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Smoky Mountain News · Highlands, NC
Nearby: Highlands, NCA special “Oyster Roast & Bluegrass” culinary gathering will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Highlander Mountain House in Highlands. Fresh seafood from Pelican Oysters, craft ales from Burial Beer Co. and live music from Daniel Ullom & Emma Rast. Tickets are $50 per person. For tickets, visit highlandermountainhouse.com or call 828.526.2590.
Smoky Mountain News · Franklin, NC
Nearby: Franklin, NC1. Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Franklin) will host Mama’s Broke (Americana) at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. 2. Americana/indie-folk singer-songwriter Alan Edwards will perform at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley. 3. The Haywood County Arts Council’s “Small Works” exhibit will run through Dec. 31 at the Haywood Handmade Gallery in Waynesville. 4. A “Community Contra Dance” will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 5. Holiday Art Market (Bryson City) will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Southwestern Community College.
Smoky Mountain News · Franklin, NC
Nearby: Franklin, NCTo celebrate the release of its first anthology book, the Smoky Mountain Storytellers series will continue with its next installment, which will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Outdoor 76 in downtown Franklin. The event will feature a mix of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by guest writers Rhonda Browning White, Skip Horack, Andrew Clark, Doug Woodward, Lauren Raye, Bob Scott, Adam Bigelow, and Whitney Waters. “Storytellers came about as a way to gather and enjoy the craft of writing in a live, collective environment. In this day of the digital age, live, in-person performance is not only more valuable and rare, but it’s also becoming a lifeline for creativity,” said series co-founder Hannah McLeod. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, email [email protected].
Smoky Mountain News · Franklin, NC
Nearby: Franklin, NCA “Community Contra Dance” will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Contra dance is a form of social folk dancing from which square dancing evolved, so it shares many of the same movements. As always, no partner is necessary, generations mix. All are welcome, including beginners. No dance experience or fancy clothing are necessary. Those who would like to come out just to listen to the music are welcome, too. For the uninitiated, the caller walks the dancers through the steps of the upcoming dance for a few minutes and then continues to call the moves in time to the music so the dancers know what to do next. Dances will include contras, squares, mixers and perhaps a few other types of folk dances appropriate to the level of the dancers in attendance. Beginners are strongly encouraged to arrive by 6:30 p.m. for the instruction. The dance itself will run from 7-9 p.m.
