Pressed Botanicals Workshop at Trailborn Highlands
2025-05-10 14:00 (America/New_York) | NC
Southern Botanics specializes in collecting, pressing, mounting and framing flowers, leaves and other plants. All of their items are original hand-crafted artworks.
In this session, led by Austin Davis & Douglas Selph, you’ll learn pressing techniques and choose from a selection of native foraged items. Participants will be provided with pressing kits to complete their pressed art at home.

Live Music at Hummingbird Lounge
2025-05-10 17:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-16 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.

Live music at The High Dive
2025-05-10 21:30 | NC
Enjoy music by DJ Jimmy Shur at The High Dive Saturday evenings starting at 9:30 PM

Steep Canyon Rangers at Highlands PAC
2025-05-11 16:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region.
With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most influential songwriters in Americana today.

Under the Stars, on the Rocks | Chef Joe Schafer at Skyline Lodge
2025-05-13 18:00 | NC
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind dining experience with our premier guest chef dinner series, “Under the Stars, On the Rocks”. Hosted at Skyline Lodge against the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains, this event offers an al fresco steakhouse dining experience. Featuring collaborations with renowned chefs from around the country and Oak Steakhouse’s culinary team, each four-course meal will be family-style and is unique and personalized to the guest chef. For $175 per person, including beverage pairings, plus tax and gratuity.
Chef Joe Schafer, Vice President of Culinary for Atlanta-based Electric Hospitality, brings over 25 years of experience to leading the kitchens at The Electric Room, Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall, Muchacho, and Ranger Station. A James Beard Award nominee and former Executive Chef at many top Atlanta restaurants like Bacchanalia and King + Duke, he also spearheaded the Atlanta Hawks’ food and sustainability programs at State Farm Arena, earning it a platinum zero-waste certification. Passionate about dynamic, contemporary dining, he continues to redefine Atlanta’s culinary scene.

Locally Grown on The Green at The Village Green
2025-05-14 11:00 - 15:00 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Choose the Food Less Traveled at Locally Grown on The Green
Discover the taste of homegrown goodness at Locally Grown on The Green, Cashiers’ farm stand market featuring local growers.
This producer-only market showcases the best of our region, with vendors who grow and make their products within a 50-mile radius of Cashiers.

Tech Time at Hudson Library
2025-05-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Hudson Library, 554 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, 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.

Bibliophiles - Remarkably Bright Creatures at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library
2025-05-14 17:30 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
Join our Friends of the Library book club for discussions of engrossing and enlighting books, both fiction and the occassional non-fiction. Meetings are the secind Wednesday of the month, September – May. The May book is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Meetings are held in the Library meeting room and also have a virtual option. For more information or to be added to the virtual meeting room, call the Library at 828-743-0215

Bluegrass Wednesday at The Ugly Dog Pub
2025-05-14 18:30 - 21:30 | The Ugly Dog Pub – Highlands, 294 S 4th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Bluegrass Wednesday with Nitrograss is back at The Ugly Dog! Seating starts at 6:00 PM, music starts at 6:30 PM. Come enjoy dinner and your favorite bluegrass band, Nitrograss!

Cashiers Quilters at St Jude's Catholic Church
2025-05-15 11:30 | NC
Come join us for lunch each Thursday at 11:30 at a local restaurant and then quilting at the church.
Held at St Jude’s Catholic Church in Cashiers.

Carolina Concert Series at Trailborn Highlands
2025-05-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Trailborn Highlands, 96 Log Cabin Ln, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us in the Trailborn Highlands backyard for live music and drinks during our Carolina Concert Series!

Social Security at Highlands PAC
2025-05-15 19:00, 2025-05-16 19:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
This hilarious, mildly adult Broadway comedy surrounds a married couple who are art dealers. Their domestic tranquility is shattered upon the arrival of the wife’s goody-goody nerd of a sister, her uptight CPA husband, and her archetypal Jewish mother. They are there to try to save their college-student daughter from the horrors of living only for sex. The comic sparks really begin to fly when the mother hits it off with the elderly minimalist artist who is the art dealers’ best client!

