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December 4 & 11 Window Wonderland - The first two Fridays after Thanksgiving from 5 to 8 p.m. - This Holiday Celebration on townhill in Franklin features “living” window displays of the season, carolers and other sounds of the season, carriage rides, refreshments and more. Contact (828)524-2516.

November 27-28 4th Annual Mistletoe Magic Arts & Craft Show; Macon County Community Building. 70 of the areas most unique artisans. 70 free handcrafted door prizes, live music, Mr. & Mrs Santa Claus, great food, baked goods and a food drive for area food banks. Call Laurie Keneipp at (828)524-6630. November 27-28 Mountain Artisans “Hard Candy Christmas” Art & Craft Show, WCU Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 100 of the area’s finest craftsmen. For information, call Doris Hunter at 828524-3405.

November 29 Annual Franklin Christmas Parade 3 p.m. - Through the streets of downtown Franklin. Call the Franklin Chamber of Commerce for information at (828)524-3161.

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Above, Window Wonderland — scheduled for Dec. 4 & 11 — features scenes from the Christmas traditions of yesteryear. At right, a young girl enjoys having “cookies with Santa” on Main Street in Franklin.

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Annual Mistletoe Magic Art and Craft Show Thanksgiving weekend One of the area’s most popular ways to entertain family and friends during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is to visit the Annual Mistletoe Magic Holiday Art and Craft Show. The handmade juried products of 70 of the areas most talented artisans will be featured along with strolling musicians and carolers; Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and their elves; great food by Main Street Pizzeria and more than 80 free, handcrafted door prizes which will be given away. This festive event will be held in Franklin, at the Macon County Community Building on 441 South, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28. Excitement abounds already in anticipation about this annual event. Christmas trees will be donned in festive decor and all of the 70 booths along with the entire building will be seasonally decorated. Festive quilts will be Suzi Olivio’s specialty is handmade soaps. hung throughout, while carolers able from Main Street Pizzeria. Visitors stroll along the aisles setting the tone can follow up with a relaxing massage for a memorable celebration. And to to conclude their shopping day. make sure no one is left out, Santa and Artists and craftsmen will exhibit Mrs. Claus along with some of their throughout the entire community elves will be present to visit with the building. who will provide very afchildren and pose for pictures. The fordable and uniquely handmade show is a perfect opportunity to begin treasures. Everything from artwork, Christmas shopping. After you “shop woodwork, pottery, stained glass and until you drop,” lunch will be avail-

baskets to folkart, ironwork, candles, soaps, clothing and children’s toys, just to name a few. During the show, the Cowee Quilters will display some very old and beautiful quilts throughout the building and will also be selling tickets for a beautiful handmade quilt which will be raffled at 3 p.m. on Saturday. So mark your calendars for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28, and bring your family and friends to this year’s Mistletoe Magic Holiday Art & Craft Show, the perfect place to begin your Christmas shopping and get in the holiday spirit. It’s a great time to take advantage of being able to shop locally, while supporting the local economy and buying a unique gift

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Sylva’s Christmas parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 3:30 p.m. Our theme this year is “A Storybook Christmas.” Applications are online at www.downtownsylva.org at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Town of Sylva, the Sylva Herald, and the DSA office (563 W. Main Street, Suite 8). Pictures with Santa is also on Dec. 5, before the parade, from noon to 3 p.m. in the courtyard of Restaurant 553 with Terri Clark Photography. Cost is $15 and a $3 discount will be given with those who bring canned goods with additional prints for $5.

Holiday Innkeepers Tour Dec.12, Highlands A second Holiday Innkeepers Tour is now being planned. This time Highlands inns, hotels and B&Bs will be fully decorated for the holidays. Each inn will have a treat with a corresponding recipe card. The more inns visited, the more cards visitors will receive, finishing with a Holiday Innkeeper’s Cookbook. Many of the inns will also have holiday recipe cards from restaurants too, rounding off the cookbook to represent all venues of Highlands’s culinary delights. The Holiday Innkeepers Tour is on Dec. 12, from 1 to 6 p.m. Participating Inns include: 4 ½ Street Inn; Chandler Inn; Colonial Pines Inn B&B; Fire Mountain; Hampton Inn; Highlands House B&B; Highlands Inn; Highlands Suite Hotel; Inn at Half Mile Farm; Main Street Inn; Mitchell’s Lodge & Cottages; Mountain High Lodge; and Old Edwards Inn & Spa.

