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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Peach Gazpacho by Chef Kelly Vogelheim

For Chef Kelly Vogelheim, the creative force at the heart of Skyline Lodge’s new Oak Steakhouse, the challenge and the joy of the job comes from concocting a recipe that truly reflects the richness and palate-pleasing generosity of local ingredients.

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Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival packs an astonishing amount of events and performances into its 40th Anniversary Season.

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Chambers Realty: 80 Years in the Making

Buoyed by a track record that stretches back to the 1940s, Chambers Realty and Vacation Rentals has emerged from a global pandemic into a white hot real estate market.

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Bestsellers Discussed 

Best-selling authors Karen White and Susan Meissner will make appearances in both Cashiers and Highlands – July 9 and 10; and July 30 and 31, respectively. You need to make reservations – (828) 743-0215 for Cashiers; and (828) 526-3031.

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Tapping Into Ancient Symbols

Artist Gloria Hernando’s work draws upon a spirit that’s ancient and profoundly Feminine.

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Blur of a Beating Wing

For artist Laura Moser, the dynamic tension between Order and Chaos lies at the heart of her work.

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Highlands PAC Signs Construction Contract

PAC Board President, Nancy Harrison and Executive Director Mary Adair Trumbly The Highlands Performing Arts Center has been working over a year with a construction management team composed of project manager JLL, architect Lord Aeck Sargent, and contractor Choate Construction to design the PAC’s new theater. Thursday, July 1 was the culmination of that work.  Construction is now ready to …

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The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Awards Grants

Four local students have been recognized with scholarships for outstanding academic achievement by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

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The Rocket’s Red Glare

There’s so much fun packed into the Plateau’s Fourth of July celebration that it’s spread over an entire weekend.

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Local Artists Invited to Sky Valley Arts and Crafts Show

The Sky Valley Garden Club is looking for artisans and artists to participate in its Arts and Crafts Festival, set for Wednesday, July 28, at the Sky Valley Country Club. To register or for more information, email cinsurance7@verizon.net before July 10th.

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Vision Cashiers: Mark Jones thanks the “Puppy Patrons”

Vision Cashiers, a not-for-profit organization led by volunteers and devoted to improving the Cashiers community, recently welcomed Jackson County Commissioner Mark Jones to the new Cashiers Dog Park. 

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Join the Fight Against Food Insecurity

Individuals and organizations that are fighting food insecurity on the Plateau could use some help. To learn more, join the Plant for The Plateau Facebook group or email plantfortheplateau@gmail.com.

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