Events for November 2015
Jackson County Chamber & Visitor Center
Nov 1    Resident Alien

The School of Stage and Screen will present a staged reading of Resident Alien, a new musical by Katya Stanislavskya, Director of WCU’s Musical Theatre Program.  The reading will be directed by Terrence Mann, Broadway Star and Endowed Chair of WCU’s Musical Theatre program.   

Resident Alien will be the inaugural production of Stage and Screen’s brand new Niggli Series, which seeks to develop and showcase new plays and musicals for the American stage.  The reading will feature both student and faculty actors, including the first lady of WCU, Susan Belcher. 

Resident Alien is a fictional story of Sasha, Sveta, and Nastya Berdichevsky, who were part of the third wave of Russian/Soviet immigration in the 1990’s.   A professor stuck in the past, a musician willing to adapt, and a teenager whose culture shock coincides with her coming-of-age, the Berdichevsky’s represent the full spectrum of the successes and failures of the immigrant experience.  Resident Alien is about the personal choices every “alien” faces in a new world: which parts of him/herself to retain, and which to jettison in order to succeed.
Date: November 1, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: NIGGLI THEATRE
Nov 2    Casino Employee Day
Monday is Casino Employee Day.  Casino Employee badges get you 10% off.  Come spend your "weekend" with us!
Date: November 2, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/401965046666206/
Location: The Sneak E Squirrel
EMail: sneakesquirrel@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Mondays 2p-12a
Nov 2    State of the State Forum - Issues Roundtable - Jackson County Democratic Party
Local Democrats Sponsor State of the State Forum on Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Community Room in the Jackson County Library Complex in Sylva.  Doors open at 6 for a slide show; speaking begins at 6:30. 

A Review of the Long Session of the North Carolina Legislature featuring Ray Rapp as the Keynote Speaker.  Also including comments by Joe Sam Queen, Jane Hipps, Jon deVille, Ronnie Beale, Joyce Stratton, Phil Haire, Ken Brown, and Brian McMahan.  There will be refreshments. 
 
Date: November 2, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.jacksondems.com/
Contact: (918) 645-1973
EMail: c.cagledecorate@gmail.com
Nov 3    Whee Farmers Market
 
The Whee Farmers Market will be held in Forest Hills weekly on Tuesday evenings starting at around 4:30 and going through dusk.  Please join them for their grand opening, support our local farmers, and mingle with our community.  The event will be held behind the entrance sign on Hwy. 107.   See www.WheeFarmersMarket.com for more details.
Date: November 3, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Nov 3    Faculty Recital
Date: November 3, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 3    Sylva Garden Club Meeting - November
On Tuesday, November 3 beginning at 10:45 a.m. at the Sylva Presbyterian Church, professional landscaper and Sylva Garden Club President Kathy Montgomery will give a pruning demonstration.  Kathy will briefly discuss tools and demonstrate by going outside to walk around the church and discuss various plants. Bring questions or photographs of your problem trees/shrubs.  Walking shoes might be helpful!
Date: November 3, 2015
Time: 9:30 PM - 11:45 PM
EMail: nballiot@gmail.com
Nov 4    Career Services PMC Recruitment

The Center for Career and Professional Development is hiring Peer Career Mentors!  We are accepting resumes and applications.
Date: November 4, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Nov 4    Artist Talk - K Rhynus Cesark
K RHYNUS CESARK currently teaches and directs in the Visual Arts Program at Colorado Mountain College Aspen, CO. She passionately teaches ceramics, painting, and sculpture. K has taught at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village, CO., Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN., Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. She has lectured and demonstrated at numerous institutions and organizations. She is a recipient of The Colorado Creative Industry Grant for her ceramic sculpture. K is the former Executive Director of The Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, CO. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work is exhibited nationally.
Date: November 4, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: BAC 130
Nov 4    Guest Chef from the Lobster Trap at The Cut Cocktail Lounge
Guest Chef dinner with Mike McCarty from the Lobster Trap on November 5 at 6 pm.  Each course is paired with a bourbon cocktail.  Tickets are $50 and are available at The Cut Cocktail Lounge.  For more information please call 828-329-5816.
Date: November 4, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Contact: 828-329-5816
EMail: thecutcocktaillounge@gmail.com
Fees/Admission: $50
Nov 4    Trumpet Studio Recital #1
1 hour set-up needed
Date: November 4, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 5    Thirsty Thursdays at City Lights Cafe
Thirsty Thursdays every Thursday at City Lights Cafe - $3.25 Local Tap Beers, $3 Bottles, $4 Wines by the Glass, $5.95 for Local Flights - 5, 6 ounce pours.  For more information please call 838-587-2233.
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Nov 5    Family Night at the Library
Family night, a craft, a movie... something for the whole family.
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.fontanalib.org
Location: Jackson County Public Library
Contact: Ben Woody- 828-586-2016
EMail: bwoody@fontanalib.org
Date/Time Details: 1st Thursday each month
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 5    William Ritter and Sarah Ogletree in Concert
The Jackson County Arts Council and The Jackson County Public Library are co-hosting a concert with William Ritter and Sarah Ogletree on Thursday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m. They will perform in the community room of the Jackson County Public Library. William and Sarah have been playing traditional mountain music together in WNC for the past five years. This year was big for Sarah and William--playing at Merlefest, getting married, and releasing their first CD. The self-titled album was recorded at Western Carolina University and funded through a crowdsourcing campaign. All tracks are traditional songs with the exception of "Be With Me," which William wrote.
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.jacksoncountyarts.org
Location: Community Room of Jackson County Library Complex
Contact: Claire Collins -706-540-9238
EMail: penguinch@hotmail.com
Date/Time Details: November 5, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Nov 5    JV Football - Smoky Mountain High School vs North Henderson
JV Football - Smoky Mountain vs. North Henderson at North Henderson on November 5 at 7:00.
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Nov 5    First Thursday Concert and Jam
Description: First Thursday Concert and Jam with Frogtown Band, Free 7:00 - 8:00 Old Time concert 8:00 - 9:00 Open Jam. Bring your own acoustic stringed instrument for the jam
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: HFR 101
Nov 5    Faculty Recital: Travis Bennett, horn
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 5    Mountain Faith Band Concert

