Western Carolina University Athletics and Great Smoky Mountains Railroad have collaborated to create “The Catamount,” a renovated WCU themed rail car. The original rail car was named “The Michigan” and built in 1952 for the Penn Central line. In 2018, it was bought by GSMR for the Polar Expr…
The Cherokee Historical Association released a statement Monday about the 2020 seasons of “Unto These Hills” and the Oconaluftee Indian Village.
By Kelly Morgan
As America re-opens, Dillsboro opens in celebration with the Front Street Arts & Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18.
The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra is marking its 50th anniversary this month. Founded in 1970 by James Dooley of Cullowhee, the ensemble rehearsed throughout that spring and gave its first performance May 25, 1970, in conjunction with the Western Carolina University Concert Choir. The orc…
Western Carolina University’s annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival will be shifting from the big screen to small screen for the first time in its 11-year history.
OK, I’m toying with the idea of moving back to Georgia and nailing my feet to the ground ... as the late humorist Lewis Grizzard once wrote. My reasons vary considerably from Grizzard’s but are nonetheless viable.
By Lynn Hotaling
Western Carolina University’s annual Spring Literary Festival has gone digital.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to experience ‘SmokiEEEs @ Home’ during National Park Week. This new website at www.smokieees.org features videos and activities that highlight the three Es in SmokiEEEs: Explore, Entertain and Escape.
The Cherokee Historical Association released a statement Monday about the 2020 seasons of “Unto These Hills” and the Oconaluftee Indian Village.
By Kelly Morgan
As America re-opens, Dillsboro opens in celebration with the Front Street Arts & Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18.
The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra is marking its 50th anniversary this month. Founded in 1970 by James Dooley of Cullowhee, the ensemble rehearsed throughout that spring and gave its first performance May 25, 1970, in conjunction with the Western Carolina University Concert Choir. The orc…
Western Carolina University’s annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival will be shifting from the big screen to small screen for the first time in its 11-year history.
OK, I’m toying with the idea of moving back to Georgia and nailing my feet to the ground ... as the late humorist Lewis Grizzard once wrote. My reasons vary considerably from Grizzard’s but are nonetheless viable.
By Lynn Hotaling
Western Carolina University’s annual Spring Literary Festival has gone digital.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to experience ‘SmokiEEEs @ Home’ during National Park Week. This new website at www.smokieees.org features videos and activities that highlight the three Es in SmokiEEEs: Explore, Entertain and Escape.
John Pelham Thomas of Cullowhee will celebrate his 98th birthday Saturday. He was born April 18, 1922, in Bibb County, Alabama. He was married to Beulah Marie Hawks from Sept. 22, 1945, until her death in 2005. He has six children: Sarah Jane Thomas of Asheville, Susan Marie Reynaud of Cullo…
Western Carolina University students and faculty will present William Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” online via Zoom. The livestream is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday on several social media platforms.
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.
Dogwood Crafters kicks off its 2020 series of educational workshops with two offerings in late March.
By Sara Stanley
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.
I thought Siri would be my BFF because so many friends, neighbors and relatives vouched for the app. However, from the get-go Siri has turned out to be my worst nightmare!
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.
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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.
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.
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).
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…
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.
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