By Freda Childers
Balsam Mountain Preserve is inviting locals to enjoy all the amenities on the mountain with a 90-day Garnet Membership.
Whittier author B.D. West has released a new science fiction novel “Wynter of Wolves.” West has been writing since age 15. She is best known for her poetry and her love for science fiction and local folklore, which can be seen in some of her writings, she said.
Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy competed against dozens of dance studios from around the state and area for top honors at Showstopper, the largest dance competition in the country.
An independent film, award-winning authors and student poets are just some of the highlights of this year’s Spring Literary Festival at Western Carolina University.
The relaunched Kathryn Byer Memorial Poetry Contest is open to all Jackson County students in grades K-12.
The Jackson County Public Library Recipe Swap is a quarterly event consisting of a recipe gathering, the making of a cookbook and a potluck dinner using the recipes collected.
Lee Lyons will be visiting City Lights Bookstore at 3 p.m. Saturday to present her latest novel, “Southern Shamrock.”
After a 35-year career in the School of Music, John West will retire from Western Carolina University as he began ― with music.
A trio of Western North Carolina artists are the recipients of a North Carolina Arts Council grant.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Balsam Mountain Preserve is inviting locals to enjoy all the amenities on the mountain with a 90-day Garnet Membership.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Whittier author B.D. West has released a new science fiction novel “Wynter of Wolves.” West has been writing since age 15. She is best known for her poetry and her love for science fiction and local folklore, which can be seen in some of her writings, she said.
Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy competed against dozens of dance studios from around the state and area for top honors at Showstopper, the largest dance competition in the country.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
An independent film, award-winning authors and student poets are just some of the highlights of this year’s Spring Literary Festival at Western Carolina University.
The relaunched Kathryn Byer Memorial Poetry Contest is open to all Jackson County students in grades K-12.
The Jackson County Public Library Recipe Swap is a quarterly event consisting of a recipe gathering, the making of a cookbook and a potluck dinner using the recipes collected.
Lee Lyons will be visiting City Lights Bookstore at 3 p.m. Saturday to present her latest novel, “Southern Shamrock.”
After a 35-year career in the School of Music, John West will retire from Western Carolina University as he began ― with music.
A trio of Western North Carolina artists are the recipients of a North Carolina Arts Council grant.
Dogwood Crafters kicks off its 2020 series of educational workshops with two offerings in late March.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
By Sara Stanley
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The Jackson County Green Energy Park opens the spring class schedule Saturday, March 7, offering hot glass classes and blacksmithing classes throughout the day.
During its recent annual meeting, the Jackson County Genealogical Society announced the winners of its three annual awards and installed officers for 2020.
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The 2019-20 season of the Old-Time and Bluegrass Series continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, with Andrew Magill, in the recital hall of Western Carolina University’s Coulter Building.
By Benito Garcia-Garcia
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
By Beth Lawrence
Candice Littlejohn will be coming to City Lights Bookstore at 3 p.m. Saturday for a signing and discussion of her latest novel, “The Adventures of Dr. Dorothy Jarrod Volume 1: THE ORACLE.”
Jackson County residents are now eligible for half-off tuition for all 2020 classes at John C. Campbell Folk School.
The Old-Time and Bluegrass Series at Western Carolina University continues at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, featuring the Berea Bluegrass Ensemble.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Penland School of Craft has open spaces in its upcoming eight-week session available at half tuition to area residents. These long workshops are an unusual opportunity to spend two months working with first-rate instructors in professionally-equipped studios. The discount is available to res…
The Sylva Art and Design Committee is pleased to announce a pop-up gallery event featuring the artistic creations of children ages 5-18 from Western North Carolina.
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
The Sylva Photo Club’s program on Saturday is for anyone who just got into photography or would like a refresher on how to improve their photographic skills.
The 13th annual Father Daughter Dance will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the Christian Life Center at Sylva First United Methodist Church.
Live music is on the agenda at next week’s meeting of the Jackson County Genealogical Society.
