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Pots on the Green
All artists pour their hearts into their craft. Whether it’s a priceless oil painting or a delicate piece of jewelry, each piece is imbued with the soul of its creator. This is especially true about potters. There’s something almost biblical about making things out of clay. Ceramics is an incredible art form that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. On …
Annual Author’s Tea
With so many art galleries on the Plateau, it’s not uncommon for art lovers to get to meet the artists. It’s always a treat to get to talk to the people who have created your favorite piece and even get to see them work. It’s no different for book lovers. As a writer and a voracious reader, I am always …
Live Music Every Weekend
Listen closely and you’ll hear the strains of live music drifting on the breeze every weekend in Highlands, beginning on Friday, May 17, when Friday Night Live concerts return to Highlands Town Square from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. This concert series is part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, and offers local and regional artists a …
Highlands Marketplace
A good barometer for the start of the Summer Season on the Plateau is the opening Saturday of the Highlands Marketplace. The 2019 Marketplace launches on Saturday, May 25. Like every one of its Saturday incarnations through the end of October, it’ll be staged from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Local farmers will be offering the first …
A Wee Dram of Fabulous
May the Luck of the Irish be with you and your garden! Everyone is invited to visit Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 17, as they share Garden Design Tips from their recent trip to Northern Ireland. While In this incredibly inspirational green and verdant country,they visited seldom scene private gardens and National Trust properties and …
Off on a Rockin’ Note
You’ll know Memorial Day weekend, the official kick-off to another fun-filled season on the Plateau, has arrived when you hear the first strains of live music from the season’s first Groovin’ on the Green concert drifting through the air. This season welcomes a lineup of returning favorite performers and exciting new talent to the stage. Village Green director Ann Self …
Garden Club Plant Sale
It’s been common knowledge on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau since the days when Highlands founders Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson envisioned the place as becoming a lush agricultural hub – “Don’t plant anything until Mother’s Day!” That’s because the elevation and a happy combination of geological and meteorological conditions have given the Plateau growing season some very peculiar and …
ASCC Performs at First Presbyterian
The Asheville Symphony Chamber Chorus will present a free concert at Highlands First Presbyterian Church at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, May 19. The Chamber Chorus is directed by Dr. Michael Lancaster, who also serves as Conductor of the Asheville Symphony Chorus and Director of Worship/Music at Highlands First Presbyterian Church. The Chamber Chorus, a 30-voice advanced choral ensemble, was founded …
Bark, Beer & Barbeque
The eighth annual signature fundraising event in Highlands for the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society officially starts the social season on the Plateau! The evening features a fantastic mountain-themed dinner and auction combined with the naming of the prestigious CHHS Humane Heroes of the Year. Bark, Beer & Barbeque is Thursday, June 20, at The Farm at Old Edwards. Enjoy a live …
Just in time for Mother’s Day
Studio 106’s photographers, Susan Renfro and Colleen Kerrigan will be teaching all age and skill levels how to snap their own prize-winning close-ups in a series of creative camera classes. There are many options to explore. At 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 11, get ready to capture images photographers couldn’t have imagined a decade ago. Smartphones have come a long way, …
Books & Bites
Hudson Library launches its busy summer season with a pair of events that’ll set the tone for the rest of the year. “A highlight is the first of our annual Books & Bites series, featuring Michelle Gable on Saturday, May 25, at 12:30 PM,” says Branch Librarian Carlyn Morenus. “The Hudson Library Board provides lunch bites at this free event; …
Big Changes at the Bascom
The Bascom has been selected to receive assistance in its long-range planning from the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland. The DeVos Institute, a global leader in training and consultation for cultural organizations, has chosen five arts organizations in rural communities across the United States to receive strategic planning services free of charge. It created this …