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Visions of Sugar Cookies
When you think of Christmas you no doubt picture Santa Claus; but what about long-suffering Mrs. Claus? Surely, she deserves to be appreciated. Does she even have a first name? Imagine her husband slaving away all year with no one to help but guys with pointy ears. He’s not one to ship his work to the South Pole where …
The Orchard
First things first – if you choose to dine at The Orchard during this “off” season, make reservations! My sweetie and I sauntered in at 7:00 P.M. on a Friday. It was a Friday in November, we were vaguely worried that we’d be the only diners in this rambling 100-year-old building. The first clue we had that our lonely conversations …
HCCMF Founder Lucas Drew
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, which enjoys a worldwide reputation, is the product of the passion and remarkable talents of Dr. Lucas Drew. Dr. Drew, after a distinguished career of more than 40 years of teaching and performing, retired in 2000 as Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Principal Double Bass Emeritus of the …
If You Werent Smitten Before
Smitten is celebrating four years of success. 2016 promises to be the best year ever with a slate of fresh artists, scouted from all over the Southeast. Here are teasers for four outstanding members of the new Smitten family. Painter Diane Kilgore from Greenville, South Carolina, is the bird girl. Whether cardinal, crow, or canary her personable birdies have a …
Art Leagues Triumphs
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers ended the 2015 season with a bright outlook for 2016. A highlight of ALHC is the Artist Series at The Bascom, running from April through October. Each month, an ALHC artist presents completed works with a presentation on the medium used. This is a free event with a wine and cheese reception, plus the opportunity …
A Cinematic Anniversary
My how time flies! It’s mind-boggling to think that it has been two years since we began enjoying first-run movies at the Highlands Playhouse. A hearty “Thank You” to the forward-thinking Playhouse Board members who followed their dream to bring movies to the Plateau. This would not have happened without the generous benefactors or the enthusiastic movie-goers who filled the …
PACs Triple Delight
T he Highlands Performing Arts offers a trio of live performances in the month of December. The Bolshoi Ballet Live from Moscow will present “Lady of Camellias” on Sunday, December 6, at 12:55 P.M. A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by the Parisian high society. Despite her infidelity, Armand will …
Plateau Art 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: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday; noon to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday. Call (828) 526-4949 or visit thebascom.org to learn about winter programs, classes, events. Closed Christmas and New Year’s Days. Mountain Mist Gallery of …
Licensed to Kiln
Highlander Kristin Edwards is a wife, a mother, and one amazing potter. Her first began pottery classes in college and has continued them since then. When The Bascom opened its new facility in 2009, Kristin was thrilled with the state-of-the-art ceramics equipment, and even more impressed with the instructors teaching at The Bascom. For the past six years, she has …
Living His Dream
“It’s funny how things get started,” says John Phillips, owner of Fire and Light Glass Studio in Otto, North Carolina. “We lived in an older home in Duluth, Georgia, and decided we wanted some stained glass windows. So in 1981 I took a stained glass class. I got addicted, so much so, that when we moved to North Carolina, I …
Highlands Christmas Remembered
Thinking about Christmas in Highlands evokes memories of “True Americana” – maybe even makes you think of the Currier and Ives Christmas cards that your parents shared with their friends in the 50s and 60s. Long-time Highlands resident Dixie Barton fondly recalls her previous 25 Christmas seasons here on the Plateau. Dixie and her family enjoyed their home …
Expansion Celebration
The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library will celebrate their newly expanded bookstore with a party from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Friday, December 4. The gathering recognizes the hard work and generosity of the community and the Carlton Foundation – they’ve greatly increased the size of the Friends’ Bookstore for book display and storage and new equipment. More books …
