The Franklin High School Drama and Music Departments presented “Once Upon a Mattress” this past weekend at the Fine Arts Center.

Directed by Robert Jessup and Buddy Huckabee, “Once Upon a Mattress” was based on the classic tale “The Princess and the Pea.”

Almost 50 people were involved in the production and execution of this year’s spring musical.

The Concerts on the Creek summer music series returns for its fifth season with 14 weeks of Friday evening concerts from late May through August.

The free outdoor performances take place at the Bridge Park Pavilion beside Scott Creek in downtown Sylva on Fridays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. All shows are family-friendly, drawing diverse audiences comprised of locals and visitors alike.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and North Georgia Studio of the Performing Arts (NGPA) will present its first annual dance concert “Return of the Century.” The jointly produced concert will take audiences on a journey through the 20th century.

Choreographed by Rabun Gap and NGPA instructors, dances will be set to music from each decade, along with drama acts, vocal performances and cirque performances.

The concert will feature more than70 performers from both Rabun Gap and the greater community, including 27 from Franklin. The students have been working on their concert pieces since classes began in early September.

Macon County resident Lara Chew will present an hour-long program on the old timey days in Macon County Saturday, May 18, at 12 noon at the Rickman Store.

Chew’s recollections of her grandmother will take us back to the times when the arrival of the railroad shaped a new way the life in the mountains in the 1800s.

Rickman Store is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is located in the heart of the Cowee-West's Mill Historic District. 259 Cowee Creek Road, seven miles north of Franklin by Hwy NC28. Parking is available at Cowee School.

For more information, call (828)369-5595.