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Dine for Dollars
For the ninth season, Lakeside is setting aside Wednesday evenings 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 come out for a great dinner, while raising money …
Chefs in the House
Thanks to Half-Mile Farm, there is a brand-new dinner series coming to town this fall and winter. “Chefs In The House” will feature up-close-and-personal experiences with some of the South’s most acclaimed chefs. On Sunday, September 30, Chef Rob McDaniel of SpringHouse in Lake Martin, Alabama, will be at Half-Mile Farm for the inaugural dinner. Chef McDaniel’s impressive career includes …
Big Kahuna Burgersteaks
Chris Duffy, operations manager and morning show host at WHLC FM 104.5, excels at crafting seven- to nine-course Japanese kaiseki-style meals. But having raised twins that now stand 6’9” and 6’10”, he knows a thing or two about satisfying big appetites on one plate, and he loves the hearty fusion flavors of Hawaiian cuisine. Radio listeners have probably heard Duffy …
David vs.Goliath
In May of this year, I was speaking to the House Hosts for The Bascom’s Collective Spirits. The hosts were kind enough to open up their homes to guest chefs and winemakers to raise funds for The Bascom. I intentionally served a small production wine and made the following statement, “Each year there is a wine discovered at Collective Spirits …
Food is Love
Harriet Van Horne was a columnist for the New York World-Telegram and is considered the first television critic. That means that over the course of her storied career she reviewed evergreen episodes of “I Love Lucy” and “Playhouse 90,” creations that even today maintain their wit and their bite and their irresistible pull. Yet the other part of the equation …
PAC’s Fall Concert Season
Saturday, September 15, at 8:00 P.M. Broadway returns to Highlands with “O Sole Trio: Bravissimo Broadway,” combining classic show tunes from the most beloved Broadway musicals. The performance includes highlights from shows such as “Les Misérables,” “West Side Story,” and “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Ghost: the Musical.” The show will take you on a thrilling …
From the World of Opera
On September 9, Bel Canto will once again treat the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau to an exceptional program by four performers from the world of opera that will include not only opera, but Broadway favorites. The concert will be followed by a sumptuous dinner at Highlands Country Club, giving the audience a chance to meet and talk to our performers. Dr. Stephen …
Singer/Songwriter, Colby Deitz
When I watched Colby Deitz and his band perform on YouTube, I found his distinctive raspy voice, his high-octane energy, and his explosion of amazing hair to be downright Belishi-esque. Couple that with a laid-back bass, a solid beat, and the effortless fiddlin’ of his band members, and you’ve got slow heat giving way to a roaring fire. The Colby …
Highlands Playhouse
Quality, crowd-pleasing entertainment was born at Highlands Playhouse decades ago. As the fame of 362 Oak Street sky-rocketed, so did the region’s delight in its own community theatre. In fact, since the Playhouse opened, there’s been a giant, invisible arrow pointing toward it, reading: Bliss This Way. This past season was a record-breaker, with more tickets sold and more money …
Contemporary Botanicals
The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art is guaranteed to grow on you with September’s new exhibition, Contemporary Botanicals. Plateau visitors and residents delight in the region’s beauty. Most people photograph the scenery, but gifted artists go one step further and represent their visual interpretations of mountainscapes, landscapes, gardens, and floral still lifes on canvas, paper, and a variety of surfaces. …
Chamber Music Festival
Praised for their “supreme melodic control and total authority” (Calgary Herald), the Argus Quartet is quickly gaining a reputation as one of today’s most dynamic and versatile young ensembles. First-prize winners at the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, the Argus Quartet’s recent and upcoming performances include appearances at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall, Roulette, the Albany Symphony’s …
The Garment Chooses You
Are landmark events happy accidents or part of some divine plan? Jude Stuecker, accomplished Asheville Fiber Artist, is convinced some things are simply meant-to-be. It was her destiny to meet puppeteer Karen Pritchett from Berea, Kentucky, when she (Jude) was nine, and Karen 21. Karen planted a love of fabric, art, design, color, and stitchery deep in Jude’s soul. Over …
