Craft Camp at The Literacy & Learning Center
2025-08-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Literacy & Learning Center, 675 S 4th Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Craft Camp for K-2nd graders
Led by Carolyn Middlebrooks, is a fun and creative experience where young artists can explore different crafts! Kids will have the chance to make colorful projects and express their creativity in a hands-on, playful environment.

Live Music at Hummingbird Lounge
2025-08-01 17:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-02 17:30 - 22:00 | Old Edwards Inn and Spa, 445 Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Plush easy chairs, sofas, and antique bistro tables invite you to sit back and embrace the carefree ambiance surrounding you. Live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night with Cy Timmons.

Friday Night Live with Ezra & Katie at Town Square
2025-08-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Town Square, Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Friday Night Live  Showcasing Traditional Mountain Music and Local Talent
Husband and wife duo, Ezra and Katie have been playing acoustic music together for over 10 years. These Highlands natives recently spent seven years in Los Angeles pursuing their creative endeavors before returning to the area.

Groovin’ on The Green with Martin & Kelly at The Village Green
2025-08-01 18:00 - 20:30 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Join us for Groovin’ on The Green featuring Martin & Kelly!
Standouts in today’s crossover country music scene, Jilly & Ryan’s songs bridge the boundary between traditional and new country. They’ve made their mark with highly-acclaimed original music and are winning over audiences each and every time they perform.
Groovin’ on The Green is FREE and takes place rain or shine on the Commons Lawn at The Village Green. Food and beverage vendors will be available at each concert and concert-goers are welcome to bring their own picnics and coolers.
Please bring your own lawn chairs and blankets; personal tents are not allowed at Groovin’.

Live Music at Happ's Place
2025-08-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Happs Place, 5914 NC-107, Glenville, NC, 28736, United States
Enjoy live music every Friday and Saturday at Happ’s Place in Glenville.

Fiber Club at The Bascom
2025-08-02 10:00 - 12:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Bascom’s Fiber Club is made up of an enthusiastic community of fiber artists who come together weekly to share patterns and stories at The Bascom. Meetings take place on the Terrace.
In inclement weather, the group moves inside to the Library, but their enthusiasm is never dampened.

Jewelry and Treasure Trunk Show At the Gold-N-Clipper
2025-08-02 10:00 - 17:00 | Gold n Clipper, 410 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Come choose from Silver & Gold Shipwreck Coins And Custom Jewelry.
Call (407) 534-4238 For more information. Located at 410 Main Street in Highlands.
Friday night, August 1 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm complementary Rum Punch Cocktails and Wine.

Rug Show at Josephine’s Emporium
2025-08-02 11:00 - 17:00 | Josephine’s Emporium, 40 Burns St,, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
Come see Oriental Rug Specialist rugs on display at Josephine’s Emporium.
Free rug pad with each purchase!
40 Burns Street, Cashiers.

CHS | Mountain Heritage Series: “Monticello: Sharing History for a Century” at Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library
2025-08-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
Mountain Heritage Series: “Monticello: Sharing History for a Century”, with Brandon Dillard at the Albert-Carlton Cashiers Library from 3-5pm

Saturday Sound Bath at Unfurl Wellness Spa
2025-08-02 16:00 | Unfurl Wellness Spa, 454 Dillard Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us each Saturday at 4:00 pm for Unfurl Wellness Spa’s Sound Bath, a serene experience designed to help you reset and reconnect. Through the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls and gentle percussion, sound baths encourage deep relaxation and promote mental clarity. These harmonic tones help slow brain waves, reduce stress, and foster a meditative state, allowing your body and mind to unwind from the pressures of daily life.
Take this time to nurture your well-being in a calm, supportive environment.

