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Lamp Epiphany
When we visited Donna Ysland in 2015, she’d just had her Floor Lamp Epiphany. That experience launched her company Riverlights, now a thriving Western Carolina enterprise. It has evolved from rustic furnishings and accessories to a more elegant line of contemporary functional art. In case you missed the 2015 article, here are the CliffsNotes. She, her daughter, and her …
New Offerings at PAC
The Live via Satellite Series is expanding the offerings at Highlands Performing Arts Center. Great Art on Screen (a collaboration with The Bascom) has added three new documentaries for the fall. The first new documentary will be presented on Friday, October 4, at 5:30 P.M. “Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice” fully immerses audiences in the life of the …
Great Art. 3 talented Artists.
The Highlands Cashiers Plateau sustains such a vibrant artist community, it’s startling to realize how few galleries are in existence here now. Ann Jacob Gallery, Robert Tino Fine Art, The Shuptrine Gallery, Summit One, and John Collette Fine Art were local mainstays until just a few years ago. But the vagaries of the art world and a climate of economic …
Marian Baker, Folk Artist
Have you ever thought about the meaning of the word “giddy?” One generally thinks, “Lighthearted thoughts, those full of excitement and happiness.” Well…this describes Marian Baker to a tee! Her personality exudes giddiness as does her work, and it is a descriptive term she uses often. Who is Marian Baker? Marian is a contemporary folk artist from Alabama. …
Wellspring of Creativity
Cedar Chan is a woman in motion, though she moves in quiet ways. She wears an invisible bumper sticker, “My other home is the forest.” The woods are her wellspring of creativity. Forest creatures not only inspire her, they are her. “Cedarness” is reflected in them, though she is quick to say, “I am not making animals human. It’s more …
An Artful Transformation
You may know Jeanie Jones, studio owner, sculptor, mural artist, and painter as Jeanie Edwards, Easely an Artist. She recently married Bryan Jones, a South Carolinian who works in Columbia and joins Jeanie on weekends. She happily shares Bryan’s name, and her business is still the same delightful Highlands art experience you’ve grown to love. If you visit Jeanie’s Easley …
Empty Bowls
On Sunday, October 6, please join Fishes and Loaves Food Ministry and Cashiers churches at The Orchard Event Barn for the Empty Bowls Soup Luncheon from noon to 2:00 P.M. Local artisans have created unique, hand-crafted bowls that can be filled with the eight different varieties of soup crafted by eight of Cashiers’ finest chefs. Cost of the event is …
Good Clean Fun
Soap is a very common product that is found in every household. However, the craft of handmade soap is a unique art form and those who create it are nothing short of artists. The perfect mix of ingredients often provide a combination of pleasing scents and moisturizer for the skin. Commercial soaps often contain harsh ingredients that strip …
Rivers Rutherford and Friends
Blue Ridge School and Early College in Cashiers may be small, but their dedication to the students knows no bounds. Educating just over 360 students in grades Pre-K through 12, including an optional 13th year for the students in the Early College program, BRS prides itself on their small campus and their ability to provide a more personal educational experience. …
Concerts on the Slopes
Sapphire Valley Resort’s Concerts on the Slopes is offering a pair of performances that’ll light up the evening skies. Shows start at 7:00 P.M. and generally end by 9:00. Tuesday, August 13, The Tams – Though their style of music has historically been referred to as Beach Music which they have had many Beach Music hits, it can be also …
Summer Soiree
Time again for the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club’s Annual Fundraising Event. This year we will be hosting our Second Annual Charity Golf Invitational along with our Summer Soiree on Saturday, August 3. The Charity Golf Invitational and Summer Soiree are being held at the beautiful Sky Valley Country Club. The Golf Invitational registration will begin at 8:00 A.M. with a …
Your Tee Design Could Win
The turkey, cornbread dressing, pumpkin pie, football and family time…so many reasons to love about Thanksgiving! Did we mention pie? Each family has its own activities and traditions to look forward to the holiday. This is the second year The Village Green is offering a 5K Turkey Trot and 1-Mile Fun Run – The Gobble On the Green. The Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk will begin …
