Photo courtesy of Mark Haskett
Peter Koch (left) and Scott Philyaw at the "Greening Up the Mountains" celebration, downtown Sylva.
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Mountain Heritage Center Hours: M - F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Because the Center observes the university holiday schedule, please call 828-227-7129 for information.
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The Mountain Heritage Center to participate
in the 2009 Bryson City Christmas Parade!
The Mountain Heritage Center has been invited to participate in the 35th Annual Bryson City Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 5, 2009. This year's parade theme is, "Smoky Mountain Christmas" and will begin at 2:00 pm. Please join us for an enjoyable afternoon of fun!
Western Carolina University’s First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Session Series for 2009-10 will continue Thursday, Dec. 3, with a concert by 16-year-old fiddler Danielle Bishop, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
A new exhibit focusing on the legendary Plott hound hunting dogs of Haywood County is now on display at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
Western Carolina University presented its 2009 Mountain Heritage Awards on Saturday (Sept. 26) to Amanda Swimmer, a Cherokee woman who has demonstrated traditional pottery making for more than 40 years, and to Great Smoky Mountains National Park – specifically, to the National Park Service and the thousands of individual who have helped create and preserve the park throughout the decades.
Fans of traditional mountain culture from around Western North Carolina and adjacent states gathered at Western Carolina University on Saturday (Sept. 26) to get a taste – make that a “wet” taste – of Southern Appalachian music, dance, food, and arts and crafts.
