Coming Soon

A Carpenters Christmas

Tuesday December 10, 2024 - 6pm

Lisa Rock and her amazing band, Close to You will perform a special Christmas show for our community. They will also be joined on stage by the Swain Middle School Chorus, singing backup for memorable songs. If you enjoy the music of The Carpenters, then you will not want to miss this show.  Click here for tickets.

Tickets are $12 for Adults and $8 for Students. General Admission Only. Tickets are available online and at the door the night of the performance.

SCHS Concert Band Christmas Concert

Thursday - December 12, 2024 - 6pm

The Swain High School Concert Band, under the direction of Karen Williams Lanning, will perform their highly anticipated Christmas Concert in the Swain Arts Center. This is a free event though donations to the band are always appreciated. 

Swain Middle School Christmas Band Concert

Tuesday - December 17, 2024 - 6:30pm

The Swain Middle School Band will perform a Christmas Concert in the Swain Arts Center. The SMS Band is under the direction of Tim Sale. This is a free event though donations to the SMS music program are always appreciated.

Reggie Harris

A Family Revealed

Tuesday - February 4, 2025 - 7pm

Join Reggie Harris on this fascinating journey as he uses his extraordinary gifts to bring his blossoming relationship with his White cousins to life... descendants of the same ancestor... one family... in the context of a nation on the brink of change. It’s a timely and poignant modern day story of truth, reconnection and hope.


Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. General Admission Only

Coming in March 2025

The Wizard of Oz

The Swain High Vocal Ensemble is already hard at work, to bring this classic musical, that has been entertaining audiences for generations, to our stage.  Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to opening night. 

Thunder in the Smokies

An Appalachian Clogging Celebration

Saturday - April 26, 2025 - 2pm

The Southern Appalachians are home to some of the best clogging groups in the world. Come out to celebrate this uniquely American dance form. We will have more information as we get closer.


Sunday April 27, 2025

2pm - 5pm

Come out and enjoy an afternoon participating in the oldest form of photography. We will spend the afternoon constructing our own pinhole cameras and then we will use those cameras to take pictures. By the end of the day, we will have some of our very own pinhole photos to share with the world. This is a free event suitable for families

We're going to celebrate a day early!

Saturday - May 3, 2025 - 2pm

Save the Date! We will have light saber duels as well as a screening of the original release of Episode IV, A New Hope

SWAIN ARTS CENTER
Joe Holt, Director
1415 Fontana Road
Bryson City, NC 28713

828-488-7843

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