Mountain Faith will perform at the Bardo Center. Advanced tickets on sale on the second floor of the UC or at the door starting at 5:00 pm on November 5.  Students $2, General Public $5. Cash only.  Bring a food item and get a ticket free.  Food donations will go to the Community Table.
Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Nov 6    Fall Rod Run - Cherokee
Cruise the Smokies Fall Rod Run
Friday, November 6 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 7 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
 
Enjoy a vintage car show featuring hundreds of restored and enhanced vintage cars. Chat with their owners to get each car’s unique history, enjoy pristine paint jobs, and have your fill of polished chrome. This show will have food, memorabilia, and automobile parts vendors and will be hosted with music by a professional DJ for lots of old-fashioned fun. Admission is $5 per person and free for children 10 and younger.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Contact: 828-497-2603
Fees/Admission: $5
Children under 10 are admitted free
Nov 6    Jackson County Cooperative Extension - Conservation Christmas Tree
Conservation Christmas Tree on November 6, 2015 from 11:30 - 1:30 pm at the Cooperative Extension Office in the Community Services Building.  Stop by the Extension Center for a FREE Norway Spruce Tree Seedling with planting demonstration.  For more information please call 828-586-4009.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Website: http://www.jackson.ces.ncsu.edu
Contact: 828-586-4009
EMail: robert_hawk@ncsu.edu
Nov 6    Jackson County Arts Council Fundraiser Day at II Pannino
Jackson County Arts Council Fundraiser Day at Il Pannino

The Jackson County Arts Council is inviting the community to eat at Il
Pannino restaurant on Friday November 6th as a fundraiser for arts
programming.  Il Pannino is located at 2840 Old Cullowhee Road and is open
from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  A portion of the proceeds from lunch and dinner
sales will go to providing more artistic programs to the Jackson County
community.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.jacksoncountyarts.org
Contact: 828-507-9820
Nov 6 - Nov 7    Southpaw
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 6    Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers a class - Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application beginning October 30th and continuing for the next three Fridays from 6-9.  With the assistance of resident artists, participants will work with molten glass and gain a more in depth experience of glassblowing.  Through this four day, four week class, students will create their own cups, vases and bowls, along with some sculptural forms, focusing on applications of color.  Space is limited to 6 students - pre-registration is required.    Please call 828-631-0271 for more information or to register for the class.  Cost is $345.00 for 12 hours.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $345
Nov 6    Carolina Writers at Home: Kathryn Byer & Thomas Rain Crowe
Kathryn Byer and Thomas Rain Crowe have been included in a collection of true stories showcasing the houses where some of the most notable Southern authors have forged their writing lives. They both will be at City Lights Bookstore on Friday, November 6th at 6:30 p.m. to sign copies ofCarolina Writers at Home.  The homes in these twenty-five essays range from the classic bungalow and mid-century modern ranch house to wilder locales: a church, a trailer, and a sparsely-inhabited barrier island. Alongside the essays, Rob McDonald's evocative photographs capture the writers in their habitat, preserving their distinct personalities as well as the particular character of the house and place they inhabit.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/6/15 6:30 p.m.
Nov 6    Women B.Ball vs. Lees-Mcrae(exhibition)

Women's Basketball vs. Lees-Mcrae in Ramsey Regional Activity Center - Main Arena.

Get your tickets today! Call 828-227-2401 or go online 

http://www.catamountsports.com/tickets/ContactUs.html

Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 6    Varsity Football - Smoky Mountain High School vs North Henderson
Varsity Football - Smoky Mountain vs. North Henderson on November 6 at 7:30.
Date: November 6, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Nov 7    Fall Rod Run - Cherokee
Cruise the Smokies Fall Rod Run
Friday, November 6 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 7 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
 
Enjoy a vintage car show featuring hundreds of restored and enhanced vintage cars. Chat with their owners to get each car’s unique history, enjoy pristine paint jobs, and have your fill of polished chrome. This show will have food, memorabilia, and automobile parts vendors and will be hosted with music by a professional DJ for lots of old-fashioned fun. Admission is $5 per person and free for children 10 and younger.
Date: November 7, 2015
Contact: 828-497-2603
Fees/Admission: $5
Children under 10 are admitted free
Nov 7    Conquer the Mountain Half Marathon
November 7 2015
Conquer The Mtn Half Marathon and Baked Potato Lunch

A Benefit For Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center

Location:  Tassee Greenway of Franklin, North Carolina
 (877 Ulco Drive)
WE NEED THE PUBLIC  
To COME HAVE LUNCH with us; help cheer on the participants, check out the wonderful items to buy tickets on a chance
to win or help pass out waters
If you are interested please contact SMPCC 349-3200.
 
COME RUN AND CONQUER THE MTN FOR THE BABIES!!!
 
 

Lunch begins 11:30 racers eat for free public invited to join for $5

 

Join us on November 7th for the 4th annual Conquer The Mtn

Half Marathon

Race Day Registration begins at 9:00A.M.

Conquer The Mtn Half Marathon begins at 10:00A.M.

  

For race information and discount information visit our Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/298406377024206/

 
 

Forf race information call:
Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center
(828)349-3200
Email today for a race entry form:
bringingit2life@gmail.com
 
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Tassee Greenway of Franklin on corner of Wells Grove and Ulco Drive
Contact: Jenny Golding 828-349-3200 or smpregnancycc@dnet.net
EMail: smpregnancycc@dnet.net
Date/Time Details: November 7 9am registration 10 am race starts
Fees/Admission: Today only $45 and two-person team $60; Race day $50 two-person team $75;
Nov 7    SCC offers free on-farm training in early November
In partnership with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Southwestern Community College will offer on-farm training.
The class, which is free, will take place at two types of farms in the Ela and Whittier areas. Participants will learn the basics of soil sampling for varying vegetable crops, grazing and hay production.
Serving as presenters for the training will be Christine Bredenkamp, N.C. State University Horticulture extension agent and Christopher Leek, NCDA regional agronomist. They’ll also show participants how to read soil reports, proper selection and use of lime and fertilizer, ins and outs of tissue sampling and more.
“This is an excellent opportunity for area farmers to get some guidance on a variety of topics that will help tremendously in future growing seasons,” said Tiffany Henry, director of SCC’s Small Business Center.
The session will serve as a primer and mini-training for the second-annual Appalachian Farm School, which will be offered through SCC’s Small Business Center starting on Jan. 12.
Southwestern, which WalletHub ranks among the Top 10 community colleges in the nation, serves Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary. 
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Contact: For more information or to register for either the Nov. 7 on-farm training or Appalachian Farm School, contact Henry at 828.339.4211.
EMail: t_henry@southwesterncc.edu
Nov 7    Free on-farm training

In partnership with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Southwestern Community College will offer on-farm training from 9:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 7.

