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Welcoming The Outside In
Whether you’re a resident or a visitor to the Highlands/Cashiers Plateau, you have certainly noticed a shift in the cultural diversity of the area over the last 20 years or so. The hospitality, building, and construction industries that sustain and grow our economy are experiencing a boom, and in response to the need for a skilled, reliable, hardworking workforce, the …
Tee Up & Wine Down
I would like to re-introduce you to a smalltown Women’s Club that is accomplishing big things. We are the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club with just under 100 members. Our mission is to provide scholarships for residents of our community – the Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Fire District – who live in either Macon or Rabun County and are seeking assistance to …
Summertime Show
Tom Livingston is a true Mountain Artisan in wood. He paints his pictures with Oak, Maple and Walnut. Each variety brings a rich color to his designs. He’ll be joined with dozens of other regional artisans displaying their creations at the Mountain Artisan’s Summertime Arts and Crafts Show at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center in Cullowhee. Hours are 10:00 A.M. …
Breakfast Is Back
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry invites everyone out to their 11th Annual Big Ol’ Mountain Country Breakfast on Saturday, July 7, from 7:00 until 11:00 A.M. at the Cashiers Community Center, next to the Fire Station. The Fourth of July week is filled with many traditions but one that is unique to the Plateau is this bountiful feast. You’ll have …
Highlands Food & Wine
The Highlands Food & Wine Festival is back again, November 8 – 11. It’s one of the most exciting events in the Southeast and ticket sales are already booming. Presented by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, the Highlands Food & Wine Festival offers ticket holders many opportunities to enjoy live music, outstanding food, and plenty of things to do. If …
Arts On The Plateau
Mary Adair Trumbly, the Executive Director of the Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Highlands, thinks The Plateau is blessed with an outstanding amount of artistic talent. She believes, “The arts here are amazing. Creative types are drawn to the special energy on The Plateau and it’s awesome to be in a town our size and have what we …
Zippy Design
Inspired artists speak at the Garden Talk Salon this June. You’re invited to join us for “Stone Sculpture for your Garden” by Carl and Ethan Peverall (June 29); “Native Azaleas and Allies” with Ernest Koonce (June 8); “Spunky Garden Vessels” with landscape architect Mary Palmer Dargan (June 15); and “Mr. Hugh Does Flowers” (June 22) by…you-know-who! Kicking off our June …
Opening To A New Era
On May 1, Cedar Creek Club, formerly known as Cedar Creek Racquet Club, in Cashiers didn’t just open for a new season, they opened the club to a new era. Members will discover an impressive list of renovations and a new name: Cedar Creek Club. Cedar Creek Club rests on 50 acres and is surrounded by national forest. The club …
“NCMP Donna Do Right & Ouny….”
I have an inner Dudley Do-right. If Snidely Whiplash so much as sneezes his evil spores my way, I hop on Horse, backwards, of course, then by gum and by golly, I’m off to right a wrong. Let’s review my tattle-tale past: I ratted out my cousin when she was smoking and drinking at age 8. She still hates me. …
Wade Hamptton Wonder
Welcome home to Wade Hampton Golf Club. Enjoy the peaceful, yet elegant, nature of this community, conveniently located near the heart of Cashiers. This month’s featured home is a stylish mountain retreat envisioned by one of Atlanta’s most sought-after interior designers. The thoughtfully planned design works well for families of all ages. Cross the stone flooring of the large foyer …
Music On The Grounds
Cashiers Historical Society invites you to join them for two exciting events they have planned during the month of June. First is the 14th Annual Jan Wyatt Symposium on Thursday, June 21, from 9:45 A.M. until 2:45 P.M. on the grounds of the historic Zachary-Tolbert House, located at 1940 Highway 107 South in Cashiers. This Appalachian Musical Showcase will be …
Plain-Style Furniture
The Cashiers Historical Society in 2008 offered a program entitled “19th Century Plain-Style Furniture Symposium,” with many experts on the subject giving lectures. One of these lecturers was Don Williams, Senior Furniture Conservator for the Smithsonian. Late in the afternoon of the second day of the symposium, I led Mr. Williams on a tour through the Zachary-Tolbert House, which is …
