Events for July 2015
Jackson County Chamber & Visitor Center
Jul 1    Ice Cream Social
Date: July 1, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Jul 1    Outdoor Movie-Furious 7
Rain Location: UC THEATRE
Date: July 1, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 2    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: July 2, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Jul 2    Family Night at the Library
Family night, a craft, a movie... something for the whole family.
Date: July 2, 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
Jul 3    NO NAME SPORTS PUB PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC FEATURING "HANGDOG HEARTS W/LOU SHIELDS"
LIVE MUSIC FEATURING "HANGDOG HEARTS WITH LOU SHIELDS"
Date: July 3, 2015
Location: NO NAME SPORTS PUB
EMail: scott.nonamesportspub@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: FRIDAY JULY 3RD
Fees/Admission: NO COVER / FREE
Jul 3    40th Annual Pow Wow
40th Annual 4th of July Pow Wow will be held in Cherokee on July 3 - 5, 2015 at the Acquoni Expo Center in Cherokee. 

Traditional, Jingle, and Grass are but three of the types of dances world-champion Indian dancers perform. For three days the ground erupts with a stirring spectacle of majestic tribal regalia, drum, and song, in a sea of twirling color.

Friday, July 3 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 4 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 5 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Date: July 3, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Website: http://www.cherokeesmokies.com/events
Location:
 
Contact: 828-359-6492
Jul 3    Brown Bag at the Depot
Bring your lunch on down to Sylva’s newest park!  Come picnic with your neighbors every Friday at 12:00  for a brown bag lunch—bring your own or order from your  favorite local restaurant.  Unofficially called The Depot, the park is located at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Avenue.   
First Brown Bag at The Depot is Friday May, 22nd at noon.  The park is not quite finished, but has a great looking future. The space used to be the center of town and held the train depot.  Come be a part of Sylva's newest gathering place! Contact Main Street Sylva Association Director Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org for more information.
Date: July 3, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EMail: townmanager@townofsylva.org
Jul 3    Concerts on the Creek 2015 - Dashboard Blue
Dashboard Blue (rock/rhythm & blues/beach) will play at the July 3 Concerts on the Creek from 7-9 at Bridge Park Pavilion.
Date: July 3, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155
Jul 4    NO NAME SPORTS PUB PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC FEATURING "AL HOLBROOK BAND"
LIVE MUSIC FEATURING THE "AL HOLBROOK BAND"
Date: July 4, 2015
Location: NO NAME SPORTS PUB
EMail: scott.nonamesportspub@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: SATURDAY JULY 4TH
Fees/Admission: NO COVER / FREE
Jul 4    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: July 4, 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
Jul 4    40th Annual Pow Wow
40th Annual 4th of July Pow Wow will be held in Cherokee on July 3 - 5, 2015 at the Acquoni Expo Center in Cherokee. 

Traditional, Jingle, and Grass are but three of the types of dances world-champion Indian dancers perform. For three days the ground erupts with a stirring spectacle of majestic tribal regalia, drum, and song, in a sea of twirling color.

Friday, July 3 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 4 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 5 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Date: July 4, 2015
Website: http://www.cherokeesmokies.com/events
Location:
 
