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Life’s Visual Commentary
Chelsea Cronkrite is not only a talented photographer, she thinks deeply and speaks intelligently about her passion. Like most gifted photographers Chelsea came to a crossroads early in her career. She deliberated, “Shall I go left, down the Fine Artist’s Path or follow the right, the Commercial Artist’s Calling?” Both careers are worthy. Both have their challenges. They even overlap …
Art for a Cause
EVENT CANCELLED. For 13 years, Cashiers residents and visitors alike, as well as people from surrounding areas, have looked forward to some good old fashioned philanthropy via a good old fashioned arts and crafts event. Twice a year, in May and in September, the Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley transforms The Village Green in Cashiers into a living, breathing art …
We Have the Curtains Cued
The show must go on, and so it has for centuries in theaters across the United States and all around the world . . .until covid-19 struck. This is the first time ever that the Highlands Playhouse has been forced to cancel a season in its 82-year chronicle of sensational summer theater. HP’s Board of Directors, Managing Director, and new …
Seek Online and Ye Shall Find
Whether this issue of The Laurel finds the world “back to normal” or still in the throes of covid-19, Hudson Library in Highlands always offers a multitude of online resources. So, whether housebound for safety reasons or sheltering inside from dreary weather, there’s always ample opportunity to expand horizons, catch up on news and culture, and even learn a new …
Pottery Lovers, Rejoice
EVENT CANCEL: Pottery lovers, mark your calendars for the annual Pots on the Green Ceramic Art Show and Demonstrations, held on Friday evening, June 26, from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Saturday, June 27, from 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the Village Green in Cashiers at the new Commons Hall. This two-day event celebrates the rich pottery …
Car Culture Celebration
Cuban food, exotic automobiles, and a celebrity car culture guest is the synergy for June’s Welcome Soirée, which is the 2020 Highlands Motoring Festival’s gala event. According to HMF Co-Chair Steve Ham, Bill Warner, founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, will speak at the Soiree. Warner, a lifelong racer, automotive photographer, and all around “gearhead” will share about the book Cuba’s …
A Park for The People
For more than 25 years, The Village Green has enhanced lives and the lifestyle of the Cashiers area. From the beginning, The Village Green was designed for this purpose: To be a park for the people. Today this has never been more true. The Village Green is here for you with its wide-open spaces and many therapeutic benefits. In the …
Memorial Day: Past & Present
Many people recognize Memorial Day as a time to reflect on lost loved ones, a weekend of spring barbecues and picnics, and/or a long weekend away from work, school, and other responsibilities. Yet few know that Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day due to the Gullah Geechee (enslaved East Coast African Americans) early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, …
Free and Fun Online Opportunities
Serenity Richards, branch librarian at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, saw an uptick in online activity in March and April. However, tapping into online library resources is not just a good idea during times of illness or weather-necessitated quarantines, but anytime. Explains Richards, “Our electronic resources can be found on our website under the eLibrary tab. We offer the standard eBooks, …
Look To The Future
Everyone, and that means everyone – residents and wistful seasonal guests and those just looking for an escape from the madding crowd – is looking forward to the time when life on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau can return to something resembling normalcy. Highlands Chamber of Commerce has begun thinking about the possibilities, and the steps that’ll have to be taken to …
What Daffodils Teach Us
In the fall of 2019, Cashiers Area businesses surrounding the Crossroads were busy planting more than 1,500 daffodil bulbs in roadside beds. The Cashiers Area Chamber’s Retail Roundtable organized the purchase, courtesy of Dargan Landscape Architects, and installation of the multitude of flowers to create a dramatic visual cue when they bloom that spring is arriving in the mountains. Here …
Living & Loving Here
The Highlands Chamber of Commerce is a firm believer in the best place to live is the best place to visit. Just ask the hundreds of residents, full- and part-time, who claim Highlands as home. They don’t just live here; they love here. And what’s not to love? The scenery will take your breath away. Day-to-day, often minute-to-minute, vistas shift …
