Education

Name: The Necessity of Imperfection: Grappling with Evil and Suffering in the World’s Religions at Center for Life Enrichment
Start: 2025-08-19T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-19T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Center For Life Enrichment

August 2025
Tech Time at Hudson Library

August 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Recurring

Hudson Library 554 Main St, Highlands, NC, United States

Have you ever received the gift of a new digital device, like an iPad, smartphone or laptop, but had no idea how to use it? Hudson Library has the perfect solution-
Tech Time sessions offer one-on-one help on any personal digital device. Tech Time is a chance for residents of all ages to bring their devices and ask any questions. Learn how to set up an email account, mute your cell phone, back up and store files, and more.
Tech Times are free. No library card is required and no appointment is necessary. Services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Jimmy Carter: An American Giant at Center for Life Enrichment

August 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Center For Life Enrichment 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Join US Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley for a discussion on why Jimmy Carter is one of the great figures of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: D Day and the US Army 2nd Rangers at Center for Life Enrichment

August 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Center For Life Enrichment 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, United States

Join Douglas Brinkley for a discussion on the history of D Day ( June 6, 1944) from the perspective of the US Army 2nd Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy by climbing the 100 foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc.
Summer Writing Workshop at Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library

August 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm Recurring

Albert-Carlton Community Library 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, United States

Beginning on June 5 at 1:00 p.m. and continuing every Thursday until August 28, ACCCL staff member Michael Redman will lead a writing workshop that is free and open to everyone, regardless of previous writing experience.
Kids Zone at Hudson Library

August 14, 2025 @ 3:30 pm Recurring

Hudson Library 554 Main St, Highlands, NC, United States

Kids Zone features a variety of fun and interesting programs where kids can explore art, nature, science & more! Best for ages 5 and up.
Zahner Conservation Lecture Series | Southern Appalachian Forest Resilience in a Post Hurricane World at Highlands Nature Center

Featured August 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Highlands Nature Center 930 Horse Cove Rd, Highlands, NC

Megan Sutton, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Blue Ridge Program Director
Unveiling the Smokies: How Discover Life in America is Mapping the Hidden Biodiversity of the Great Smoky Mountains at Center for Life Enrichment

August 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Center For Life Enrichment 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, United States

This presentation will describe and explain the work of Discover Life in America (DLiA), a nonprofit organization committed to studying and conserving biodiversity, with a focus on its flagship project, the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Night Visions: Unlocking the Secrets of Photography After Dark at Center for Life Enrichment

August 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Center For Life Enrichment 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, United States

People used to ask Kevin Adams what is there to photograph at night? Today, night photography is extremely popular, with photographers capturing all sorts of nighttime subjects.
The Necessity of Imperfection: Grappling with Evil and Suffering in the World’s Religions at Center for Life Enrichment

August 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Center For Life Enrichment 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, United States

One of the most difficult problems that every religion grapples with is how to explain the existence of evil and suffering in the world.

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