Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Blue Ridge JAM gives local students a musical pathway rooted in Appalachian heritage, offering instrument instruction, cultural enrichment, and community connection for young musicians.

The Highlands PAC brings Shrek the Musical to its Mainstage April 24–26, a community-filled Educational Theatre production featuring more than 50 local performers in a story celebrating humor, heart, and being yourself.

The Bascom’s spring–summer exhibition showcases Photography Resident Dean Kessmann’s quietly transformative images, works that blur the line between representation and abstraction while inviting viewers into a slower, more attentive way of seeing.

Never Not Yours, the 2025 Highlands Cashiers Film Festival Feature Film Award winner, returns on Sunday, August 16, at The Village Green, an HCFF screening that celebrates community, independent filmmaking, and the festival’s growing creative spirit.

A master of impressionistic photography, April cover artist Gwen Greenglass transforms familiar landscapes into soft, painterly images that capture emotion and turn light itself into poetry.

The HCP season begins with The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie’s iconic murder mystery presented over two weekends in March.

Highlands PAC unveils a dynamic 12‑concert lineup spanning bluegrass, Motown, Broadway, and festive holiday performances.

Celebrate creativity this spring at The Bascom with three dynamic exhibitions highlighting art, mentorship, and innovation.

Highlands native Kimberly Edwards Woodman channels generations of family artistry into plein‑air works that celebrate the color and motion of mountain waters.