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Here’s the Scoop
Josh and Caron Stover, new owners of Highlands’ SweeTreats, are changing the world one delicious bite at a time. Josh is using his 3D printing business in Atlanta to rocket SweeTreats into the 21st Century. He creates prototypes of machinery that he then tests in his business. He’s pushing the envelope of the worldwide food industry right here in Highlands. …
Louis Osteen, Culinary Icon
Highlands Food & Wine Festival, with support from Southern Foodways Alliance, presents an extraordinary evening of film and flavor to honor Southern culinary icon Louis Osteen. A native of Anderson, in the upstate of South Carolina, Louis Osteen is one of the leading champions of Lowcountry cuisine. Highlands Food & Wine Festival will celebrate his life-long legacy at The Farm …
Just Like Pop Used to Make
If you’ve been in Highlands for more than a few years, you may well remember Nick’s Calico Cottage, later known as Nick’s Restaurant. It opened in 1975 and was truly a family affair. Dori Moschouris remembers growing up in the kitchen with her dad Nick and mom Patti. “It was so special working with the whole family there. There was …
Chapters and Transitions
You spend your years building a successful company and shaping the industry in which you work, but no one prepares you for the transition after selling. David Adelsheim receives credit with not only building a successful winery, but also shaping the wine industry in Oregon. Personally, I believe other business leaders can learn from his efforts in having a transition …
Dining at The Orchard
I met this assignment with a bit of trepidation. Five years ago, I was asked to review The Orchard, that signature Cashiers place that’s known for well-prepared meals, paired with a selection from its exhaustive wine cellar or a perfectly blended drink. It’s all served up in a rambling 110-year-old cabin that’s filled to bursting with mountain charm, nestled in …
Art League’s October Events
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will sponsor two free events during the month of October. The first is the annual Fall Colors Fine Art Show, to be held from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. on the weekend of October 20 and 21 at the Highlands Civic Center. This always popular show features quality paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pastel. …
Reinterpreting Nature
Jill Wolfe, like all successful artists, is constantly reinventing herself. Since her last interview with The Laurel, she’s shifted from outdoor shows and a fairly realistic style to studio work, abstraction, and a boatload of color. She often employs an arbitrary palette of unexpected hues, flipping cool colors with warm, blue skies to orange. But what her former and current …
Art Supports Community
Robechhi’s words are echoed by Carolina Gallery’s Leslie Jeffery and Mary Lou Bilbro. Artists themselves, they were deeply sympathetic to peers who’d lost representation when the John Collette, Ann Jacobs, and Summit One Galleries closed. Why’d they close? The recession and a huge online art presence forced those galleries and many others across the nation to fold. That’s when the …
Lisa Pirkle, Folk Artist
Lisa Pirkle has known that she was an artist since she was five years old. She was always attracted to paints, paper, and art supplies. Throughout her life she has created art. She is grateful that she is able to make her living from the creative process within her and has for the past 20 years. Art is ever-evolving and …
What’s Happening at the PAC
The Live via Satellite Series begins the 2018-19 season on October 6 with the MET Opera production of “Aida” by Verdi. Soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met “Aida,” going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. Tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko is Radamès, and Nicola Luisotti takes the podium for the Met’s monumental production. The Egyptians are at war with the …
The Argus String Quartet
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival concludes its 37th season with a Fall Mini-Residency by the Argus String Quartet on October 12-13 and is sponsored by Cullasaja Women’s Outreach. As the Graduate Quartet in Residence at the Juilliard School, the Argus String Quartet collaborates with the acclaimed Juilliard String Quartet. Members Clara Kim (violin), Dana Kelly (viola), Jason Issokson (violin), and …
2018 Foodie Film Fest
Fans of film and food, don your best bib and tucker and head for the Highlands Playhouse’s 2018 Foodie Film Festival. On October 26, 27, and 28, the Playhouse will feature a delectable line up of cinematic treats centered on the joys of wining and dining. This carefully curated line-up will offer films both savory and sweet, as well as …
