• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 2 p.m. Nov. 2223, The Strand, 38 Main St., Waynesville. 283.0079.
• Movie night, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, Jackson County Public Library. Call library for movie title. 586.2016. • New movie, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin. Stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Rated R. 524.3600. • Family Night: Thanksgiving Movie, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, Jackson County Public Library, Sylva. Call for movie title. 586.2016. • Classic 1931 romantic comedy, 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, Meeting Room, Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin. Stars Jean Harlow, Loretta Young and Robert Williams. • Children’s movie, noon, Saturday, Nov. 23, Jackson County Public Library, Sylva. 586.2016. • Family movie, CGI animated adventure about a chipmunk names Alvin and his friends, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, Marianna Black Library, Bryson City. 488.3030. • Movie night, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 26, Jackson County Public Library, Sylva. 586.2016.
LITERARY (ADULTS) • Asheville author Tommy Hays will present his latest book, What I Came to Tell You, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov.23, City Lights Bookstore. For young and old readers. 586.9499. • UNCA Professor Daniel Pierce will present his book, History of Moonshining in the Mountains, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, Canton branch library. 648.2924.
• Jean Frady will present her new book, Going Home—Living in Green Pastures, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, Tuckasegee Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Tuckasegee. 293.9677. • Ready to Read, adult literacy program to help those who are illiterate or need to improve/strengthen their reading skills, 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Genealogy Study Room on the second floor of Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016. • Lost Writers Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of the month, Zelda Divine, Inc. 1210 S. Main St., Waynesville. Coffee, refreshments, and good company abide.
HOLIDAY EVENTS
• Reduced prices on Christmas books for adults and children Thanksgiving through December at The Friends of the Library Used Book Store in Sylva. Proceeds support the Jackson County Public Library. • 4th annual Fine Arts Museum’s Handmade Holiday Sale, 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday Nov. 21, WCU Fine Art Museum Star Atrium, Cullowhee. All items priced under $100; high quality craft and gifts created by WCU students, employees, and alumni. • 15th annual City Lights Bookstore Holiday Giving Tree kickoff, Thursday, Nov. 21, City Lights Bookstore, Sylva. Select an ornament from our Giving Tree and
• Franklin Chamber of Commerce Gingerbread House Competition. Deadline is Monday, Nov. 25. www.VisitFranklinNC.com. Deliver entries between 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, lower level of Town Hall. 524.3161. • Wreath Making workshop, 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, Presbyterian Church parking lot in downtown Sylva. Greenery supplied; bring pruning shears, wire cutters, and gloves. $10-$15 (for wreath frame or you may bring your own). Jackson County Extension Office, 586.4009. • Santa Claus, from the Santa Claus Trilogy, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, Santa’s Gift Shop (Macon county Community Facilities Building, Franklin.) • 26th annual Hard Candy Christmas Art & Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 29-30, Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. Adults $4, weekend pass, children under 12 free. www.mountainArtisans.net or djhunter@dnet.net. 524.3405. • Christmas on the Green, Nov. 29-Jan. 6, The Village Green, Cashiers. Santa Claus, noon to 3 p.m., Christmas tree lighting, 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. • Food drive to stock Macon County CareNet Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, during Santa’s Gift Shop, Macon County Community Facilities Building, Highway 441 S. (Georgia Road), Franklin. 497.9425, 736.3245 or www.mvcraftshows.com. • Highlands Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, Main Street Highlands. • Franklin Christmas Parade, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, Franklin. 524.3161. • Canton Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. 235.2760. • Love Lights A Tree ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, Franklin Town Square. Personalized ornaments for $10 to support Relay for Life of Franklin. Snowflakes, Christmas trees or stockings that can be personalized with a name and date in honor or memory of your loved one. • “A Brasstown Christmas,” featuring the Brasstown Ringers, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, United Methodist Church, Harrison Ave., Franklin. Goodwill offering. •Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, downtown Highlands. • Christmas dance party for adults, 7 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, Waynesville Recreation Center, Waynesville. Music by Paul Indelicato. $5 per person. Bring a finger food dish. 456.2030 or email recprograms@townofwaynesville.org. • Jackson County Senior Center annual Craft Festival, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, Heritage Room, Department on Aging building, 100 County Services Park, Sylva. Craft vendor tables, $10. Children’s Breakfast with Santa, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., free for children 10 and under; $5 for adults and children 11 and older. 586.4944.
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• 16th annual Turkey Drive to benefit Haywood County’s disadvantaged residents, sponsored by The Lodging Association. $25 donation pays for a Thanksgiving meal delivered to a family in need. Mail to MVALA-Turkey Drive (Maggie Valley Area Lodging Association), PO Box 1175, Maggie Valley, NC 28751.
• Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week, through Nov. 25, Holly Springs Baptist Church, Franklin; Community Bible Church, Highlands; First Baptist Church, Bryson City; Sylva First United Methodist Church, Sylva; Robbinsville First Baptist Church, Robbinsville; and Truett Baptist Association, Marble. Details at 704.583.1463 or samaritanspurse.org.
November 20-26, 2013
• Coffee with the Poet, Kathryn Byer, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, City Lights Bookstore, Sylva. 586.9499.
• Alternative Market, socially responsible Christmas gifts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Foundation for Evangelism building, Lake Junaluska.
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• Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, 2 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Nov. 29-30, The Strand, 38 Main St., downtown Waynesville. 283.0079.
match-up a book for the age, gender and language listed. Giving Tree purchases discounted 20 percent discount. 586.9499.
• Christmas in the Valley, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, Maggie Valley Pavilion. Hosted by the Maggie Valley community for needy Haywood County families. 926.1686, www.maggievalley.org.
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