Contact: 828-359-6492
Jul 4    Sylva Fireworks Festivities 2015
Fireworks Festivities in Sylva include the Darren Nicholson & Friends band (bluegrass) from 4 - 6 pm and The Business (rhythm & blues)  from 6:30 - 9:45 pm at the Bridge Park.  Following that will be fireworks. 
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155
Jul 4    Sylva Fourth of July Celebration 2015
The Fourth of July Celebration will feature fireworks, live music and fun in Sylva.  Produced by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, this will be the first fireworks show in downtown Sylva in seven years. Darren Nicholson and Friends featuring four-time Grammy award winner David Holt will perform bluegrass music from 4 to 6 p.m. Nicholson is a Jackson County native, an award-winning musician and member of the nationally-known award winning group Balsam Range. They will be joined by friends Jeff Mendenhall on fiddle and Will McIntyre on bass. This group will be followed by the danceable rhythm and blues sounds of The Business from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more information please call 828-586-2155 or visit www.mountainlovers.com. 
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Location: Bridge Park Pavilion, Sylva, N.C.
Contact: 828-586-2155
EMail: julie@nc-mountains.com
Date/Time Details: Saturday, July 4, 2015. 4 to 10 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Free
Jul 5    NO NAME SPORTS PUB PRESENTS SUNDAY - FUNDAY / PONG & DART TOURNAMENTS
COME JOIN IN THE FUN
PONG & DART TOURNAMENTS
GOOD TIMES AT NO NAME
Date: July 5, 2015
Location: NO NAME SPORTS PUB
EMail: scott.nonamesportspub@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: SUNDAY JULY 5TH
Fees/Admission: NO COVER / FREE
Jul 5    40th Annual Pow Wow
40th Annual 4th of July Pow Wow will be held in Cherokee on July 3 - 5, 2015 at the Acquoni Expo Center in Cherokee. 

Traditional, Jingle, and Grass are but three of the types of dances world-champion Indian dancers perform. For three days the ground erupts with a stirring spectacle of majestic tribal regalia, drum, and song, in a sea of twirling color.

Friday, July 3 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 4 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 5 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Date: July 5, 2015
Website: http://www.cherokeesmokies.com/events
Location:
 
Contact: 828-359-6492
Jul 7    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: July 7, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Jul 7    Tuesdays to Thrive - Skin Cancer Prevention
The July 7, 2015 topic for Tuesdays to Thrive is Skin Cancer Prevention.  Skin cancer screening and discussion on prevention methods.  WestCare Health System and the Jackson County Department of Public Health collaborate to sponsor a monthly health and wellness series called Tuesdays to Thrive.  The series is offered on the first Tuesday of each month from 6-7 pm in the WestCare lobby.   The series features timely health topics through a whole-body approach.  The series will be held at WestCare hospital.  Door prizes and food will be provided. 
 
For more information please call 828-587-8288
 
Date: July 7, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Contact: 828-587-8288
Jul 8    Ice Cream Social
Date: July 8, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Jul 8    Community Table Fundraiser at the Waffle House
Come to the Waffle House in Sylva from 2 - 9 pm on Wednesday, July 8 to  help support the Community Table. 10% of total sales will be donated to the Community Table.  Enjoy their first ever Car Show!
Date: July 8, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Jul 8    Outdoor Movie-Unfriended
Rain Location: UC THEATRE
Date: July 8, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 9    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: July 9, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Jul 9    Ellen Bass Reading and Book Signing
On Thursday, July 9th at 6 p.m. author Ellen Bass will visit City Lights Bookstore to present her books. Her poetry collections include Like a Beggar and The Human Line. She is also the author of The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. It is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and encouragement to every woman who was sexually abused as a child – and those who care about her. Bass will also be leading a writing workshop at Cullowhee Mountain Arts from July 5th to the 10th. Registration is currently waitlisted. To be placed on the waitlist send an email to  registrar@cullowheemountainarts.org. To reserve copies of Ellen’s books please call 828-586-9499.
Date: July 9, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 7/9/15 6:00 p.m.
Jul 9    Event_657775
A staged reading of Gary Carden's one-woman play, with commentary by the playwright and a post-reading dialogue with the audience
Date: July 9, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: HFR 101
Jul 9    Jackson County Genealogical Society July Program
"Downtown Sylva’s Newly Designated Historic District," is the name of the Jackson County Genealogical Society’s July program.  The speaker will be Jackson County native and local historian, Joe Rhinehart.  
 
Rhinehart will take attendees on a delightful trip down memory-lane, sharing the history and lore behind the downtown district that has been recently recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  Guests are encouraged to bring their own pictures and stories of downtown Sylva.   
 
