Western Carolina University will present Neil Berg’s “101 Years of Broadway” on Friday, April 19. The concert will take place in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center starting at 7:30 p.m.

The performance, part of WCU’s Galaxy of Stars Series, re-creates some of the biggest moments from the finest shows of the century, including “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Misérables,” “Evita,” “Cats,” “Wonderful Town,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Fiddler on the Roof.” The cast is made up of Mandy Gonzalez, William Michaels, Rita Harvey, Danny Zolli, and Rob Evan.

According to San Francisco’s KABC-AM radio theater critic Jerry Friedman, “This revue features some of the best songs from the best Broadway shows, all sung by some of the most talented performers working today, singing many of the hit songs that they have sung on Broadway.”

The Brasstown Concert Association ends its 39th season on Sunday, April 7, with a concert by The Piedmont Winds. Originally named the Orpheus Woodwind Quintet, the ensemble has worked in and around the Atlanta area for 25 years and has performed throughout the Southeast in educational programs, formal recitals and social events.

As filming begins on a motion picture based on one of his earlier novels, Ron Rash is collecting his usual basketful of rosy reviews for his latest release, the short story collection “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” But Rash says he hasn’t read any of the literary critics’ comments, unless it’s by accident.

Western Carolina University’s Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture says he used to read reviews early in his writing career, but now the only ones he sees are the unsolicited reviews that people send to him.

“Not much good comes from it,” Rash says of the practice. “I found out it makes me self-conscious as a writer, and I don’t think that’s a good thing.”

On Thursday, April 11, the League of Women Voters of Macon County will sponsor a program on Franklin as an Appalachian Trail Community. Corresponding with the Macon County Public Library’s Walking with Spring series and the Town of Franklin’s April Fools’ Day Trail Day Festival, the League would like to recognize the importance of the trail in Macon County and to promote the use, enjoyment, benefits, and conservation of the trail.

The Appalachian Trail Community program is designed to recognize communities that promote and protect the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). Towns, counties, and communities along the A.T.’s corridor are considered assets by A.T. hikers and many of these towns act as good friends and neighbors to the Trail. The program serves to assist communities with sustainable economic development through tourism and outdoor recreation, while preserving and protecting the A.T.