arts & entertainment
On the street Take better photos with your smartphone The Sylva Photo Club will present “Improving Smartphone Photography” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Cullowhee Methodist Church on the Western Carolina University campus. Tony Wu will be leading a panel of members to provide ideas on how to improve pictures, accessories and apps to improve images. “Share and Tell” will follow with the theme of “Relationship, Friends, Love.” Bring up to six photos representing this theme, or photos taken with a smartphone. Cost for this program is $5 donation for visitors (applied to membership). Membership to the Sylva Photo Club is a $20 donation, $10 for students per year. s y l va p h o t o c l u b. w o rd p re s s . c o m , Facebook at Sylva Photo Club, sylvaphotoclub@gmail.com or 828.226.3840.
All aboard the wine and cheese train
February 1-7, 2017
“Uncorked” will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in the Bryson City Train Depot. The GSMR is partnering with Lee’s at
the Depot in Dillsboro and also with Baxley’s Chocolates in Sylva. The event is a specialty full service alladult first class ride in a private car. A narrator will be onboard to discuss the wines selected to accompany a sampling of local cheeses and a freshly made surf and turf meal. Age 21 and over only. Tickets are $119 per person. www.gsmr.com or www.greatsmokies.com.
Scots-Irish program to be held in Swain “Family, Faith and Freedom” will be the program for the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Swain County Regional Business Education in Bryson City. Mark Davidson of Blount County, Tennessee will present the heritage, faith, and history of the Scots-Irish people who once lived in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. In 2000, while teaching at William Blount High School, Davidson developed a curriculum known as Appalachian Studies. Now in his retirement, he teaches non-credit classes through the “Our Appalachia” series at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus. Free and open to the public.
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WOW Mardi Gras fundraiser The Women of Waynesville (WOW) will host a wine-tasting fundraiser for member Becca Swanger, who is running for the 2017 Mardi Gras Ball queen to raise money for the Haywood County Schools Foundation. The fundraiser will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Cork & Cleaver (Waynesville Inn restaurant). Tickets are $20 a person, which includes four wine tastings and snacks. All proceeds go to Swanger’s queen campaign and will ultimately benefit the schools foundation. Half of whatever is raised for her campaign will be used to establish a WOW scholarship to be awarded to a graduating senior in May. For tickets, call 828.550.9978 or visit www.facebook.com/Womenofwaynesville/
• “What’s normal? How do you measure mental health and well-being?” will be the topic for the Franklin Open Forum, which will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub in Franklin. Those interested in an open exchange of ideas (dialog, not debate) are invited to attend. For more information call 828.371.1020. • The Balsam Mountain Inn will host a “Valentine’s Package” through Feb. 28. Add a candlelit dinner for two, fresh flowers, champagne, souvenir flutes and freshly baked cookies for an additional $125 to the room rate. To reserve, 800.224.9498.
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• “Beach Week” will be held through Feb. 4 at the Hudson Library in Highlands. Activities will include a “Game Day,” storytelling, viewing the night sky, movie screenings, a picnic at Hudson Beach, and more. For more information, call 828.526.3031 or click on www.fontanalib.org. • There will be a “Winter Blends” red wine tasting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2, at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. $20 for five wine samples with a bread and cheese pairing. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120. • A wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 4 and 11 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva.
$5 per person. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.586.6300. • A free wine tasting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 4 and 11 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120. • The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host a wine tasting on Wednesdays and a craft beer tasting on Thursdays. Both events run from 4 to 8 p.m. There will also be tapas from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. www.classicwineseller.com. • Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro. Watch the demonstrations, eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com. • There will be a Valentine’s Day Party from 6 to 10 pm. Feb. 14 at the Sneak E Squirrel Brewery in Sylva. Live music provided by the Twelfth Fret during the event. Dinner will be $37 per couple for an Italian-inspired menu and include one beverage per person. There will also be playing two rounds of the Newlywed game, one for couples married more than five years starting at 7 p.m. and one for couples married less than five years starting at 9 p.m. One winning couple from each group will get their dinner for free. Call 828.586.6440 for more information.