In Residence | Live Music with Spencer Thomas at Highlander Mountain House
2025-05-15 20:30 - 22:30 | Highlander Mountain House, 270 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
A highly curated live music show with artists you may not have heard of yet, but who are significantly making waves. Trust us.

Cold Finishes for Ceramic Sculpture at The Bascom
2025-05-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-17 09:00 - 16:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
One of the many questions we have with clay in a workshop environment is, how do I finish this piece? With functional pottery, there is a wide variety of glazes that are beautiful, as well as functional. In the world of sculpture, we have the option to use finishes from other art mediums and apply them onto our pieces.
In this workshop, we will play and explore with a wide variety of finishes – from pastels to powdered graphite to acrylic paints and so many things in between!

Mountain Heritage Series: Aunt Fannie’s Cabin at Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library
2025-05-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
A story of the Lumber Industry in the Southern Appalachians during the early 20th Century at the Albert-Carlton Cashiers Library from 4-5:30pm

Friday Night Live Concert Series with Doug Ramsey at Town Square
2025-05-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Town Square, Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Friday Night Live  Showcasing Traditional Mountain Music and Local Talent
Doug Ramsey  Doug Ramsay is the “blue-eyed soul man” from Detroit. Influenced by Motown legends and 70s rock, Doug brings decades of experience covering everything from jazz standards to today’s hits.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2025-05-17 09:30 - 10:30 | Fusion Yoga and Wellness, 21A Lance Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Accessible for all levels of practitioners this moderately paced Hatha Flow practice of flowing movement linked with breath offers challenges and intensity with modifications and variations in order to meet each practitioner at his or her skill level.
We recommend students new to yoga begin with our Beginner and Level 1 classes first to establish comfort and familiarity of the basics of yoga before moving into a vinyasa flow class or any other mixed level class.

High Style Fashion Show at The Bascom
2025-05-17 10:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this stylish affair in the heart of the Highlands. Whether you are a fashion enthusiast, a trendsetter, or simply looking for entertainment, the High Style Fashion Show, presented by the Laurel magazine, at the Bascom promises an unforgettable experience for all.
Event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
VIP Seating ticket price ($25) includes seating, arrival beverage and swag bag.
* We encourage guests to embrace their personal style and dress to impress. *

Exploring Printmaking through Nature at The Bascom
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Explore the magic of printmaking in this one-day workshop with artist Mia Zoller. Suitable for all skill levels, the class includes creating monoprints with natural specimens and carving relief blocks inspired by wildlife. Learn to use ink and a press to craft repeatable works on paper.

High Style | Live Music with Lisa Rankin at Art Highlands Gallery
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Art Highlands, 521 N 4th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
A High Style Event Join us for live music with Lisa Rankin at Art Highlands Gallery.

High Style | Live Music with Young Mountain Magic in Town Square
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Town Square, Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
A High Style Event
Join us for live music with Young Mountain Magic in Highlands Town Square.

High Style | Jewelry Making Demonstration with Marci Sherwood of Isabelle Ambrose at Village Square
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | NC
A High Style Event
Join us for a jewelry making demonstration with Marci Sherwood of Isabelle Ambrose in Village Square!

High Style | Live Music with Byrds & Crows at Village Square
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | NC
A High Style Event
Join us for live music with Bryds & Crows in Village Square!

High Style | Live Painting with Pauline Marr at Highlands Wine Shoppe
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Highlands Wine Shoppe, 269 Oak St, Highlands, 28741, United States
A High Style Event
Join us and watch live painting with Pauline Marr at Highlands Wine Shoppe.

High Style | Live Music with Charles Wood at Highlands Wine Shoppe
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Highlands Wine Shoppe, 269 Oak St, Highlands, 28741, United States
A High Style Event
Join us for live music with Charles Wood at Highlands Wine Shoppe.

MET | Salome at Highlands PAC
2025-05-17 13:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Met Music Director Yannick Ne´zet-Se´guin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide.
Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

High Style | Cocktail Class at The Stubborn Bull
2025-05-17 14:30 - 16:00 | NC
A High Style Event
Join us at The Stubborn Bull where our expert mixologist will walk you through the creation of classic cocktails. You will leave with a commemorative cocktail shaker and recipe card for use at home.