The program will be in the Community Room of the Historic Jackson County Courthouse on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m.  All JCGS events are free. 
Date: July 9, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Community Room of the Historic Jackson County Courthouse
Date/Time Details: 7 p.m.
Fees/Admission: FREE
Jul 10    Brown Bag at the Depot
Bring your lunch on down to Sylva’s newest park!  Come picnic with your neighbors every Friday at 12:00  for a brown bag lunch—bring your own or order from your  favorite local restaurant.  Unofficially called The Depot, the park is located at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Avenue.   
First Brown Bag at The Depot is Friday May, 22nd at noon.  The park is not quite finished, but has a great looking future. The space used to be the center of town and held the train depot.  Come be a part of Sylva's newest gathering place! Contact Main Street Sylva Association Director Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org for more information.
Date: July 10, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EMail: townmanager@townofsylva.org
Jul 10    Cindy McMahon to Read from Her Memoir
Asheville author Cindy McMahon will read from her memoir, Fresh Water from Old Wells on Friday, July 10th at 6:30 p.m. Unplanned youngest daughter of activist hippies in the turbulent South, Cindy Henry McMahon survived family violence, fire, flood, poisonous mushrooms, and an ice-cold outhouse. She wrote Fresh Water from Old Wells to tell those experiences and found forgiveness and peace in the process.
Date: July 10, 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: 7/10/15 6:30 p.m.
Jul 10    Concerts on the Creek 2015 - Ashby Stokes Trio
 July 10 Concerts on the Creek features the Ashby Stokes Trio, a blues/rock band from 7-9 at Bridge Park Pavilion.  For more information please call 828-586-2155.
Date: July 10, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155
Jul 11    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: July 11, 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
Jul 11    Bryson City Author Carly Robbins

Carly Robbins a.k.a Robbin Monteith will return to City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, July 11th at 3 p.m. to present the next installment in the Secret Series. In Secrets of the Untold, Katelynn Anthony has always considered herself to be a plain little Southern girl living a boringly uneventful life. But now, nothing could be further from the truth. After Ms. Lera, the elderly lady who had been her surrogate grandmother, mentor, and benefactor passes away, Katelynn is swept away to Scotland to take care of her final arrangements. And as Ms. Lera’s heir, Katelynn finds herself caught up in a world of dazzling creatures and dangerous foes as she adjusts to her new title: Lord of Castle Go-Brath. Not only will Katelynn learn more about Ms. Lera’s adventurous past, but she will uncover secrets about herself and the world she thought she knew.

 

Robbin Monteith has lived in Bryson City for many years.  She and her sister owned Sweet Dreams Bakery in Sylva.  To reserve a copy of her book please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.

Date: July 11, 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: 7/11/14 3:00 p.m.
Jul 11    Kerry Madden will Present Her Harper Lee Biography
To celebrate the release of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, Kerry Madden will present her biography on Lee on Saturday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m. Intended for ages 12 and up, Harper Lee looks at a down-to-earth Southern woman who has shunned publicity for a simpler life. Madden will also present her book on storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham who was a dear friend of Harper Lee. Nothing Fancy About Kathryn and Charlie tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Kathryn and self-taught folk artist Tin Man Charlie Lucas. Go Set a Watchman is due out July 14th. Kerry is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and also teaches at Antioch University in Los Angeles and at the Sewanee Young Writers Conference in Tennessee. The mother of three grown children, she divides her time between Birmingham and Los Angeles.
Date: July 11, 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: 7/11/15 6:30 p.m.
Jul 14    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: July 14, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Jul 14    Joseph Millar Poetry Reading

Joseph Millar will visit City Lights Bookstore on Tuesday, July 14th at 6 p.m. for a poetry reading. He is the author of four collections of poetry and has won fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a 2008 Pushcart Prize. He has appeared in such magazines as DoubleTakeTriQuarterlyThe Southern Review, APR, and Ploughshares.  Millar teaches in Pacific University's low-residency MFA. He will be leading a poetry writing workshop with Cullowhee Mountain Arts from July 12th through the 17th. For registration information please visitwww.cullowheemountainarts.com. To reserve copies of his books please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.

