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<title><![CDATA[‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ receives great reviews]]></title>
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<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	The production of 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' recently took stage from Nov. 10-13  in the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="1">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center.

	 Showcasing the talents of...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011</pubDate>
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	The production of 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' recently took stage from Nov. 10-13 &nbsp;in the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="1">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center.

	&nbsp;Showcasing the talents of...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Pied Pipers and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra to perform Dec. 9 ]]></title>
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<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	The 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University continues with a performance by the Pied Pipers and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Friday, Dec. 9, in the <span data-scayt_wo...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011</pubDate>
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	The 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University continues with a performance by the Pied Pipers and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Friday, Dec. 9, in the <span data-scayt_wo...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tickets on sale for WCU radio broadcast production of  'Dracula']]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/tickets-on-sale-for-wcu-radio-broadcast-production-of-dracula-1.2693490</link>
<author> WCU News Services </author>

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	Western Carolina University's original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel 'Dracula' will be staged at the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="1">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Ticke...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011</pubDate>
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	Western Carolina University's original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel 'Dracula' will be staged at the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="1">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Ticke...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[ACE series sponsors performance of 'The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959']]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/ace-series-sponsors-performance-of-the-miles-davis-experience-1949-1959-1.2693480</link>
<author> Jared Ponton </author>

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	The 2011-12 Arts and Cultural Events series at Western Carolina University continues with 'The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959' at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performin...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011</pubDate>
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	The 2011-12 Arts and Cultural Events series at Western Carolina University continues with 'The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959' at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performin...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘World’s Largest’ more than the sum of its parts]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/world-s-largest-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-1.2693462</link>
<author> Jared Ponton </author>

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	'World's Largest' was the latest film to air as part of <span data-scayt_word="WCU’s" data-scaytid="3">WCU's</span> Southern Circuit Film Series at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. on Nov. 1. It is a documentary that follow...</p>]]>

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	'World's Largest' was the latest film to air as part of <span data-scayt_word="WCU’s" data-scaytid="3">WCU's</span> Southern Circuit Film Series at 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. on Nov. 1. It is a documentary that follow...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Second City makes Western Carolina University “Laugh Out Loud”]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/the-second-city-makes-western-carolina-university-laugh-out-loud-1.2649397</link>
<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	The Second City presented 'Laugh Out Loud' at Western Carolina University on Sept. 29. Audience members looking for humor filled the lower section of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.

	Even with only five performers in the show, they were s...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011</pubDate>
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	The Second City presented 'Laugh Out Loud' at Western Carolina University on Sept. 29. Audience members looking for humor filled the lower section of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.

	Even with only five performers in the show, they were s...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[WCU alum David Joy has first book published]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-alum-david-joy-has-first-book-published-1.2649393</link>
<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	A Western Carolina University graduate is enjoying the limelight after having his first book published.

	David Joy, who received a bachelor's degree in literature from <span data-scayt_word="WCU" data-scaytid="1">WCU</span> in 2007 and a master's de...</p>]]>

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	A Western Carolina University graduate is enjoying the limelight after having his first book published.

	David Joy, who received a bachelor's degree in literature from <span data-scayt_word="WCU" data-scaytid="1">WCU</span> in 2007 and a master's de...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘World’s Largest’ will be shown at WCU on Nov. 1]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/world-s-largest-will-be-shown-at-wcu-on-nov-1-1.2649391</link>
<author> Jared Ponton </author>

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	A documentary on everything large will be shown at the A.K. Hinds University Center Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1

	'World's Largest', the third film to be shown in the 2011-12 Southern Circuit Film series, is a documentary that centers on the chang...</p>]]>

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	A documentary on everything large will be shown at the A.K. Hinds University Center Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1

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<title><![CDATA[WCU brings fast-rising comic Bo Burnham to campus Oct. 26]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-brings-fast-rising-comic-bo-burnham-to-campus-oct-26-1.2623890</link>
<author> From Staff Reports </author>

