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Get Ready to Party Like It’s 1985: 80s Flashback Weekend in Franklin, NC!
Hey there, rad dudes and dudettes! Buckle up your fanny packs and tease that hair to the max because the totally tubular 80s Flashback Weekend is coming to Franklin, NC! It’s going to be a gnarly time, and it’s all for a righteous cause—raising $35,000 for Shriners Children’s Greenville. Every penny will help a child become “HANDICAPABLE!” So, grab your neon leg warmers and boogie on down to this blast from the past event!
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Hosts Topping Ceremony for New Hotel Tower
MURPHY, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River continues to make considerable strides towards completing its $275 million expansion project as they recently held a topping out ceremony for its new 12-story hotel tower. The event, attended by Harrah’s Cherokee leadership, dignitaries from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and construction team members, provided an opportunity to celebrate the project’s progress and recognize the collaborative effort of those who have dedicated their time to aid in the project’s development. Those in attendance were also able to sign the final steel beam to leave their mark on the new amenity.
Brookings Fly Shop: Matt Canter’s hospitality is the hook
The gift of hospitality is the first step in being a gracious sportsman — or in running a business. Matt Canter of Brookings Fly Shop knows that after his team sets the tone and puts visitors in a relaxed frame of mind, they are more than capable of developing the type of relationships that make their business a destination. It does not hurt that he also put a wine and beer bar in his attractive and spacious new facility in Cashiers. Now there is a man with a plan to lure in the Lowcountry visitors.
The Bascom names Niki Kinkade as new director
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, located in Highlands, North Carolina, is welcoming Niki Kinkade as its new Executive Director starting mid-July. Kinkade comes to The Bascom with more than 15 years of experience in the arts nonprofit sector. Since 2017, Kinkade has served as Executive Director of the Art Center of the […] The post The Bascom names Niki Kinkade as new director appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Kayaking on Lake Junaluska in the NC Smokies
We recently joined some friends to kayak on Lake Junaluska. Located just outside of Waynesville, NC, this mountain lake community has a population of 3,219. Lake Junaluska is a 200-acre manmade lake that is fed primarily by Richland Creek, which then becomes a tributary of the Pigeon River. Private residences...
Chamber music returns to Waynesville
The popular Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas (CMSC) will perform at 4 p.m. July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Featuring the Jasper String Quartet, Tesla Quartet and other talented special guests, performances are creative, joyful, up-close and intimate. “It’s music that transcends...
HBF hosts ‘Landscape Meanders’ lecture
The Highlands Biological Foundation (HBF) continues its Zahner Conservation Lecture series Thursday, July 1. The upcoming lecture, “Landscape Meanders: Design Ideas for the South Gateway Garden at the Highlands Botanical Garden,” will be presented by Warren Byrd Jr., Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia and founding principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.
Experience ‘Textures’ at Haywood Arts
The Haywood County Arts Council’s (HCAC) latest exhibit, “Textures,” will run through Sept. 1 at the HCAC gallery on Main Street in downtown Waynesville. Showcasing a rich tapestry of artistic mediums including ceramics, woodwork, felt, mosaic, fabric, macrame, collage and more, this diversified exhibition promises to have something for every art enthusiast.
Mural celebrates past, present and future of Pigeon Center
A visually stunning amalgamation of images — both historic and aspirational — now adorns Waynesville’s Pigeon Community Multicultural Development center, breathing new life into an old neighborhood and commemorating the important role of the structure in regional Black history. “I’ve been here 20-plus years. I also went...
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