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Bar-B-Que & Duck Derby
There is nothing like Tradition! And there is no better way to celebrate the Traditional Fourth of July in Highlands than taking part in the Rotary Club of Highlands Annual Barbecue and Duck Derby. This year you can purchase your fabulous barbecue lunch at the Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park and the Ball Field. The plentiful lunch will include …
Rings of Patriotism
Come celebrate our nation’s heritage with the Mountain Top Ringers as they present a free handbell concert for the entire Highlands community. When you think of the Fourth of July, you think of patriotic music with your friends and neighbors. This top-tapping concert will be just as much fun as you remember. Join your friends in the Sanctuary …
It’s All About Style
Showhouse 2016, the main fundraiser for the Cashiers Historical Society, is going to be a spectacular grand finale to the summer season on the Cashiers-Highlands Plateau. This year’s showhouse is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Cashiers Historical Society and is being held at the historic Burt Farm August 13 through 28. The home was built by Dr. …
HUMC Youth Music Camp
Youngsters beginning the second grade to those who have just completed the sixth grade are looking forward to this year’s Music Camp at the Highlands United Methodist Church. All children, regardless of their church affiliation or their families’ beliefs, are invited to participate. Those who have attended prior camps talk with enthusiasm about how much fun they have while …
Soak Up Some Sounds
Music and weekends go hand in hand in Highlands with many opportunities to join your friends and neighbors listening to great live music. Friday Night Live concerts take place every Friday night at Highlands Town Square from 6:00 until 8:00 P. M. This year, Friday Night Live is part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, which offers …
Bubble Up
When Highlands Playhouse and The Bascom join forces, you get a wonderful event – Bubbles at The Bascom, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10. Make plans to attend Bubbles at The Bascom, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10, for The Bubble Event, a benefit forvHighlands Playhouse. You’ll enjoy a night of delicious Italian fare prepared by Rosewood Market while dancing to the …
Bubble Up
When Highlands Playhouse and The Bascom join forces, you get a wonderful event – Bubbles at The Bascom, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10. Make plans to attend Bubbles at The Bascom, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10, for The Bubble Event, a benefit forvHighlands Playhouse. You’ll enjoy a night of delicious Italian fare prepared by Rosewood Market while dancing to the …
Go the Distance
What began as a small run in 2013 has become one of the premier 5k events in the area. The Highlands Twilight 5k was started as a fundraiser for youth activities in Highlands by the Rotary Club of Highlands. It has grown exponentially and this year’s goal is have over 350 runners participate on Saturday, August 20. Over the last …
Sustainable Flow
Yoga teaches humility and co-existence when it comes to taking care of our Crown Jewel, the Chattooga. Ashby Underwood, Yoga teacher and owner of Yoga Highlands, is all about the flow. When the inner (the mind, body, and spirit) are in sync with the outer (nature/environment), we are in the flow. It’s one thing to apxpreciate this metaphor; it’s quite another …
Highlands Helping Haiti
Los Angeles based vocalist Maria Howell will perform Sunday, July 31, at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation to benefit Highlands Friends of Haiti. This global outreach mission of Incarnation focuses on nutrition and education in the Central Plateau of Haiti, one of the poorest areas in that country. Last summer, Howell performed for Friends of Haiti and received rave …
Lake Glenville Fireworks
Carolyn Franz, president of the Friends of Lake Glenville, could not be more excited about the upcoming fireworks on Lake Glenville. This celebration was started many years ago and has since grown to be one of the biggest events the group sponsors. The fireworks extravaganza will be held at dusk Sunday, July 3. Originally, the Fireworks on Lake Glenville started …
To Market! To Market!
Now residents of Cashiers can shop at their own community tailgate market every Wednesday 3:00 to 6:00 P.M., thanks to Village Green sponsorship. Each week local farmers will set up on The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road. These area growers, loaded with bushels of fresh, delicious, nutritious, home-grown vegetables and fruit, meat and dairy, and homemade goods …
