ARF is having a fundraiser tomorrow night, November 4th at the Sapphire Brewing Co from 5:30-7:30. It will be a wine/beer tasting and silent auction. $15.00 donation at the door.

The next Sylva After Dark will be held Friday November 5th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm in downtown Sylva.  It’s a fun evening of art, music, food, shopping and more! See below for some of the events that are happening this month in downtown Sylva:

It’s by Nature (678 W. Main St.)
Scott Hotaling, “Light of the Wild” photographer and Sylva native, will be November’s feature artist at It’s by Nature. Scott’s landscape and nature photographs have been published in several magazines including Our State and NC Wildlife. His images have also taken numerous top awards throughout the state in recent years. The gallery will be hosting a wine and cheese reception for Scott during Sylva After Dark, Friday, November 5th from 6-9 PM. Please Join Us. 678 West Main Street, 828-631-3020.

Heinzelmannchen Brewery (545 Mill St.)
Friday, Nov. 5th, 5- 8 p.m. Food & Beer Pairing with Bone Shack restaurant at the Brewery

City Lights Book Store (3 Jackson St.)
Charles White, formerly of Cullowhee, will be at City Lights on Friday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m. to read from his new historical novel, Lambs of Men.

Annie’s Naturally Bakery (506 W. Main St.)
For November’s Sylva After Dark, we will be having our usual “Bread Pairing/Sampling”. This go-around, we will be showcasing our dinner rolls with herbed butters and cranberry sauce. We will also be sampling our hot apple cider. Our dinner roll flavors include: whole wheat, sour dough, parmesean peppercorn, and dill onion.

Gallery One (604 W. Main St.)
Gallery 1 will have its Winter Members Show opening November 5th (during Sylva After Dark) and running through December. For more information please call 828-293-3407. 640 W. Main St.

James Smythe Studio (563 W. Main St.)
Invites visitors to drop in 6pm to 8pm on the first Friday night of each month through December for a viewing and possible purchase. The purchase prices are with out a gallery commission, a 50% savings. Now is the perfect time to own a Smythe without inflation.

Papou’s Wine Shop and Bar
Friday November 5th from 6-9 we will have a free wine tasting for Sylva after dark.

The Downtown Sylva Association’s 3rd annual Chilly Fest will be held November 6, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Bridge Park and Poteet Park in historic downtown Sylva. There will be live music from Ian Moore’s Mountain Music Miscellany and The Vinyl Brothers Big Band, children’s activities and crafters during the event.

Ian Moore will MC the event and start the festivities with his Mountain Music Miscellany – raucous, rollicking old-time music with breakdowns, blues and ballads. The Vinyl Brothers Big Band are next up on the stage with a throwback to the Soul and Horn Rock bands of the late ’60′s and early ’70′s.  An 11-piece ensemble, made up of friends with a common love of the soulful music of their youth, the band brings new energy to that heavy vibe you enjoyed as a kid.

Prizes for the cook-off will be awarded for Best Professional, Best Amateur, Best Vegetarian, Peoples’ Choice, Spiciest Chili, Best Chili Name, Most Creative Ingredient(s),  and Best Booth in Show. This event is open to the public. A $5.00 donation is suggested for those interested in participating in the chili cook-off tasting and voting in the People’s  Choice and Best Booth in Show categories.

During the festival, raffle tickets can be purchased for a chance to win some fabulous prizes: an acoustic guitar from Guitar Stop, a portrait sitting from Teri Clark photography, a half day wade for one angler from Hooker’s Fly Shop and much much more.

All remaining chili will be donated to the Community Table.

Join us at The Village at Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company for an after party from 5 pm – 11pm featuring beer from Heinzelmannchen Brewery, live music and food and drink specials.  Chilly Fest crafters are invited to move their booths to The Village at Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company during the after party.

For more information, visit www.downtownsylva.org, email us at info@downtownsylva.org or call the Downtown Sylva Association office at 828.586.1577.

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