 Friday, June 14
AIR SUPPLY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock met on May 12, 1975 and became instant friends with their common love for The Beatles and, of course, singing. They made a single in one afternoon and it shot to number one on the national charts. Air Supply was born! Their songs, "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "The One That You Love", "Sweet Dreams", and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" have each achieved multi-million plays on the radio.
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 Friday, June 14
DWIGHT YOAKAM
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
9:00 pm. His name immediately conjures up compelling, provocative images: A pale cowboy hat with the brim pulled low; poured-on blue jeans; intricate, catchy melodies paired with poignant, brilliant lyrics that mesmerize with their indelible imprint.
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 Saturday, June 15
JUNIPER
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. This week's featured artist is Juniper; a blend of Celtic and Alternative folk music. Juniper weaves a tight tapestry of haunting melodies and lush harmonies. Sprinkle in some fiery rhythms and compelling vocals and you have the unique sound that this group is known for.
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 Friday, June 21
BILLY IDOL
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
9:00 pm. Billy Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career. A series of music videos for songs such as White Wedding, Rebel Yell and Eyes Without A Face, made him one of the first MTV stars.
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 Thursday - Sunday, June 27-30
CINDERELLA: A MAGICAL MUSICAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm (2:30 on Sunday). One of the world's most favorite favorite fairy tales is brought to life on stage in a musical celebration of magical hopes and dreams. A full-two act production presented by the Overlook Theatre company.
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 Saturday, June 29
BALSAM RANGE
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. Enjoy the acoustic bluegrass "dream team", a perennial favorite on the Grand Old Stage. All the fellows - Tim Surrett, Buddy Melton, Caleb Smith, Darren Nicholson and Marc Pruett - grew up steeped in traditions of The Grand Ole Opry ...as well as the important influences of the Scotch-Irish settlers of the Southern Mountains, English ballads, and Western songs. Winner IBMA 2011 song of the year for "Trains I Missed."
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 Wednesday, July 3
LAUREN ALAINA
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. She was the runner-up on Season 10 of American Idol, where her strong vocal performances earned comparisons to the genre's premier vocalists, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride. Soon after, she made her much-anticipated Opry debut to sing her debut hit, "Like My Mother Does." Her debut album Wildflower was released in October of 2011 and landed at No. 2 on the Billboard's Top Country Album chart and an impressive No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200.
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 Thursday - Saturday, July 4-6
SINGING IN THE SMOKIES
Inspiration Park
7 pm each day. The annual Independence Weekend Gospel Festival. On Thursday hear the Kingsmen, Land of the Sky Boys with Ernie Phillips, and the Inspirations and Squire Parson Trio. On Friday hear Family & Friends with the McKameys, The Inspirations and The Greesons. On Saturday hear Dailey & Vincent & The Inspirations. Inspiration Park is located on Hyatt Creek Road, Exit 69, US Hwy 74.
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 Saturday, July 6
THE BANKESTERS
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. An acoustic bluegrass/americana band known for their stellar vocals and beautiful harmonies. Their most recent CD "Looking Forward" has achieved heavy airplay on Sirius/XM radio's Bluegrass Junction channel. This February, "Looking Forward to Looking Back" hit the #1 spot on BluegrassToday.com's national radio airplay chart. Emily Bankester received the innaugural IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Momentum Award for Vocalist of the Year in 2012.
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 Saturday, July 6
JEFF DUNHAM
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
7:30 pm. Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance.
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 Friday, July 12
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Faith within struggle. Joy amid chaos. They're key to what makes Francesca Battistelli's music so widely appreciated, and why she has been able to achieve a long-stated goal: "to bring something authentic to the scene that even non-Christians could listen to." Not only did My Paper Heart produce four major hits on the Christian charts - "I'm Letting Go," "Free To Be Me," "It's Your Life" and "Beautiful Beautiful" - but her music spread like wildfire
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 Saturday, July 13
JARS OF CLAY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Jars of Clay launched its breakout career with the multi-format hit "Flood" in 1995. Since then, it has amassed more than six million in career sales, three GRAMMY Awards, an American Music Award nod, three GMA Dove Awards, and BMI honors for songwriting as well as performing. The group also claims 17 No. 1 radio hits, numerous film credits, and has headlined thousands of sold-out shows and festivals.