 
Date: July 14, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://citylightsnc.com
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 7/14/15 6:00 p.m.
Jul 15    Ice Cream Social
Date: July 15, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Jul 15    Fish Day at Bryson Farm Supply
Fish Day at Bryson Farm Supply on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, from 12:45 - 1:30 pm.  For more information please call 800-643-8439.
Date: July 15, 2015
Time: 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Website: http://www.fishwagon.com
Contact: 800-643-8439
Jul 15    Outdoor Movie-Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
Rain Location: UC THEATRE
Date: July 15, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 16    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: July 16, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Jul 16    Coffee with the Poet Featuring Valerie Nieman

The Coffee with the Poet series continues on Thursday, July 16th at 10:30 a.m. at City Lights Bookstore. The July gathering will feature Valerie Nieman as she presents her new collection of poetry, Hotel Worthy. Nieman was a 2013-2014 North Carolina Arts Council poetry fellow and has received an NEA creative writing fellowship.  A graduate of West Virginia University and the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte, she teaches writing at N.C. A&T State University and is a regular workshop leader at the John C. Campbell Folk School and the North Carolina Writers Network. She is poetry editor for the online/print literary journal, Prime Number.

 

The Coffee with the Poet series gathers the third Thursday of each month and is cosponsored by the Netwest chapter of the North Carolina Writers Network.  For questions about the Coffee with the Poet series or to reserve a copy of Hotel Worthy please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.

 
Date: July 16, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 7/16/15 10:30 a.m.
Jul 16    RECEPTION: Cullowhee Mountain Arts
Third Thursday Reception Cullowhee Mountain Arts Faculty Exhibit Thursday July 16 5-7pm Exhibit runs June 15- July 24
Date: July 16, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: FINE ART MUSEUM - STAR ATRIUM
Jul 16    Doug Gibson
Doug Gibson is always throwing curveballs. Not with a baseball, mind you, but rather through his stories and songs. It seems like he somehow thrives on steady diet of contradiction. He plays blues and folk songs infused with the manic spirit of hard rock and heavy metal. He has written love songs full of anger and angry songs full of love and hope. He puts out more sound as a one man band than many bands with three or four members. It doesn’t seem like it should work, but once he starts playing and stomping and shouting and singing it somehow just makes sense because he pulls you in with all of the energy he puts out. Rain Location: UC ILLUSIONS
Date: July 16, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 17    Brown Bag at the Depot
Bring your lunch on down to Sylva’s newest park!  Come picnic with your neighbors every Friday at 12:00  for a brown bag lunch—bring your own or order from your  favorite local restaurant.  Unofficially called The Depot, the park is located at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Avenue.   
First Brown Bag at The Depot is Friday May, 22nd at noon.  The park is not quite finished, but has a great looking future. The space used to be the center of town and held the train depot.  Come be a part of Sylva's newest gathering place! Contact Main Street Sylva Association Director Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org for more information.
Date: July 17, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EMail: townmanager@townofsylva.org
Jul 17    Concerts on the Creek 2015 - Lisa Price Band
The Lisa Price Band (country/rock/bluegrass) will plat at the July 17 Concerts on the Creek from 7-9 at Bridge Park Pavilion.
Date: July 17, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155
Jul 18    Arts and Crafts Market - Dillsboro
There will be an Arts and Crafts Market in Dillsboro on the third Saturday of July, August and September - July 18, August 15 and September 19, 2015 - from 10 - 4. For more information please go to www.visitdillsboro.org or call 828-506-8331.
Date: July 18, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.visitdillsboro.org
Contact: 828-506-8331
