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Learning Keeps You Young
Written By: Audra Bullard, Center for Life Enrichment | Issue: May 2024
The Center for Life Enrichment is spreading illumination into new venues across the Plateau. To register for programs and events, please visit clehighlands.com, call (828) 526-8811, or visit the office at 348 S. 5th Street in the Peggy Crosby Center in Highlands.
As the Plateau fully embraces its sunny spring season, the Highlands-Cashiers Center for Life Enrichment finds itself in preparation for what is sure to be the organization’s most remarkable season yet.
With over 100 programs across 10 major areas of interest (The Arts and Creative Workshops; Culinary and Wine; History; Homes, Gardens, and Nature; Law, Politics, and Current Affairs; Literature and Author Receptions; Film and Music; Religion, Science, Health, and Medicine; Sports; Technology), CLE offers a variety of programs sure to tickle everyone’s fancy.
To support local and foster a sense of community on the Plateau, many of CLE’s programs this season are in collaboration with local businesses and organizations. This season, CLE is thrilled to partner with The Stubborn Bull and mixologist Carlton Chamblin to offer an exclusive global culinary experience with spirit pairings; Guy Davis to offer a private wine tasting at High Country Wine & Provisions; Stacie Platt, Rustic’s Interior Designer, to discuss and demonstrate current design trends and ways to incorporate them into your home; and an Intro to Fly Casting program led by Brookings Anglers, just to name a few.
Back by popular demand, Andrew Weissmann will return to Highlands this season, alongside Mary McCord, to provide an update on the Trump Trials and a look at a “Trump 2.0 Department of Justice.” This exciting and timely program will take place at the Martin Lipscomb Theatre (courtesy of the PAC and the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival) and will include a meet-and-greet reception following the presentation.
Also returning this year is a CLE fan-favorite, the annual College Football Preview with Tony Barnhart, Loran Smith, and Don Munson. New this year, the program will take place at the Village Green in Cashiers, with a tailgate-style party and meet and greet to follow.
Registration for these and the rest of CLE’s diverse programs is now open to the public. Membership is not required to register; however, members receive reduced pricing when attending CLE programs (a $10 savings per event). Be sure to stop by the CLE headquarters at 348 S. 5th Street in the Peggy Crosby Center to pick up a 2024 Program Catalog today!
