• “Isle of Dogs” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on July 19 and 6:30 on June 20 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555
• Macon County Public Library will show a children’s movie (Rated PG) at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 30, in Franklin. Info, including movie title: 524.3600.
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• Macon County Public Library will show a children’s movie (Rated PG) at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 23, in Franklin. Info, including movie title: 524.3600.
7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 21, on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, departing from Bryson City. Board the GSMR and enjoy a steam train ride along with beer tastings, and your own basket of Southern-style barbeque goodness with hand-pulled pork slider, a couple pork ribs, and chicken drumstick accompanied by baked beans, house-made coleslaw, and apple cobbler. Tickets start at $69 and include a souvenir tasting glass for three samples of finely crafted beer selections. Adults-only and family friendly seating. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.
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• Tickets are on sale now for Folkmoot: North Carolina’s International Folk Festival, which will be held from July 19-29. Schedule and tickets: www.folkmootusa.org or 452.2997. • The Cashiers 42nd Annual Antiques Benefit Show will be held July 20-21 at the Blue Ridge School on N.C. 107 North. Over 60 exhibitors, grand prize drawings, food onsite, and more. Admission is $10. www.mountainlovers.com.
• The annual Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival will highlight two world premieres of commissioned works — Clarinet Quintet by Alyssa Weinberg, commissioned by Chamber Music America for the Enso String Quartet, and Sextet for piano 4 hands and string quartet by Inessa Zaretsky, commissioned by Lenore Fishman Davis for the St. Urban concert series. Sundays at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville at 3 p.m. though July 29, except July 22 will be at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and additional information including other locations, visit Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival at www.scm-festival.com.
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• Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, North Carolina’s summertime professional contemporary ballet company will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Daniel and Belle Fangmeyer Theater at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. Tickets are $35 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and $12 for children under 12. A special $65 Gala ticket includes a pre-show reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres by Harmons Den Bistro, VIP seating, and coffee and dessert with the cast after the show. Tickets may be purchased online through Eventbrite or in person at the Haywood County Arts Council located at 86 North Main Street in Waynesville.
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• Acclaimed singer-songwriter Amanda Anne Platte & The Honeycutters will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley. Tickets for the intimate performance, which will be held in the outdoor covered pavilion, are $35 per person. Cookout dinners, priced separately, will be available before the show. For reservations, which are required, 926.1401 or click on www.cataloocheeranch.com.
• The Summer Harp Academy will begin its 2018 season with a faculty concert featuring Elzbieta Szmyt and Jan Jennings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17, at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. • The Jukebox Babies will be on stage at 9 p.m. on July 21 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. $10. For 18 and up. 586.3555. • Songwriters in the Round will hold its eighth event at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 in the Macon County Public Library’s Living Room in Franklin. Featuring George Gray (singer-songwriter and storyteller), Bill Peterson (vocalist, musician) and George Reeves (lead guitar/slide). • Organists Kyle Ritter and Kathy Geyer McNeil will present “Cheek to Cheek” – a concert of four-hand organ and piano and organ duets – at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.
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• “Mater Fest” will be kickoff at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Darnell Farms in Bryson City. Come out and enjoy the plentiful harvest of Western North Carolina tomatoes. Live music, crafts, food onsite, ice cream, children’s activities, and more. Free. 488.2376.
• Haywood Community Band will have a “Patriotic Music” concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 15, at the Maggie Valley Pavilion.
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• The Cashiers Plein Air Festival will return July 17-21. The event is an art competition and sale featuring nationally acclaimed painters from throughout the country. Plein air is French for “open air.” During the festival, more than 20 select festival artists will set up their easels outdoors to capture the beauty of the North Carolina mountains. Their original art is displayed for viewing and sale at a pop up art gallery at The Village Green Commons in Cashiers. The highlight of the week is the Palette to Palate Affair on Friday, July 20, a summer soiree celebrating the artists. Festival artists compete for the Ring Art Awards which are announced during this event. Patrons will enjoy cocktails, delectable hors d’oeuvres and dessert with an artful flair catered by Chef 365 of Greenville, South Carolina. The gallery will be open to ticket holders only that evening who can browse the art for sale while listening to jazz music by The Hot Club of Cullowhee. Tickets for the Palette to Palate Affair are $125 per person. 743.3434 or info@villagegreencashiersnc.com.
• “Rumors” will be on stage from July 13-15 and 2023 at Smoky Mountain Community Theatre, 134 Main Street in Bryson City. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $14 for adults; $8 for students. Children under 5 admitted free. Strong language. Info on the theatre’s Facebook page.
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• The annual Heritage Arts Summer Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Southwestern Community College on U.S. 74 just west of Bryson City. Presented by the SCC Ceramic Arts Club, this event is rapidly growing into a full-fledged “don’t miss” with the work of over 30 of the best pottery students in the region featured, as well as pottery demonstrations, food, live music, and more. Free admission. ww.ncheritageartsfestival.wordpress.com.
• The Jerry Herman blockbuster “Mame,” starring Lyn Donley in the title role, will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. July 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 and at 2 p.m. July 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. 456.6322 or www.harttheatre.org.
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• As part of a summer series of music, the Marianna Black Library is proud to present the traditional music and storytelling of Lee Knight at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in Bryson City. 488.3030 or visit www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.
SUMMER MUSIC • The Concerts on the Creek will have The Super 60’s Band (classic hits) at 7 p.m. July 13 at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Free and open to the public. Food trucks onsite. 586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com.
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