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	Comedian Bo Burnham will perform at 7 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="2">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[WCU brings fast-rising comic Bo Burnham to campus Oct. 26]]></media:title>
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	Comedian Bo Burnham will perform at 7 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the John W. <span data-scayt_word="Bardo" data-scaytid="2">Bardo</span> Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Grascals bring contemporary bluegrass to WCU on Oct. 9]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/the-grascals-bring-contemporary-bluegrass-to-wcu-on-oct-9-1.2623881</link>
<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	Grammy-nominated bluegrass musicians the <span data-scayt_word="Grascals" data-scaytid="2">Grascals</span> will perform at 3 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Western Carolina University's John W. <span data-sc...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011</pubDate>
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	Grammy-nominated bluegrass musicians the <span data-scayt_word="Grascals" data-scaytid="2">Grascals</span> will perform at 3 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Western Carolina University's John W. <span data-sc...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA['I Hate Hamlet' will be at Hoey Auditorium Oct. 5-8 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/i-hate-hamlet-will-be-at-hoey-auditorium-oct-5-8-1.2623878</link>
<author> Bayleigh Davis </author>

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	'I Hate Hamlet,' the story of an actor in career limbo, will kick off the 2011-12 University <span data-scayt_word="Theatre" data-scaytid="2">Theatre</span> <span data-scayt_word="Mainstage" data-scaytid="3">Mainstage</span> season at Western Carolina ...</p>]]>

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	'I Hate Hamlet,' the story of an actor in career limbo, will kick off the 2011-12 University <span data-scayt_word="Theatre" data-scaytid="2">Theatre</span> <span data-scayt_word="Mainstage" data-scaytid="3">Mainstage</span> season at Western Carolina ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[WCU arts and culture series opens 2011-12 season with Doxita]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-arts-and-culture-series-opens-2011-12-season-with-doxita-1.2590672</link>
<author> Staff Reports </author>

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	A checkpoint on the Pakistan-India border and Peruvian workers traveling by boat to an island of birds are just two of the scenes from the upcoming opening of the Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series at Western Carolina University. The ACE serie...</p>]]>

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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011</pubDate>
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	A checkpoint on the Pakistan-India border and Peruvian workers traveling by boat to an island of birds are just two of the scenes from the upcoming opening of the Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series at Western Carolina University. The ACE serie...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[WCU’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ wins second national award]]></title>
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	A Western Carolina University re-creation of the 1938 Campbell's Playhouse radio classic 'A Christmas Carol' was recently named the winner of a 2011 Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals.

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<title><![CDATA[Last Minute Productions to host many entertainment offerings this year]]></title>
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	Entertainment is sometimes a hard thing to come by at Western Carolina University. Last Minute Productions, <span data-scayt_word="WCU’s" data-scaytid="9">WCU's</span> source for entertainment through movies, concerts and other events, has a full sched...</p>]]>

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<title><![CDATA[Weekly comedy open mic starts in Sylva ]]></title>
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	No Name Comedy  and - a new, weekly, Monday-night comedy open <span data-scayt_word="mic" data-scaytid="9">mic</span>  and - kicked off Monday, Aug. 22 at 8 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="1">p.m</span>. at the No Name Sports Pub in <span data-scayt_...</p>]]>

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<title><![CDATA[WCU's School of Stage and Screen announces 2011-12 Mainstage lineup]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-s-school-of-stage-and-screen-announces-2011-12-mainstage-lineup-1.2531264</link>
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	Western Carolina University soon will be opening up its doors to kick off the University <span data-scayt_word="Theatre’s" data-scaytid="14">Theatre's</span> <span data-scayt_word="Mainstage" data-scaytid="15">Mainstage</span> season.

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<title><![CDATA[WCU band director Bob Buckner receives Order of Long Leaf Pine]]></title>
<link>http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-band-director-bob-buckner-receives-order-of-long-leaf-pine-1.2531262</link>
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	Bob <span data-scayt_word="Buckner" data-scaytid="13">Buckner</span>, who will be turning in his director's baton this summer after leading Western Carolina University's marching band program for 20 years, received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award...</p>]]>

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<title><![CDATA[First production filmed on WCU's new motion picture stage ]]></title>
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	The recent filming of mask-and-music theater group <span data-scayt_word="Whimzik" data-scaytid="5">Whimzik</span> marked the first production on a Western Carolina University's new motion picture stage in Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

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	The recent filming of mask-and-music theater group <span data-scayt_word="Whimzik" data-scaytid="5">Whimzik</span> marked the first production on a Western Carolina University's new motion picture stage in Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

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<title><![CDATA[WCU announces 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Rash wins honors as he completes novel]]></title>
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	Western Carolina University faculty member and writer Ron Rash is putting the final touches on his new novel even as he is honored for the contributions he has made to Southern literature through his previous novels, short stories and poems.  and nbsp...</p>]]>

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