The class, which is free, will take place at two types of farms in the Ela and Whittier areas. Participants will learn the basics of soil sampling for varying vegetable crops, grazing and hay production.

Serving as presenters for the training will be Christine Bredenkamp, N.C. State University Horticulture extension agent and Christopher Leek, NCDA regional agronomist. They’ll also show participants how to read soil reports, proper selection and use of lime and fertilizer, ins and outs of tissue sampling and more.

“This is an excellent opportunity for area farmers to get some guidance on a variety of topics that will help tremendously in future growing seasons,” said Tiffany Henry, director of SCC’s Small Business Center.

The session will serve as a primer and mini-training for the second-annual Appalachian Farm School, which will be offered through SCC’s Small Business Center starting on Jan. 12.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Ela and Whittier areas, Bryson City
Contact: For more information or to register for either the Nov. 7 on-farm training or Appalachian Farm School, contact Henry at 828.339.4211 or t_henry@southwesterncc.edu.
EMail: t_goode@southwesterncc.edu
Date/Time Details: Saturday, Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 7    Holiday Pet Photos
The annual holiday pet photo shoot will be Saturday, November 7th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at City Lights Bookstore  There will be a minimum $10 sitting fee that includes one 4X6 photo of the photographer’s choice. Proceeds benefit ARF. Additional donations to ARF are welcome. Photos can be ordered online the following week, or arrangements can be made to purchase a disc. Appointments are preferred. To make an appointment or for more information please call 404-993-1985.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/7/15 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Nov 7    The Jackson County Green Energy Park - Glass Crash Course!
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers at Crash Course in Glass on Saturday, September 7 from 10 - 5 with an hour lunch break.  Students will learn all of the basics in this all day, one-on-one class with glass artist,Cole Johnson.  Cost is $175.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $175        
Nov 7    WNC Pottery Festival - Dillsboro
The WNC Pottery Festival will be held in Dillsboro on Saturday, November 7 from 10:00 - 4:00.
Showcasing the work of more than 40 master potters from 13 states. A variety of clay art styles will be presented. Pre-show events - including the Clay Olympics - will be held on Friday. The event is juried and the lineup of potters is impressive. $5 ticket includes a chance in a raffle; kids under 12 admitted free.  For more information please go to http://www.wncpotteryfestival.com/ or call 828-631-5100.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.wncpotteryfestival.com/
Contact: 828-631-5100
Nov 7    Weekly Storytime
Our staff and guest readers are adept at selecting an appropriate book or books for whatever audience shows up on a given Saturday... children of all ages are welcome to join us with their parents.  As the weather warms up, stay tuned for notice of outdoor storytime gatherings.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: City Lights Bookstore
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: Saturdays @ 11:30 am
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 7    Volleyball vs. Mercer
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 7    WCU Volleyball vs. Mercer
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://catamountsports.com
Location: Ramsey Center
Contact: Amanda Powell
EMail: anpowell@wcu.edu
Date/Time Details: Nov. 7th 12PM
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 7    WCU Football vs. Furman
• WCU Senior Day: The afternoon begins with a special pre-game ceremony honoring Western Carolina's seniors including Catamount football players and managers, Catamount cheerleaders and members of the WCU Dance Team. At halftime, WCU will also recognize the senior members of the "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band.
• Hall of Fame Weekend: Beginning with a special ceremony on both Friday night and Saturday morning, be a part of a very special game where WCU will induct the 2015 Western Carolina University Athletics Hall of Fame class - the 26th induction class in school history.
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Day: Brain-child and initiated by WCU head football coach, Mark Speir, Western Carolina Athletics will be celebrating the culture and traditions of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The following will all be done to honor the EBCI:
    o Exclusive reserved pre-game tailgate area;
    o A special pre-game coin toss;
    o Special on-field recognition of Eastern Band of Cherokee Day Committee members, as well as other significant EBCI members;
    o WCU players will wear an exclusive logo designed by the EBCI on one side of their helmet;
    o The game day program, "Extra Points," will include a copy of the Cherokee Syllabary, as well as the WCU football roster translated in the Cherokee Syllabary.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/BuyNew.asp?EventID=121951&SponsorID=7330#.VcogQ_lViko
Location: E.J. Whitmire Stadium
Contact: Amanda Powell
EMail: anpowell@wcu.edu
Date/Time Details: Nov. 7th 3:30 PM
Fees/Admission: $15 - $25
Nov 7    Football vs. Furman
Hall of Fame Day | Senior Day | ECBI Day
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM
Nov 7 - Nov 8    Southpaw
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services.
Date: November 7, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 8    Veterans Day Parade
A Veterans Day parade will be held on Sunday, November 8 from 3-5 pm.  The parade will leave Mark Watson Park and will proceed down Main Street and then will return to Mark Watson Park.  Entry forms are currently available from the Veterans Office at the Jackson County Senior Center and are due by the end of October.  For more information please call 828-631-8057.
Date: November 8, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contact: 828-631-8057
Nov 9    Casino Employee Day
Monday is Casino Employee Day.  Casino Employee badges get you 10% off.  Come spend your "weekend" with us!
Date: November 9, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/401965046666206/
Location: The Sneak E Squirrel
EMail: sneakesquirrel@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Mondays 2p-12a
Nov 9    Western NC Civil War Roundtable
Western NC Civil War Roundtable meeting and lecture: Wade Sokolosky on the Battle of Wise's Forks, Social 6:30pm, Presentation 7:00 - 8:30pm,x free
Date: November 9, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: HFR 101
Nov 10    Whee Farmers Market
 
