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A Filet and a Play

Highlands Cashiers Players is showcasing four new directors, four new plays, and three actors new to the HCP stage at their March Dinner Theater from March 15-17 and March 22-24. In “The Rental” by Mark Harvey Levine, Sonya receives an extraordinary birthday present.  A rented boyfriend.  He’s the perfect man for her but he’s only there for a day.    …

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Fest

The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival celebrates its upcoming 2018 summer season with two events in Atlanta in April.  Pictures at an Exhibition @ the High on Saturday, April 21, at 3:00 P.M. will provide an exclusive preview of the upcoming season.  There will be a private Art Tour at Park Place from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday, April 22. The …

Theatre Tribute to Danny, Highlands Playhouse Season

March Greetings, Laurel Readers.  It is with great pride and anticipation that we announce our 2018 theatrical season. This year will feature a celebration of the life and career of the esteemed performer Danny Kaye along with two venerable Broadway classics. Tickets for this season will be available soon. Beginning March 1, Highlands Playhouse Patrons will have early access, allowing …


Her Time to Shine

When life hurls lemons at Marsha Lessard, she doesn’t make lemonade…she turns those sour episodes into a slice of fried gold! After 21 years at a corporate job, she was suddenly let go. Dazed, she trusted her faith and intuition to get her through. Now she’s busier than ever reconnecting with her first love, art. She comes by creativity naturally, …

Bridging the Bilingual Gap at Albert Carlton Community Library

Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is offering a special Preschool Story Time at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 21. Local Spanish Teacher Ana Crespo will lead a lesson of bilingual story, music, singing and dancing. Crespo led local children in a fun-filled Spanish session last month, so this event marks her return by popular demand. Both Anglo and Hispanic children (and their …

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Festival of the Stars

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, and The Village Green are teaming up to present the Festival of the Stars, an North Carolina Science Festival event.   The Festival of the Stars will take place on Saturday, April 21 from 5:00 to 11:00 P.M. at The Village Green in Cashiers.  Everyone is welcome at this free family-friendly event.  From …


Nature’s Classroom Has No Walls

This summer, the Highlands Biological Station will offer a variety of workshops sure to pique the interest of every Highlands resident and visitor. These fun and educational courses are geared toward the community with options for all.  Workshop topics this summer include nature photography, wildflowers, natural science illustration, birding, tree identification, and more.  The length of each workshop varies as …

Keep Calm. Bingo On.

Plan now to support the Highlands School Parent Teachers Organization  at Rotary Bingo at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, April 12, at the Highlands Community Building (next to the Town Ballfield). PTO President Jody Pierson invites everyone to join Highlands Rotary for a full evening of fun. “The PTO can truly use your support at this event,” she says. “We have several …

Mike & Dooley in the Morning

Highlands’ own Mike Carrier and Jeremy Dooley started a weekly show called “Mike & Dooley in the Morning” on Facebook Live a few months ago.   It’s so spontaneously random (Squirrel!), funny (Zamboni!), and out-of-the-box (there isn’t a box that can contain it) that its success surprised even its creators.  Its audience has risen exponentially each week. Viewers log in …


Three River Fly Fishing Festival

At the Three River Fly Fishing Festival, April 26 through the 28 in Highlands, you’ll have an opportunity to learn more about the sport, challenge yourself, and have a whale of a good time. Fly fishing is for everyone.  It’s fun, exciting and surprisingly easy to do.  You can do it at any age regardless of your fitness level, experience …

Spring Glory on the Village Green

The Village Green hosts more than 100 events each year.  Many of these enhance the lifestyle of the Cashiers area for residents and visitors alike.  Easter Weekend features events that celebrate the hope, renewal, and joy of the Spring holiday. Cashiers area churches are planning again this year to observe the Stations of the Cross in The Village Green.  This ancient …

Keeping It Gorge-ous

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as emerging from our winter cocoons on a bright spring day and doing a little spring cleaning.  It’s even more gratifying when we join our friends and neighbors and help spruce up the Highlands community. You’ll have an opportunity to pitch in and do your part when the annual Plateau Pickup Day arrives on Saturday, …