Lotto & Berenson: Crossed Destinies at Highlands PAC
2025-12-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Lotto and Berenson: Crossed Destinies follows the intertwined journeys of Lorenzo Lotto, a forgotten Renaissance master, and Bernard Berenson, the American Jewish art critic who resurrected his legacy. Through the eyes of actor Alessandro Sperduti, the film retraces Lotto’s artistic path across Italy, uncovering the painter’s personal and professional struggles. At the same time, it explores Berenson’s fascination with Lotto’s ability to capture the human soul, creating a profound reflection on art, ambition, and the fear of being forgotten.

Holiday Hits: Festive Cheeses and Board Making Tips at One Wicker Cheese Co
2025-12-11 17:30 | One Wicker Cheese Co., 539 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Perfect for all cheese and wine enthusiasts!
Join us for the evening as we explore a selection of amazing cheeses paired with fun festive wines. We’ll talk through the basics of tasting, pairing and chat holiday board building tips!

Blues Night at Ruffed Grouse Tavern at Highlander Mountain House
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlander Mountain House, 270 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us for Blues Night with Scott Low every Thursday night at the Ruffed Grouse Tavern.

Carolina Concert Series at Trailborn Highlands
2025-12-11 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!

Mountain Voices Community Chorus presents “A Very Merry Christmas” at First United Methodist Church - Franklin
2025-12-11 19:00 | First United Methodist Church, 66 Harrison Avenue, Franklin, NC, 28734, United States
Mountain Voices Community Chorus will perform their annual winter concert on Thursday, December 11 beginning at 7 pm at First United Methodist Church located at 66 Harrison Avenue in Franklin NC.
Please join Mountain Voices for an evening of familiar carols – a mountain tradition you don’t want to miss; this year’s “A Very Merry Christmas” concert is sure to bring holiday cheer!! The performance includes jazzy arrangements, big band orchestral scores, twists on holiday favorites and traditional anthems.
The concert is FREE (donations are appreciated)

Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
2025-12-11 19:30 | The High Dive, 476 Carolina Way, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Think you’re the smartest in the room? Prove it.
Join us weekly on Thursdays for bragging rights, cold drinks, and unique prizes.

A Christmas Wine Bar Pop Up at Duck Hawk Provisions
2025-12-12 09:00 - 20:00 | Duck Hawk Provisions, 281 US 64, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Fridays in December, we’re opening the cellar and keeping the Nest pouring until 8:00 p.m. Expect featured champagnes, cozy reds, and bottle discounts you won’t see every day. Holiday snacks are on: spiced pecans, bacon‑wrapped figs, and a few surprises.
Swing through when it suits you. Grab a glass, share a toast, stay a while. Good wine, good company, and a little December glow.

The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
2025-12-12 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Bazaar Barn, 118 US Hwy 64 W, Cashiers, 28717, United States
The Bazaar Barn is an “upscale resale” shopping experience, offering gently used home furnishings.
Owned and operated by the Church of the Good Shepherd, the 10,000 square foot shopping center sells furniture, art and household items in styles ranging from antique to vintage to modern.
All of our items are donated, and all proceeds go directly back to the Cashiers community in the form of Outreach Grants.

Holiday Market at The Bascom
2025-12-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 17:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Bascom’s Holiday Market is just around the corner!
Festive shopping in the Greehey Atrium – with unique handcrafted gifts by local and regional artists.⁠ Our line-up of seasonally themed workshops is already live, inviting all to create, learn, and celebrate the joy of making.
From gingerbread houses to ornament making, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.⁠

The Bookworm | Open Hours
2025-12-12 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-13 11:00 - 16:00 | The Bookworm, 555 Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Our shelves are full of a wide range of interesting and compelling books, thanks to the generosity of our wonderful donors and the hard work of our volunteers who have been shelving and organizing. We are eager to share with you all that is new! An added benefit is that all proceeds go to support The Hudson Library, our beautiful community library. Come see us soon!
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.

