2008 CASHIERS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER
November 1 – WNC Pottery Festival
Juried event with over 25 Master Southern potters. Dillsboro, NC. 828-631-5100.
November 1-13 - November 13 – Exhibit - 2008 Juried Art
Tuesdays thru Saturdays. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. At the Bascom. Highlands, NC. 828-526-4949.
November 1-12 – Sculpture on the Green Bi-Annual Invitational Exhibition
Ten sculptures by ten national artists. At The Village Green park. Cashiers, NC.
November 6 – 22 - Photography Exhibit, Living With the Enemy
A collection of photographs of domestic violence by Donna Ferrato. Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-3591.
November 6 – December 18 - Stained Glass Workshop
Cordelia Camp Building at Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. For more information or to register call:
828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968.
November 6 – Bluegrass Jam
Old-time and bluegrass music concert/jam session series. Featuring Asheville band Dehlia Low. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-7129.
November 6 – Faculty Recital
School of Music faculty recital. 8:00 pm. Recital Hall of Coulter Building on the Western Carolina University Campus. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-7242.
November 6 – Movie Night
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Library meeting room. 7:00 pm. Cashiers, NC. 828-743-0215.
November 7 – An Evening of Storytelling with Gary Carden
7:00 pm. Free. Hosted by City Lights in Sylva. 828-586-9499.
November 8 – December 4 – Aquatic Fitness
Western Carolina University in the Reid Gym Pool. 5:30 - 6:15 pm. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-3688.
November 8, 15, 22 – Hard Hat Tours
Tours of the Bascom’s new facility. 3:00 pm. & 4:00 pm. Highlands, NC. Reservations Required: 828-526-4949.
November 8 – Hiking Club
Hike from Jones Gap to Whiterock Mountain on Bartram Trail. Franklin, NC. For more information and reservations call: 828-524-4200.
November 11 – Artist Lecture: Denise Carbone
4:00 pm. Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University. Free. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-3594.
November 11 – Veteran’s Day Program
11:00 am. At Micah’s Restaurant in Sapphire Valley. Conducted by VFW Post 10685.
Sapphire, NC. 828-743-3527.
November 12 – 16 – Shakespeare’s Othello
Hoey Auditorium. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-7491.
November 13 – Broadway State of Mind
Fine and Performing Arts Center. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. 828-227-2479.
November 15 - Hiking Club
Moderate 4.6 mile hike from Long Branch to Glassmine Gap and then on to Rock Gap. Franklin, NC. For more information call: 828-369-1983.
November 27 – Happy Thanksgiving…gobble, gobble, gobble.
November 28-29 - Sapphire Valley Master Association Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Sapphire Valley Community Center. 828-743-0321
November 28 - 29 - Annual "Hard Candy Christmas" Art & Craft Show
Ramsey Center on the Western Carolina University Campus. 10 am-5 pm.
828-524-3405.
DECEMBER
December 5 – Dillsboro Luminaries
Over 2500 luminaries light the streets of Dillsboro and all the shops are bright with Christmas lights and decorations. Adopted from an old Scandinavian custom.
Dillsboro, NC. 828-586-3891.
December 6 – Sylva Christmas Parade
5:00 pm. Downtown Sylva, NC. 828-586-1577.
December 13 - Cashiers Christmas Parade
1:00 pm. Cashiers, NC. 828-743-5191.
December 21 – Happy Hanukkah
December 25 – Merry Christmas…For Unto Us A Son Is Born.
Ongoing Activities in the Cashiers Area:
Art Lessons: Every Monday thru Friday mornings and afternoons. Blue Valley Gallery. For more information call: 828-743-2956.
Clogging Classes: Beginners Plus Clogging Class. Mondays. 7:00 pm. At Mountain Sounds behind The Bird Barn’n Garden. Cashiers, NC.
Intermediate Clogging: 6:00 pm Thursdays. Mountain Sounds behind the Bird Barn’n Garden. Cashiers, NC.
Tai Chi: Mondays & Thursdays at 4:00 pm. The golden Age Senior Center. For more information call: 828-586-4944.
Art League: Area Art League meets the first Monday of the month. 6:00 pm. Swain County Center for the Arts. 828-488-7843.
Civil War Round Table: Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table meets the second Monday of each month. 7:00 pm. Justice Center in Sylva, NC. 828-452-2298.
Pilates: Mondays & Wednesdays. 4:00 pm. Fitness studio on the first level of the Jane Woodruff Clinic on the Highlands/Cashiers Hospital Campus. 828-526-1348.
Free Health Clinic: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays. 8 to 11:30 am. 1:00 to 4:30 pm. Jackson County Health Dept. Offering blood pressure checks, vaccinations, TB testing, and more. 828-586-8994.
Karate: Blue Ridge Karate Club. Mondays & Thursdays. 6:30 pm. Glenville Masonic Lodge. All ages & all abilities. 828-743-2114.
Sapphire Art Classes: Sapphire Valley Community Center. Every Wednesday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Sapphire, NC. 828-743-7663.
Cashiers Bibliophiles: Every 2nd Wednesday of each month. 5:30 pm. Cashiers, NC. 828-743-1625.
Cashiers Quilters: Every Wednesday. 12:30 pm. Cashiers United Methodist Church. Cashiers, NC. 828-743-1625.
Yoga Classes: Mondays at 7:30 am. Thursdays at 10:30 am. Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. 828-526-1348.
Museum Tours: Tours of the Zachary-Tolbert House. Every Friday & Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Cashiers, NC. 828-743-7710.
Humane Society Dog Walk: Every Friday from 10:00 am till noon. Volunteers welcome to assist with the walks.
Cashiers/Highlands Humane Society. 828-743-7270.
Veteran & Ladies Auxiliary Meetings: VFW Post 10685. Monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. Located on Highway 107 N. Glenville, NC.
828-743-5908.
Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market: Every Saturday. 8:00 am till noon. Across from Drake Software on Palmer Street. Franklin, NC.