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The Empty Bowls Project
When was the last time you ate a hot meal? Was it a chicken biscuit this morning? Or maybe it was that juicy steak you had for dinner last night. Even if it was a cold cut sandwich, you probably spent more time just trying to decide where to get it from. But for many people, where their next meal …
Fall Festival
Make sure all electronic devices are turned off, grab the fam, and get ready for a night of hands-on fun at the annual Highlands School Fall Festival, Saturday October 6, at the Highlands Rec Park. This fundraiser has been a tradition for many generations and has seen its fair share of changes over the decades. But one thing that hasn’t …
Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
Just because the summer season has ended, doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to see and do here on the Plateau. Our seasonal guests will be returning for one last visit to our beautiful mountains to witness Mother Nature replace her brilliant green dress with her cloak of gold, red, and orange. The Village Green takes advantage of this transitional …
Art is in the Air
The Town of Highlands celebrates the 38th Highlands Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, October 13, from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the Highlands Civic Center at 600 North Fourth Street. Admission and parking to this event are free. Autumn is a season ripe for exploring all the bounty our area has to offer. For many, autumn is the …
Tour de Cashiers
The 26th annual Tour de Cashiers Mountain Cycling and Running Event rolls out on Saturday, September 15, at 8:00 A.M. from The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center on Frank Allen Road. Riders make the pilgrimage to Cashiers for this annual event, which has earned a reputation as one of the premier events in the Southeast, with its challenging ascents and thrilling descents. …
Pick Your Pumpkin
Where has the summer gone? It’s hard to believe that the leaves are beginning to turn as the night air turns crisp. Another sentinel event of the fall in Highlands is the annual Pumpkin Patch operated by the youth at Highlands United Methodist Church. Support the youth as they change lives – both their’s and the people that they serve. …
109 Years of Conservation
People visit the Plateau for many reasons – golf, shopping, family reunions. But once here, they come to appreciate other things even more – mountain air wafting across meadows; clear water babbling over boulders; soft breezes rustling leaves; singing, calling, chirping birds; a strutting turkey, the glimpse of a bobcat. They take a hike, climb a mountain, raft a river, …
Growing A Vision
The Village Green is Growing a Vision for Cashiers, to raise funds for construction of a multi-use year-round facility in the 13-plus acre privately-conserved public park. The goal of the campaign is to extend the mission of The Village Green by enhancing the lives of residents and visitors to Cashiers. The facility will host an array of events such as …
Autumn’s Opening Act
Fall is in the air. Before long the trees will be ablaze with color. Dahlias, in a stunning array of colors and shapes, are in full bloom. Come celebrate the beauty of the Dahlia at the Highlands Historical Society’s Eighth annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival on September 6 through 8. On Thursday, September 6, Highlands Country Club will host patrons as …
Cashiers Library
Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library will present a lecture by Patty Smith, author of “Beyond Rock Bottom: Escaping the Dark Hole of Addiction,” at 3:00 P.M. Friday, September 14. The book, written with her son Grayson, chronicles Grayson’s deep addiction and how the two of them found recovery. The presentation is free and open to everyone. Ms. Smith, who lives in …
Craft Beer Night
Highlanders used to gather at Helen’s Barn on Saturday nights for evenings of music, dancing, and all sorts of refreshments. Those celebrations were so joyous, in fact, more than a few Highlanders got their start in the Helen’s Barn Parking Lot. If you miss those days when Helen’s Barn was the place to gather for an evening’s worth of dancing …
Baldaroo Festival
It takes a village to raise a child, and the children that live here on the Plateau could not ask for a better village! Since 2014, the Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau has been enriching the lives of students at Blue Ridge School and Summit Charter School through after school tutoring programs, summer camps, and a future vision …
