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A Christmas Tradition
Mountain Theatre Company

Mountain Theatre Company brings back its lavish holiday revue Highlands Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Tradition, December 8-24 at Highlands

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Wreaths Across Highlands

Wreaths Across America will be commemorated at Highlands Rec Park and Highlands Memorial Park, December 16. For more information email Phil Potts

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Parading the Holidays in Highlands

Highlands’ Olde Mountain Christmas Parade set for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 2, caps a flurry of holiday fun.

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Christmas on the Green
Cashiers NC

The Village Green in Cashiers will stage a trio of Christmas events to launch the holiday season with style and excitement and bunches of small-town

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Festival of Trees
Summit Charter School

The Cashiers Festival of Trees is a singularly Plateau-y introduction to the Holiday Season – Friday and Saturday, November 24-25 at The Summit

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Gobble on The Green

Gobble on the Green is a pre-turkey dinner turkey trot, set for 9:00 A.M. Thursday, November 23, at the Village Green in Cashiers.

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Holidays in Highlands

Highlands is transformed into a winter wonderland from November to December.

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Rings of History

A gift from the past, the Plateau’s history is written in her trees. To learn more and to help save mountains visit hicashlt.org or contact

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Started in Friendship

An unquenchable sense of playfulness – demonstrated by a splash in an Alabama creek and a frantic critter chase – has infused Susan and Robert

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Holiday Traditions
Marsha's Cranberry Sauce and Salsa

Marsha Moxley’s pair of cherished recipes turns the humble cranberry into a holiday showstopper.

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Where Every Bird is Royalty

The high-rise avian apartments of Todd Wolfe are earning plenty of satisfied Tweets from their residents (and the people who love them).

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Find Your Sweet Spot
Edelweiss

Edelweiss Pastry Boutique, 892 North 4th Street in Highlands, is a dazzling doorway to sublime treats for the eye and the palate.

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Four Days of Excellence

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A Celebration of Wine and Food

The wine dinners and specialty events embedded within Highlands Food & Wine promise sensations that will beguile the senses and create lifelong

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The Test of Time

A sweet declaration of love in the fifth grade somehow built a steady relationship that’s endured a lifetime.

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Pothole Falls

Though there’s nothing imposing about little Pothole Falls, it exerts a hypnotic charm upon those who seek it.

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Highlands Halloween: New Thrills, Old Tradition

Everyone (the living and the recently departed) is invited to stroll Main Street for Highlands’ Halloween on Main, 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, October

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Cashiers Halloween Block Party

Like The Blob or a Zombie Outbreak, Cashiers’ Goblins on The Green has broken loose! Now all of Frank Allen Road is one big Halloween Block

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About Color and Talent
Fall Colors Art Show

Just as vibrant as the leafy October landscape, the Fall Colors Fine Art Show, set for October 21-22 at Highlands Recreation Center, is a bazaar

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Fall Leaves 101

Science lies at the heart of the Leaf Spectacle, but we’re betting there’s a touch of magic involved as well.

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Review of Mountain Theatre Company's Rocky Horror Show

It ain’t The Sound of Music! Mountain Theatre Company’s The Rocky Horror Show is a full-blown time warp of sci-fi shlock, rock-n-roll salaciousness,

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Through Generations

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Vineyard Dreams and Mountain Allure

For Guy Davis, the road from the vineyards of Sonoma County led to Highlands and his High Country Wine & Provisions.

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Highlands Heritage Jamboree

Oh, the tales they’ll tell and the music they’ll make! It’s a trip into the past and a hopeful look to the future with the Highlands Heritage

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Mountain Theatre Company’s The Rocky Horror Show,
Brad, Janet and Rocky

Ooh, it’s spooky and packed with flash and glitter! It’s got to be Mountain Theatre Company’s The Rocky Horror Show, October 6 through

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Cover Artist: The View Through Rosemary’s Eyes

Cover Artist Rosemary Stiefel sees the world with different eyes – and it’s made all the difference. For proof, just look closely at these

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Journey Back To Joy

No matter where she finds herself, artist Penny Pollock is in the midst of beauty.

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A Jet-Fueled Valentine: Review of Mountain Theatre Company’s Rock of Ages

Mountain Theatre Company’s Rock of Ages is a jet-fueled (with a splash of Riunite) valentine to the 80s Power Ballad Era, running through August

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Chief Holland

Highlands Police Chief Andrea ‘Sissy’ Holland puts a sunny face on a grueling job.

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So Much To Talk About

The sisters saw it first – the love between Wendy Strong and Sam Lupas was meant to be. The obstacles vanished with a kiss.

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The Sumptuousness of Primary

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Season’s Bounty

The Plateau’s two green markets are a celebration of the landscape’s bounty and a tribute to the men and women who make it all possible.

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Weekend Concerts

Lace up your dancing shoes – Highlands’ free weekend concerts return next month – Friday nights at Town Square and Saturday evenings at

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The Bear & the Bands

The talent’s already lining up for the third incarnation of the Bear Shadow Music Festival, set for April 28-30. For ticketing and more information

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Mary Adair Trumbly Announces Retirement Plans from Highlands PAC

Mary Adair Trumbly, the Executive Director of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) for the past 13 years, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2024. The PAC board of directors has begun the process of finding a highly qualified successor.

A Christmas Tradition | Mountain Theatre Company

Mountain Theatre Company brings back its lavish holiday revue Highlands Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Tradition, December 8-24 at Highlands Performing Arts Center. Reservations are a must – visit mountaintheatre.com.

Orchard Sessions

A pair of Orchard performances bring a sweet sound to August evenings. For updates and to book online visit OldEdwardsHospitality.com/OrchardSessions.


Wreaths Across Highlands

Wreaths Across America will be commemorated at Highlands Rec Park and Highlands Memorial Park, December 16. For more information email Phil Potts at [email protected], or call him at (828) 200-9753.

Migration Celebration | Highlands Biological Foundation

A grant from the Highlands Biological Foundation ensures that Macon County sixth graders experience the Wild Things up close.

Parading the Holidays in Highlands

Highlands’ Olde Mountain Christmas Parade set for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 2, caps a flurry of holiday fun.


We Are Thankful!

There’s so much to be thankful for here on the Plateau.

Thank You, Sarah | Cashiers Historical Society

A reminder from – naturally – the Cashiers Historical Society, that Thanksgiving is designed to foster gratitude for whatever our circumstances may deliver.

Dedication, Experience and Love

The crew at Mountain Life Proper ties are immersed in the high stakes world of luxury real estate. To learn more, stop in at 134 Maple Street in Highlands,call (828) 200-7231 or visit MountainLifeRE.com.


Catching That Local Spirit

The Community Volunteer & Resources Expo, held June 7 at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers, proved to be a vital resource for the entire community.

Our Hometown

Even with its natural beauty and gloriously mild weather, at its core the allure of Highlands is built upon the generous spirit of its people.

Just Listen

All the creatures around us are conveying a message.