Recipes will also be provided (and available at other Inns) by Morningside B&B and The Lodge on Mirror Lake, although not on the tour. Non-Inn contributing restaurants include: On the Veranda; Ristorante Paoletti; and Wolfgangs Restaurant & Wine Bistro. The restaurant cards may be picked up at the Inn’s as well. Directions and an empty cookbook shell may be picked up from the Highlands Visitor Center on Main Street. Questions, call (828)526-2112.

‘Joyous Holly Day Concert’ Dec. 8 at SCC Southwestern Community College Chorale will present its winter concert, A Joyous Holly Day Concert, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Balsam Center Lobby on the Jackson Campus. A second performance will be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cecil Groves Center on SCC’s Macon Campus in Franklin. Both programs are free and open to the public. The program will feature traditional and popular choral numbers, as well as selected soloists from the chorale. Accompanist Annie Harlow will also perform on the dulcimer with soloist Genia Edmunds in the Huron Carol. The Chorale, under the direction of Raymond Durkee, is in its second full year of existence and has grown from the original 13 members to 25. Members of the Chorale are students, faculty, staff and community who enjoy the chance to sing together in a small group choral ensemble.

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Christmas events in Rabun County, Northeast Georgia Friday, Nov. 27 — Christmas in Downtown Clayton, Ga. Join in an old-fashioned Christmas tradition for the entire family. Come shop downtown Clayton in the evening and enjoy getting in the spirit of Christmas on Friday, Nov. 27 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. The night of fun includes a visit with Santa Claus, caroling, music and luminaries. Merchants will offer special sales, door prizes and free refreshments.

Sunday, Dec. 6 — The 18th annual Christmas Tour of Homes, sponsored by the Rabun County Board of Realtors, begins at 11 a.m. and continues to 4 p.m. The homes and business on the tour are located in the south end of the county in Lakemont. Proceeds from ticket sales and auctioned items go to the Rabun United Christmas Fund, which helps the less fortunate in the county. For more information, call (706)782-7751.

Friday, Dec. 4 — The Holiday Shopping Extravaganza and Festival of Trees will be at the Rabun County Civic Center on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5. The center is located on W. Savannah Street in downtown Clayton, Ga. Find gifts for everyone on your list, even the hard to buy for. Buy from a selection of kitchen items, jewelry, candles, handmade crafts, pottery, home accessories and crochet items. Concessions will be provided and you can enter to win door prizes. Christmas trees beautifully decorated by local merchants will be auctioned off to benefit FAITH (Fighting Abuse In The Home), a local charity. Children and pets can also have their pictures taken with Santa. — “Celebrate Christmas” in Tallulah Falls at the Town Hall on Main Street, Friday at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to share, Christmas carols around a bonfire, visit with Santa Claus and watch the lighting of the floating tree on Tallulah Lake. — The Dillard Lighting of the Tree and Festivities will be held at 6 p.m. on the fairgrounds at Dillard City Hall in Dillard, Ga. Bring your families and enjoy Christmas festivities in Dillard. Lighting of the community Christmas Tree, food and refreshments, and Santa will make an appearance for the kids. Bring cameras and mingle for a while. Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be available if the weather permits.

Saturday, Dec. 12 — The Rabun County Christmas Parade will begin at 5 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Clayton, Ga. This year’s theme is “Christmas in the Mountains.” The parade route begins on South Main Street and winds through historic downtown Clayton before ending at Ramey Boulevard. Emcees Kathy Blalock and Ron Barden, along with four judges, will be at the grandstands in front of the Rock House Park, where the awards will be given out. Rabun Youth, a local after school program, will have several concessions set up along the route, selling hot and cold beverages, hot dogs and snacks. Of particular note to Macon County residents, the Franklin High School Marching Panther Regiment will participate in the Clayton parade. For more information, call the Rabun chamber at (706)7824812.

Saturday, Dec. 5 — Tiger Mountain Vineyards kicks off the holiday season at the vineyard on Old Hwy 441 S. in Tiger, Ga. on Saturday, Dec. 5, with hot mulled wine and Appalachian Christmas fiddling. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with music from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 19, enjoy Christmas chocolates paired with Tiger Mountain Cabernet Franc and Tiger Mountain Norton, both dry wines with deep berry and cherry flavors - and hints of chocolate. For more information visit www.tigerwine.com or call (706)782-4777. — The North Georgia Community Players will present the musical comedy “Nuncrackers,” a sequel to “Nunsense.” The play, a nostalgic look at growing up Catholic in Hoboken, N.J., will surely make you laugh. The play is presented as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. It stars the nuns you love, plus Father Virgil, and four of Mount Saint Helen’s most talented students. Featuring all new songs including “Twelve Days Prior to Christmas,” “Santa Ain’'t Comin’ to Our House,” “We Three Kings of Orient Are Us” and “It’s Better to Give than to Receive,” this show is filled with typical Nunsense humor, some of your favorite carols, and a “Secret Santa” audience participation. Show dates are Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13. The Dillard Playhouse is located in the old Dillard School in Dillard, Ga., next to the famous Dillard House restaurant. For more information, call Sue at (706)782-0343.