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Saturday, July 13
ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CONCERT
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
Elvis is in the building once again as we host the 7th annual Ultimate Elvis Contest at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort. An internationally sanctioned contest licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises where up to 20 Elvis Tribute Artists will compete for prize money and 1 of 24 spots in the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest at Graceland. Preliminary rounds will take place in the Harrah's Cherokee Essence Lounge on July 11 & 12. The top 5 Elvis Tribute Artists will then move on to compete in the main event with a live band on Saturday, July 13.
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 Saturday, July 13
THE FREIGHT HOPPERS
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. The band has been heavily praised around the world for their rich Old Time and Americana sound. Two of their albums, “Where’d you Come From, Where’d you go?” (1996) and “Waiting on the Gravy Train” (1998), reached the Top 20 of the Billboard’s Americana music category. The band has completed many international tours and have been featured on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
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Friday, July 19
MIRANDA LAMBERT
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
9 pm. She is country’s reigning female vocalist of the year, as bestowed by both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. She’s won the prized album of the year trophy from both organizations, as well – from the ACMs for her second record, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and from the CMAs and ACMs for her third, Revolution. She received the top country female vocal performance honor at the most recent Grammy Awards for “The House That Built Me.”
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 Saturday, July 20
KATHY MATTEA
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. For Kathy Mattea, the influence of Appalachian culture from her native West Virginia, represents an essential piece of her musical education and heritage, rooted deeply in family and traditions. Long known as an impeccable songcatcher, with hits such as "Where've You Been?," "455 Rocket" and the iconic "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses," Kathy's 17 albums are woven through with bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic influences, and have garnered multiple CMA, ACM and Grammy awards.
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 Saturday, July 20
THE KRUGER BROTHERS
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. Swiss brothers Uwe Kruger on guitar, and Jens Kruger on banjo, team up with bassist Joel Landsberg. Kruger Brothers performances are exciting, calming, entertaining and spontaneous all-in-one, exhibiting their sheer joy in playing music. Although each of these musicians has earned high credit for his skills individually, it is the interaction of the three together which makes their music so uniquely special.
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 Thursday, July 25
FOLKMOOT USA
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Folkmoot USA, The State International Festival of North Carolina, is a two-week celebration of the world's cultural heritage through folk music and dance. Held each summer across the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, Folkmoot features performers demonstrating cultural heritage through colorful, authentic, and original reproduction costumes, lively dance, and traditional music.
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 Friday, July 26
THE TALLEYS , BRIAN FREE AND ASSURANCE
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. The Talleys have become one of the most beloved and respected groups in Christian music. The east Tennessee family's unmistakable style of progressive southern gospel has kept them at the forefront of gospel music for many years. They have enjoyed 10 number one singles, with 2 streaks of consecutive chart-toppers. Southern Gospel music has always been Brian Free's first love, and fans have responded to his music by honoring him and the group, Assurance with multiple awards including Favorite Male Singer, Favorite Tenor, Favorite Young Artist, Favorite Horizon Group, Favorite Album and a Dove Awards for Southern Gospel Recorded Song.
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 Saturday, July 27
THE SNYDER FAMILY BAND
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. The Snyder Family Band features the talents of siblings Zeb and Samantha Snyder from Lexington, NC. Backed by their dad, Bud, on upright bass, this band has delighted and surprised audiences at venues including Merlefest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree, the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Festival in Columbus, OH, and the Red White and Bluegrass Festival in Morganton, NC.
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Friday, August 2
THE BLACK CROWES
Harrrah's Cherokee Event Center
9 pm. The Black Crowes have sold over 35 million albums and are known as one of rock’s best live acts. They have been called “The Most Rock n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll Band In the World” and a “thoroughbred American rock ‘n’ freakin’ roll band”; their panoramic live shows feature alternating set lists and signature incendiary musical explorations.
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 Saturday, August 3
SPENCERS: THEATRE OF ILLUSION
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Theatre of Illusion is much more than a magic show. It is a magical concert for your eyes and is one of the largest touring illusion productions on the road. Audiences cross over a threshold of disbelief only moments after Kevin and Cindy Spencer take the stage. The show feature many original illusions that you simply won't see anywhere else.
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 Saturday, August 3
POP FERGUSON BLUES REVUE
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. 84-year-old Clyde "Pop" Ferguson is one of the last practitioners of traditional blues in the North Carolina foothills. Recordings of Ferguson's music along with many of his stories have been selected to be in the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
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 Friday, August 9
CLINT BLACK
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Prolific singer-songwriter, Clint Black, has long been heralded as one of country music's brightest stars. His many talents have enabled Black to transcend genres to become one of the most successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than one hundred songs, a benchmark in any artist's career.
