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It just keeps gettin’ better: Country legends Lonestar to play Franklin

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was pretty much impossible to not hear or be aware of the juggernaut country radio hit “Amazed” by Lonestar.

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Hoofing it from DC to NYC

“The simple act of walking and taking in what I saw and puzzling over what I encountered as I went. The rhythm and simplicity of it.”              

— Neil King Jr. 

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'Doc Watson: A Life in Music'

Eddie Huffman will share his new book, “Doc Watson: A Life in Music.” and also be accompanied by musician Jerad Davis at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. 

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Pigeon Community ‘Storytellers Series’

The Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center in Waynesville has recently announced its 2025 “Pigeon Community Conversations with Storytellers Series.” 

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Americana, folk at Mountain Layers

Jackson County Americana/folk duo Bird in Hand will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Mountain Layers Brewing Company in Bryson City. 

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HART presents ‘An Unexpected Song’

A stage production of “An Unexpected Song” will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 21-22, 28-29 and 2 p.m. March 23 and 30 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. 

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‘The Red Mill Bookstore’

Author Lin Stepp will host a special book reading for her latest novel, “The Red Mill Bookstore,” at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. 

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Ready for “Fat Burger Month”?

Filled with some of Haywood County’s “juiciest, most mouthwatering burgers,” “Fat Burger Month” will run through April 6 in Waynesville, Maggie Valley and Canton. 

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