The Whee Farmers Market will be held in Forest Hills weekly on Tuesday evenings starting at around 4:30 and going through dusk.  Please join them for their grand opening, support our local farmers, and mingle with our community.  The event will be held behind the entrance sign on Hwy. 107.   See www.WheeFarmersMarket.com for more details.
Date: November 10, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Nov 10    LMP Coffee House
Coffee House - Comedian or Music
Date: November 10, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: UC ILLUSIONS
Nov 10    Eldred Spell, flute
WCU flute professor Dr. Eldred Spell performs with pianist Dr. Lillian Buss Pearson.
Date: November 10, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 11    Veteran's Day Celebration and Monument Rededication - Webster
Webster will hold a Veterans Day ceremony and the town will rededicate a restored World War II monument, placed in 1951 by students for their fallen classmates, on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 pm rain or shine. The program will include a Posting of Colors by Boy Scout Troop 210, the National Anthem and song by members of the award-winning Smoky Mountain High School Choir, and remarks by elected officials.  The American Legion will be present, along with members of the NC National Guard and other service branches.  Veterans, their families and the public are invited.  For more information please contact Mayor Nick Breedlove at 828-507-0091 or mayor @townofwebster.org. 
Date: November 11, 2015
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contact: 828-507-0091
EMail: mayor@townofwebster.org
Nov 11    Frame by Frame
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for them. Through cinema vérité, intimate interviews, powerful photojournalism, and never-before-seen archival footage shot in secret during the Taliban regime, the film connects audiences with four humans in the pursuit of the truth. – Touring Filmmaker(s): Alexandria Bombach & Mo Scarpelli Cost: FREE
Date: November 11, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC THEATER
Nov 11    Percussion Studio Recital
Members of the WCU Percussion Studio, under the direction of Dr. Mario Gaetano, will present an evening of solo, chamber, and ensemble music composed for percussion instruments.
Date: November 11, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 12    Thirsty Thursdays at City Lights Cafe
Thirsty Thursdays every Thursday at City Lights Cafe - $3.25 Local Tap Beers, $3 Bottles, $4 Wines by the Glass, $5.95 for Local Flights - 5, 6 ounce pours.  For more information please call 838-587-2233.
Date: November 12, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Nov 12    Mercy Killers
ACE presents a One Man Show
Date: November 12, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Nov 13    Women's BasketBall vs. Brevard

Women's Basketball takes on Brevard for Education Day. Game starts at 12pm with doors opening at 11am.
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 13    WCU Volleyball vs. Samford
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://catamountsports.com
Location: Ramsey Center
Contact: Amanda Powell
EMail: anpowell@wcu.edu
Date/Time Details: Nov. 13th 6 PM
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 13    Volleyball vs. Samford
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 13    Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers a class - Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application beginning October 30th and continuing for the next three Fridays from 6-9.  With the assistance of resident artists, participants will work with molten glass and gain a more in depth experience of glassblowing.  Through this four day, four week class, students will create their own cups, vases and bowls, along with some sculptural forms, focusing on applications of color.  Space is limited to 6 students - pre-registration is required.    Please call 828-631-0271 for more information or to register for the class.  Cost is $345.00 for 12 hours.
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $345
Nov 13 - Nov 14    Ant-Man
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 13    Mark de Castrique Returns with a New Mystery Novel

Hendersonville native, Mark de Castrique will visit City Lights Bookstore on Friday, November 13th at 6:30 p.m. He will present his new mystery novel, A Specter of Justice. Set in Asheville, A Specter of Justice follows P.I. Sam Blackman as he attempts to solve two murders in a ghost story reenactment that proves to be a bit too authentic. When his friend is accused of the murders, Sam steps in to find the true killer.


Mark de Castrique grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina where his mysteries are set. A veteran of the television and film production industry, he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date: November 13, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/13/15 6:30 p.m.
Nov 14    2nd Annual Read Local Book Fair

Join us at Jackson County Public Library November 14th to meet local authors, hear readings, and buy autographed book copies for this holiday season. Find out more at fontanalib.org/bookfair.

Featured authors will include:

  • Edward Fahey
  • Tom & Polly Davis
  • Kathryn Stripling Byer
  • Martha Diede
  • Jeremy B. Jones
  • Gary Neil Carden
  • Catherine Carter
  • Kirk Thomas
  • Robbin Monteith a.k.a.: Carly Robbins
  • Curtis Sikes
  • Avram Friedman
  • Mary Lockey
  • Thomas Rain Crowe
  • Carol M. Bryson
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://fontanalib.org/bookfair
Location: Jackson County Public Library
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/14/15
Nov 14    Glass Pumpkin Class at the Green Energy Park
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers a class:  Make your Own Pumpkin on Saturday, November 14.  Time slots are available from 10 am - 4 pm and will last from 45 minutes to an hour.  Cost is $40.  With the assistance of a resident artist, participants will work with molten glass to create a unique and beautiful piece of glass art.  For more information or to register please call 828-631-0271. 
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $40
Nov 14    Weekly Storytime
Our staff and guest readers are adept at selecting an appropriate book or books for whatever audience shows up on a given Saturday... children of all ages are welcome to join us with their parents.  As the weather warms up, stay tuned for notice of outdoor storytime gatherings.
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: City Lights Bookstore
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: Saturdays @ 11:30 am
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 14    Special Story Time with Lucy Margaret Rozier
Lucy Margaret Rozier will visit City Lights Bookstore for a special story time on Saturday, November 14th at 11 a.m. She will read her picture book Jackrabbit McCabe & the Electric Telegraph. With his extra-long legs, Jackrabbit McCabe can outrun anything on the American frontier: horses, trains, and even twisters. Everyone in the town of Windy Flats always counts on Jackrabbit’s speed when a message has to get out fast. Then something new comes to town: the telegraph, which can send messages with the speed of electricity. At first, no one believes the newfangled contraption can deliver a message quicker than Jackrabbit. . . but in a race between man and machine, who will be left in the dust?  
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/14/15 11:00 a.m.
Nov 14    Library Fundraiser at Jack the Dipper
Come and support the Smart Start/Region A Partnership for Children and the Fontana Regional Library Reading Rover third annual fundraiser event held in partnership with Jack the Dipper of Sylva on Saturday, November 14 from 12-4 pm.  There will be fun literacy games for kids, face painting, and raffles - all while you can enjoy the delicious ice cream Jack the Dipper has to offer!  10% of the proceeds from the day's total will go toward the Reading Rover.
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Nov 14    Taste of Sylva - 6th Annual
Taste of Sylva - an afternoon culinary experience featuring local food, live street music and kids' activities! Hosted by the Main Street Association, the sixth annual Taste of Sylva will be held 1-5 pm on Saturday, November 14 at downtown restaurants and in the pavilion at McGuire Gardens.  Originally scheduled for October 3 the event was postponed due to bad weather.  Tickets that were purchased for the original date will be honored.   Tickets are on sale now at participating restaurants. They are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Youth price is $10 for ages 12 and under..  Downtown restaurants participating at their own locations include City Lights Cafe, Cosmic Carryout, Guadalupe Cafe, Mad Batter Food and Film, Evolution Wine Kitchen, Signature Brew, Papou’s Wine Shop and Sylva Convenient Market and General Store.  Harris Regional Hospital will be located at McGuire Gardens.  The event will also feature live music and a youth art competition called “The Art of Healthy Eating,” which is open to all youth in Jackson County ages 3-18.  Youth were encouraged to create a piece of art that represents what healthy eating means to them.  Art will be displayed in participating businesses in downtown Sylva on Friday, November 13th from 5-7 PM.   All students who participated in “The Art of Healthy Eating” will receive a ticket to be used at The Taste of Sylva on Saturday, November 14th from 1-5 PM.  This ticket will allow youth to participate in all events at The Taste of Sylva. For more information on the art contest, contact Melissa McKnight at the Jackson County Department of Public Health at melissamcknight@jacksonnc.org
 
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fees/Admission: $20 advance tickets
$25 if purchased at the door
$10 for youth 12 and under
 
Nov 14    Jack the Dipper Third Annual Ice Cream Eating Competition - Fundraiser for the Reading Rover
The Third Annual Ice Cream Eating Competition will be held at Jack the Dipper on Saturday, November 14 from 3-4.  $20 entry fee.  Get a group of friends together and compete against others to see who is the ultimate Ice Cream Eating Champion!  Cool prizes will be given to the winners and runner ups!  All proceeds will be donated to the Reading Rover. 
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Nov 14    Songwriters in the Round - Balsam Mountain Inn
Balsam Mountain Inn Songwriters in the Round will host Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack and Marshall Thompson on November 14 from 6:00 - 10:00.  Tickets are $47 which includes a buffet dinner.  For more information please call 800-224-9498. 
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.Balsaminn.net
Contact: 800-224-9498
EMail: info@balsammountaininn.net
Fees/Admission: $47 which includes a buffet dinner
Nov 14    Songwriters in the Round - Balsam Mountain Inn
Join Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack and Marshall Chapman at the Balsam Mountain Inn Songwriters in the Round on November 14, 2015 from 6 - 10 pm.  Price is $47 which includes a buffet dinner.  For more information please call 828-456-9498 or visit www.balsammountaininn.net
 
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.Balsaminn.net
Contact: 828-456-9498
EMail: info@balsammountaininn.net
Nov 14 - Nov 15    Ant-Man
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 14    Volleyball vs. UT Chattanooga
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 14    WCU Volleyball vs. Chattanooga
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://catamountsports.com
Location: Ramsey Center
Contact: Amanda Powell
EMail: anpowell@wcu.edu
Date/Time Details: Nov. 14th 6PM
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 15    Holiday Wine Pairing Class at Evolution Wine Kitchen

The holidays are just around the corner and this experiential class will have you ahead of the game and ready to celebrate. You’ll learn how to pair wines with your favorite holiday dishes by tasting traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas foods that have been expertly paired with delicious wines.

Bring your favorite recipes, and, in addition, you’ll get free consultation on pairings for your holiday parties and meals.
Buy your tickets now online for $30. Limited to 30 tickets.

Date: November 15, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Contact: 828-631-9856
Fees/Admission: $30
Nov 15    Women's BB vs. Anderson

Double Header - Women's Basketball vs. Anderson @ 2pm. Doors open at 1:00pm. 
Date: November 15, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 15    Men's BB vs. UNC-Asheville

Men's Basketball vs. UNC-Asheville start time 4:30pm after the Women's Basketball Game. Come out and support the Women and Men's Basketball Teams.
Date: November 15, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 16    Casino Employee Day
Monday is Casino Employee Day.  Casino Employee badges get you 10% off.  Come spend your "weekend" with us!
Date: November 16, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/401965046666206/
Location: The Sneak E Squirrel
EMail: sneakesquirrel@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Mondays 2p-12a
Nov 16    Collaborate: Improve theTotal Experience
Chancellor Belcher and the Staff and Faculty Senates invite every member of our staff and faculty to consider the challenges and weigh in on the solutions through a series of conversations on these topics: - Enhance Campus Diversity, - Support Scholarships (The Comprehensive Campaign), - Invest in our People, and - Improve the Total Experience The goal of this series is to work together on the development of a path forward in each of these areas.
Date: November 16, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE ROOM D
Nov 16    Civic Orchestra Concert
Date: November 16, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 17    March of Dimes Fundraiser
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN2,UC LAWN1,UC LAWN3,UC LAWN4
Nov 17    Collaborate: Support Scholarships
Chancellor Belcher and the Staff and Faculty Senates invite every member of our staff and faculty to consider the challenges and weigh in on the solutions through a series of conversations on these topics: - Enhance Campus Diversity, - Support Scholarships (The Comprehensive Campaign), - Invest in our People, and - Improve the Total Experience The goal of this series is to work together on the development of a path forward in each of these areas.
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE ROOM A
Nov 17    Whee Farmers Market
 
