Friday, September 3
HANK WILLIAMS JR.
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Event Center

Country music icon to open Harrah's new event center in Cherokee. Have a blast singing along to some of Hank Williams, Jr.'s greatest hits like "Family Tradition", "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound", "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" and many more! 1-800-HARRAHS.

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Saturday, September 4
THE RIB TIPS
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Unique music played on fiddle, washboard, guitar and washtub bass. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Saturday, September 4
LADY ANTEBELLUM
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Event Center

Country music award winning trio. Enjoy the music of this popular group as they sing hits like "I Run to You", "Need You Now" and "American Honey". 1-800-HARRAHS.

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Saturday - Sunday, September 4, 5
THE INSPIRATIONS
SINGING IN THE SMOKIES - LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

The Inspirations and Friends: Tim Surrett and Balsam Range, The Hayes Family, Jimmy Blackwood and the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, The Singing Browns, The Rochesters, The Primitives, The McKameys, and The Inspirations.
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Thursday, September 9
LEE KNIGHT
Public Library - Bryson City

Free concert, 7-8 pm. Known as "The Man of Two Mountains," Lee was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York before settling in the Appalachian Mountains that he now calls home. He is intimate with the music and stories from both areas, including those of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. Lee currently works as a folk singer, story teller and outdoor leader. He plays various instruments, including the five-string banjo, various guitars, the Appalachian dulcimer, the mouth bow, the Cherokee flute and the Cherokee rattle, as well as the Native American drum. The Library is located just up the hill from the Old Courthouse (Rector Street).

Thursday, September 9
COREY SMITH WITH SPECIAL GUEST TYLER REEVE

Western Carolina University Ramsey Center, Cullowhee

One of modern country’s hottest young indie artists with an astonishing gift for crafting addictively soulful songs. 8:00 pm. 828-227-7722.WCU is located just SE of Sylva on Hwy 107. The Ramsey Center is the basketball arena.

Thursday - Monday, September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

The Diary of Anne Frank accounts the true story of a Jewish girl as she, her family and others hide from Nazis during World War II. More than a war story or a tale of persecution, the diary is amusing, enlightening, and moving as Anne details her feelings about herself and the people she's with, the world at large, and life
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Saturday, September 11
HEAVEN SEEKERS
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Authentic bluegrass music with a hard driving sound that reflects the traditions of the mountains. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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September 17
DR. RALPH STANLEY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

After 55 years in the business, he's still the best banjo picker and tenor singer in bluegrass music. As a recording artist, he has performed on more than 170 albums, tapes, and CDs. He's also written many songs himself and with his brother, the late Carter Stanley. Ralph's played throughout the United States and interntionally, including several tours of Japan.He has received many honors as a bluegrass musician, including membership in the Grand Ole Opry.
828-524-1598 or Toll Free 866-273-4615

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Saturday, September 18
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Event Center

Legendary rock trio. Enjoy hits like "Southern Cross", "Teach Your Children" and many more! 1-800-HARRAHS

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Saturday, September 18
RYE HOLLER BOYS
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Bluegrass and gospel by local Bryson City boys. Songs inspired by older bluegrass traditions as well as newer sounds. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Saturday, September 25
LARRY BARNETT & FRIENDS
Bryson City Train Depot

Old-time mountain music with Larry Barnett of Grandpa's Music on banjo, fiddle, guitar and vocals; Push McCann (guitar and vocals); and Sarah Ogletree (fiddle and vocals). Come hear some good pickin' and fiddlin' at the Depot.

Saturday, October 2
Big House Radio Band
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Regional favorites Big House Radio play a blend of original rock and roll with a crowd-pleasing groove. Its five members - an all-star lineup of some of Western North Carolina's best musicians - draw from musical backgrounds as diverse as soul, bluegrass, funk, prog rock, blues and improv jam-rock. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Sunday, October 3
JASON ALDEAN
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Event Center

The Macon, Georgia native’s debut of “She’s Country,” the first single off the forthcoming CD and now the fastest-rising single of his career to date, was introduced with a lights-out performance on the CMA Awards last November.
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Tuesday, October 5
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

Mark Twain's mischievous characters come to life on stage in this faithful adaption of the classic American tale. Hilarious fun and laughs ensue when Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are up to no good along the banks of the Mississippi River. When the two witness a crime committed by the dangerous Injun Joe, Tom and Huck wind up on their greatest adventure ever..
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Saturday, October 9
Mountain Dew-et
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Their name says it all - old-time country music with a touch of Patsy Cline. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

