Western Carolina University’s Division of Educational Outreach will host an online concert celebrating the sounds of the holiday season with nationally known dulcimer performers Larry and Elaine Conger, Lorinda Jones and Irma Reeder.

Main Street Sylva’s newest chamber member Southern & Sunkissed is located at 633 W. Main St. The boutique has trending clothing and accessories, all for under $50. It also features a VersaSpa spray tan booth for $25. Hours are Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Call 369-7100…

The traditional ways to celebrate Halloween will be the next victim of the global pandemic, COVID-19.

By John Palmieri

By Dave Russell

With no Mountain Heritage Day on the calendar for 2020, Western Carolina University will still mark the date with a virtual concert by Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Although Bardo Arts Center (BAC) is closed to the public during the WCU fall semester due to COVID-19 restrictions, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of virtual events and experiences, with a lineup of streaming events beginning this month.

A note regarding Friends of the Arts from George H. Brown, Dean of the Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts:

Although Bardo Arts Center on the Western Carolina University campus is closed to the public, audiences can enjoy a selection of virtual events and experiences with a lineup of streaming events beginning this month.

City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the publication of Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s new novel, “Even as We Breathe” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. She will be outside addressing passersby with selections from her book.

By Kelly Morgan

Almost daily I hear someone lament that because of the coronavirus our world has become a sad and difficult place.

Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a 501c3 nonprofit arts and heritage organization, has presented the Ammons Sisters as storytellers for 30 years in the school systems and public settings of the South.

By Jim Buchanan

By Dave Russell

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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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!