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The Medicine Man Flower

Even on those wet, wet summer days, Joe Pye Weed is standing by to brighten your landscape.

Plateau Playground

A new initiative will trumpet the area’s extraordinary combination of outdoor recreational opportunities and communities built to accommodate resort guests of all ages.

Lightning Bugs at Dusk

Though his casts into deep mountain pools proved fruitless, a true blue angler’s twilight adventure was laden with moments of unalloyed excitement and hints of magic.


Royal Couple of the Forest

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak’s feathered-finery and irresistible cheep-cheep songs elevates it to the top ranks of Plateau Avian Royalty.

Faraway from it all

The Highlands Biological Foundation’s summer soirée is an elegant celebration of the season and the wild things that live here. To attend this fundraiser, set for Monday, August 2, call (828) 526-2221 or visit highlandsbiological.org.

Journey to Freedom

Cashiers artist Wesley Wofford’s stirring Harriet Tubman statue makes its way to Bridge Park in Sylva with a ceremony at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 26.


The Hills Are Alive

John McCutcheon’s Songwriting Camp is a hand-on approach to learning the traditions and innovations of folk music, August 8-12 at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center. To register or for more information, visit themountainrlc.org/john-mccutcheons-songcamp.

Camaraderie & Conversation

A gathering at Half-Mile Farm will bring together Southern Writers of the first order and their fans, August 8-10. For reservations, visit oldedwardshospitality.com/calendar-of-events/southernwriters.

Celebration of Education

Author Patti Callahan Henry brings a message of hope and enlightenment to Celebration of Education, set for October 17. For more information, go to maconliteracy.org.


Surveyor’s Footsteps

A cartographer’s dream, Ellicott’s Rock’s crucial place in history is explored in detail with a lecture at Cashiers Historical Society’s Dowden Pavilion, 1940 Highway 107 South, 11:00 A.M. August 5. For information, call (828) 743-7710.

Authors Visit Local Libraries

A pair of Author Talks at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library and Hudson Library will focus on the emotionally-wrought issues surrounding pregnancy in the 21st century and the life-and-death decisions that informed every aspect of the lives of refugees displaced by World War II.

Sweet August

William says we’re here in Admit You’re Happy Month. He’s always right about these things. C’mon, admit it, things are pretty good, aren’t they?