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Saturday, August 10
TRACE ADKINS
Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
7:30 pm. Adkins’ strength, focus and passion for fully-lived life infuse every bit of his musical career. Proud To Be Here is the perfect distillation of Trace’s art, displaying once again his ability to pour emotional truth into his music, whether it is of the tender or the rowdy variety. The project celebrates committed love in songs like “Million Dollar View,” “That’s What You Get,” and “Always Gonna Be That Way,” the joys of the simple life in “Days Like This” and “Poor Folks,” the lighter side in “It’s A Woman Thang” and “Love Buzz,” and life’s highest priorities in “It’s Who You Know.”
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 Saturday, August 10
TOWN MOUNTAIN
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. Town Mountain has collaborated and/ or performed along with Doc Watson, Jim Lauderdale, Steep Canyon Rangers, Acoustic Syndicate, Keller Williams, Larry Keel, David Grisman, & The Infamous Stringdusters. They made their first overseas jaunt to Finland in 2012 and have taught at workshops in Canada, St. Louis, and other cities. The prestigious IBMA has twice selected band member Phil Barker for its songwriting showcase (2010 & 2011), and the band was part of the official showcase in 2011.
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 Saturday, August 17
THE JEFF LITTLE TRIO
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. Much influenced by mountain flat-picked guitar tradition, his style is breathtaking in its speed, precision and clarity. Jeff is conversant with traditional jazz, old-time, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and blues. Accomplished musicians Steve Lewis on guitar and banjo, and Josh Scott on upright bass round out the trio.
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 Saturday, August 17
WHO'S GOT TALENT?
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Ever wanted to show off? Here's your chance! The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Who's Got Talent?, a local talent competition open to singers, dancers, musicians, variety acts and more. Experience the magic of the spot light while the audience votes for their favorite act and the winner of a cash prize.
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 Saturday, August 24
THE STRAY BIRDS
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. When The Stray Birds take the stage, the spotlight falls on three voices raised in harmony above the raw resonance of wood and strings. It is a sound drawn from the richness of American folk music traditions, spun with a stirring subtlety and grace. Raised within a few miles from each other in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven first shared a song in January 2010. Grounded in the unshakeable groove of bassist Charles Muench, the trio landed their signature sound.
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 Saturday, August 31
RED JUNE
Stecoah Valley Center
7:30 pm. Red June is a powerful acoustic trio from Asheville performing beautifully distilled original American music. Their dynamic, yet refined sound features striking three-part harmonies, tasteful instrumental work, and honest, soulful songwriting that seamlessly blends bluegrass, old-time, country and American roots music. Red June has been entrancing audiences across the country and has performed at the Music City Roots live radio show, as well as Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, Suwannee Springfest and MerleFest.
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 Saturday, August 31
SINATRA FOREVER: A TRIBUTE
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Sinatra Forever is a concert that pays homage to perhaps the greatest singer of all time. This is not an impersonation show, but an interpretation performed by Rick Michel, one of Las Vegas' premier singers and impersonators, who literally channels "Old Blue Eyes" through his spot-on vocals of the legendary crooner! The show features some of Sinatra's greatest hits, from Come Fly with Me, That's Life, and One for My Baby to Fly Me to the Moon, Strangers in the Night, and My Way. Close your eyes, and you'll think that the Chairman himself is back on stage.
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 Friday, September 6
MERLE HAGGARD
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Studying, analyzing and observing the details of life around him, Haggard relays what he sees, hears and feels through his songs. In addition to 40 #1 hits, Haggard has charted scores of Top Ten songs. He has won just about every music award imaginable, both as a performer and as a songwriter, and in 1994 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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 Friday, September 13
PRIMITIVE QUARTET with MOUNTAIN FAITH
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. The Primitive Quartet has been traveling and singing gospel music forty years, and they count it a joy and privilege to spread the gospel through song. Today they travel approximately fifty thousand miles a year and perform music in the traditional mountain shape note style singing accompanied by acoustical instruments including the mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitars and acoustic bass.
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 Friday, September 20
POE: THE STORES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. A hundred and fifty years later, mystery still surrounds the life and death of Edgar Allan Poe. After being missing for fourteen days, Poe is found in an alleyway disoriented and unaware of where he has been. Featuring some of the most well known stories written by Poe, this production takes a fantastical look on the possibilities of where Poe was during those two weeks and what happens when fiction becomes reality. A one-act production; approximately 60 minutes in length. Overlook Theatre Company.