Friday Classes at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2025-12-12 12:00 | Fusion Yoga and Wellness, 21A Lance Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Join us for Friday classes at Fusion Yoga and Wellness.
Fusion Flow: Flow & Restore
9:00 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.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey at Highlands PAC
2025-12-12 14:00, 2025-12-12 17:30 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present… and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

Home For The Holidays 2025 at Highlands PAC
2025-12-12 15:00, 2025-12-13 15:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Purchase tickets to Mountain Theatre Company’s production of HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2025 here: https://www.mountaintheatre.com/
An Original Musical Revue Written & Created by Scott Daniel
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Mountain Theatre Company at our annual holiday spectacular! Fun for all ages, this ALL-NEW festive seasonal music revue promises dazzling costumes, high energy choreography, and is sure to fill audiences with plenty of good, old-fashioned holiday cheer!

Live Music at The Vineyard at High Holly
2025-12-12 15:00 - 18:00 | The Vineyard at High Holly, 37 High Holly Rd, Scaly Mountain, NC, 28775, United States
Join us for live music at The Vineyard at High Holly!
Vineyard open hours 12-6 PM.

Ice Skating at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2025-12-12 15:30 - 22:00, 2025-12-13 13:00 - 22:00 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Price: $8.00 (with or without skates)
Rental skates available, youth size 8 to adult size 14.
Coffee and Hot Chocolate will also be available.
For any additional information, please call the Highlands Parks & Recreation Dept. at 828-526-3556.
Hours are Thursday 3:30 to 8 P.M., Friday 3:30 to 10 P.M., Saturday 1:00 to 10:00 P.M., and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.

Live Music with Mick Mayer at Western Carolina Brew and Wine
2025-12-12 17:00 | Western Carolina Brew and Wine, 454 Carolina Way, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us at Western Carolina Brew & Wine!
Come grab a pint and enjoy live music from Mick Mayer!

Live Music at Hummingbird Lounge
2025-12-12 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 Happ's Place
2025-12-12 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.

Winter Market at Highlands Rec Center
2025-12-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Highlands Recreation and Civic Center, 600 N 4th St, Highlands, NC, 28741
Your favorite vendors from the Saturday Farmer’s Market (plus a few extras) will be warm and cozy indoors at the Highlands Rec Center with fresh produce, locally made bakery treats, specialty foods, handcrafted gifts, unique products, artful jewelry, Haitian metal art, and a FREE cup of Haitian Coffee we all know and love.

Come say hello, and shop for one-of-a-kind gifts and other things you need for the holidays.

See you there!

Wreaths Across America at Highlands Community Building
2025-12-13 12:00 | Highlands Community Building, 869 North 4th Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.
Ceremony will take place at the Highlands Community Bldg. 869 North 4th Street at 12:00PM.
Following the ceremony at the community bldg., shuttles will take volunteers to and from the cemetery to lay veteran wreaths.
For more information, please contact Phil Potts at 828-200-9753 or ppotts63@frontier.com

Football Weekend at High Country Wine & Provisions
2025-12-13 12:00 | High Country Wine & Provisions, 621 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
College Football Saturday and NFL Sunday is ON at High Country!
We’re going BIG with the games ALL DAY on our massive 90-inch screen—the best seat in town! Fuel your fandom with special features on wine, craft beer, and delicious game-day eats.
Gather your crew and settle in for great football and even better company. See you there!

Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier at Highlands PAC
2025-12-13 13:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczala as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution.
Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora, Beczala reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging.

Live Music on the Patio at The Ruffed Grouse Tavern
2025-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Highlander Mountain House, 270 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us for live music on the patio every Saturday at The Ruffed Grouse Tavern at the Highlander Mountain House!

High Tea at Highlander Mountain House
2025-12-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Highlander Mountain House, 270 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Step into the season’s cozy magic with our traditional High Tea at Highlander Mountain House. Enjoy finger sandwiches, warm scones, and sweet treats paired with teas from Rosenthal’s and Highlands Spice & Tea (plus optional mulled wine).
Tickets are $80 + tax and available here.