Pop Up Pipers in Downtown Highlands
2025-08-02 16:30 - 17:00
The Pop-Up Pipers will appear in unexpected locations throughout downtown Highlands on select Saturdays from 4:30 to 5:00 P.M.
Keep an ear out on the following dates: June 7, July 12, August 2, September 6, and October 4, but exactly where they’ll play remains a mystery, adding an element of spontaneous joy to each performance.

HCCMF | Sonata Mulattica at Highlands PAC
2025-08-02 17:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
“Sonata Mulattica”
Rita Dove, poet; Nijoma Grevious, violin; William Ransom, piano

Saturdays on Pine with High 5 at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2025-08-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Saturdays on Pine  Featuring a variety of popular regional bands and musicians
High 5’s sound incorporates rock, blues, Americana, bluegrass, country, jazz as well as other musical styles to provide a set list that is familiar and eclectic at the same time.

Live music at The High Dive
2025-08-02 21:30
Enjoy music by DJ Jimmy Shur at The High Dive Saturday evenings starting at 9:30 PM

Sacred Sundays at Unfurl Wellness Spa
2025-08-03 13:00 - 14:30 | Unfurl Wellness Spa, 454 Dillard Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Sacred Sundays is a 90 minute class of mindfulness movement and poses accompanied with an acoustic sound meditation held by Robert John Malone.
This is an all levels class focused of a variety of wellness practices to assist in raising our mind/body awareness through conscious movements and poses (1:00 – 2:30 each Sunday this season)

HCCMF | Sonata Mulattica at The Village Green
2025-08-03 17:00 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States

Vino and Vibes with at High Country Wine and Provisions
2025-08-03 17:00 - 19:00 | High Country Wine & Provisions, 621 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Will and Lindsey are a dynamic musical duo known for their heartfelt performances and harmonious blend of sounds. Based in Panama City, Florida, they share a deep passion for music that has brought them together both personally and creatively. With Will’s soulful energetic voice and Lindsey’s enchanting vocals and piano playing, they create a captivating experience for their audience.
Don’t miss out on an evening full of great music, charcuterie, and wine!

Monday Classes at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2025-08-04 09:00 - 17:30 | Fusion Yoga and Wellness, 21A Lance Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Join us on Mondays at Fusion Yoga and Wellness!
Fusion Flow: Flow & Restore
9 AM
This class offers the best of both worlds, beginning with a mindful vinyasa flow to build heat, strength, and flexibility, followed by grounding restorative poses to help you slow down, release tension, and reset.
Fusion Flow: Gentle
10:30 AM
Slow down and unwind with this soothing class that focuses on gentle, flowing movements paired with mindful breathing.
Fusion Rx: Crushing PD
12:00 PM
This moderate-intensity class is designed for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and may also benefit those with other neurological disorders.
Fusion Flow: Vinyasa
5:30 PM
This class offers a blend of movement and stillness, combining the mindful pacing of Hatha holds with the breath-connected flows of Vinyasa.
Visit https://www.fusionyogaandwellness.com/schedule for more information.

Jazz Meets Classical: Uncovering the Hidden Connections Between America's and Europe's Musical Traditions at Center for Life Enrichment
2025-08-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Center For Life Enrichment, 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The late great Dr. Billy Taylor said: “Jazz is America’s classical music.” But what does he mean? What is the relationship between “America’s classical music” and the classical music of the European tradition? The connections might be stronger than you think. Emory Music professor, minister, and jazz musician Dwight Andrews offers some intriguing insights into this subject with his lecture “Jazz Meets Classical.” He suggests there is more than a symbiotic relationship between the two in sound, sensibility, and even musical structures. Andrews uncovers the often overlooked connections of aesthetics, improvisation, and the requirement of mastery in both musical traditions. Equally important, he confronts the historically value laden and exclusionary ways that the very term “classical” serves to place some composers and music within the framework and excludes others. His presentation will include musical excerpts, provocative observations from the musicians themselves, and engagement with the audience to literally “hear” the connections when “Jazz Meets Classical.”

