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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What Fires His Success

When Harry Hearne and his wife Julie aren’t on the road doing art shows, they are teaching at John Campbell Folk School or getting ready for their next education or exhibition adventure. Living right down the road from Campbell in Brasstown/Murphy is a joy for Hearne. He’s right at home in a small town.  He knew early on he was …

A Bite of the Big Apple

New York, New York, it’s a helluva town!  Artistic Director Bill Patti along with Board President Scott Allbee recently spent three days in New York City auditioning actors for the Highlands Playhouse upcoming summer season.  “It was incredible,” Patti said.  “We’re talking actors with multiple Broadway credits, national tour experience, regional theatre veterans, and even some from the Radio City …

Join PAC!

It’s that time of the year at the Highlands Performing Arts Center…time to join in the fun, get first choice of concerts and select seating.   A Membership in the Performing Arts Center makes it possible for PAC to carry out its mission of providing a first class facility for organizations such as the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, the Highlands-Cashiers Players …


100 Circles ‘Round the Sun

There have been many famous Marthas… Martha Washington, White, Stewart. But in Highlands, the real star around which all other Martha’s orbit is Martha Parish. May 16 marks Martha’s own 100th circle around the sun. With great pleasure The Laurel celebrates our Martha’s artistic contributions to the Plateau. Everything she has accomplished, from running a household, gardening and landscaping, drawing …

Grab Life By the Handlebars

On May 14, the Tour de Cashiers Mountain Cycling Experience rolls out again with its annual cycling challenge that takes cyclists through the scenic byways of Jackson, Macon, and Transylvania Counties.   Cyclists will race one of three routes that feature more than 10,000 feet of elevation change on steep climbs and fast descents.  The event offers adventurous athletic challenges suitable …

Dramatic Dahlias

Dahlias, native to Mexico but dearly loved in the mountains of North Carolina, begin to sprout right about now.  In order to grow, dahlias require extraordinary attention and exceptional conditions.  They crave at least eight hours of sunlight a day and dry soil.  Among their worst enemies are clouds and slugs, which stunt their growth or kill them slowly.  Should …


Happiness is a Butterfly

The Mountain Garden Club, known for their work with butterflies at Highlands School and the Eckerd Living Center, will feature plants for butterfly gardens at this year’s annual plant sale Saturday, May 28, 9:00 A.M. to noon.  As Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, “Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit …

Memorial Weekend Arts and Crafts

The Village Green in Cashiers will come alive this Memorial Day weekend as some of the region’s finest artisans converge for the bi-annual Cashiers Rotary Arts & Crafts Show.  The show takes place on Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. both days, rain or shine.  While admission is free, a suggested donation of …

Pony Up for Panthertown

Friends of Panthertown is hosting a horse exhibition and silent auction at the Bald Rock equestrian community in Sapphire Valley on Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M., rain or shine.   Admission is free and everyone is invited. There is a parking fee of $10 per car and carpooling is encouraged. More than a dozen different breeds of …


Pawsitively Purrfect Party

When you first arrive at the beautiful and exquisite Country Club of Sapphire Valley, you know the night is going to be special. From the spectacular views on the Mountain Veranda to the elegant dining experience in the Sapphire Room, there is only one thing that could make this evening more perfect, Pawsitively Purrfect, as a matter of fact.  And …

Atlanta Boys Choir

The Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Boy Choir, currently appearing in “Captain America: Civil War,” will present a concert at Highlands’ Episcopal Church of the Incarnation at 5:00 P.M. Sunday, May 22. This concert, which is free and open to the public, will precede the choir’s international tour of British Columbia the following week. The 40 boys and 40 men who comprise …

Highlands Motoring Festival

Every year the Highlands Motoring Festival gets bigger and better, so mark your calendar now to attend the 2016 edition, set for June 9 through 12.   Known as the Festival with an Altitude, this celebration of the Automobile draws a large following year after year.  The recipient of the proceeds from this year’s festival is The Literacy Council of …