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Immerse Yourself in Art
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: June 2023
Mountaintop Rotary’s Art and Craft Show, set for June 24 and 25 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in Highlands, provides a bazaar of the beautiful and the unique.
Mountaintop Rotary’s Art and Craft Show will be held on June 24 and 25 and again on August 26 and 27 at the Kelsey-Hutchinson
Founders Park on Pine Street in Highlands.
This two-day event has transformed itself into a true art festival. It’s a chance to immerse yourself in a bit of our area’s unique culture and heritage, as well as shop for items from an immensely
talented array of artisans who will be displaying their work.
This is an event your entire family will enjoy and features artisans from across the Southeast as well as a number of talented locals who always look forward to visiting with the hometown crowd.
One such artist, Deborah Bryant of Deborah Bryant Handwoven, loves local shows that are so well supported by our community.
Deborah says “They’re like a warm embrace.” Her colorful and vibrant handwoven scarves, wraps, and wearable accessories are known for their beauty and functionality.
Featured on Saturday, June 24, will be music from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M. by local Bluegrass favorite Nitrograss. These Bluegrass superheroes feature two-time national champion banjo player Charles Wood, whose blistering banjo lays the foundation of this group’s sound. Their driving acoustic sound is rounded out with band members Micah Hanks on guitar and vocals, Colby Laney on bass and vocals, and Matt Flake on the fiddle, mandolin and vocals.
A clogging contest on Saturday will be judged by Highlands’ own Ginger Mosley, a former national champion clogger with the Southern Precision Dance team. If you’re a clogger, bring your taps, if you’d like to learn, bring a sense of adventure, and if you’d just like to watch, bring yourself.
If line dancing is more your style, they’ve got you covered as well as there will be a line dance contest on Sunday, coordinated and judged by Susie Flaherty.
The Highlands-Cashiers Hospital will be hosting a teddy bear clinic on both days from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. as well as an
oversized Operation game. The Bascom will have a Make & Take activity. That sounds like fun for kids of all ages.
The event is free, but donations are accepted and encouraged as it is Mountaintop Rotary’s largest fundraiser and allows the club to achieve its goals of helping families and children in need, both locally and internationally. Each weekend also features a Silent Auction with generous donations from the artisans in attendance as well as from our community.
For more information on the show visit highlandsartshow.com or visit their Facebook page for the latest updates.