Jul 18    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: July 18, 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
Jul 19    Triple Arts 2015 Show
The Triple Arts 2015 Broadway Series Summer Intensive culminates in a showcase of talent from the students directed by the award-winning Broadway star instructors Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise
Date: July 19, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Jul 21    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: July 21, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Jul 22    Ice Cream Social
Date: July 22, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Jul 22    Outdoor Movie-Hot Pursuit
Rain Location: UC THEATRE
Date: July 22, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 23    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: July 23, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Jul 23    S.T.I.R. - Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Annual Picnic will be held on July 23 - TBA.  The event is open to Chamber members and prospective Chamber members.  Please call 828-586-2155 to RSVP.
Date: July 23, 2015
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
EMail: 828-586-2155
Jul 23    Buchannan Boys
Looking for a countrified rock and roll good time with a twist? Then look no further than Buchanan Boys! Hailing from the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina, the five-piece band owes its sound to the blend of each member’s eclectic tastes in music. With a style similar to that of current mega stars like Zac Brown Band as well as legendary bands like The Black Crowes and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the band effortlessly mixes different genres into a tasty recipe sure to leave the listener satisfied and craving more! Rain Location: UC ILLUSIONS
Date: July 23, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 23    Dulcimer U Concert
Public Concert for Dulcimer U.
Date: July 23, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Jul 24    Brown Bag at the Depot
Bring your lunch on down to Sylva’s newest park!  Come picnic with your neighbors every Friday at 12:00  for a brown bag lunch—bring your own or order from your  favorite local restaurant.  Unofficially called The Depot, the park is located at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Avenue.   
First Brown Bag at The Depot is Friday May, 22nd at noon.  The park is not quite finished, but has a great looking future. The space used to be the center of town and held the train depot.  Come be a part of Sylva's newest gathering place! Contact Main Street Sylva Association Director Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org for more information.
Date: July 24, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EMail: townmanager@townofsylva.org
Jul 24    Concerts on the Creek 2015 - Buchanan Boys
The Buchanan Boys (country/rock) will play at the July 24 Concerts on the Creek from 7-9 at Bridge Park Pavilion.
Date: July 24, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155
Jul 25    DisAbility Partners Celebrate 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Join DisAbility Partners on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 10-1 at Sylva's Bridge Park to celebrate 25 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Information booths, music, games, speakers, magic show. Free event!   BBQ by Jenkins Family Bar-B-Que.  BBQ Sandwich $3 and BBQ Plate $6.  For more information please contact Philana Griffin at 828-631-1167 or pgriffin@disabilitypartners.org. 
Date: July 25, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Contact: 828-631-1167
EMail: pgriffin@disabilitypartners.org
Fees/Admission: Free Event
BBQ sandwich $3
BBQ plate $6
Jul 25    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: July 25, 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
Jul 25    Folkmoot USA
Folkmoot is an international folk festival held since 1984 in Waynesville, NC and surrounding communities. This year's lineup includes musicians and dancers from Chile, Ecuador, Estonia, Bangladesh, French Canada, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, US Philippines, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Appalachian clogging and WNC bluegrass groups. Three groups will perform at the Bardo Arts Center. For a complete schedule visit Folkmoot USA.org.
Date: July 25, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: BAC THEATRE
Jul 25    Carolina McMullen Returns with Her Second Novel

