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Unparalleled Performances
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival‘s 37th season has ended and was a smashing success! It took many to present the caliber of talent that keeps our patrons coming back year after year; so much was due to the generosity of others and a hard-working board of directors led by Olivia Holt. Our Artistic Director, William Ransom, is unparalleled.
A Guitar and a Woody Wagon
Scott Low’s been tangled up in blue ever since he first heard Bob Dylan sing his iconic hit live. The lyrics grabbed Scott by his heartstrings, spun him around a time or two, and helped propel him into a career of singer-songwriting. That was a couple of decades ago and now he has several tracks and albums of his own. …
Hard Candy Christmas
The 31st Annual Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show has changed dates from the Thanksgiving weekend to the first Saturday and Sunday in December. The hours are the same, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., each day and the same Mountain Christmas Tradition. The Western Carolina University Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, is still the location and original art …
Tree-mendous Choices
We are incredibly fortunate here on the Plateau for many reasons, but during the holiday season one of our greatest blessings is that we boast an abundance of Christmas Tree Farms. Start your holiday season by visiting one and choosing your perfect tree. Here’s a sampling of what’s available: Grandy Mountain Tree Farm, 842 Breedlove Road, Cashiers, (828) 743-1737; Moss …
Have an Ice Day
Grab your mittens, your coat, and your skates! It’s time for the Highlands Recreation Department’s ice skating rink to open. Open from November 8 until March 3, the rink has been a gathering place for winter activity since 2015, thanks to generous donations that made it all possible. The rink is located in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park and if you’re not …
Music of our Heritage
For the past 24 years talented singers from throughout the area have joined together as the Highlands Community Chorale to celebrate the music of Christmas. This year’s chorale will present the music of our heritage here in the mountains from the Carolinas to Virginia, Kentucky, and Georgia. Chorale conductor Les Scott says, “‘An Appalachian Christmas’ features music that reveals the richness …
Carol Sing and More
Throughout the holiday season, First Presbyterian Church of Highlands offers fun ways to get into the Holiday Spirit. After the Christmas parade on Saturday, December 1, join your friends in the Church Sanctuary at 1:00 P.M. for the Christmas Carol Sing. Leader Stell Huie and accompanist Angie Jenkins ensure that everyone gets a chance to sing well-known holiday favorites. After …
Breakfast with Santa
Yes, we recognize that the Halloween costumes have just been packed away, but everyone who has young children or grandchildren knows that in their minds, Christmas is just around the corner. The little ones are thinking of Santa and of all the goodies that are packed on his sleigh. The folks at Highlands United Methodist Church continue their holiday tradition …
A Cashiers Christmas
Gingerbread cookies. Ugly sweaters. Elaborate light displays. Every family has their own holiday traditions, but there are certain things you just have to experience when you spend Christmas in Cashiers: the lighting of the Christmas trees at the Village Green; picking out a fresh tree at one of the many local tree farms; and of course, the Cashiers Christmas Parade. …
Olde Time Mountain Christmas Parade
The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade embodies the spirit of community and small town Main Street America. This annual parade is held this year on Saturday, December 1, at 11:00 A.M. Staged entirely by local groups, churches, businesses, fire departments, friends, neighbors and families, this parade celebrates both the community and the Christmas spirit. Folks young and old gather …
Serious Science
Every fall since 2001, undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been coming to the Highlands Biological Station as a part of UNC’s Institute for the Environment field site program. UNC-IE works with a network of six field sites, one in Thailand, one in Ecuador, and …
Christmas on the Green
You may have seen The Village Green in bloom in summer. Have you seen it glow in the winter? Join us for Christmas On the Green, Cashiers’ favorite holiday tradition. The 13-acre park in the heart of Cashiers features thousands of twinkling lights. The Village Green will make spirits merry and bright. Christmas On the Green kicks off the holiday …