The Whee Farmers Market will be held in Forest Hills weekly on Tuesday evenings starting at around 4:30 and going through dusk.  Please join them for their grand opening, support our local farmers, and mingle with our community.  The event will be held behind the entrance sign on Hwy. 107.   See www.WheeFarmersMarket.com for more details.
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Nov 17    Programs at Biltmore Pk Open House
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: BP COLLABORATIVE
Nov 17    Coffee House
This coffee house will feature Katie Wirsing. Seating limited to 60.
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: UC ILLUSIONS,UC GREEN ROOM
Nov 17    Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet
Date: November 17, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 18    Jackson County Tourism Development Authority Board of Directors Meeting
Jackson County TDA Board of Directors Meeting Schedule
Contact Robert Jumper. Chairperson if you wish to be on the agenda.
robejump@nc-cherokee.com
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://mountainlovers.com
Location: North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Conference Room
276 NCCAT Drive
Cullowhee, NC
Contact: Robert Jumper, Chairperson
EMail: robejump@nc-cherokee.com
Date/Time Details: 3rd Wednesday of each Month
(except July and December)
1:00-2:00 pm
Nov 18    Collaborate: Support Scholarships
Chancellor Belcher and the Staff and Faculty Senates invite every member of our staff and faculty to consider the challenges and weigh in on the solutions through a series of conversations on these topics: - Enhance Campus Diversity, - Support Scholarships (The Comprehensive Campaign), - Invest in our People, and - Improve the Total Experience The goal of this series is to work together on the development of a path forward in each of these areas.
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE ROOM A
Nov 18    Ikebana Workshop

Ikebana is the Japanese art of formal flower arrangement, with formal display under time-honored rules. It emphasizes form and balance. Emiko Suzuki has earned First-Level Professor rank.
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: BAC 150
Nov 18    Women's BB vs. Bethune-Cookman

Come out and watch Women's Basketball take on Bethune-Cookman at 5:30pm with doors opening at 5:00pm.
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 18    John Cracchiolo Senior Recital
John Cracchiolo Senior Recital
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 18    Blithe Spirit
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: HOEY AUDITORIUM
Nov 19    Thirsty Thursdays at City Lights Cafe
Thirsty Thursdays every Thursday at City Lights Cafe - $3.25 Local Tap Beers, $3 Bottles, $4 Wines by the Glass, $5.95 for Local Flights - 5, 6 ounce pours.  For more information please call 838-587-2233.
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Nov 19    Coffee with the Poet Featuring Holly Dunlap

The Coffee with the Poet series continues on Thursday, November 19th at 10:30 a.m. at City Lights Bookstore. The November gathering will feature poet Holly Dunlap as she presents her first book, Feet to Water. She lives in the half-river, half-city of Florence, Alabama. She has a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Auburn University. Her poems have been published in journals including The Denver Syntax, BlazeVox in New York, and Illuminations at the College of Charleston, South Carolina.


The Coffee with the Poet series is cosponsored by the NetWest chapter of the North Carolina Writers Network and gathers on the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For more information about Coffee with the Poet please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/19/15 10:30 a.m.
Nov 19    Collaborate: Support Scholarships
Chancellor Belcher and the Staff and Faculty Senates invite every member of our staff and faculty to consider the challenges and weigh in on the solutions through a series of conversations on these topics: - Enhance Campus Diversity, - Support Scholarships (The Comprehensive Campaign), - Invest in our People, and - Improve the Total Experience The goal of this series is to work together on the development of a path forward in each of these areas.
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE ROOM A
Nov 19    Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Reception
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Reception is on Thursday, November 19 from 5-7 pm at the Comfort Inn Event Center in Sylva.  The event is for Chamber members only; please RSVP by November 16 by calling 828-586-2155.  Members are asked to fill boxes to benefit Operation Christmas Box for the homebound elderly. 
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-1255
EMail: kelly@nc-mountains.com
Nov 19    Reception: Connections

CONNECTIONS: Diane Fox & Beauvais Lyons
(exhibit runs through January 22, 2016)

Lyon's mock-documentary project, The Association for Creative Zoology, presents a tongue-in-cheek response to the ongoing controversy of Darwin's theory of evolution. Through prints, photographs, video, models, and other support materials, the installation posits how new animal species collaged together by the hand of God. In confusing the imaginary and real, Lyons challenges the ways that our beliefs about the world are formed.

Join us for an artist talk by Diane Fox & Beauvais Lyons about their exhibit, CONNECTIONS.
5pm in BAC130 - reception immediately following talk
For more information, see: http://web.utk.edu/~blyons/

Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: BAC 130
Nov 19    Jackson County Cooperative Extension - Customer Service Training
The Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office presents Customer Service Training on November 19, 2015 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. at the Cooperative Extension Office in the  Community Services Building.  Local businesses can learn the importance of customer service.  Enhance communication skills, community pride, host and guest relationships and become civically active.   For more information please call 828-586-4009.
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.jackson.ces.ncsu.edu
Contact: 828-586-4009
EMail: www.robert_hawk@ncsu.edu
Nov 19    Reception: Connections

CONNECTIONS: Diane Fox & Beauvais Lyons
(exhibit runs through January 22, 2016)

Lyon's mock-documentary project, The Association for Creative Zoology, presents a tongue-in-cheek response to the ongoing controversy of Darwin's theory of evolution. Through prints, photographs, video, models, and other support materials, the installation posits how new animal species collaged together by the hand of God. In confusing the imaginary and real, Lyons challenges the ways that our beliefs about the world are formed.