Sapphire Valley Ski Area hosts the 14th annual Great Outhouse Races Saturday, Feb. 15.
Brian Knopp will visit City Lights Bookstore at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Western Carolina University Distinguished Professor Ron Rash has been awarded the 2020 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature from Mercer University. Rash is a poet, short story writer and novelist, whose writings reflect life in the Southern Appalachians.
The annual N.C. State Poetry Contest is a free literary competition open to all North Carolina residents (including out-of-state and international students who are enrolled in North Carolina universities).
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Floyd Clown Sr., a family elder of Lakota war chief Crazy Horse, will join author William Matson from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, to discuss and sign their book “Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy” at the Jackson County Public Library.
Floyd Clown Sr., a family elder of Lakota war chief Crazy Horse, will join author William Matson from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, to discuss and sign their book “Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy” at the Jackson County Public Library.
The Mountain Heritage Center holds the next concert in its annual First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. Local band Frogtown will play at HomeBase on the Western Carolina University campus.
The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will host a new exhibition – Time and Again: Glass Works by Kit Paulson and SaraBeth Post. The exhibition brings together two Penland-based artists whose works explore ideas about time, history, memory and the antique.
The Jackson County Public Library is beginning a Silent Book Club. The first meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Paper Mill Lounge. The club will continue on the second Thursday of each month.
United Christian Ministries held their annual meeting Jan. 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Sylva. UCM welcomed Frances Hess, Linda Fulk, Joyce Pope and Frank Royce as new board members. UCM officers for the 2020 year were elected. Board Chairman Steve Metcalf, Vice Chairman David…
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Fisk Jubilee Singers will perform at the Bardo Arts Center on the Western Carolina University campus at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13.
The Western Carolina University Bardo Arts Center Performance Hall opens the spring season with a film screening of the acclaimed live production of “Kinky Boots” from London’s Theatre Royal at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, as part of the Bardo Arts Center Sunday Cinema Series. The screening will b…
The monthly Creating Community Workshop is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, Nov. 30, slightly more than 500 students at Western Carolina University met in the football stadium parking lot and packed into 12 buses. What did they have in common? They all were members of WCU’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band. Their de…
For a full decade, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring live music to Sylva on summer evenings.
Sylva Rotary Club added another McGuire family member to club membership on Jan. 9 when Sam McGuire joined as a fourth-generation member.
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center is hosting an exhibit by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist José Galvez on Latino life in North Carolina in the museum’s second-floor gallery at Hunter Library.
Waynesville author Holly Kays will present her newest book, “Trailblazers & Traditionalists: Modern-day Smoky Mountain People,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. At 3 p.m. there will be a book reading and exploration of some of the stories contained in the book.
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
The Western Carolina Community Chorus, open to experienced singers high-school aged and older, will resume rehearsals at 3 p.m. Sunday in Room 357 of the Coulter Building on the campus of Western Carolina University.
“The Courteous Canine,” a series of manners and socialization classes for dogs, will begin Thursday, Jan. 30, at the National Guard Armory on Webster Road.
The Governor’s Volunteer Service Award program, created by the Office of the Governor in 1979, recognizes North Carolina’s most dedicated volunteers.
Wednesday, January 01, 2020
By Beth Lawrence
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Recently two of our volunteers for Circles of Jackson, Bill and Julie Ogletree, took the time to write a letter of nomination for the 2019 Humanitarian Award. Their letter serves as a wonderful summary of all that Circles provides to Jackson County.
David Preston was the Dogwood Crafters raffle winner for a handmade quilt stitched by Larry Walther, a long-time member of the craft collective in Dillsboro. A customer on Dec. 16 drew Preston’s name from a handmade basket full of tickets. Walther is in his 80s and still quilting.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
The 39th annual Candlelight Christmas event in Webster is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the historic Webster United Methodist Church. The event opens with Christmas music played on the 1881 Estey organ, and guitar played by David Magil. The Christmas story from the Bible will be read by…
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