arts & entertainment
On the beat Tyler Ramsey. (photo: Bill Reynolds)
Orchard Coffee welcomes Tyler Ramsey
‘An Appalachian Evening’
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and former member of Americana/indie juggernaut Band of Horses, Tyler Ramsey will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Orchard Coffee in downtown Waynesville. Tickets are $25 per person and are available for purchase at the shop. There are a limited number of tickets. This show will sell out. 828.246.9264 or orchardcoffeeroasters.com.
Smoky Mountain News
July 13-19, 2022
Concerts On The Creek The 13th season of Concerts On The Creek will continue with The Summit Church Band (rock/pop) from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Bridge Park in Sylva. Everyone is encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. These events are free, but donations are encouraged. Dogs must be on a leash. No alcohol, smoking or coolers are allowed in the park. Food trucks will also be available. These concerts are organized and produced by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Sylva and the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, call the chamber at 828.586.2155, visit mountainlovers.com or Concerts On The Creek’s Facebook page.
Chamber music returns to Waynesville
The Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas (CMSC), formerly the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival, returns to Waynesville after a two-year absence. Concerts will be held at 4 p.m. July 17 and 31 at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Dvorak, Mozart, Chopin and modern artists will all be featured. The society has been a premier chamber music festival in the Carolinas for 45 years. Internationally acclaimed musicians from all over the world have come to the mountains of North Carolina each year. In past seasons, performers included 24 the winner of the gold medal at the
International Van Cliburn competition in Dallas, a silver medalist of the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow, Grammy Award winners and Grammy-nominated ensembles. Taking place in small venues, the festival creates an intimate interaction between performers and audiences. The Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas is a program of Warren Wilson College. Season and individual tickets are available online or at the church. Students will be admitted with no charge. Single tickets will be $30, with tickets for both concerts $50. For more information, click on cmscarolina.com, email chamber@warrenwilson.edu or call 828.400.6465.
Appalachian Road Show. (photo: Micah Schweinsberg) The “An Appalachian Evening” series will continue at the Stecoah Valley Center in Robbinsville. The annual summer concert series offers an ever-changing schedule of bluegrass, folk and old-time mountain music by award-winning artists — quality entertainment for the entire family. Rich in cultural heritage, the series continues to be a favorite with locals and visitors alike. All concerts will begin at
7:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Lynn L. Shields Auditorium. Performers include Appalachian Road Show July 16, The Jeff Little Trio July 23, Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes July 30, The Wildmans Aug. 6, Nu-Blu Aug. 13, Pretty Little Goat Aug. 20 and The Kruger Brothers Aug. 27 For more information, call 828.479.3364 or click on stecoahvalleycenter.com.
Bryson City community jam A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, are invited to join. Singers are also welcomed to join in or you can just stop by and listen. The jam is facilitated by Larry Barnett of the Sawmill Creek Porch Band. The community jams offer a chance for musicians of all ages and levels of ability to share music they have learned over the years or learn old-time mountain songs. The music jams are offered to the public each first and third Thursday of the month — spring, summer, fall. This program received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment of the Arts. 828.488.3030.
Tommy Stinson. (photo: Glenn Cook)
Rock legend to play Franklin Founding member of rock icons The Replacements and a longtime member of Guns N’ Roses, singer-songwriter Tommy Stinson will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Yonder in Franklin. Food and beverages will be available for purchase onsite. Doors are at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $25 per person. For tickets, click on eventbrite.com and search “Tommy Stinson Yonder.” 828.200.2169 or eatrealfoodinc.com.
