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Groovin’ on The Green

Locals and visitors alike know that the place to be on Friday nights during the summer season is on the Green listening to amazing live music.  The Groovin’ on The Green concerts are a can’t miss opportunity to get together on Friday nights from June through early September at the Village Commons on Frank Allen Road. Here you’ll find music …

Baldaroo Festival

The air is beginning to cool, Labor Day is upon us, and the hustle and bustle of Summer is winding down. It’s been a glorious season here on the Plateau. As we bid farewell to our seasonal residents, our community is getting geared up for one last hoorah with the Third Annual Baldaroo Festival.  Join the Boys and Girls Club …

Eclectic Mix of Creativity

Acorns Boutique and Acorns on Church in Highlands present a wonderfully eclectic mix of authors, designers, artists, and exciting events through the month of August. The Boutique’s designers bring a range of fashion to their trunk shows and August 3–5, Michelle LaLonde Accessories will be on hand to display their stunning selection of handbags. Jude Frances Jewelry will also show …


Get on Your Feet

Summer evenings in Highlands are lovely and, thanks to the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, Friday and Saturday nights are lively as well.  That’s because the Chamber sponsors two popular concerts, Friday Night Live and Saturdays on Pine.  Friday Night Live performances take place at the Highlands Town Square from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M.  Saturdays on Pine are at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders …

Got Pots

Messing with clay goes back a century or more in Jim Crabtree’s family.  After he retired from the pesticide business, he was free to throw a little clay around to see if it still fired him up.  It did.  He wound up moving to Chimney Rock and setting up a business, Greenhill Pottery.  That was 20 years ago and now …

Party Like It’s 1776 – July 4 in Highlands

Highlands is the place to be for a Fourth of July to remember.  Events are planned throughout the day to celebrate this most festive of holidays, and the town is decked from head to toe in red, white, and blue. Families will want to plan on spending their morning at the Town of Highlands Ball Field.  Festivities start at 9:00 …


Get to Know the Black Bear, Cashiers Land Trust’s Village Nature Series

Talk around town is that black bear activity has been high this year with lots of sightings happening, many in or near very populated areas. A few lucky folks have even been able to snap a great photo or two when these furry fellas come to visit.  But there is a photographer we know who has spent years with the …

Collaboration Celebration, The 2018 Cashiers Designer Showhouse

The Cashiers Historical Society invites you to attend the 2018 Cashiers Designer Showhouse, July 27 through August 5.  This annual celebration of style, collaboration, and natural beauty will be a week to remember as designers from throughout the Southeast unleash their creativity on the stunning European-style home of this year’s Showhouse.  Fox Tail, the 41-acre estate nestled above Lake Glenville, …

Celebration For Education, Literacy Council of Highlands

New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash will be the keynote speaker for The Literacy Council of Highlands’ summer fundraising event, A Celebration for Education, held Thursday, July 26.   Ron Rash is the author of “Serena,” a bestselling novel that was made into a major motion picture in 2014 starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.  He has written five …


Fine Art to Folk Art, Cashiers Benefit Antique Show

The largest antique show on the Plateau comes back for its 42nd season when the Annual Cashiers Benefit Antique Show opens its doors at Blue Ridge School, July 20, 21, and 22.  Blue Ridge students, teacher volunteers and staff all work with the show staff to make this a memorable occasion to benefit both the school and those who come …

Hospice House Fundraiser

After several years of fundraising including special events, community awareness and grant applications, in August the Hospice House Foundation of WNC anticipates breaking ground on the construction of the new 7,200 square-foot addition of six in-patient suites and family areas.  August also marks the beginning of the renovation to the existing Hospice House in Franklin, currently serving the in-home hospice …

Barn Dance and Barbecue

A North Carolina summer evening with all the trimmings: a historic location, stunning views, savory barbecue, fun times, dancing, and some of the best Appalachian mountain music this side of the Mississippi River.  It’s all this and more during the Mountain Youth Charities’ Second Annual Barn Dance and Barbecue, on Saturday, July 21, from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. at Sawyer …