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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Living His Dream

Digital photographer Terry Barnes is not only a fine artist, but also a skilled visual entertainer.  He loves to pull the viewer into his images, excite their senses, and give them a good show as he transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.  One of Barnes’ trademarks is his wrapped canvas presentations.  That means the collector enjoys the clean look of …

Choral Workshop and Concert

On Saturday, May 7, Highlands First Presbyterian Church’s Chancel Choir will host a Choral Workshop, open to all interested singers in the area.   Participants will perform in a concert for the public at 7:00 P.M. that evening in the church’s sanctuary.  The event will be facilitated by Master British Composer/Conductor Philip W.J. Stopford, a close friend of First Presbyterian …

Chamber’s Sneak Peek at 2016

Throughout the year the Highlands Chamber of Commerce works overtime, making sure the Plateau is thriving with activity.   While Chamber members are busy implementing scheduled programs, concerts, outings, etc., they are also brainstorming events for the following season.  The Chamber generates a jam-packed calendar that not only appeals to visitors and residents from toddlers to seniors, but to the …


Art for a Cause

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 …

The Art of Wine

Collective Spirits Wine and Food Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary.   Be sure to Save-The-Date the weekend of May 19–21 for a fabulous fundraising festival benefitting The Bascom’s free programming and subsidized classes.  It’s the art center’s biggest fundraiser of the year and certainly the most tantalizing for your tastebuds. The Private Wine Dinners on Thursday, May 19, feature in-home …

Cashiers Library: Community Resource

You may believe that with lengthening days and gorgeous weather, people would be inclined to spend less time inside Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. Sure, people need books about gardening or hiking guides, but how on earth can the library attract patrons in this most sublime of seasons? Well, there are concrete reasons that this venerable institution remains a treasured year-round …


300 Cyclists, 10,000 Feet

Register now for the 24th annual Tour de Cashiers, slated for May 14, by visiting tourdecashiers.com.   Coordinated by the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce and assisted by Pisgah Productions of Asheville, Jackson County Law Enforcement and numerous local volunteers, this annual event boasts entrants from across the Southeast and as far away as Idaho. May is the perfect time …

The Green Scene

April, the month when spring announces its intention to stay by providing us with more daylight hours, more sunshine, budding trees, and gorgeous flowers, is also the time when we all kick into our spring cleaning mode.   Mother Nature is sprucing things up so it seems only natural that we would start freshening up too.  Highlanders take their spring …

A Riot of Color

Each spring a remarkable event occurs in the deciduous woodlands of the Highlands Plateau and Cashiers Valley, the emergence of the spring wildflowers.   As the first warm rays of sunlight touch the forest floor, thousands of plants awaken from their winter slumber to present an unmatched seasonal exhibit of beauty.  They decorate the forest floor with a riot of …


Why, How, What If?

When curiosity flourishes, worlds can be changed.   Why?  How?  What if?   These are questions that we ask ourselves every day here at the Center for Life Enrichment.  In fact, our classes are designed with them in mind.  Our classes, workshops, and trips cover it all.  From the arts, computers and technology, culinary, garden and nature to history, literature, …

Rotary Golf Tourney

If you enjoy a beautiful stroll on some of the most gorgeous links in the nation, mark this on your calendar – the 27th annual Highlands Rotary Golf Tournament, slated for Monday, May 2, at Highlands Country Club.   Make your reservations now by contacting registration coordinator Pat Allen at (828) 526-8784 or [email protected].   Registration starts at 9:30 A.M. …

On the Fly

What previously was known as the Three River Fly Fishing Tournament has been renamed.  Due to its growth and popularity, it’s now known as Three River Fly Fishing Festival.  It truly is just that.  It’s not just about who catches the most fish, it’s a celebration of the rivers and streams that surround us, and the people who are intent …