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parade will begin at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Street and West Llewellyn Streets in Clarkesville. From that point, the parade will follow Washington Street and end on the Square. Parade entries will be judged and winners will be announced on Monday, Dec. 7. Following the parade will be a lighting of the Christmas Tree, carolers and downtown shopping. Santa Claus will be available for visits and photos in the Historic Mauldin House located at 458 Jefferson Street. For more information, contact Lane Gresham at (706)754-2220. Towns County, Ga. It's that time of year again. Christmas will be here before we know it and that means the Sheriff's Christmas Parade, "A Georgia Mountain Christmas," to benefit the Sheriff's Empty Stocking Fund for underprivileged and needy children in the community. The parade is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28. The route will begin in the top parking lots of the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, and line up will begin at 4 p.m. The sheriff's office is asking for each entry to bring a new unwrapped toy for the Empty Stocking Toy Drive. All parade entries must be well lit. Children under the age of 18 need to be supervised by an adult. For more information, call (706)8964444.

Saturday, Dec. 19 — “Because it’s Christmas,” hosted by the Georgia Mountain Laurel magazine, is a celebration of art and music to benefit Richard’s Kids, a nonprofit organization which brings toys to less fortunate children in the county. The event is at the Rearden Theater, Rabun Gap- Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Ga. Music will be provided by local and regional musicians. Tickets GLASS STUDIO are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Call Come have a fusing experience with us! (706)982-9197 or (706)7821608 for more information. E AK M IFT Habersham County, Ga. S G ON T Habersham’s annual paS ES LEN rade takes place in L L SS CE Clarkesville this year, as A X Clarkesville and Cornelia GL N E take turns hosting the A event. The parade takes place on December 5 at 5 p.m. This year's theme is ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. In addition to depicting scenes from the beloved circa 1822 JOHN PHILIPS JR. Clement C. Moore poem, Artist/Craftsman the theme may be interpreted in many other Glass • Tools • Classes • Supplies for Stained Glass ways. Examples include tree decorating, holiday Kilnforming • Lampworking dinners, attending worCHECK OUT OUR LINE OF GLASS GIFTS THAT ARE PERFECT FOR THE ship service, exchanging HOLIDAYS OR COME SIGN UP FOR A CLASS TO MAKE YOUR OWN! gifts, caroling, etc. Santa will make a special appear(828) 349-4505 • Open M-Sat. • 9788 Georgia Road • Otto, NC 28763 ance in the final float. The

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N.C. Symphony to play Dec. 11 holiday concert at WCU Holiday events at WCU

Holiday events in Franklin begin the weekend after Thanksgiving

CULLOWHEE – The North Carolina Symphony will get the season started with a concert of holiday pops at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. In this return performance, the symphony will play a holiday-themed program of classical and pop selections including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Joy to the World,” “White Christmas” and a Christmas favorites singalong among many others. Jeffrey Pollock will conduct and soprano Rozlyn Sorrell will perform. Prior to the show, symGreet the holidays with a concert from the North Carolina Symphony on Friday, Dec. 11, at phony members will host Western Carolina University. an “instrument zoo” in the films, performed by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, FAPAC lobby, where children ages 5 and older can on Sunday, Jan. 31; and Tom Mullica’s tribute to Red learn about a mix of instruments including the clarSkelton, on Sunday, Feb. 14. inet, flute, trumpet, trombone, French horn, violin and Symphony tickets cost $25 for the general public; $20 viola. The zoo will also feature Cherokee instruments. for WCU faculty and staff and people 60 years and “These are among the finest musicians in North Carolder; and $5 for students ages 5 and older. olina,” said Paul Lormand, FAPAC director. “This is To purchase tickets, visit the FAPAC box office or call an opportunity for people in our communities to expethe box office at (828) 227-2479 for Visa and Masterrience symphonic music from these wonderful, proCard orders. To order online, go to fessional musicians without having to drive a great www.ticketreturn.com and select “need tickets” on the distance.” The holiday pops concert is the sixth installment of left-hand side. Select the “arts & entertainment” tab, and then find “FAPAC events” under the “Western the Galaxy of Stars 2009-10 season. Next up are “The Clown Princes,” scenes and music from classic silent Carolina University” heading.

