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Appalachian storytellers, crafts and musicians at folk fest
Glenville Area Historical Society history tour The third annual Glenville Area Historical Society (GAHS) history tour begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20. The tour starts at the Big Ridge Baptist Church, where patrons can buy tickets, pick up the brochure and hear a basic overview of the tour and final stop at Sims Valley. Dulcimer musicians will entertain. Included on the tour are original and restored homesteads, farms, cabins and community buildings. At every tour stop, a knowledgeable host, often accompanied by the property’s ancestor or present owner, will offer “inside” information, anecdotes
and intriguing details about the original family and those thereafter. Members of the GAHS interview elderly residents, conduct map research, collect documents and research history. Ultimately, after co-coordinating written material, photos and documents, the result will be a comprehensive historical publication, about the greater Glenville area and Hamburg Township. The tour is a fundraiser to raise seed money for the publication, while offering a historical event opportunity. 828.743.1658 or 828.743.6744 or historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com.
The Glenville Area Historical Society history tour will be July 20. Big Ridge Baptist Church (pictured) is included on the tour. Donated photo
Smoky Mountain News
July 17-23, 2013
The Franklin Folk Festival comes back to downtown on July 20. The Fire Truck Parade begins at 9 a.m. Donated photo
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The 10th annual Franklin Folk Festival, a “Celebration of Appalachian Heritage,” runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 20, in downtown Franklin. The festival features Appalachian demonstrators, crafters, cloggers, musicians, vendors, antique cars, vintage farm equipment, fire engines and tractors. There will be mountain music, gospel music singa-longs and open invitations to join the pickin’ at the Jammin’ Tent. Civil War reenactors will engage in mock skirmishes. At 9 a.m., exhibits open and the Fire Truck Parade begins, followed by the official kick-off ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Gazebo Main Stage. The annual Corn Shuckin’ Contest will follow. The Macon County Arts Council will present Appalachian tales, Cherokee legends, heritage stories and songs, from 10 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at the Franklin Town Hall. At 10 a.m., Franklin storyteller, poet and author Patti McClure will present heritage stories and songs. At 11:15 a.m., Wendel Craker of Georgia will spin yarns and share Southern Appalachian mountain folklore. At 12:30 p.m., Tom Hill will present legends and myths of the Cherokee Indians. And, heritage arts and crafts will be available from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the children’s activity area behind Town Hall. www.artscouncilofmacon.org or 828.524.7683. Free. Youth ages 18 and under can showcase their talents at the Mountain Youth Talent Show from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., at the Gazebo Main Stage. Register online at www.jackson.ces.ncsu.edu or 828.586.4009. For festival information, call 828.524.2516 or 800.932.5294 or visit www.franklinfolkfestival.com.
Saving kittens through pottery A benefit to help save cats and kittens in Western North Carolina will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at Claymates in Dillsboro. The festivities will include pottery painting, kitten shower and cat and kitten adoptions. Door prizes will be given away. Claymates will donate 30 percent of profits toward the felines. Donations welcome. The event is sponsored by Smitten With Kittens, a coalition created to promote spay and neuter care, and help end
The Dinosaur Train will run at select times from July 19 through Aug. 4 in Bryson City. Donated photo
Dinosaur Train rolls down the tracks in Bryson City Based on the popular PBS Kids television series, Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train will depart at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Fridays and
the euthanasia of shelter cats in Jackson County and WNC. www.claymatespottery.com or 828.631.3133.
Library to screen silent films “Silents Out Loud” will be showing silent films accompanied by live music at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Jackson County Public Library. The theme is “Stage Magic to Screen Magic” and music is composed by Ian Moore to enhance the silent movie experience. The films being shown include: “The
Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays from July 19 to Aug. 4, at the Great Smoky M o u n t a i n Railroad depot in Bryson City. The train will make a roundtrip trek from the depot along the Tuckasegee River to the Nature Tracker Area. Upon arrival, patrons will have an hour and 45-minute layover filled with children’s activities that include music and stories. Crown class seating is $59 for adults, $40 for children 24 months to age 12, and $10 for infants 23 months and younger. Coach seating is $39 for adults, $30 for children 24 to age 12, and free for infants 23 months and younger. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.
Grim Game,” which is some of the only known footage remaining from this film starring Harry Houdini. There is a fairytale set piece from the Barcelona studio of Segundo de Chomon titled “La Fee Printemps.” A very early puppet sequence by the Lumiere Brothers, “Le Squelette Joyeux” (The Dancing Skeleton), and stop motion animation from Russian filmmaker Ladislas Starevich that shows the secret life of some very genteel insects, “The Cameraman’s Revenge.” The screening is sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council. Free.