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Highlands Christmas Parade

The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade – a celebration winding its way down Main Street, with virtually every Highlander either

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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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HCP’s Crossing Delancey

This August, the Highlands Cashiers Players debuts “Crossing Delancey” by Susan Sandler during their Eclipse Theatre Weekend.   HCP is taking part in this solar event by having special showings August 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 P.M.  Instead of two weekends, viewers now have three weekends to enjoy this New York romance, marking the return of director Dr. Ronnie Spilton, …

Dance, Broadway & Beatles

The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present a variety of concerts in September.  Saturday, September 16, brings Taylor 2 back to Highlands. Taylor 2 is part of the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance company from New York City.  Paul Taylor (in his 90’s) was a dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. He was invited by George Balanchine to be a …

Vega Quartet Residency

The Vega Quartet has been performing at the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival for many seasons.  This year, they will be in residency on The Plateau in October, offering many opportunities for music lovers of all ages to experience their talent. The Vega String Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at Emory University, is known for cultivating a new generation of chamber music lovers through …


Village Square Art Show

When planning a summer trip to the mountains, think about scheduling it for the weekend of August 26 and 27 so you can attend the popular Highlands Village Square Art & Craft Show.  Cool off at 4118-feet while browsing over 80 booths filled with high quality local and regionally made fine art and crafts. Rustic furniture, leather purses, blacksmithing, home …

Taylor Made

Rumors that Pat Taylor Pottery has gone out of business are greatly exaggerated.  He happily reports that when he isn’t up to his elbows in town business as Mayor of Highlands, he’s up to his elbows in clay.  You’ll have the chance to see the superb result.  His latest series of animal jugs will be featured at Smitten’s Third Thursday.  All …

Saving the Best for Last

Another sensational season of the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival is drawing to a close, and its finale is fireworks-spectacular.  The concluding concerts will be held August 4 through 6. Zuill Bailey, David Coucheron, and the Vega String Quartet will be performing Friday and Saturday, and for Sunday’s final gala concert and dinner they’ll joined by Helen Kim on violin and …


It’s All Happening at The Bascom

For the Art Lover in you, there are exhibits, exhibits, and more exhibits!   A highlight is sure to be The Poetry and Pottery of Dave Drake, which features eight pots by the historically significant potter, Dave Drake.  Drake was born into slavery in the early 1800’s and worked his entire life as a potter in or near Edgefield, South …

Beauty of Live Theater

2017 is proving a grand year for the Highlands Playhouse.  Our first production of the season, “Cabaret,” opened on June 22 to record crowds.  Despite turning 50 last year, the musical still remains quite relevant to modern audiences.  The storyline has undergone a twist or two as it has been updated over the years, but somehow remains both puckish and …

In League With The Arts

The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers’ August program will be given by local artist ML Carpenter-Bilbro. The presentation, which begins at 5:00 P.M., August 28 at The Bascom, following social time at 4:30 P.M., will be a description of the basics of clay sculpture, covering both the firing method and the creation of a mold for bronze and resin editions.  A …


When Magic Starts to Happen

Adam Pletzke believes so deeply that Nature and healing go hand-in-hand that his life work focuses on physical and visual tools to re-connect us to the earth.  Through his healing touch of massage and his iconic photographic imagery of Nature, he’s able to undo the stress we store in our muscles and minds. When you walk into his massage studio …

Reignite Your Passion

Susie deVille, Founder and CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute, launched the Institute to solve a painful problem that the vast majority of individuals suffer from – the false belief that they are not creative.  Susie knows that creativity gone unexpressed is toxic – a slippery slope that leads to a closing down of mind, body, and spirit.  When expressed, …

Beers, Bites, & A Bodacious Night

Talk to anyone who remembers Highlands from the Good Old Days, and eventually you’ll hear the story of Helen’s Barn.  This venerable local landmark, which was erected just off of Main Street where Wright Square stands today, featured square dances, exuberant bluegrass music, and raucous good times. Relationships were created, nurtured and sustained by evenings at Helen’s Barn and it’s common …