A Collaboration for the SensesWinter’s DelightsCelebrating 150!Our Laurel Wordsmiths
A Collaboration for the Senses

Let’s raise a glass to the generosity of vintner Guy Davis and the vivid imagination of artist Leah Grace Craig.

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Winter’s Delights

The Plateau is home to a raft of activities that’ll get your heart pumping and invigorate your outlook. (In the words of Highlands’ unofficial

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Celebrating 150!

Though we can pause to look back at Highlands’ last 150 years, a commitment to preservation demands that we keep our eyes on the future.

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Our Laurel Wordsmiths

A remembrance of writerly flourishes in our Laurel magazine.

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Comedy Comes to PAC

A raucous play explores the things we love, the things that drive us bonkers about the opposite sex; and the music of Neil Diamond is on the horizon. For tickets or more information, visit HighlandsPerformingArts.com.

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The Bascom’s Pop-up Shop

A trio of artists bring a dynamic new energy to The Bascom’s Pop-Up Shop. The Bascom is located at 323 Franklin Road in Highlands.

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The Bear Rulebook

Sure, they’re our neighbors, but you don’t need to invite them over for a bite to eat.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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