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The Blind Mule at Toxaway Station
I’m starting this review of The Blind Mule at Toxaway Station a bit differently from my standard form. Strawberry Crumble and Limoncello Cake. I thought I’d throw those out to you right now, at the launch of this essay. They’re the inevitably grand cap to a memorable meal that Tricia and I shared over the course of a languorous Friday …
Enoch Arden: A Melodrama
“Enoch Arden: A Melodrama,” is the first of many special programs offered by the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival and will be held Sunday, June 25, at the Bardo Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University. “Enoch Arden” was written in 1864 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson during his tenure as England’s Poet Laureate. In 1887 Richard Strauss set the narrative poem …
A Comedy Tonight!
This July, Highlands Playhouse will bring you a show inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus. Broadway’s take on this style of comedy yielded “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum.” Balancing a story that is witty while bawdy, “Forum” is both light and fast-paced, and possibly one of the funniest musicals ever written. …
C’mon, Get Hapi!
It takes a special magic to literally turn the ground you walk on into art. Laura Schroeders is the wizard who can perform that kind of alchemy right before your very eyes. She is half of the husband/wife team who runs Highlands Gem Shop. For Laura, cut and polished stones, minerals, geodes, and gems beg to be transformed into dramatic, one-of-a-kind …
Fireworks Extravaganza
The Village Green is offering this summer’s colossal fireworks display for the Cashiers area community in cooperation with the Greater Cashiers Merchants Association to create a spectacular evening of entertainment for residents and visitors to enjoy as part of the Independence Day celebration. The Fireworks Extravaganza On the Green will begin at 6:30 P.M. Tuesday, July 4, at The Village …
Garden Club Kitchen Tour
The Laurel Garden Club presents its biennial Kitchen Tour on Saturday, August 19, in Highlands. Tickets are on sale for $75 at The Dry Sink at 450 Main Street, and online at laurelgardenclubhighlands.com. Six spectacular kitchens will be on view from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. You will be whisked by private car to begin your tour of this year’s …
Party for the Playhouse
Put a positive spin on “patronizing” when you support the Highlands Playhouse July 6 at the Farm at Old Edwards. This year the Playhouse’s annual party and auction will be held at the Farm at Old Edwards. The Barn and Pavilion, with its heart-pine flooring, Adirondack-style furnishings, and stone fireplace, will be an elegant backdrop for our evening of …
Highlands Marketplace
Thanks to our extended growing season, regional farmers can offer a wide range of produce throughout the season. It opened in May with sweet lettuces, eggs, spring flowers, and a variety of homemade arts and crafts. This month you’ll see even more choices as the earth warms and harvests abound. Sweet peas, berries, honeys, baked goods, organic eggs and fresh …
Prime View for Eclipse
Did you know that the Highlands-Cashiers area will be a prime viewing location on August 21, for one of nature’s most wondrous spectacles? The 2017 total solar eclipse has been coined “The Great American Eclipse” because it is the only solar eclipse to appear across the entire continental United States since 1979. The last solar eclipse was June 20, …
Baldaroo At Fairfield Lake
It’s been a while since the Cashiers Valley Rotary Club hosted the Symphony Under the Stars Fourth of July music and fireworks event. The Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau is looking to grow this exciting event with Baldaroo at Fairfield Lake, for the benefit of the community and for the Boys & Girls Club. This family friendly event happens …
Annual Patriotic Concert
First Presbyterian Church of Highlands will present its annual patriotic concert at 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 4. The free concert will last one hour, ensuring plenty of time to watch the town fireworks display. Featured will be the Highlands Men’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Michael Lancaster. Lancaster serves as Director of Worship/Music at Highlands First Presbyterian Church and …
Come Celebrate the Mountains
Everyone is invited to visit the 41st Annual Cashiers Benefit Antique Show, held July 21-23 to benefit Blue Ridge School and Blue Ridge Early College. As always, it’s staged on the campus of Blue Ridge School. A drawing for the vintage quilt door prize (pictured with Blue Ridge students and principals) will be held at the end of the show …
