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Tech Time at Hudson Library
2024-10-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Feel Good Vinyasa Flow Yoga at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2024-10-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-09-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-09-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Fusion Yoga and Wellness, 21A Lance Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Join for a sweet flow will that will tone, strengthen and stretch your body all while relaxing your mind and connecting to your heart.
This is a softer, nurturing, slow-paced, well supported and relaxing practice. Great for yoga students of all levels as well as gym goers, runners, bikers, golfers, yoga flow-ers and anyone looking to simply relax, unwind, and let go of stress and tension in the body and mind.
Class is currently limited to 15 people and online registration is required

Highlands On The Half Shell with Highlands Biological Foundation
2024-10-06 16:00 | NC
Join the Highlands Biological Foundation on Sunday, October 6 at Highlands Biological Station’s Valentine Meadow (888 Horse Cove Road) for their annual oyster roast celebration as they raise funds to support their mission of stimulating, promoting, and funding biological research and education in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
For more information, visit highlandsbiological.org or call 828-526-2221.

Saturdays on Pine Concert Series with Thirsty Horses at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2024-10-05 18:00 - 20:30 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Thirsty Horses have been making music appearances all over the Southeast for more than a decade. They bring a high-energy show and setlist covering everything from 90s and today, 70s & 80s classic rock, country, Americana and 60s pop/rock.

Pop Up Pipers - Bagpipes around Town
2024-10-05 16:30 - 17:00 | NC
Join us the first Saturday of the month, May through October for Highlands Bagpipers from 4:30-5:00.

MET | Les Contes D'Hoffmann at Highlands PAC
2024-10-05 13:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2024-10-05 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-09-28 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-09-21 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.

Highlands Saturday Marketplace at Kelsey Hutchinson Park
2024-10-05 08:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-28 08:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-21 08:00 - 12:30 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Highlands Saturday Marketplace at the Kelsey Hutchison Founders Park begins on April 1 and is held each Saturday from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M.
There’s something uniquely wonderful about starting your weekend strolling through this colorful marketplace as the dew still glistens on the grass.

Friday Night Live Concert Series with Zorki
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Town Square, Main Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
As a young musician Zorki began his journey playing in Washington Square Park in New York City. He soon broke into the music scene on Bleecker Street, where he started performing and recording with some of the finest musicians in the business. He met the love of his life and together they ventured to Highlands North Carolina, raised two beautiful boys and are living happily ever after.

NTL | Prima Facie at Highlands PAC
2024-10-03 17:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The National Theatre’s biggest ever NT Live title returns to cinemas this September. Featuring an award-winning performance by Jodie Comer, this one-woman play has been a West-End and Broadway hit, and its reputation has continued to grow since breaking records in UK cinemas in 2022.

Cashiers Quilters at St Jude's Catholic Church
2024-10-03 11:30, 2024-09-26 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.

Balance & Flow Yoga at Fusion Yoga and Wellness
2024-10-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-09-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Fusion Yoga and Wellness, 21A Lance Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
Enjoy a warming flow of postures to strengthen and tone the breath, body and mind. This class will include postures that will challenge you physically, create awareness, release tension, and open shoulders, hips and spine for more flexible movement and overall well-being.
Modifications are offered for a safe and fun practice.
This class is suitable for LEVELS 1, 2 and 3 of yoga practitioners.

Darren Nicholson Band at Highlands PAC
2024-09-28 19:30 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
A GRAMMY nominee and winner of 13 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, Darren Nicholson has taken his own brand of mountain music around the world. A regular for years on the Grand Ole Opry out of Nashville Tennessee, and a founding member of acclaimed bluegrass group Balsam Range, Darren now spends his time recording, writing new songs, and performing.
You can catch Darren almost every week sharing the music he loves somewhere, traveling both nationally and internationally – as a solo artist, with his own Darren Nicholson Band, or in collaboration with other musicians.

Saturdays on Pine Concert Series with Kayla McKinney at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2024-09-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join Nashville recording artist Kayla McKinney for an evening of energetic country songs mixed with classic rock.

Bascom Clay Symposium at The Bascom
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-27 16:00 - 18:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Bascom’s celebrated Three Potters Symposium is marking its 14th year with a new identity: the Bascom Clay Symposium.
In its 2024 edition, the symposium will feature animal and figurative ceramic sculpture, showcasing the talents of this year’s selected artists: Christine Kosiba, Andrea Keys Connell, and Taylor Robenalt.
Join us for a day of demonstrations as each artist shares their unique stories, sources of inspiration, and techniques refined over the years.
The Symposium kicks off on September 27th with a keynote address by Stephanie Moore, Executive Director of The Center for Craft (Asheville).

Community Coffee with Mayor Taylor at Hudson Library
2024-09-27 11:00 | Hudson Library, 554 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us at the library for coffee with the mayor of Highlands and learn about things that are important to the Highlands community. Topic of discussion to be announced.

GAOS | Picasso: A Rebel In Paris at Highlands PAC
2024-09-26 17:00 | Highlands PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Fifty years after his passing, we embark on a journey through Pablo Picasso’s Paris, amidst sunshine and shadow, convictions and contradictions, from a young, impoverished foreigner to one of the most important icons of the 20th-century.
The film moves continuously in and out of the Musée Picasso in Paris which has the largest existing collection dedicated to the painter with 6,000 masterpieces and 200,000 pieces of archive material, and follows Picasso through the Parisian neighborhoods where he lived, from the early days in ateliers with no heating to the large middle-class apartments where his success began: a physical and intellectual journey to gain a deeper understanding of his work and spirit.

Dementia Caregivers Support Group at Albert-Carlton Community Library
2024-09-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
Join a welcoming group of people that understand what you are going through. We come together to offer each other support, resources, and a listening ear.
The group is a safe place for judgement free discussion.
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

Village Nature Series at The Village Green
2024-09-24 17:30 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife, habitats, conservation, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields!
The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers.
These programs are FREE, family-friendly, held rain or shine, and no registration is required.
Thank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series!

Saturdays on Pine with The Boomers at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2024-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Boomers are back by popular demand! Having shared the stage with Hootie and the Blowfish, Melissa Etheridge, Alison Krauss, Huey Lewis and the News and more. The Boomers are no strangers to the stage and know exactly what it takes to entertain a crowd.
