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Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro

For 21 years, Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro has been a Highlands Main Street institution. In fact, Southern Living named this bustling destination The Best Place for Dining in Highlands. Casting the net a little wider, Our State magazine selected Wolfgang’s as The Place You Must Eat in Macon County. That’s on top of being named OpenTable.com’s Diner’s Choice Winner …

HCP: Welcome to Mitford

Highlands Performing Arts Center will host Highlands Cashiers Players’ final production of the 2014-2015 season, “Welcome to Mitford.” The play by Robert Inman is set in the fictional mountain town of Mitford, North Carolina, and is a composite of many of the novels written by author Jan Karon, who lives and writes in Blowing Rock. While “Welcome to Mitford” is …

Live In HD Series

Live in HD Series at the Highlands Performing Arts Center presents the Bolshoi Ballet and the MET Opera this month. The Bolshoi Ballet presents “Ivan the Terrible” on Sunday, April 19, at 12:55 P.M. As young Ivan IV is crowned, he has to choose one of the 13 Boyar daughters to be his wife and tsarina. He selects Anastasia, and …


Art League of Highlands

Spring has finally arrived, and the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers is gearing up for the 2015 season. The first meeting of the year will be held at The Bascom on April 27. Social time is at 4:30 P.M. with the presentation at 5:00 P.M. One of the aims of the Art League is to support emerging area artists. Mark Price, an acrylic …

Audition American Debut in Highlands

In its 34 seasons, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival has earned a reputation for introducing American audiences to the some of the world’s finest young musicians. The 2015 season showcases the breathtaking arrival of violinist Roman Kim. “I am absolutely thrilled that we will present the US debut of Russian violinist Roman Kim, perhaps the most outrageously talented violinist I have ever heard — …

Audition Aces

Get ready for overwhelming talent on the Highlands Playhouse stage! Artistic Director Bill Patti along with Board President Scott Allbee spent two days in New York City auditioning actors with experience on Broadway, in National Tours and at Regional Theatres across the United States. “We had actors with multiple Broadway credits, actors from Cirque du Soleil, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular,” Patti …


A Painter’s Path

Artist Janet Curtis has lived the island life we’ve have all dreamed about. “In the ‘90s I moved from the States to Green Turtle Key in the Bahamas,” she says. “I opened a mini-resort of three houses built around tropical trees. They each had beautiful vistas of sun and sea. Resources were limited, so I had to be creative.” At that time …

Plateau Art News

Highlands and Cashiers are known for their support of fine art and craft. Here’s what is happening in some of your favorite local galleries. Mountain Mist Gallery of Cashiers is proud to announce its expansion is finally completed. There is new gallery space upstairs where artists can exhibit, along with new classroom space to accommodate painting workshops and weekly classes. Mountain Mist is located …

Stand on Rocks; Paint Ocean

Randy Anthony’s first commission was at 15 years of age. That sale cemented a lifelong dedication to painting and sculpture. Decades later, his collectors span the entire Southeastern United States. But it wasn’t the commission that plunged him into the arts. His artistic eyes were opened nine years earlier, when he was only six. His dad, a preacher, moved his family …


Swing Into Action

Calling all area golfers! It’s time to dust off those clubs and prepare to challenge your friends in the Rotary Club of Highlands’ 26th Annual Golf Tournament. You’ll be able to show your skills as you play one of the premier golf courses of the area. Gather at the Highlands Country Club practice green or the driving range at 10:00 A.M. on …

Get Your Hands Dirty!

Thirty years of designing landscapes for clients in exclusive places from the coast of California to the low country of the Carolinas has equipped Mary Palmer Dargan with a sharp eye for detail and a humorous, no-nonsense approach to getting things done. “Form follows function, then beautify” is her mantra. During the months of April and May you’re invited to get your …

Handmade & Homegrown

Well, spring is finally here, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park has had a major face lift. This winter a committee has been hard at work planning a Saturday Market to be held on a regular basis. The goal of this market is to allow local farmers, gardeners, growers, bakers, cooks, crafters and artists the opportunity …