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HBS Summer Preview
Each summer the Highlands Biological Station offers a wide variety of classes, workshops, lectures, camps, and hikes for every member of our community. Whether you’re interested in the in-depth study of special topics relevant to the southern Appalachian Mountain environment, wanting to explore new hiking trails and add new knowledge to your understanding of the beautiful Highlands landscape, or …
Fox Pups
Most red fox activity occurs at night, but daytime movements are not uncommon. The red fox mates once a year, and in North Carolina, this generally occurs in January. The pups are born during late February through April. Five pups is an average litter, and they are born in a den that the parents dug themselves or that was dug …
Think Rink
With winter’s icy breath enveloping the mountains, the desire for typical outdoor activities wanes in many. However, those daring enough to brave the cold on the plateau and venture outside will soon have another opportunity for outdoor winter recreation. This year, Highlands is fortunate enough to open an ice skating rink to help quell the cabin fever that often accompanies the …
Our Winter Waterfowl
Winter holds its own special avian gems in and around our local wetlands – lakes, ponds, flooded fields, and estuaries. At Mirror Lake near Highlands, for instance, you can often spot any number of Wood Ducks, Black Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, and Mallards. Canada Geese are common in our area. Nearby Lake Junaluska, which offers both …
Their Wish Granted
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers achieved another milestone in 2015 with first-time membership in North Carolina’s Regional Artist Project Grants program. With a vote from the ALHC board to donate to RAPG and become involved in this vital statewide artist grant program, the ALHC has added a significant new member benefit for current members and artists who are considering ALHC …
A New Leaf
Every time Elizabeth Haskins handpicks a semi-precious stone for her exquisite gold, sterling, brass, and copper jewelry, she turns over a new leaf…literally. Nine years ago, after she lost her son, she designed the Dreaming Tree with one leaf symbolically falling from it. Since then she’s created scores of leaves, each one unique in shape, color, texture, form, and …
Eddies of Flour
When she’s in her peak baking season, Jane Elliott rolls out of bed and into her North Carolina-certified home kitchen. Eddies of flour and finely ground home-harvested spices swirl in her wake. It doesn’t take long for the fragrance of savory shortbread or spicy cheese pecan squares to waft through the house…and all this before she’s even brewed her first …
One Good Turn
North Carolina has a long-standing history of craftsmanship. Woodturning, in particular, has strong roots in North Carolina – the state’s often credited as the cradle of the furniture industry in the United States. This fascinating trade has been passed down from generation to generation, the skill being perfected more and more as each new generation of artist finds their …
Opera, Theatre and Ballet
January and February are busy months for the Live in HD Series at the Performing Arts Center featuring the MET Opera, the National Theatre of London, and the Bolshoi Ballet – all via satellite. January brings The National Theatre Encore performance of “Skylight,” Saturday, January 9, at 1:00 P.M. Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan star. MET Opera presents “Les Pecheurs …
A Living Dance Legend
March 3, 4, and 5 brings an exciting “happening” to the Highlands Performing Arts Center Youth Theater. The New York-based Paul Taylor Dancers: Taylor 2 will be here. Paul Taylor, 83, still creates two dances a year, in addition to reviving some of his 142 works for the company’s upcoming Lincoln Center season. Taylor is the last living …
Plateau Gallery News
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts offers free exhibitions, unique education, and community outreach through workshops, classes, and lectures. Gallery hours are 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday. Call (828) 526-4949 or visit thebascom.org to learn about winter programs, classes, events. Mountain Mist Gallery of Cashiers represents some of …
Ice and Waterscape
Imagine stepping out of your back door into lush woodland and shooting a prize-winning photo. That’s what fine art photographer Charles Johnson did to capture the cover of Laurel’s winter issue. He says, “I shot a patch of ice melting in a shallow creek thirty paces from my backdoor. The morning light was dazzling, creating a living, shimmering radiance …
