If you’re a Laurelphile, you probably remember Annell Metsker’s beautiful cover/article a decade ago. She’s back, having evolved from a photographer/painter to a stunning oil painter, both digital and traditional. […]
Here we are in July, right in the middle of a busy, strange summer. We still want to be outside enjoying the great outdoors, nature at her finest, and we […]
In 1785, Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, wrote “To a Mouse.” A line from that poem, put into modern English, suggests that the best laid plans of mice and men […]
Somewhere in the Covid equation of health and safety, there’s got to be room to rest and reset … a place of comfort and a brief escape from the pressures of […]
It’ll be nice to open the Highlands Performing Arts Center once again. We’ve missed y’all. Dependent on Governor Cooper’s announcement on June 26 concerning Phase 3 of reopening of […]
There’s nothing plain about Jill Wolfe’s latest Laurel cover heralding this summer’s Plein Air Festival, set for July 15-19 on the Village Green. In her capable hands, Abstraction, Impressionism, and […]
What do ping pong balls and wooden sub flooring have in common? Katherine Michael! Katherine is originally from Illinois, but has made Florida her home for nearly 20 years. Being […]
To all our Festival Friends, we waited as long as we possibly could, hoping for a miracle, but sadly the time has come to make the call that the 39th […]
Highlands is in Intermission, but we’re slowly getting back to the performance. This is a very difficult time for everyone – the shop owners, the restaurants, the accommodations, real estate […]
Here’s what Terry Teachout, critic for the Wall Street Journal, says about Hamilton: “The most exciting and significant musical of the decade. Sensationally potent, theatrically vital, it is plugged straight […]
