Cheers to a Simpler Christmas

There’s beauty in simplicity when infusing a splash of holiday cheer throughout the house.

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Festival of Lights

Everyone – everyone – is invited to the lighting of the first candle of the Menorah at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in Highlands on the

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Winter Wonderland

The Village Green and surrounding shops and businesses in Cashiers will be a Glittering Wonderland throughout the grey days and dark, dark nights

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From the Lowlands to the Highlands

Nationally-recognized artist Will Henry Stevens (you know, The Bascom Bridge Guy) and his locally-inspired portfolio will be celebrated at The Bascom.

Grit and Gratitude

Cover artist Elena Kister’s lifetime of study and practice has found its full flowering with her arrival on the Plateau.

The Hunt for History

Everything old is new again – it’s the 46th Cashiers Annual Antique Show, August 9 through 11 at The Village Green. For information, visit Cashiersannualantiqueshow.com.


Snip, Sip, and Support

You’re invited to an afternoon of snipping and sipping and supporting the youngest members of the Plateau Community when Highlands Community Child Development Center stages a Flower Arranging Demonstration at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 18.

Place Your Paws

It’s no gamble – the Place your Paws fundraiser, set for October 16 at Highlands Country Club, promises to be a howling good time.

Dance the Night Away

The Bascom’s Community Barn Dance is a toe-tapping valentine to the halcyon days of Helen’s Barn – 5:30 P.M. Thursday, August 15.


Movies at PAC

Highlands Performing Arts Center’s Movie Experience in Dolby 7.1 Cinema Surround Sound is being screened Sunday, August 4, 5:30 P.M.; Tuesday, August 6, at 2:00 and 5:30 P.M.; Tuesday, August 13, at 2:00 P.M.; Tuesday, August 20 at 2:00 P.M.; and Tuesday, August 27, at 2:00 and 5:30 P.M.

Supporting Our Neighbors

Highlands Emergency Council’s Neighborhood Cookout, set for September 1 at Highlands Community Building, is a cheerful celebration of what’s best about Plateau Life..

Carolina’s Annual Dahlia Show

It’s a Garden of Earthly Delights – Carolinas Dahlia Society’s 35th Annual Dahlia Show, set for September 14 and 15 at the Village Green, is a celebration of this most transcendent of blossoms. For more details, visit carolinasdahliasociety.org.


An Unforgettable Berlin Tale

Author Katherine Reay may enjoy the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau, but she clearly relishes the shadowy world of espionage. Discover how this passion has given her novels a potent immediacy – 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 14, at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

Dahlias that Dazzle

The inescapable charm of Dahlias earns them center stage honors with Highlands’ Dazzling Dahlia Festival, September 6-7. 

Happy 20th Birthday

Norman Mackenzie returns to First Presbyterian Church of Highlands to celebrate the 20th birthday of the church’s magnificent Wicks pipe organ – 5:00 P.M. Thursday, August 15. Everyone is invited to this free concert.