Franklin has many events planned for the holidays. The Friday after Thanksgiving, be sure to join us in downtown Franklin for our Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. The event begins at 7 p.m. Enjoy sounds of the season, complimentary cookies and hot cider, a visit with Santa Claus and get your holiday shopping under way with downtown merchants. Children can also write Letters to

December 2-4 CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University will host activities ranging from storytelling to pictures with Santa Claus for WCU and the surrounding community during the second annual “Holiday in the UC” at A.K. Hinds University Center from Dec. 2-4. From 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and Thursday, Dec. 3, there will be a build-a-holiday character activity for $7 per character, holiday arts and crafts, and pictures with Santa. From 6 to 10 p.m., the holiday comedies “Elf” and “A Christmas Story” will be screened at the UC Theater. On Thursday, Dec. 3, “The Santa Claus” will be shown at 6 p.m. followed by “Fred Claus” at 8 p.m. Admission is $2 per person and includes popcorn and a drink. On Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., there will be ice skating in the Coulter parking lot. Admission cost is $2 for children and $4 for adults. Also on Dec. 3 will be horse-drawn carriage rides for $2 per person. A free showing of “This Christmas” is on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. on the UC lawn.

With Santa. This event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gazebo in Downtown Franklin and is always full of holiday cheer. Your young ones can also write their letter to Santa during this event and put it in the express mailbox to the North Pole. Then, Sunday at 3 p.m. the Franklin Chamber of Commerce will present Franklin’s Annual Christmas Parade. Come join us and you'll discover

The annual tree lighting ceremony is set for Friday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. on the square in downtown Franklin.

Santa. This special mailbox will be available Thanksgiving weekend in front of the new Franklin Town Hall location. Each letter is personally answered by Santa himself, so be sure to include a return address. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, bring your young one to Cookies

there’s no Christmas like a mountain Christmas in Franklin, North Carolina. Window Wonderland The first two Fridays following the Thanksgiving weekend, Franklin will again be transformed into an old-fash-

ioned holiday atmosphere during Window Wonderland. On Dec. 4, and Dec. 11, from 5-8 p.m. Window Wonderland will take Franklin back in time as “windows come alive” with living scenes from Franklin’s past. Franklin businesses will be open to warmly greet visitors with hot chocolate, hot cider, cookies, or other refreshments reminiscent of the season. Strolling carolers will entertain shoppers with seasonal music and contribute to the holiday atmosphere as well as other entertainment throughout town.

Luminaries will line Main Street, creating the soft glow which makes the evening so magical. There will be vintage horse-drawn carriage rides and children of all ages can meet Santa Claus at the Macon County Historical Museum on Main Street. Highlands Road will be illuminated with Christmas lights and restaurants will be open for patrons. Window Wonderland is a family event with something for all ages. Step into the past and experience an old-fashioned Christmas in Franklin. It promises to be an evening to remember.

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Christmas in the Smoky Mountains Your guide to the holidays By Tony Wheeler — Staff Writer

go on handsaw detail. There's still hot chocolate to ward off the cold of Winter. Fruitcake is still an important tradition, despite the rumor that only one fruitcake exists in the entire world and is just being passed around, the mother

Like getting to stay up late, most of life's best pleasures are free. Parents will also watch some TV, the same black-and-white movies they watch every year – "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street." They'll keep a hankie nearby, or a tissue for the younger generations, ready to dab at the tears they swear they aren't crying. In the first film, a 1947 classic starring Jimmy Stewart, an angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. It tugs

conversion and redemption after being visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve. Thankfully, there aren't many Ebenezer Scrooges in the mountains. People that move here do so for a slower pace, and most of us that grew up here know better than to live for greed alone. Here, we've learned and hold dear to our hearts the knowledge of our interconnections – how it's our presence needed most, not our presents. We've noticed one of the most beautiful things about Christmas in the mountains. For a few weeks at least, everyone is in a good mood. We wish glad tidings on strangers, smiling and saying "Merry Christmas" to everyone who crosses our path. With that spirit in mind, we hope you enjoy the myriad of possibilities for