Join us for an artist talk by Diane Fox & Beauvais Lyons about their exhibit, CONNECTIONS.
5pm in BAC130 - reception immediately following talk
For more information, see: http://web.utk.edu/~blyons/
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Nov 19    Jackson County Democratic Women's Meeting
The Jackson County Democratic Women will meet on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 pm at the Democratic Headquarters in Sylva.  The event is open to all members and prospective members.  For more information please call 918-645-1973.
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Contact: 618-645-1973
Nov 19    Early Music Ensemble
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 19    Blithe Spirit
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: HOEY AUDITORIUM
Nov 19 - Nov 20    LMP - Special Events

Improv Show
Date: November 19, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: UC GREEN ROOM
Nov 20 - Nov 21    Straight Outta Compton
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. The group NWA emerges from the streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Date: November 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 20    Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers a class - Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application beginning October 30th and continuing for the next three Fridays from 6-9.  With the assistance of resident artists, participants will work with molten glass and gain a more in depth experience of glassblowing.  Through this four day, four week class, students will create their own cups, vases and bowls, along with some sculptural forms, focusing on applications of color.  Space is limited to 6 students - pre-registration is required.    Please call 828-631-0271 for more information or to register for the class.  Cost is $345.00 for 12 hours.
Date: November 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $345
Nov 20    Benefit Concert

Concert
Date: November 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: UC GRAND ROOM
Nov 20    Blithe Spirit
Date: November 20, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: HOEY AUDITORIUM
Nov 21    WCU vs. No. 9 The Citadel

WCU vs. No. 9 The Citadel. 
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 21    Dance Marathon

Want to make a difference this semester? We would love to have you be a part of Western Carolina's Dance Marathon! This one-day event is a 12 hour dance party with a purpose. On this campus, and across the state, students come together to support their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Registration for Dancers is $20, which includes a t-shirt, breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the day.

LOCATION: Campus Recreation Center
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Nov 21    Glass Ornament Class at the Green Energy Park
The Jackson County Green Energy Park offers a Glass Ornament class on Saturday, November 21.  Time slots are available from 10 - 4 and each time slot lasts for 30 minutes. With the assistance of a resident artist, participants wil work with molten glass to create a unique and beautiful piece of glass art.   Cost is $30.  For more information or to register for the class please call 828-631-0271.
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.jcgep.org
Contact: 828-631-0271
Fees/Admission: $30
Nov 21    Weekly Storytime
Our staff and guest readers are adept at selecting an appropriate book or books for whatever audience shows up on a given Saturday... children of all ages are welcome to join us with their parents.  As the weather warms up, stay tuned for notice of outdoor storytime gatherings.
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: City Lights Bookstore
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: Saturdays @ 11:30 am
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 21    Special Story Time with Anna Browning

Anna Browning will return to City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, November 21st at 11 a.m. for a special story time. She is the author ofTanner Turbeyfill and the Moon Rocks. Tanner has always wanted his own moon rocks. One night, while documenting a full moon from his treehouse observatory, Tanner notices the moon starting to brighten into a blue color! What will this mysterious light do? Find out how Tanner gets to the moon and back, and see if Tanner is able to finally collect the moon rocks he has always desired.

 
 
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/21/15 11:00 a.m.
Nov 21    Samford vs. No.5 ETSU

Tickets are required to enter games.
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 21    No 1 Chattanooga vs Match 1 winner

Tickets needed to enter games
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 21    George Singleton?s New Short Story Collection
George Singleton will visit City Lights Bookstore to present his new collection of stories on Saturday, November 21st at 3 p.m. Calloustown, Singleton’s seventh collection, finds the author at the top of his game as he traces the unlikely inhabitants of the fictional Calloustown in all their humanity. Whether exploring family, religion, politics, or the true meaning of home, these stories range from deeply affecting to wildly absurd and back again in the blink of an eye. Tom Franklin, author ofCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter, said, “If you read only one book this year, make it Calloustown. George Singleton is the best kind of genius, a mad one, and while his stories are acts of mad genius, they are also acts of great skill, acts of great compassion, acts of great intelligence. These are stories not to be missed.”
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/21/15 3:00 p.m.
Nov 21    No. 2 Furman vs. No. 7 Mercer

Purchase Tickets to get into the game. 
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 21    Full Moon Hike
The Jackson County Parks and Creation Department will have a Full Moon Hike on November 21.  Cost is $5.00 per person.  For more information please call 828-293-3053. 
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Contact: 828-293-3053
Nov 21 - Nov 22    Straight Outta Compton
Showtimes: 6:00pm, 9:00pm, and 12:00midnight Location: UC Theater Ticket Costs: $2.00 (for current WCU students with Cat Card) and $5.00 (for faculty, staff, and community members) Popcorn and a drink are included with your ticket purchase! The Fall & Spring Movie Series are sponsored by Last Minute Productions. The group NWA emerges from the streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Nov 21    Jimmy Guignard Examines Rural Landscape Transformation

Professor and cyclist, Jimmy Guignard will present his book,Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone at City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, November 21st at 6:30 p.m. Living on 7 acres above the Marcellus Shale – an active gas play in Pennsylvania, Jimmy Guignard has witnessed the gradual transformation of the rural landscape his family calls home into an industrial sacrifice zone. In his new bookPedaling the Sacrifice Zone: Teaching, Writing, and Living above the Marcellus Shale, the English professor and experienced cyclist grapples with the meaning of place and the power of words. From the vantage point of a cyclist, Guignard tracks the takeover, pedaling thousands of miles through Tioga and surrounding counties, where he encounters increased truck traffic, crosses pipeline construction on trails and passes a growing number of flaring gas wells.  Juggling his roles as disinterested professor, anxious father and citizen and reluctant activist, Guignard reveals how the rhetoric of industry, politicians and locals reshaped his understanding of teaching and his faith in the force of language.

