Charlotte Muir - Highlands Performing Arts Center

The Highlands Performing Arts Center has officially retired its facility debt, thanks to generous donors and community support. With a strong foundation in place, the PAC now turns the spotlight toward expanded programming, education, and its exciting “Next Act.”

The Rotary Club of Highlands welcomed Tiffany Ervin, self-proclaimed “Rotary Geek”, to the meeting held on November 22. Ervin discussed the Rotary CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) which collects and provide dollars for leading edge research for the cure/= and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. It started in 1996 with Rotarians voluntarily emptying their pockets and purses of change at weekly meetings. CART is a Rotary-initiated project that illustrates the amazing power of Rotary. By providing grants to researchers in the early and conceptual stages of a line of research, CART enables its grant recipients to explore approaches to arresting or curing Alzheimer’s Disease that may be outside the mainstream ideas being pursued by big pharmaceutical companies.

The Highlands Biological Foundation’s summer soirée is an elegant celebration of the season and the wild things that live here. To attend this fundraiser, set for Monday, August 2, call (828) 526-2221 or visit highlandsbiological.org.

At the end of March, there’s been no change in this schedule. We’ll let you know if events force a re-scheduling.   This summer, the Highlands Biological Station will offer […]

Among the large diversity of native plants in the Botanical Garden of the Highlands Biological Station, Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia), is quite possibly the most fabled wildflower of the region.  […]

This summer, the Highlands Nature Center’s programming celebrated the rich natural history of the Plateau.  Our campers explored wild spaces ranging from the HBS Meadow to Panthertown Valley, digging into […]

For over 50 years the Highlands Biological Foundation has provided grants in support of scientific research, bringing graduate students and research scientists to Highlands from all over the country. In […]

The emerald green that carpets the summits and coves of this corner of Western North Carolina represents a series of unique botanical ecosystems. Many of these systems are under threat […]

Join the Highlands Biological Foundation for a Cajun celebration on Sunday, October 6, – Highlands on the Half-Shell in the meadow behind the Nature Center.   This annual fall event […]