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Summer Season
That’s a wrap! Our Awards Season film series came to a close in March. We were fortunate enough to host seven of the nine films nominated for Best Picture, as well as seven other films that were nominated in other categories. Thank you so much to all who turned out. We are confident that this award series will become an …
The World is But a Canvas
I recently spoke with Billy Love, artist and education director for The Bascom, about his role in the arts community. We began by defining Art’s function in society, particularly Highlands and Cashiers. “Art is boundless,” he says. “It helps people express their emotions. It can communicate things words cannot. Art can connect cultures, be therapeutic, move us, and make us …
Mud, Sweat and Gears
The 24th annual Tour de Cashiers rolls out on Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 A.M. from The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center on Frank Allen Road. Riders from across the southeast, and as far away as Idaho, make the pilgrimage to Cashiers for this annual event which has earned a reputation as one of the premier events in the southeast. The fresh …
Fly Fishing Festival
If you want to support the students at Highlands School and have a great time, sign up now for the Three River Fly Fishing Festival, April 27-29. All proceeds go to the Highlands School Scholarship Fund and sponsorships are encouraged as a way to help out our area youth. Interested in entering a team but don’t know a thing about …
Easter On the Green
The Village Green hosts more than 100 events each year. Many of these enhance the lifestyle of the Cashiers area for residents and visitors alike. Easter Weekend features events that celebrate the hope, renewal, and joy of the Spring holiday. For the first time this year, Cashiers area churches are planning to observe the Stations of the Cross on The …
Plan Your Easter Hoppenings
Easter weekend, Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16, offers a basketful of activities for the entire family. From Easter egg hunts, sumptuous brunches, and sunrise services to traditional worship services you will find plentiful opportunities to celebrate this special season in Highlands. The following suggestions are a sampling of the many activities you’ll find. Easter Egg Hunts Highlands Recreation …
Collective Spirits
The Bascom’s 11th Annual Collective Spirits: A Celebration of Art, Food and Wine is slated for June 8-10 and promises to be even better than ever. They’re spicing it up this year by introducing craft beer and other spirits to the menu, which will draw even more people to this exciting weekend. The event starts on Thursday, June 8, with …
Annual Spring Cleaning
April showers bring May flowers, and here on the Plateau April also brings Highlanders together doing the serious work of spring cleaning in anticipation of our coming summer season. More daylight hours, budding flowers, and that wonderful feeling of spring in the air makes us all want to shake off the gray of winter and do our part sprucing up …
Take Dining to a New Level
While there are many delightful places to wine and dine in Highlands, the Center for Life Enrichment urges you to take your dining experience to a new level and participate in one of our many culinary classes offered this season. These events are much more satisfying than just going into a restaurant and ordering from the menu. The distance between …
Candid Critters
Whether you’re a lifetime resident of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau or the briefest of seasonal residents, you know that you share your living space with a host of wild neighbors. Squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, deer, bears, maybe even elk or, maybe, maybe, panthers − there’s a secret parade that’s staged just outside your sight every day and every night. They’re …
Hattie Bryant Speaks
Award-winning Canyon Kitchen will be the venue for a fundraiser for Hospice House Foundation of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, May 10. Not only is this a most worthy cause, but it’s guaranteed to be an evening of fun and shared experience, along with exquisite dining. A highlight of the evening will be guest speaker Hattie Bryant. Bryant is a …
Immerse Yourself in Nature
Since its founding 90 years ago in 1927, the Highlands Biological Station has specialized in immersion-based outdoor education and programming under the philosophy that the best way to learn about the natural world is to experience it. This summer, we have six workshops tailored to the members of our community. In the first, led by Dr. Timothy Spira of Clemson …
