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The Art Screen Scene
The Highlands Performing Arts Center begins the Live via Satellite Series on Friday, October 4, at 5:30 P.M. with the Great Art on Screen documentary “Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice.” This film fully immerses audiences in the life of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance. The optional Dinner Discussion will be held at 4118. Seating is limited, so …
Miz Thang’s Creations
Debbie Garner, also known as Miz Thang, is many things – a Georgia native, a retired teacher, a feminist, a music afficianado, and many other wonderful things, but the title we at the gallery most love and associate with her is “self-taught artist.” Her medium of choice is wood and paint. Miz. Thang’s folky pieces begin when she cuts out …
A Glassy Lady
Terri Johansson is a visual artist and a devoted child of Mother Nature. She and her husband hike, dive, kayak, snorkel, and fish some of the most exquisite natural wonderlands in Florida and North Carolina. With her artist’s eyes always on ready, she says, “When I am in the wild, I see scenes in glass.” Why glass, when from …
Capturing a River
You don’t have to travel far from your back doorstep to snap a portfolio full of fabulous images, assuming you have the unique eye of photographer Peter Ray. He says, “One of my disciplines is to take a photo every day. In the midst of all the madness in the world, I remind myself that there is beauty all around. …
All God’s Creatures
People are invited to bring all varieties of pets for the annual Blessing of the Animals at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 5, to The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road in Cashiers. Gather on the lawn for a parade of animals, prayers, music and celebration of all of God’s creatures. Over the years, local ministers have blessed a menagerie …
On the Half Shell
Join the Highlands Biological Foundation for a Cajun celebration on Sunday, October 6, – Highlands on the Half-Shell in the meadow behind the Nature Center. This annual fall event supports the Highlands Biological Foundation. The bayou comes to the mountains with a feast of oysters, gumbo, and other Louisiana delicacies under the canopy of Highlands’ autumn flame-colored leaves. …
Showcasing Local Art 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. From its ever-so-humble beginnings nearly 40 years ago when The Highlands Woman’s Club envisioned it as a way …
Goblins on the green
Make plans to celebrate a frightfully fun Halloween at The Village Green in Cashiers. Goblins In the Green will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 P.M. Friday, October 25. Dress up in your favorite silly or scary costume and come to The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road. Some ghoulish guests will join the resident spiders and …
Cuteness Overload
Is there anything cuter than dogs dressed up for Halloween? Okay, children in costume, yes. But what about both? For a cuteness overload, head to Sky Valley, Georgia, for their Sixth Annual Sky Valley Fallfest, Saturday, October 19, from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Join the fun and enjoy hayrides, arts and crafts, live music, and the popular costume contest …
Fall Leaf Show
With the arrival of the annual Fall Leaf Show, you’re seeing the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau at its best. The bold colors carpeting the mountains around us suggest a quilting bee that shared a pot of peyote tea and then went to work, finally tossing their finished product over an unmade bed. The display is breathtaking in its richness and randomness, kaleidoscopic …
The Pickle Lady
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? I can tell you: in my shopping bag from Highlands Marketplace. The art of pickling and canning may be a lost art to some, but to …
Scholarship Links
Each year the Town of Highlands, together with the support of local business sponsors, hosts the annual Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund Golf Classic. This year’s tournament, held on Thursday, October 17, is being hosted again at the beautiful Wildcat Cliffs Country Club. Now in its 44th year, this tournament is the Scholarship Fund’s largest fundraiser of the year, …
