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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Back in the Woods

Her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, is growing.  Trees are cut.  Homes are built.   But painter Diane Kilgore Condon is putting the birds back in the woods.   “My builder husband saves good lumber scraps,” she says. “He throws them in a bin, which I go through and get wonderful woods like hemlock and chestnut to use for my …

Music Man on a Mission

Internationally-acclaimed Steinway pianist Randall Atcheson has wowed audiences on five continents, yet he is as at home performing for the citizens of Highlands and Cashiers as he is playing for the audiences of Carnegie Hall.   Atcheson loves children, so he’s especially thrilled when he can raise funds for the Literacy Council of Highlands. Mark your calendars now – he’ll …

HUMC Youth Music Camp

Youngsters beginning the second grade to those who have just completed the sixth grade are looking forward to this year’s Music Camp at the Highlands United Methodist Church.  All children, regardless of their church affiliation or their families’ beliefs, are invited to participate.   Those who have attended prior camps talk with enthusiasm about how much fun they have while …


Zorki Catches His Groove

As far back as he can remember Zorki Nastasic followed his Musical Muse. Like so many kids, his first guitar was a tennis racket, but it wasn’t long before he traded a whole lot of strings for just six. Born with an amazing ear, music came naturally. He’d hear a tune, and instantly it was his. Viscerally, his voice and …

Music at Two, Just for You

Highlands’ weekly Interlude Concerts continue on Wednesdays, through August 24.   The free concerts, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation are held on Wednesdays at 2:00 P.M.  Dress is casual.   The concerts provide a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life – a time to meditate, relax, and enjoy a variety …

The Art of Regeneration

The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers is privileged to have Kristina Rose Baker, the Bascom’s Community Artist in Residence, as speaker at its August meeting. Her presentation will be in the Bascom Atrium at 5:00 P.M., Monday, August 29.  Ms. Baker received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, from Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, preceded by attendance at the …


For Your Viewing Pleasure

Throughout the summer, applause can be heard reverberating along the walls of the Highlands Playhouse.  This summer season’s theatre line-up has included “Chicago,” “A Grand Night for Singing,” “Steel Magnolias,” and “Piano Man.” August begins with “Steel Magnolias,” a valentine to the joys and heartache that shadow a circle of friends. The show focuses on the women of a small …

Art as Story, Story as Art

Byron Tenesaca, The Bascom’s current Artist-in-Residence, has one foot in Equador and the other happily planted in Highlands. In 2005 his mom moved the family to the States, away from an unstable political environment.  Starting middle school as a non-English speaker was difficult enough, but Byron became a target of bullies.  What’s a kid to do when he’s trying to …

Run It for the Fun of It

Sign up now for the Rotary Club of Highlands’ Twilight 5k, held August 20, at 6:00 P.M.   Yes, it’s a race but it’s also an outdoor event for the entire family.  Walkers and families with strollers are encouraged to participate and yet the course is challenging enough for faster runners.  There will be live music throughout the evening so …


Set Faces to Stun

If you’re a follower of cosmic events, mark this on your calendar – next year’s calendar.    The Highlands-Cashiers Plateau is one of the few places in North Carolina where you can witness an extremely rare celestial phenomenon a total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Towns in Jackson and Macon Counties are in the direct path of The Great American …

Highlands Own Arts & Crafts Show

August marks the ebbing of summer with the anticipation of the coming fall season.   Most of us have heeded the siren call of at least one arts and crafts show, maybe more, because who can resist the chance to see all those carefully handcrafted items in one place?   For many craft show aficionados, autumn is the true start …

Labor Day Art Show

The Village Green in Cashiers will be filled with more than 80 premier artisans from throughout the Southeast as the 7th Annual Cashiers Labor Day Arts and Crafts Show kicks off on Saturday, September 3, and continues throughout the day on Sunday, September 4.    This year’s event sports a new name, “Art for a Cause.”  Sponsored by the Rotary …