Oxymorons’ return to the HART Studio
The HART Studio Season will conclude with a return of the popular improvisational comedy troupe The Oxymorons at 7:30 p.m.…
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Asheville hosts third annual ActionFest
ActionFest returns to Asheville on April 12-15 to once again showcase the most exciting action films from around the globe…
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Waynesville theatre to hold auditions for ‘Wonderettes’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its May production of the musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 6:30…
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Quilt Trails project to dedicate new block
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Quilt Trails project will dedicate the “Grandmother’s Dream” quilt block at 11 a.m. on March…
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