Studio Alive at The Bascom
2025-08-04 10:00 - 13:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Studio Alive is a group of dedicated artists that share a passion for drawing from live models.
The group meets in The Bascom’s Adult Studio on select Mondays, year-round.

HCCMF | Jazz Meets Classics at Highlands PAC
2025-08-04 17:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
“Jazz Meets Classics – Three’s Company”
Brahms Piano Trio in B Major
Jazz Trios

Highland Plateau Audubon Society | "Four Cameras, 100 Birds" at Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library
2025-08-04 18:30 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
A photographic flight path through our woods taken by four local artists showing the beauty of our local birds.

Presented by the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society

Fascism Unbound: Exploring the Rise of Transnational Movements Then and Now at Center for Life Enrichment
2025-08-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Center For Life Enrichment, 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
With the recent rise of far-right governments around the world, fascism is back in the news. But what is fascism? And how do we identify a “fascist”? These questions are hauntingly similar to those of the interwar period. When Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922, he declared that fascism was “not for export.” Nonetheless, far-right nationalists across Europe borrowed from Mussolini’s fascism, creating hybrid, syncretic movements that scholars have labeled “transnational fascism.”
This session uses the concept of transnational fascism to analyze illuminating, historical case studies, including Mussolini’s Italy, Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Gyula Gömbös’s Hungary, and Kārlis Ulmanis’s Latvia. Ultimately, the session will unveil the appeal of transnational fascism, both historically and in the present day.

CLE | An Exploration of Old World/New World Wines at High Country Wine and Provision
2025-08-05 15:00 - 17:00 | High Country Wine & Provisions, 621 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Step into the captivating world of wine as we guide you on a journey through the timeless classics of Old World wines and the bold, innovative flavors of New World wines!
In this class, you’ll learn the key differences between these two wine regions, from Europe’s traditional, terroir-driven wines to the more contemporary and fruit-forward styles of areas like California, Australia, and South America.

HCCMF | Jazz Meets Classics at The Village Green
2025-08-05 17:00 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States

Sapphire Valley’s Concert on the Slopes with TOO MUCH SYLVIA at Sapphire Valley Resort
2025-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Sapphire Valley Resort, 127 Cherokee Trail, Sapphire, NC, 28774, United States
TOO MUCH SYLVIA have won many awards including their 2018 Cammy Award winning CD “Throw me a rope” and 2014’s “2MS”, and continue to generate more fans through radio and internet airplay with the success of EIGHT #1 Songs since 2014! Combing their vocal blend and harmonies with their tight and tasteful musical arrangements and it’s a presentation that is always appealing to dancers and listener at a comfortable sound level for everyone, so grab your dancing shoes and let’s have a party!
Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy great music on the SV ski hill, under the North Carolina Sky!

Nature Center Nights | What Bat is That? at Highlands Nature Center
2025-08-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Highlands Nature Center, 930 Horse Cove Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741
Stretch your wings and tune into the sounds of the many special bats of the Highlands area! Join our Naturalists on a walk through the Botanical Garden to watch them in flight.
All ages welcome
FREE | Registration required
(Weather dependent)

CLE | Rooted in Restoration: A Garden Tour with Lisa Dailey
2025-08-06 10:00 - 12:00
Join Lisa Dailey of Cultivation for an immersive horticulture restoration class on plant diversity, soil rebuilding, and sustainable gardening practices.
This interactive tour will guide you through a stunning 5-acre in-town mountain property, showcasing everything from untouched spaces to sophisticated gardens. Discover how Lisa integrates native plants, cutting gardens, dahlias, and seasonal vegetables into her landscape. Learn about the stages of garden development and soil rejuvenation. We’ll cover about 1/2 acre on foot with moderate inclines, so please dress accordingly and wear sturdy, comfortable footwear.
CLE will provide a sack lunch, and there will be time to sit and reflect after the tour. Bring a camping chair or folding chair for comfort.
