March 2021 | Page 2 of 7 | Laurel Magazine

The Plateau’s Artful Icon | Artist Patty Calderone

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by in Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Patty Calderone’s ceaseless hunger for new techniques and themes brings a dynamic energy and focus to her works.

Ready to Show its Colors | Highlands Cashiers Art League

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Zach Claxton - Highlands-Cashiers Art League in Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers has drawn upon its deep pools of creativity to bring color and texture and energy back to the Plateau.

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Magical Morning Light | Cover Artist Carole Shepardson

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Donna Rhodes in Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Carole Shepardson’s clever shutter captures the magic and the mystery embedded within life on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Scouting for Salamanders | Highlands Biological Station

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Winter Gary in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Plateau’s beloved salamanders will get their time in the sun (though they prefer leafy underbrush and shaded shorelines) when Highlands Biological Station’s Facebook page offers a pair of close-up programs – Nature 101 at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 20; and Salamander Saturday, May 1.

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Upping Your Game | Golf on the Highlands Cashiers Plateau

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Erika Mason in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

A golf coach can improve the fortunes of every golfer, at every level of skill and experience.

Piano in the Woods | Highlands Plateau Audubon Society

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by William McReynolds - Highlands Plateau Audubon Society in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The American Robin brings song and color to a pandemic-dazed Highlands Cashiers Plateau in need of a burst of cheerfulness.

Beautiful bunch of young oyster mushroom, in the lush grass

Farming and Foraging on The Plateau

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Marlene Osteen in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

There’s magic in the soil of The Many Hands Peace Farm at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center.

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A Place for Learning | Highlands Biological Station

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The incredibly diverse bounty of plants and animals proves an irresistible lure to researchers from all around the country at Highlands Biological Station.

Celebrate Clayton

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by in What to do in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Celebrate Clayton Art Festival returns to the North Georgia Mountain community, April 24 and 25. For information, go to CelebrateClayton.com or contact Kathy Ford, Celebrate Clayton Chairman, at (706) 212-9958.