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Arts & Leisure May 23, 2007
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Contra swirls, swings, spins and soars
Harrison Keely Sentinel Writer
      John C. Campbell Folk School contra dances provide upbeat fun, organized exercise and new friends EDITOR'S NOTE: To see video of contra dancing at John C. Campbell Folk School, go to www.smokymountainsentinel. com. You're out of control, soaring, spinning, swirling, swinging, surrounded by...
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NC Symphony to perform at TCCC
Famous orchestra visits the mountains Thursday
      Capital Bank's "Blue Skies and Red Earth," celebration is set to showcase the richness of the traditional music of North Carolina. The performance will be held Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Enloe Building at Tri-County Community College. Tickets are $35 for reserved seats, $10 for adults, a...
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Invisible rabbit steals the show: a review of Licklog's "Harvey"
Harrison Keely Sentinel Writer
      EDITOR'S NOTE: To see video from opening night, go to www.smokymountainsentinel.com. When was the last time you went to a show and sat through the whole thing without seeing the star? Most people would feel disappointed and cheated. A few might ask for their money back. Well, that happened to...
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Peruvian fable next feature film at library
By Julie Chautin
      The next independent film at the Murphy Public Library, "Madeinusa," is a Peruvian fable framed by majestic mountains and Andean flute music. It is Holy Week and a young man from the city meets a pretty girl in a mountain town with some very disturbing traditions.
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Benefit concert to support creation of new scholarship for students
      A variety benefit concert with special appeal for local music lovers will be held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville, NC on Tuesday evening, June 12 at 7 p.m. The church facility is located on Sunrise Drive, Highway 64 West, approximately two miles west of Hayesville.
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Discovering the Best of Local Artists
      Twenty-five years ago I began my love affair with watercolors, and along with it came an ever-growing appreciation of the many fine artists I met in the intervening years. In recent years, as I prepared for the eventual opening of my gallery in downtown Murphy, North Carolina, my contact with top f...
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Peacock Pride theater camp to open for children this summer
      Peacock Pride is back again for another exciting summer of children's theatre. Laurel Adams, drama teacher from Murphy High School, will be directing this year's camp. Adams has directed numerous plays, the most recent of which was "Big, The Musical.
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Movie Review: The Invisible
Harrison Keely
      Do people see all of you? Do your co-workers, friends or family see exactly who you are? Perhaps they only see what they want to see, or perhaps they don't see "you" at all. "The Invisible," a new film about two teenagers whose real selves are invisible to others, begins the way no other film woul...
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Students study Native American history at local museum
Julie Chautin
      Murphy Elementary teacher Sherry Garland must have been proud of her third grade class when they recently visited the Cherokee County Historical Museum. The students had the winning combination of asking many questions and at the same time remembering their good manners.
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Barker Brothers Bluegrass in Brasstown
      Continuing with the youth movement theme, this week ís traditional music concert brings the Barker Brothers to the Brasstown Community Civic Center on Saturday night, May 26. Jeremy (age 17) and Jonathan (age 13) Barker are known in this area as accomplished musicians, performing bluegrass s...
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The National pastime
Bill O'Reilly
      With Barry Bonds closing in on the major league baseball homerun record, the country really has to decide what the true national pastime really is: baseball or cheating. There is no question that Mr. Bonds used chemical enhancements to pump up his body and his batting statistics.
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