Great Smoky Mountain News and Events - May 19 - 25

May 20, 5 PM - 7 PM Tuckasegee Tavern grand opening -  Grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting at the Tuckasegee Tavern, 103 Depot St in Bryson City NC . Please join new owner Tom Wilmot, the Chamber staff and Board as we welcome this new and improved business to the Chamber family and to the community. Featuring drink specials and live entertainment, you might just want to stay for a while and enjoy the great new pub of Bryson City!Grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting, Tuckasegee Tavern, Friday, May 20, 5-7 p.m. Please join new owner Tom Wilmot, the Chamber staff and Board as we welcome this new and improved business to the Chamber family and to the community. Featuring drink specials and live entertainment, you might just want to stay for a while and enjoy the great new pub of Bryson City!

May 21, 9 AM   Swain County Chamber of Commerce roadside clean up.  Meet at Ingle’s parking lot to grab your gear and divide into teams. Sections to be cleaned are Veteran’s Boulevard and Bryson Walk from Yellow Rose Realty to the old 288 boat put in. Let’s do our part and get Swain County and Bryson City cleaned up!

May 25, 5-7 p.m Chamber Business After Hours - Co-hosted by Mike and Joan Glover of Sleepy Hollow Farm and Shaklee Products represented by Harvey and Rota Krape. Join us for a great night out featuring a cheese and wine bar, door prizes, and more. The event will be held at Sleepy Hollow Farm, at 164 Sleepy Hollow Road, just off Sherrill Road (go past Swain High School and turn left onto Sherrill Road). Click here for a printable flyer.

May 27, 2 PM - It's A Girl Thing grand opening. Grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting at It's a Girl Thing, 225 Everett Street in Bryson City NC.  Pursenality owner Matt Kirkland has worked his magic again with a great new shop located only a couple of doors down the sidewalk. Come out for a look at all the cute things and enjoy refreshments and in store discounts.

May 27, 1 PM - 3 PM - Ribbon cutting and grand re-opening of Cherokee Fun Park. Celebrate the re-opening of Cherokee Fun Park, 1897 Tsali Blvd. in Cherokee NC. Try out the go carts,  a round of mini-golf or food, rides and family fun at the special kick-off event.

Weekly Events May 19-25 - Click here for a printable flyer

New Chamber Members May 9-13

Bryson City Belly Dance & Movement  125 Brendle Street in Bryson City NC, 828-788-3271Mission: to share the ancient art of belly dance with the Bryson City community through education, instruction and performance and to use this empowering dance form to create a sense of self and community for the women of Bryson City and surrounding communities. Find us on Facebook.

Cherokee Fun Park, 1897 Tsali Blvd. in Cherokee, NC  828-497-5877Plenty of family fun! Mini golf, go karts, rides and an arcade.

News from P.A.W.S. -   Animal Welfare grassroots meeting with state and local government including surrounding counties and HSUS representatives. On May 21st we need everybody to go on to Toyota 100 Cars for Good and vote for P.A.W.S. video so we can win a brand new Toyota van. Click here for more details.

News from the Marianna Black Library - Upcoming movies, music jams and a special program, "The Path to Publication," with author Kim Michelle Richardson. Click here for more information.

News from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park:
- Cosby in the Park and the trail rehabilitation program. Click here for more information.

- Cherokee fly fishing event - It is time for the 2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship headquartered in Cherokee, NC. Click here for more information. 



For more Smoky Mountain Events contact the Swain County Chamber of Commerce, 210 Main Street in Bryson City, North Carolina