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1. The 19th annual WNC Pottery Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Bridge Park in Sylva.
2. “Rock For Relief: A WNC Flood Benefit Festival” will take place all-day Saturday, Nov. 2, around Waynesville and surrounding communities.
3. The Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center will present “Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Bluegrass, Ballads, and Tall Tales” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee.
4. A special stage production of Agatha Christie’s legendary whodunit “The Mousetrap” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 15-16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.
5. The “Cold Mountain Community Cookout & Concert” featuring Fancy & The Gentlemen will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2, Lake Logan Retreat Center in Haywood County.