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Christmas shows take the stage at Smoky Mountain Performing Arts Center From WWII Christmas memories to an audience sing-along, the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts is bringing a full line-up of holiday performances to the stage in Franklin this month. • Overlook Theatre Company will present “Christmas Memories: Postcards from the USO” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8, and at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9. A lively cast of talented actors, singers and musicians will take a trip back to a celebrate Christmas, World War II style. Festive music, Hollywood stars and side-splitting comedy honoring and cheering soldiers will remind audiences there is no place like home for the holidays. Tickets are $13 each. • There will be an old-fashioned
Christmas carol sing-a-long at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Friends and family of the theatre will enjoy sounds of the season as they echo throughout the auditorium, reminding them of their most cherished Christmas memories and traditions. Tickets are $7. • Jim Brickman, the best-selling piano artist of all time, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Brickman’s talent for songwriting and his engaging personality has earned him album/radio hits, Grammy nominations and numerous music awards. To celebrate the Christmas season, he will delight audiences with beautiful music and heart-felt songs. Tickets are $29. www.GreatMountainMusic.com or 866.273.4615.
Christmas parade to roll through Cashiers
December 5-11, 2012
The 38th annual Cashiers Christmas parade will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 8. Entries for “Songs of the Season” will feature popular holiday songs and invite the audience to a sing-a-long. Grand Marshals will be Raggedy Ann and Andy (who, through their creator’s family, have called Cashiers home for more than 60 years). There will also the “First Edition” parade keepsake ornament, appearances by The Rosman Band and the 2012 “Spirit of our Community” award winners. The parade is sponsored by the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce. 828.743.5191 or www.cashierschamber.com.
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‘Nutcracker’ ballet to grace WCU’s stage Holiday classic “The Nutcracker” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University. More than 70 dancers from the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville will travel to Cullowhee to perform the show. Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” ballet is the interpretation of a young girl’s dreamy Christmas Eve, including an epic battle between mice and an army of miniature soldiers, the transformation of a beloved nutcracker into a handsome prince and a journey to the land ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy. The event is sponsored by WCU’s Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series. Tickets are $10 per person. www.bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 828.227.2479.
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A Christmas journey in Franklin The Brasstown Ringers handbell group and Carolines Women’s Chorale will present “Visions of Christmas” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin. Journey with the groups from the deserts of Arabia, to the fields of the shepherds, to Bethlehem and into our modern-day world. The Carolines, who are based in Franklin, will perform a distinctive mix of traditional and more recent Christmas music. They are
directed by Beverly Barnett and accompanied by Urs Tolotti. The Brasstown Ringers mix traditional tunes such as “O Holy Night and “Lo, How A Rose” with unusual carols such as Puerto Rican based “Carol of the Wise Men” for their part of the evening. The handbell group is directed by Pat Meinecke and will be joined by violinist, Victoria Gobble, on two of their pieces. The Carolines will sing in the Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m. and the Brasstown Ringers will perform in the sanctuary at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted. The programs are sponsored by the Arts Council of Macon County. 828.524.4530 or dseverfall@yahoo.com.