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HUMC Golf Fundraiser
Show your golfing talents at Highlands United Methodist Church’s 2018 Golf Outing at the beautiful Cullasaja Country Club, set for 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 27. This exciting event raises funds to reduce the remaining debt on the Church’s new Faith and Fellowship Center. You can get in a few practice shots before you begin play at noon. Twenty-two four-person teams …
Summer Festival
Join the fun and experience small town living at its very best at Summer Fest. This annual event is sponsored by the Scaly Mountain Community Association and everyone is invited. This year’s event will be held August 18 at the Scaly Mountain Fire Station, just off Highlands Road at 169 Hale Ridge Road. Festivities begin at 9:00 A.M. and go …
Empty Bowls Project
In our hectic world, it’s easy to take things for granted. Take your last meal, for example. You may have gone to the grocery store and spent half an hour picking out all you needed to cook a wonderful dinner for your family; you may have dashed through a deli and grabbed a sandwich for lunch or snagged your breakfast …
Rise and Shine Fundraiser
It’s time again for the annual Rise and Shine Fundraiser for the Highlands Community Fund, 6:30 P.M. Sunday, August 5, at The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts. You can expect a relaxed and elegant affair. The evening begins with cocktails, then a delicious barbecue dinner catered by Lovie’s of Atlanta. Dance to the upbeat music of the Caribbean …
A Good Day for a 5k
It’s not too late to participate in this year’s Twilight 5k, presented by the Rotary Club of Highlands, August 18. There are lots of things that make this race special: live music, brand new awards, the chance for a free registration for next year’s race, and the icing on the cake is that it all takes place at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders …
Pawsitively Purrfect
For nearly two decades, the Pawsitively Purrfect Party at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley has always been a magical evening and the single-largest fundraiser of the year for the CHHS shelter pets. But after the tragic fire that occurred just hours after our event ended last year, this year’s party for the animals at the newly rebuilt and more-beautiful-than-qever …
The Stories Nature Tells
The annual Highlands tradition of Zahner Conservation Lectures continues this month at the Highlands Nature Center. These lectures are free for all and a wonderful opportunity to get to know more about your local habitat. We hope you leave these lectures inspired to learn more about our unique environment and further explore our beautiful Plateau. This month we have five …
Cashiers Antique Show
Don’t miss the 2018 Cashiers Antique Show and Sale, Thursday, August 30, through Saturday, September 1, from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., and again on Sunday, September 2, from 11:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. This year’s show will be held inside The Pavilion at the High Hampton Inn and Country Club. Admission is $10 and is good for admission to …
Dahlia Festival
As the calendar speeds by, gardens on the Plateau are ablaze with color. The regal “Empress of Flowers,” the Dahlia, is proudly gracing us with her annual appearance. A stunning array of color and shape are coming into full bloom. The Highlands Historical Society celebrates the beauty of our area and this flower’s history with the Eighth Annual Dazzling Dahlia …
Bascom Happenings
The Bascom just got over a busy July and is headed full steam into August! A community favorite, The Bascom Barn Dance, is back. Experience how the people of Appalachia enjoyed music and dance with this old-fashioned square dance. With a live caller and bluegrass music by Silly Ridge RoundUp, it will be a night to remember. Wear your boots …
Zachary-Tolbert House Tours
The Cashiers Historical Society is in the midst of one of their busiest seasons ever with activities planned from now through the Christmas season. In August they invite everyone to visit their exhibit “All God’s Children,” a celebration of the lives and music of African American people in far Western North Carolina through August 18. In the midst of all …
The Harvest Begins
August is a lazy month that differs from June’s hustle and bustle or the crush of family entertainment in July. In the garden world, we begin to savor the bounty of the garden as plants ripen and the harvest begins. At 10:00 A.M. August 2, let the night light shine! Our favorite lighting guru, Chris Wakefield, comes to shine a …