Carolina McMullen will read from the second book in her Not Here to Stay series at City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, July 25th at 3 p.m. In Téa de León, Téa who lives in the town next to Vicenta's, is the daughter of hard-working farmers who are hired as the land keepers for a very wealthy old woman.  Téa finds trouble everywhere she goes and because of it, she ends up trapped by the unwanted attention from the bitter landlady who takes on the task of changing the rural girl into a socialite.  An unexpected change no one would see coming.

 

Born in Rota, Spain, Carolina now lives in Charleston, SC with her husband. Her novels were inspired by inspired by the many stories her grandmother told her when she was a young girl. To reserve copies of her books please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.

Date: July 25, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: City Lights Bookstore
Contact: (828) 586-9499
EMail: more@citylightsnc.com
Date/Time Details: 7/25/15 3:00 p.m.
Jul 25    ?Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & Bling? ? A Gala To Support Student Scholarships
 “Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & Bling” – a fundraiser for the Southwestern Community College Foundation – is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Performances by Grammy Award-nominee and five-time International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner Darren Nicholson and his band as well as classics singer Steve Johannessen. Silent auction, live auction. Each $150 ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and entrees prepared by chefs of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, dancing, entry for door prizes, raffle ticket and a complimentary drink ticket. Table sponsorships also available. Proceeds benefit SCC’s Student Success Campaign – an effort to raise more than $1 million that will primarily go toward student scholarships. Harrah’s is the presenting sponsor for this event. To purchase tickets, contact Kathy Posey at 828.339.4227 or k_posey@southwesterncc.edu.
Date: July 25, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Website: https://www.southwesterncc.edu/foundation/gala
Location: Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
Contact: Kathy Posey
EMail: k_posey@southwesterncc.edu.
Date/Time Details: July 25, 2015/6 p.m.
Fees/Admission: $150 per ticket
Jul 28    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: July 28, 2015
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.WheeFarmersMarket.com
Jul 29    Ice Cream Social
Date: July 29, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: UC LAWN4
Jul 29    Outdoor Movie-Mad Max: Fury Road
Rain Location: UC THEATRE
Date: July 29, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 30    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: July 30, 2015
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Website: http://www.citylightscafe.com
Contact: 828-587-2233
EMail: bern@citylightscafe.com
Jul 30    Ladies Night at Papou's Wine Shop
Ladies Night at Papous' Wine Shop on Thursday, July 30 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  Discounted prices on wine by the glass, light hors d'oeuvres, and chair massage from FUSIONS Spa.  For more information please call  586-6300.
Date: July 30, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Contact: 586-6300
EMail: papouswineshop@frontier.com
Jul 30    Steph Stewart & The Boyfriends
Before she formed Steph Stewart & the Boyfriends, Stewart grew up in the foothills of western North Carolina, surrounded by Appalachian folk music and the twang of her grandfather's classic country records. The sounds of the hills stayed with her years later, influencing everything from the songs she started writing in high school to the Americana string band she formed in 2013. That band, the Boyfriends, explores new limits on Nobody's Darlin', Stewart's second album of raw, rootsy originals. With its mix of back porch folk and unassuming America, Nobody's Darlin' is raw at points and refined at others. "Our backgrounds are very different," Stewart says of her band, which she pieced together while playing gigs in the Chapel Hill area. "These guys can play pretty much any instrument. They studied music in college. I didn't approach music that way, but that's good. We can add really cool twists and turns to this band's music, because we're all pulling from different roots." On Nobody's Darlin' , Stewart and company make old-school folk for the modern age, bridging the gap between the mountain music Stewart heard as a child and the forward-thinking bluegrass of current groups like the Punch Brothers. There's plenty of country in the mix, too, with songs like "Pearl" taking their cues from the Hank Williams songbook. Rain Location: UC ILLUSIONS
Date: July 30, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: UC CENTRAL PLAZA
Jul 31    Brown Bag at the Depot
Bring your lunch on down to Sylva’s newest park!  Come picnic with your neighbors every Friday at 12:00  for a brown bag lunch—bring your own or order from your  favorite local restaurant.  Unofficially called The Depot, the park is located at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Avenue.   
First Brown Bag at The Depot is Friday May, 22nd at noon.  The park is not quite finished, but has a great looking future. The space used to be the center of town and held the train depot.  Come be a part of Sylva's newest gathering place! Contact Main Street Sylva Association Director Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org for more information.
Date: July 31, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EMail: townmanager@townofsylva.org
Jul 31    Hummus and Beer Pairing
Heinzelmannchen Brewery and Bier Hall in Sylva is holding a hummus and beer pairing event on Friday, July 31 from 4-8 p.m., at the brewery located at 545 Mill Street in downtown Sylva. 

Come sample hummus and small sample of beer at no charge. Both will also be available for purchase. Then head down to Concerts on the Creek for free live music at the Bridge Park by the Robertson Boys (bluegrass) from 7-9 p.m.

For more information call 828-631-4466 or visit www.yourgnometownbrewery.com.
Date: July 31, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.yourgnometownbrewery.com
Location: Heinzelmannchen Brewery and Bier Hall in Sylva is holding a hummus and beer pairing event on Friday, July 31 from 4-8 p.m., at the brewery located at 545 Mill Street in downtown Sylva. 
Contact: For more information call 828-631-4466 or visit www.yourgnometownbrewery.com.
Date/Time Details: Friday, July 31 from 4-8 p.m.
Jul 31    Concerts on the Creek 2015 - Robertson Boys
Robertson Boys (bluegrass) will play from 7-9 at the July 31 Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park Pavilion.
Date: July 31, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.mountainlovers.com
Contact: 828-586-2155