Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Both professional and community theater keep playgoers entertained while music festivals, Chamber music and bluegrass music can also be enjoyed year-round. Highlands NC and Cashiers NC has always attracted visual artists thanks to the luxuriant setting, and the number of fine art galleries encourage collectors to make frequent forays. There are writers’ groups, lectures and classes of all types. Search below to get your creativity fix.
Where the Street Becomes the Stage
Dancin’ in the Street will be staged at Highlands Performing Arts Center through July 12. Tickets are available at mountaintheatre.com. Wear your dancing shoes (platform heels, platform boots, and platform sandals) and come ready to party. It’s a happening, baby!
Stage & Screen Summer
PAC Outreach’s July 23–24 Acting for Camera + Stage camp invites students ages 7–18 to explore both theatre and on‑camera performance through hands‑on workshops led by Lee Trevathan and Erik Bishop.
The Art of Duncan Greenlee
Duncan Greenlee’s exhibit at the Albert Carlton‑Cashiers Community Library runs through August 9, with an artist reception on Saturday, July 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Little Messages, Hidden Treasures
Kristen Sorrows’ art pairs wildlife realism with soulful storytelling and the quiet surprise of hidden messages.
Stories in the Round
The 20th Annual Nashville Songwriters’ Round returns to the Keller Pavilion on Saturday, August 22, offering an intimate evening of hitmakers, stories and live music to support Blue Ridge School.
Grace and Glorie Take the Stage
Running August 27 through September 6, this heartfelt Highlands‑Cashiers Players production follows two unlikely women who discover humor, healing, and unexpected friendship in the face of life’s hardest truths.
A Week of Art in the Open Air
The Cashiers Plein Air Festival transforms July 13–18 into a living canvas as 20 acclaimed artists paint the mountain landscape in real time, with public demonstrations, an artist gallery, and special events at The Village Green.
