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All Kinds of Southern
Starting Thursday, November 7, the town of Highlands will sizzle with both talent and tasty treats as the annual Food & Wine Festival gets under way. One of the standout events is Chef Todd Richards’ exclusive dinner at Half Mile Farm (featuring Sommelier Jacob Gragg of Banfi Wines) on Saturday, November 9. Mark your calendar, make those reservations. Chef Todd …
Craft Beer Night
Highlanders used to gather at Helen’s Barn on Saturday nights for evenings of music, dancing, and all sorts of refreshments. Those celebrations were so joyous, in fact, more than a few Highlanders got their start in the Helen’s Barn Parking Lot. If you miss those days when Helen’s Barn was the place to gather for an evening’s worth of dancing …
Dine for Charity
For the 13th season, Lakeside is once again celebrating Evenings at Lakeside, when Wednesday evenings are set aside for area nonprofits to join them in raising money and awareness for their causes. Interested nonprofits should contact Lakeside at (828) 526-9419 to select an available date. The nonprofits are then responsible for marketing their evenings and encouraging their supporters to …
Bella’s Junction Cafe
I usually accept these restaurant assignments with a certain amount of reserve. I know that sounds strange, because I’ve posited in these pages that this tiny Plateau has, per capita, the finest assemblage of eating establishments in the Western Hemisphere. Think of it, everything from little mom-and-pop diners to elegant four-star experiences, they’re all offered up with pride and their own …
The Art of Landmarks
A beautiful pen and watercolor drawing of the historic Cornucopia Restaurant in Cashiers is this month’s Betsy Paul Properties Art Raffle to benefit the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department. This portrait of the local landmark is the creation of Scaly Mountain artist Maggie Baxter Dearth. She’s also created a striking painting of The Village Green Pavilion. Look closely, and you can sense the …
HCP’s 25th Season
In July of 1995, Sara Mayer, Carol Lucas, Jerri Talley, Jean Morris and April Hershey each gave $100 to begin a community theater group in Highlands, the Highlands Community Players was born. That first season they chose three plays – “Steel Magnolias,” “Dearly Departed,” and “A Thurber Carnival.” As a nod of appreciation to their founders, the Highlands-Cashiers Players’ 25th …
The Interlude Concert Series
The Interlude Concert Series, which is sponsored by Highlands First Presbyterian Church, continues with a great lineup for August. All concerts are on Wednesdays at 2:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church. Featured on Aug. 7 will be the Land of the Sky Chorus. The Land of the Sky Chorus is the performance name of the Asheville Chapter of the …
Bel Canto’s Incredible Talents
In addition to the four singers on stage in Bel Canto we have two other people who are mainstays of each and every Bel Canto performance. First, our “Orchestra,” the eminitely talented pianist, conductor, teacher and accompanist, Dr. Stephen Dubberly, and our Artistic Advisor, Stella Zambalis, who performs in some of the major opera companies (including the Metropolitan Opera in …
Listen to Your Art
What could be better than enjoying the beautiful mountain scenery and rivers of the Highlands area? Add an amazing art and craft show! Highlands Mountaintop Rotary invites you to do just that on August 24 and 25 for the Highlands Village Square Art & Craft Show. Paintings, prints and photography will be accompanied by top quality crafts like turned wood, …
Where the Happy Lives
It’s always a joy to visit Smitten’s Deb Hudson and see what new kinds of happy fill her current canvases. This time it’s bears and cows and pigs and pets, each portrayed in a state of creative critter bliss. Take Pigtini, a pudgy little piglet snuggled into a cocktail glass. Or his cousin, Bearbon, a bear curled up in a …
Where the Happy Lives
It’s always a joy to visit Smitten’s Deb Hudson and see what new kinds of happy fill her current canvases. This time it’s bears and cows and pigs and pets, each portrayed in a state of creative critter bliss. Take Pigtini, a pudgy little piglet snuggled into a cocktail glass. Or his cousin, Bearbon, a bear curled up in a …
Encore Performance
The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present the National Theatre of London’s encore performance of “The Audience” starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen is a modern constitutional monarch who reigns but does not rule. She has influence rather than power. Her influence is exerted by means of three fundamental constitutional rights – the right to be consulted, …
