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Raising Spirits While Raising Funds
Cashiers Valley Preschool will host its 9th annual Cinco de Mayo fundraising celebration on Friday, May 1, from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. at Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company. Ticket purchases for ‘Cinco’ will not only benefit an educational treasure for local children in the Cashiers-Highlands community, but will also entitle you to a fun-filled evening complete with food, spirits, music, live and …
Acorns’ Women of Wine Fashion Show
Join Acorns Boutique at Highlands Country Club for a kicked-up version of its annual spring fashion show Friday, May 15, from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Old Edwards Inn and Spa will pair fashions with wines to create stunning style at the social-chic event of the season — the Women of Wine Fashion Show. This exclusive event will feature fashions and …
Vine to Wine to Fine Art
One of the most anticipated events in the Southeast returns to The Bascom this spring with Collective Spirits 2015. This year’s festival will be held May 14 – 16, and features more than eleven different events over the course of three days. Collective Spirits is the single largest fundraiser for The Bascom, ensuring the unique education, exhibition, and community outreach will …
Award-Winning Photo
Peter Ray has won Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s Sunsetennial Photography Contest, Professional Division, with his dramatic “Secret Falls.” The shot was taken in Nantahala National Forest and was selected by Sallie Taylor, executive director of The Bascom. It honors H-C Land Trust’s 100 years’ of conserving Ravenel Park. One hundred years ago, the Ravenels donated their family land to be a …
Easter on the Green
Hop on over to The Village Green during Easter Weekend for two treasured community traditions. The Village Green hosts more than 100 events each year, many of which enhance the lifestyle of the Cashiers area for residents and visitors alike. The Fifth Annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by S’more Kids Klothes, will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 4, for …
Pack Your Bags!
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine If exploring new places, sightseeing, shopping, and making new friends appeals to you, then plan on joining the Center for Life Enrichment on any of our exciting trips planned for 2015. Go abroad to Russia on an eleven day trip and explore a …
Riding the Ridge
If you’ve watched the Tour de France and dreamed of attending to experience the thrill, either as a participant or a spectator, but have never found the time nor the money to make that dream a reality, look no further than your own backyard for a great alternative. The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce is offering the 23rd Annual Tour de Cashiers …
Spotlight On!
PAC Youth Theater has, over the years, not shied away from tough topics. This year’s play entitled, “Spotlight On: 2 One Act Plays” balances the seriousness of “The Game,” by Dennis E. Noble with the farcical comedy of “How to Capture and Keep a Husband,” by Conrad Seiler. “The Game” starts out as a comedy but ends in deadly earnest. A scientist …
Wildflower Whimsy
The Highlands Biological Foundation will again host Wildflower Whimsy this May 8-9. Each spring, before the forests fill with lush, green leaves – and while the taste of a harsh and gray winter lingers — a remarkable event offers a reprieve: a wild garden of spring wildflowers buried in the leaf litter of the forest floor erupts with a riot of …
Celebrate Clayton
When the days get longer and temperatures lose their chill, it means it’s time for Clayton’s premiere festival event. Celebrate Clayton will fill the streets in Rabun County’s largest town on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th, come rain or shine. Hours for Saturday are 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM. There’ll be art and …
A Reel Experience
Anyone who fly fishes in this area is more than familiar with the name Jack Cabe. Born and raised in Highlands, Mr. Cabe, who taught elementary school here for years, was a renowned fly fishing guide. He shared this passion for fishing with his wife, Joan, and their two children, and would be proud to see their participation in this year’s …
What’s Your Favorite Nature Walk
We hope you enjoyed participating in the Readers’ Poll for last month. The question we posed was, “Which was your Favorite Moderate Hike?” Choices were Whiteside Mountain, Bartram Trail/ Whiterock Mountain and The Chattooga Loop trail. You chose Whiteside Mountain. Our question for May is, “What’s your favorite nature walk?” This is not to be considered a hike, by any stretch of the …
