The countdown is on — only 10 days until our annual Jan Wyatt Symposium! This year’s theme is “Campfires & the Embers of Youth: The History of Summer Camps in Western North Carolina.” This engaging program explores how summer camps have shaped the social, economic, and cultural history of western North Carolina.

· The Wallflowers, Railroad Earth, Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Psycodelics to headline the music lineup
· VIP Weekender tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 10 at 12 p.m. EST; General Admission tickets go on sale Thursday, June 12 at 12 p.m. EST

The Vineyard has a jam-packed June filled with fine food and toe-tapping tunes.

Join us in the elaborate dance that’s Highlands in the High Season. For a full calendar of events, visit highlandschamber.org.

Experienced Mahjongg players are invited to test their battle-sharpened skills and instincts when the Friends of Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library stage their Afternoon of Mahjongg and Mimosas at the Village Green’s Lewis Hall on June 24. For more information and to register, visit Cashiersfriends.com

The 47th Cashiers Annual Antique Show, set for August 8-10 at the Cashiers Village Green Commons, is bustling and nearly filled-to-bursting with exhibitors.

Books and Bluegrass, Hudson Library Foundation’s fun frolic of food, drink and lively conversation, is punctuated with the music of The Foxfire Boys – 6:00 P.M. Thursday, June 19, at Fire Mountain Inn. For tickets, visit Hudson Library and The Book Worm.

The Joy Garden Tour, set for July 18-19, explores the exquisite green beds, fields, and terraces that adorn Cashiers – and celebrates the magnificent Hydrangeas. For more information, please email director@cashiersgreen.com.

The Swingin’ Medallions will raise the (barn) roof at The Farm at Old Edwards, Sunday, July 27, at The Literacy & Learning Center’s fundraising party. theliteracyandlearningcenter.org/swingin.