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Cashiers’ Library Senior Services
Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is hosting a seminar on Personal Care Services for the Elderly provided by Companion Healthcare at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 21. Everyone is invited to attend this free program, which will be held in the library’s Meeting Room. There will be a question and answer session and free giveaways. This eldercare program is just one facet …
Showcasing Artistic Talent
The Town of Highlands celebrates its annual Highlands Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, October 12, from 9:00 A. M. until 4:00 P.M. at the Highlands Civic Center at 600 North Fourth Street. Admission and parking to this event are free. It is often surprising to think of how many talented craftsmen live in our midst and years ago …
Art for a Cause
The Rotary Club of Cashiers’ Art for a Cause Art & Craft Show will be staged Labor Day Weekend on the Village Green at the Crossroads. This marks the event’s 12th Anniversary, continuing its tradition of bringing extremely talented and skilled artisans from throughout the Southeast and beyond to raise money for the entire community. It’s easy to be dazzled …
Mother Nature at your Table
Take a trip to the Highlands Marketplace Saturday mornings and plan to spend some quality time with local growers, purveyors, and friends. The Marketplace is held May through October at the Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park from 8:00 – 12:30 and, as the seasons changes, so does the range of choices. There are several vendors there who bring back what might …
Weekend Concert Series
There’s a crispness in the air, the days are growing shorter, the katydids are singing their fall lullabies, and all signs that fall is in the air. Speaking of lullabies and things musical, there’s still plenty of opportunities to enjoy live music at one of our weekend concert series. These concerts have become family favorites and are the place to …
Lovin’ the Library
I feel right at home in libraries. Perhaps that’s because my mother was a librarian in Southport, North Carolina, and that’s where I spent my early years. There, and also in the hottest bookmobile in Brunswick County. Imagine spending your summers sitting in the back of a big metal box with no air conditioning, traveling the dusty roads of the South. …
Synergy of the Arts
It has been said that you can feel the creative energy when you drive through the covered bridge of The Bascom. Surely, this comes as no surprise since there is an undeniable energy that resonates through the entire Plateau, evident in the businesses, non-profits, people, and communities. The Bascom knows this because we are very lucky to partner with many …
Get Out & Get Going
The 27th Annual Tour de Cashiers Mountain Cycling Event rolls through these mountains on Saturday, September 7, beginning at 8:00 A.M. from The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center on Frank Allen Road. Riders from across the South and beyond make the pilgrimage to Cashiers for this annual event. The fresh mountain air, incredible mountain scenery and rush of adrenaline afforded by the …
Chamber Shapes the Region
Headlines in national travel and lifestyle publications feature Cashiers and surrounding communities’ tourism appeal, vacation homes, recreation, culinary and cultural arts, and more. The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce works closely with the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority to promote the destination through earned and social media directed at those who are attracted to the Plateau’s natural beauty, active lifestyle, …
Highlands Chamber Volunteers Good as Gold
Nearly everyone new to The Plateau checks in with the Highlands Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 108 Main Street, for maps, directions, dining and accommodation recommendations, events and entertainment advice, and much more. Beverly Wichman, Highlands Chamber of Commerce Volunteer & Event Manager, is responsible for inspiring local residents to volunteer at the Center. “Our volunteers are the best …
Raising a Vision
Construction is coming into the home stretch with The Village Green’s new events center being expected to be completed by the end of November. In recent weeks, there has been significant progress with windows and lighting installations, external siding, and the beautiful fireplace reaching completion. Sitting at 5900 sq. feet., this facility will have a 40 ft. stage, multipurpose …
Generous Donors & Shoppers
Mountain Findings has once again generously granted donation requests to over 40 area non-profit organizations, totaling $181,700. Located at 432 Spruce Street in Highlands, Mountain Findings was started in 1969 to provide for the donation and resale of household goods. They incorporated and were registered as a non-profit organization in 1972. Since then, three major events have occurred: in 2002, …