Friday - Saturday, October 15, 16
THE INSPIRATIONS
SINGING IN THE SMOKIES FALL COLOR FESTIVAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

Featuring The Inspirations Family and Friends Tour: The McKameys, The Dove Brothers Quartet, Tim Surrett and Balsam Range, The Perrys, Marshall Henson and Gem City, The Punches Family.
828-524-1598 or Toll Free 866-273-4615

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Saturday, October 16
BOOGERTOWN GAP
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Named after an actual place in the Smoky Mountains, this string band plays old-time Appalachian Music. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Saturday, October 23
THE BARN CATS
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. The Barn Cats play old country music from the rural south of long ago – old time music, country blues, bluegrass and even a little honkytonk. Featuring some members of the popular old time band The Freight Hoppers. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Saturday, October 23
MARK LOWRY
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

Mark Lowry has been making people laugh, cry and think for nearly 40 years. Singing publicly and recording albums and videos since age eleven, you could say that Mark has done this most of his life.
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Friday, October 29
RHONDA VINCENT AND GENE WATSON
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

"The destination of life is an individual interpretation. Some know exactly where they're going. Others spend a lifetime searching." Rhonda Vincent's destination was determined long before she even realized it. Bluegrass being the family business, waking up each morning to the sounds of music, and spending each afternoon and evening playing the music her family plotted as their destination before she was even born.
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Saturday, October 30
Chris Monteith as "Elvis"
Bryson City Train Depot

Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. If you are an Elvis fan you will find no one who will look or sound more like the King himself than Chris Monteith. Although Monteith bears an uncanny resemblance to the young Elvis, he goes for the King's fashion flair of the 1970's and keeps an ample supply of scarves for tossing into the audience or wrapping around the napes of fans seeking a souvenir. Part of the Music in the Mountains Concert Series, June-October.

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Saturday, November 6
THE ISAACS
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

The Isaacs have a unique style that blends tight, family harmony with contemporary acoustic instrumentation that appeals to a variety of audiences. They perform frequently at the Grand Ole Opry, are active members on the Gaither Homecoming Videos and Concert Series and travel throughout the year performing internationally.
828-524-1598 or Toll Free 866-273-4615

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Thursday - Sunday, November 11, 12, 13, 14
JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

In an attempt to save his dying father from mental illness, Dr. Henry Jekyll performs a series of experiments upon himself trying to separate and control man's nature of good versus evil, unwittingly unleashing his own dark side in the form of Edward Hyde, a maniacal savage who enjoys wreaking havoc on the streets of 19th century London.
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Saturday, November 20
CHONDA PIERCE
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

Armed with an abundance of unpretentious Southern charm and laser sharp wit, Chonda Pierce has been entertaining audiences from coast to coast for more than a decade. An in-demand stand up comic, television hostess and author, Pierce has parlayed her gift for storytelling into a multi-faceted career.
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Saturday, December 4
IVAN PARKER & JANET PASCHAL
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

Both Parker and Paschal have been regularly featured for more than a decade on the highly successful and popular Gaither Homecoming Video and Concert Series. In fact, the Gaither Gospel Series will release The Best of Janet Paschal in June, and The Best of Ivan Parker in September.
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Tuesday, December 7
DISNEY'S GEPPETTO AND SON
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

The classic tale of an aging toymaker and his puppet made of pine, Pinocchio, who dreams of becoming a real boy. When the little puppet begins to get into trouble, Geppetto begins to regret his wish and asks the Blue Fairy to make things better. Created especially for children, this hour-long musical will make the audience laugh, cry and celebrate the little details that make us each who we are and who we are to become.
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Saturday, December 11
GARY ALLAN
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Event Center

Chart-topper Gary Allan with hits like"Learning How to Bend," "Living Hard", "See If I Care" and "Get Off on the Pain." 1-800-HARRAHS

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Friday, December 17
OAK RIDGE BOYS
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin

The Oak Ridge Boys, with that unmistakable four-part harmony, have produced dozens of hit songs - including "You're the One in a Million," "I'm Settin' Fancy Free," "Sail Away," and, of course, "Elvira," - earned just about every industry accolade available, including Grammy, Dove, ACM, and CMA awards, and won millions of fans worldwide.
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