 
 
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/21/15 6:30 p.m.
Nov 21    No. 3 UNCG vs. No 6 Wofford

Tickets needed to get into games.
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 21    Blithe Spirit
Date: November 21, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: HOEY AUDITORIUM
Nov 22    Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner

Tickets needed to get into games
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 22    Blithe Spirit
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: HOEY AUDITORIUM
Nov 22    David Holt's State of Music Live
David Holt’s State of Music LIVE will be Sunday, November 22 from 3:00 - 5:30 pm at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.. Based on the PBS TV series featuring David Holt, Rhiannon Giddens, Balsam Range, Josh Goforth and The Branchettes. David introduces the audience to modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains where they share their stories and tunes. This production will be video taped live in the Bardo Arts Center as a companion piece to the TV series for broadcast on PBS. Sponsored by Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Date/Time Details: November 22 3-5:30 pm
Fees/Admission: Tickets available for purchase
Nov 22    David Holt's State of Music Live
David Holt’s State of Music LIVE. Based on the PBS TV series featuring David Holt, Rhiannon Giddens, Balsam Range, Josh Goforth and The Branchettes. David introduces the audience to modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains where they share their stories and tunes. This production will be video taped live in the Bardo Arts Center as a companion piece to the TV series for broadcast on PBS. Sponsored by Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Nov 22    Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner

Must purchase tickets
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 22    Gamelan Concert
WCU's Low Tech Ensemble performs traditional Javanese music for gamelan degung.
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 23    Casino Employee Day
Monday is Casino Employee Day.  Casino Employee badges get you 10% off.  Come spend your "weekend" with us!
Date: November 23, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/401965046666206/
Location: The Sneak E Squirrel
EMail: sneakesquirrel@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Mondays 2p-12a
Nov 23    Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner

Tickets must be purchased
Date: November 23, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 23    SAI Musicale

Musicale
Date: November 23, 2015
Time: 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING
Nov 24    Whee Farmers Market
 
The Whee Farmers Market will be held in Forest Hills weekly on Tuesday evenings starting at around 4:30 and going through dusk.  Please join them for their grand opening, support our local farmers, and mingle with our community.  The event will be held behind the entrance sign on Hwy. 107.   See www.WheeFarmersMarket.com for more details.
Date: November 24, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Nov 24    Women's BB vs. UNC-Asheville

Double Header - Come out and watch the Women's Basketball Team take on UNC-Asheville. Starts at 5pm and Doors open @ 4pm.
Date: November 24, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 24    Men's Basketball vs. Hiwassee

Double Header - Men's Basketball vs. Hiwassee @ 7:30pm. Come out and watch after the Women's Basketball game against UNC-Asheville.
Date: November 24, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RAMSEY CENTER MAIN ARENA
Nov 26    Thirsty Thursdays at City Lights Cafe
Thirsty Thursdays every Thursday at City Lights Cafe - $3.25 Local Tap Beers, $3 Bottles, $4 Wines by the Glass, $5.95 for Local Flights - 5, 6 ounce pours.  For more information please call 838-587-2233.
Date: November 26, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Nov 26 - Nov 27    Thanksgiving Dinner - The Cut's 1st Thanksgiving Dinner
The Cut's 1st Thanksgiving!  Home style cooking, games and digestif cocktails,.  Serving Thursday, November 26  from 5 pm until 2 am Friday, November 27.  For more information please call (503) 329-5816.
Date: November 26, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Contact: (503) 329-5816
EMail: thecutcocktaillounge@gmail.com
Nov 27    Hard Candy Christmas Arts & Crafts Show
The 28th Annual "Hard Candy Christmas" Arts & Crafts Show will be held on November 27 & 28 from 10 am - 5 pm at the WCU Ramsey Center.  This Mountain Christmas Tradition features live music, demonstrations as well as artisans and craftspeople.  Tickets are $4.00.  Children under 12 admitted free.  www.mountainartisans.net
Date: November 27, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainartisans.net
Fees/Admission: $4 for adults
Children under 12 admitted free
Nov 28    Hard Candy Christmas Arts & Crafts Show
The 28th Annual "Hard Candy Christmas" Arts & Crafts Show will be held on November 27 & 28 from 10 am - 5 pm at the WCU Ramsey Center.  This Mountain Christmas Tradition features live music, demonstrations as well as artisans and craftspeople.  Tickets are $4.00.  Children under 12 admitted free.  www.mountainartisans.net
Date: November 28, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainartisans.net
Fees/Admission: $4 for adults
Children under 12 admitted free
Nov 28    Weekly Storytime
Our staff and guest readers are adept at selecting an appropriate book or books for whatever audience shows up on a given Saturday... children of all ages are welcome to join us with their parents.  As the weather warms up, stay tuned for notice of outdoor storytime gatherings.
Date: November 28, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: City Lights Bookstore
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: Saturdays @ 11:30 am
Fees/Admission: FREE
Nov 28    Peter Loewer: Solving Deer Problems & Other Gardening Dilemmas

Asheville artist and gardening expert, Peter Loewer will return to City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, November 28th at 3 p.m. to celebrate the reissue of Solving Deer Problems. He will discuss methods on keeping these denizens of field and forest out of your carefully cultivated gardens. He will also take questions on other gardening topics. Peter Loewer has contributed to many national gardening magazines and is the author and illustrator of many gardening books. He is vice president of the Botanical Gardens in Asheville.

 
 
Date: November 28, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 596-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 11/28/15 3:00 p.m.
Nov 29    Sunday Brunch Art Opening at The Cut Cocktail Lounge
Sunday Brunch Art Opening featuring Nathanael Roney at The Cut Cocktail Lounge on Sunday, November 29 from noon until 4:00.  DJ's spinning vinyl records.  Please call (503) 329-5816 for more information.
Date: November 29, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: (503) 329-5816
EMail: thecutcocktaillounge@gmail.com
Nov 30    Casino Employee Day
Monday is Casino Employee Day.  Casino Employee badges get you 10% off.  Come spend your "weekend" with us!
Date: November 30, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/401965046666206/
Location: The Sneak E Squirrel
EMail: sneakesquirrel@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Mondays 2p-12a
Nov 30    Comedy Study Break
Date: November 30, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC ILLUSIONS,UC MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Nov 30    Study Break Comedy Show
This will be a simple comedy show set up with lights, sound, mic, etc. Please have seating for 200.
Date: November 30, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC GRAND ROOM
Nov 30    Jazz Combos
Date: November 30, 2015
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: RECITAL HALL - COULTER BUILDING