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 Saturday, September 28
DIAVOLO DANCE THEATER
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Diavolo Dance Theater is an internationally renowned dance company that reinvents dance, re-imagines theater, and redefines thrills. Diavolo takes movement, athletics, and daring to the extreme, creating abstract narratives about the human experience through surreal tableaux. Founded in 1992 by Jacques Heim, Diavolo has an extensive performance history in their home city of Los Angeles as well as throughout the U.S, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
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 October 5
DAVE COULIER
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Dave Coulier informally began his career at a young age doing impressions of neighbors and friends, citing his grandmothers as strong comedic influences. In 1987, Coulier's career led him to performances on the Tonight Show and as host for America's Funniest People. Most notably, Coulier played Joey Gladstone on the hit ABC series "Full House" for eight seasons. Coulier's stand-up solo show, which plays numerous dates across the country every year, is filled with stories, impressions and lots of laughs the whole family will enjoy.
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Friday - Saturday, October 18-19
SINGING IN THE SMOKIES
Inspiration Park
Groups to be announced for the annual Singing in the Smokies Fall Color Gospel Festiva. Please check back. Inspiration Park is located on Hyatt Creek Road, Exit 69, US Hwy 74.
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 Saturday, October 19
DAVID CASSIDY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. "I Think I Love You" became the mantra of a generation when David Cassidy became a megastar with the chart-topping hit from "The Partridge Family." A performing and recording phenom by the time he was 20, David Cassidy is still electrifying audiences today across the country and around the world! He broke audience records in arenas from Madison Square Garden to Australia's Cricket Stadium, had a fan club with membership that exceeded that of the Beatles or Elvis Presley, and he continues to entertain three generations of ardent fans.
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 Saturday, October 26
VEGGIE TALES LIVE:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB & LARRY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
6:00 pm. It's a very Veggie birthday, and you are invited! Join Bob & Larry and the entire VeggieTales crew as they put on the biggest birthday party ever celebrating VeggieTales' 20 years of stories, songs and fun. The show is filled with silly song favorites and memorable entertainment for the whole family! You won't want to miss this one-of-a-kind celebration!
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 Saturday, November 2
RONNIE MILSAP
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. His voice is well capable of singing blues, R&B, pop and rock sounds, and his 40 chart-topping hits cover a wider stylistic terrain than any other shttp://www.greatmountainmusic.com/images/zuma_landing.jpguperstar of country music. "This life is such a wonderful journey, and I want the chance to live every bit of it," he says. "And music is a huge part of that. I live and breathe it every day."
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 Friday, November 8
AFRICAN ACROBATS INTERNATIONAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Celebrate the richness of African cultures with this dazzling show that blends acrobatics, dance, and music by incredibly disciplined performers. America's Got Talent finalists in 2011, Zuma Zuma combines the mysticism and magic of the African continent with the out-of-this-world excitement of a theatrical cirque performance. With live music and percussionists, the talented cast performs a non-stop, action-packed show that's sure to keep you mesmerized from beginning to end.
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 Saturday, November 16
RHONDA VINCENT
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, as she calls her band, are known for playing hard-driven, high-energy contemporary bluegrass. Nominated for multiple International Bluegrass Music Association awards, and a three years-in-a-row IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year award has led to a large amount of well-deserved showering of praise by devoted fans, music critics and peers of the industry including the Wall Street Journal naming Vincent the "Queen of Bluegrass."
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 Friday, December 6
MARK O'CONNER & FRIENDS: AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm. This multi-Grammy winning musician and composer, most known for his million-selling composition "Appalachia Waltz" has composed nine concertos and two symphonies as well as authoring a new violin method that tens of thousands of children are learning from. After 30 years, Mark still remains the only person that has won the National Fiddle Championship, the National Guitar Flatpicking Championship and the World Mandolin Championship. He was also voted "musician of the year" for six years in a row by the Country Music Association.
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 Thursday - Sunday, December 12-15
WHITE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm (2:30 on Sunday). Based on the 1954 film of the same name, White Christmas tells the story of two Army men who at the end of W.W.II, team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters, Betty and Judy, who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow. Much to their surprise, the men find their former commander, General Waverly, as the down on his luck lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the entire lodge becomes a buzz with the excitement of a Christmas Spectacular. A full two-act production.
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