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Where Dining is Divine
When I was six years old, I was lucky enough to tumble into the world of my Uncle Buzz. His real name was Arthur, but everyone called him Buzz. Since my Dad, a career soldier, had been shipped off to the Republic of Korea, my Mom took us kids back to her hometown, and Buzz made it his mission to …
Playhouse Celebrates Its Finest Year
As Summer comes to an end, the Highlands Playhouse draws its curtains and celebrates its best season on record. Nine out of 15 performances of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” were sold-out. It was the highest-grossing performance in Playhouse history. Rave reviews, word-of-mouth endorsements, a stellar performance by Andrew Harvey, and a special live Fourth of July concert at …
Bel Canto’s Dynamic Performance
On Sunday, September 8, Bel Canto will once again treat the Highlands/Cashiers/North Georgia area to an exceptional program by four performers from the world of opera. This series has always included not only opera, but Broadway favorites as well as a few surprises. This year’s concert will continue in that tradition. The concert will be followed by a sumptuous …
Mixon: Marvelous Muralist
Comparing Jenny Mixon to Michaelangelo probably isn’t fair to either artist. Yet each has spent a good portion of their careers pondering the possibilities of transforming ordinary ceilings into transcendent creations. For Jenny, turning her artistic vision to ceilings and beams is a natural progression. She’s already earned a reputation throughout the Southeast for her innovative design techniques. Over the …
Good Plays, Well Done
Since the beginnings in 1995, Highlands-Cashiers Players has brought our slogan, “Good Plays, Well Done,” to life. As the only all-volunteer and not-for-profit theater in the area, we strive to include any and all who wish to be involved which, according to our statistics as of June 2019, include 258 local actors, not to mention the amount of behind-the-scenes volunteers! …
What’s Happenin’ at the PAC?
True blue fans of classic Country and Western Music will rejoice when Jason Petty takes to the Highlands Performing Arts Center stage at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, September 14. There is only one Hank Williams…and only one actor who can bring him to life…Jason Petty. Jason is the only actor to portray Hank Williams in the hit Off-Broadway musical, “Lost Highway,” …
Art League of Highlands-Cashiers
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will host its September meeting at The Bascom on Monday, September 30. A wine reception begins at 4:30 P.M., followed by a presentation at 5:00. The Art League is pleased to have as its guest speaker Emily Wernig, The Bascom’s 2019 Ceramic Artist in Residence, working at The Bascom’s Dave Drake Studio Barn under the …
Lamp Epiphany
When we visited Donna Ysland in 2015, she’d just had her Floor Lamp Epiphany. That experience launched her company Riverlights, now a thriving Western Carolina enterprise. It has evolved from rustic furnishings and accessories to a more elegant line of contemporary functional art. In case you missed the 2015 article, here are the CliffsNotes. She, her daughter, and her …
New Offerings at PAC
The Live via Satellite Series is expanding the offerings at Highlands Performing Arts Center. Great Art on Screen (a collaboration with The Bascom) has added three new documentaries for the fall. The first new documentary will be presented on Friday, October 4, at 5:30 P.M. “Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice” fully immerses audiences in the life of the …
Great Art. 3 talented Artists.
The Highlands Cashiers Plateau sustains such a vibrant artist community, it’s startling to realize how few galleries are in existence here now. Ann Jacob Gallery, Robert Tino Fine Art, The Shuptrine Gallery, Summit One, and John Collette Fine Art were local mainstays until just a few years ago. But the vagaries of the art world and a climate of economic …
Marian Baker, Folk Artist
Have you ever thought about the meaning of the word “giddy?” One generally thinks, “Lighthearted thoughts, those full of excitement and happiness.” Well…this describes Marian Baker to a tee! Her personality exudes giddiness as does her work, and it is a descriptive term she uses often. Who is Marian Baker? Marian is a contemporary folk artist from Alabama. …
Wellspring of Creativity
Cedar Chan is a woman in motion, though she moves in quiet ways. She wears an invisible bumper sticker, “My other home is the forest.” The woods are her wellspring of creativity. Forest creatures not only inspire her, they are her. “Cedarness” is reflected in them, though she is quick to say, “I am not making animals human. It’s more …
