On the beat arts & entertainment
• Singer/songwriter Jamie Kent & The Options perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City. Free. www.nantahalabrewing.com or 828.488.2337.
• The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society will host its annual “Bark, Beer, and Bluegrass” event from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at The Farm at Old Edwards. Event includes barbecue and music from Curtis Blackwell and The Dixie Bluegrass Boys, as well as an auction. $90 per person. 828.743.5752.
• Singer/songwriter Ben Wilson and guitarist Joe Cruz will play The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Wilson performs on Aug. 16, with Cruz on Aug. 17. Both shows begin at 7 p.m. The kitchen begins serving at 5:30 p.m. $10 minimum purchase each night. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com
• A Celtic jam, Kevin Lorenz and Chris Minick tap into Frog Level Brewing Company in Waynesville. The jam is on Aug. 15, Americana artist Lorenz Aug. 16, and singer/songwriter Minick Aug. 17. Free. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.
• Steve Weames & The Caribbean Cowboys will play the Concerts on the Creek concert series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at Bridge Park in Sylva. Free. 800.962.1911 or www.mountainlovers.com.
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Smoky Mountain News
The Haywood County Fair will run Aug. 20-26, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. With an array of food and craft vendors, live entertainment, contest, farm animal exhibit and carnival rides, the beloved Western North Carolina pastime returns with gusto. Feature events include the opening ceremony community concert (Aug. 21, 6 p.m.), variety show (Aug. 22, 5 p.m.), firefighters competition (Aug. 22, 6 p.m.), New Generation Jamboree (Aug. 23, 5 p.m.), HCC Timber Sports Team show (Aug. 23, 6 p.m.), Haywood County FFA BBQ (Aug. 24, 3 p.m.), Heritage Hoedown (Aug. 24, 5 p.m.), horse pull (Aug. 24, 12:30 p.m.), tractor pull (Aug. 24, 6 p.m.), horseshoe tournament (Aug. 25, 1:30 p.m.) and the Smoky Mountain Jubilee closing ceremonies with bluegrass group Balsam Range (Aug. 25, 2 p.m.) The fair opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 for acceptance of fair exhibits. The festivities officially open to the public at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. Parking is $2. www.haywoodcountyfairgrounds.org.
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