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Spring Beer Dinner
Last June I wrote about a visit to The Greystone Inn’s Lakeside Dining Room in Lake Toxaway. I noted how some strange alchemy of location and impeccable service and a marvelously rendered menu delivered what could only be described as a “transcendent experience.” Our table was clearly beguiled and my review labored to describe the essence of that evening. Well, …
Highlands Motoring Festival
Another day of driving tours has been added to this year’s HMF. The “One Lap of the Mountains Classic” is for vintage classic cars and “One Lap of the Mountains Speciale” is for all other interesting cars. These guided drives will be on Thursday, June 11, and are shorter than Friday’s “One Lap of the Mountains Grande.” All driving tours …
Fishing for Fun & Funds
The Three River Fly Fishing Festival returns April 30 through May 2, offering anglers from near and far an opportunity to enjoy a weekend of fly fishing fun and camaraderie. Now in its 10th year, this fund raiser for the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund offers men and women of all ages the chance to fish our miles of beautiful …
House of Knowledge
Residents who may have adopted a self-prescribed hibernation will want to venture to Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library to partake in its many springtime offerings. Serenity Richards, branch librarian, said there is a program or activity for every age – from lively wee ones to retired adults. Imagination Station, for one, is a monthly activity available for inquisitive early elementary-age children. …
The Humble & Tasty Apple
The Cashiers Historical Society is sponsoring its 2020 Heritage Apple Day on Saturday, March 14 from 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the Cashiers Community Center across from the Cashiers Fire Department. Join them in celebrating our area’s horticultural history by learning to identify and preserve ancient apple varieties that have flourished in our mountains for years. Admission is …
Read All About It!
Libraries are about so much more than books. Hudson Library, the second oldest library in the state, has been a hub of community activity for 136 years. Librarian Carlyn Morenus said collaborations with area businesses, leaders, and organizations are key. “There are so many ways we collaborate and partner with other groups around Highlands to come up with all …
Play With Your Food
When The Highlands-Cashiers Players take the stage with Play With Your Food, four funny one-act plays, it’s something special. When those plays are served up with a full dinner prepared by local celebrity chef Kristy Lewis, well, it’s an extraordinary event. The HCP’s Dinner Theater, set for March 19-21 and 26-28 in the Main Auditorium of the PAC, will …
South’s Most Acclaimed Chefs
On March 28 Half-Mile Farm will host the next in their popular “Chefs in the House Series.” Launched in January 2019, the always sold-out dinners offer an “up close and personal experience with some of The South’s most acclaimed chefs.” The March dinner welcomes Bill Smith and Justin Burdett; past and present chefs of Chapel Hill’s venerable Crook’s Corner, …
The Fine Art of Brunching
In previous restaurant reviews I’ve recounted the importance of breakfast as the cornerstone of a healthy day and ultimately a productive life. But in all those reviews, all those imprecations to enjoy this all-too-rushed morning ritual, I never turned my attention to Brunch, breakfast’s more civilized and elegant sister. Brunch is an embossed invitation to savor the exquisite suite of …
Highlands PAC: Great Art on Screen, Live Via Satellite
From October to May, most Saturday afternoons the Highlands Performing Arts Center will be presenting the Live via Satellite Series; featuring the MET Opera and the National Theatre of London, and on a weekday evening you can be entertained and educated with the Great Art on Screen series (a collaboration between The Bascom and PAC.) At 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March …
Reflective Colors
When you encounter Kristin Edwards’ pottery creations at The Bascom and Easley an Artist, you’re struck by the subtle color choices, but also how very practical they are. Of course, those colors are a reflection of the artist’s instincts and sensibilities, but the practicality is the product of Kristin’s own practical nature. These works of art aren’t meant to be …
Happy 50th Earth Day (Let’s Celebrate for a Week)
The Highlands Chamber of Commerce has always been a supporter of efforts to preserve Highlands’ natural heritage. That’s why it stages the Gorge Cleanup in the spring and autumn and why it’s partnered with conservation groups over the decades. Naturally, conservation has been a driving force in the development of Highlands, dating back to the Foundation of the …