As long as there are little Virginias being assured that Santa exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion, there will be Christmas. And as long as there are people around who hold onto the magic of the meaning of the word, derived from Christ's Mass, and give from the heart, there will be Christmas. With Santa and his reindeer, cut Fraser fir trees and candles People that move here do so for a slower pace, lit in churches at the retelling of Christ's birth, the holiday is big and most of us that grew up here know better enough to hold all of the tradithan to live for greed alone. Here, we've learned tions that bring family and friends together in celebration. and hold dear to our hearts the knowledge of our The spirit of Christmas is interconnections – how it's our presence needed alive and well this year. Many of us in the mountains of North most, not our presents. Carolina and north Georgia are a Smoky Mountain Christmas. From at the heartstrings, a tearonly a few generations away "Window Wonderland" where Franklin jerker because it reminds us from being dirt poor, where an transforms itself to a Victorian Christhow we're all connected, how orange and a bit of peppermint mas, to the parades and Living Nativiin our stockings hanging from From Santa Clause and Christmas trees to horse-drawn carriage rides, much we need each other. ties around the area, from the parties the hearth were indeed a treat. the holiday is big enough to hold all of the traditions that bring family Like traditions of long ago, it and sit-down dinners to "Shop with a never gets old. We watch it Nowadays the treats have and friends together in celebration. Cop," we take the time for more intiover and over. evolved as the world has, and mate moments and kind words for “Miracle on 34th St.”, also a classic from of all re-gifts. oranges and peppermints have been refriends and family. After all, who doesChildren leave cookies and milk for 1947 (Hollywood must've been big on placed by Xbox games and four-wheeln’t love Christmas? Santa, and sometimes a carrot for Christmas that year), is the story of what ers. The same spirit of giving lives on, And we hope you do, too. Please takes place in New York City following Rudolph, the lead reindeer. resounding through the hills and valleys enjoy our Christmas Gift Guide to kick Not too long ago, kids had to stare out Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as peoof the Great Smoky Mountains. off the Season and shop with local merthe bedroom window, holding out hope ple are left wondering whether or not a Strong traditions never die, and people chants so they'll have a nice Christmas for a glimpse of the magic. Now if department store Santa might be the real can still cut a tree to decorate for Christand we can all enjoy a happy New Year. they're lucky enough to stay up late, thing. Because of its theme, the film has mas. The only difference now is that faPeace on earth, spread the good will, they can watch the nightly news on become a perennial Christmas favorite. thers most often load the family into the and Merry Christmas to each and Another favorite is "A Christmas Carol" Christmas Eve, when the weatherman car for a trek to a tree farm instead of cuteveryone this year. tracks Santa and the sleigh on Doppler by English author Charles Dickens, about ting it from their own land. The kids still a miserly curmudgeon and his secular radar. Ah, modern technology. get to help pick the tree and fathers still

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 All proceeds from “Holiday in the UC” benefit the American Red Cross and Community Table. For more information, call (828) 227-7206 or visit ucholiday.wcu.edu.

are final. December 6 “Sounds of the Season” Concert Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present its annual “Sounds of the Season” holiday concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in the concert hall of WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.

December 4-5 Madrigal Christmas Dinners Madrigal Christmas Dinners, a tradition at Western Carolina University since 1970, will be held Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. The dinners are re-creations of the pageantry, music and food of 16th-century England, with authentic madrigal entertainment and costumes. This year, the dinner menus will feature a choice of three entrees: a grilled pork loin chop seasoned with bourbon-apple Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet will be a part of this year’s glaze, honey citrus-glazed “Sounds of the Season” concert Dec. 6 at WCU’s Fine and Cornish hen, or a vegetarian Performing Arts Center. plate featuring a stuffed The School of Music’s primary scholportabella mushroom. Accompaniments include traditional arship fundraiser each year, the concert wassail, hearts of Romaine salad with will feature performances by WCU’s sugared pecans and dried cranberries Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Conwith a balsamic vinaigrette, roasted cert Choir, University Chorus, Early garlic mashed new potatoes, honey cin- Music Ensemble, Musical Theatre namon-glazed carrots, plum pudding, Singers and Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. Also this year, the university rolls, tea, water and coffee. The programs begin at 6:30 p.m., and groups will be joined by an honors chilall patrons must be seated by 6:25 p.m. dren’s choir composed of elementary Tables will seat eight patrons school students from throughout Jackeach. Tickets are $18 for WCU students son County. Santa will make an appearand $30 for all others. Tickets may be ance, and WCU faculty member Steve purchased at the administrative offices Carlisle will provide a reading of “Twas on the second floor of the Hinds Uni- the Night Before Christmas” accompaversity Center, or by calling (828) 227- nied by the Wind Ensemble. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for sen7206. Ticket desk hours are 9 a.m. until noon and 1 until 4 p.m. weekdays. Tele- iors 60 and over and WCU faculty and phone reservations must be paid by staff, and $5 for children and students. credit card. Reservations are made on a For more information, contact the first-come, first-served basis. All sales School of Music at (828) 227-7242.

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