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A Mash-up of Southern & Italian

Behind the swanky exterior and vibe of the award-winning Old Edwards Inn is the talented, personable and welcoming General Manager Jack Austin.  An impeccably dressed powerhouse at work, Austin is an affable and unpretentious guy with a dry wit and a wry smile, who is most comfortable at home donning an apron and working the stoves. His culinary ethos, a …

Dining Elevated

Currently, 4118 Kitchen + Bar is open for curbside delivery Tuesday – Saturday 11:30 am – 7:00 pm. Call 828-526-5002 to order. We’ll let you know when that changes.   So Tricia and I were at the crumbling edge of a long day at the far end of a long work week. It was a cold, wet evening and the …

Highlands PAC 2020 Concert Season

The Highlands Performing Arts Center has unveiled a Concert Season filled to bursting with passionate music and outrageous comedy. Beginning Sunday, June 14, it’s Broadway with Countertenor Terry Barber.  This rare countertenor uses extraordinary vocal range, versatility, and a Masters degree in historically informed performance, to entertain. A truly international artist, Barber has been a soloist for the Metropolitan Opera, …


Rabbittown’s R.A. Miller at Around Back at Rocky’s Place

When you think about the masters of art, one usually thinks about Rembrandt, Picasso, and Van Gogh, but at the gallery, we think of Mose Tolliver, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Howard Finster, and R. A. Miller, the masters of Folk Art! We have the work of all four of these masters in the gallery, but the one we hold near and …

Aiming the Right Direction

Highlands Playhouse directors are known for their legendary leadership.  Year-after-year they deliver high-quality performances with sold out-shows. Theater-lovers salute the Playhouse’s success with the highest of praise: “Just when you think it can’t get any better, they raise the bar!” Playhouse directorship is unparalleled. Artistic directors and assistants climb the creative ladder learning from the theater’s masters. 2020’s new Artistic …

From Broken to Brilliant

Sometimes the very ground we walk on becomes our life’s metaphor.  For artist/therapist, Julie Berger, the mountains bubble up beautiful gems. To her, a random, scarred chip of craggy cave-rock, tumbled and polished, reveals its energy and mystery just as troubled souls, guided by her counsel, discover their own hidden power and beauty.  Julie shares personal ragged edges. She understands …


Have a String Fling

The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 39th season of bringing world-class Chamber Music performed by internationally-known performers in creative programs to Cashiers in style, moving into its new Cashiers home at the stunningly beautiful Village Green Commons.  The sound, the look, and the ambience of the new space will enhance the concert-going experience and match the magic that …

When Art Goes Seismic

Highlands/Cashiers painter Leslie Jeffery is happiest when she’s brushing, pressing, dripping, smearing, swirling, dotting, texturizing, or making any of her signature marks on a super-size canvas.   Here’s how she describes her work: “My paintings feature texture, light or heavy; marks of all kinds; deep colors; patterned backgrounds; drips and various mediums. They convey energy, lyrical or frenetic. They convey …

A Paw-ty with a Purpose

After procedures and surgeries and thousands of dollars in veterinary bills, today Churchill is heartworm-negative and cancer-free. His lifesaving recovery was made possible by patrons at our annual Pawsitively Purrfect Party, the single largest fundraiser of the year for the CHHS shelter pets. Pawsitively Purrfect Party makes it possible for the nearly 500 animals we rescue each year to never …


Celebrating Suffrage

Chances are you’ve heard the buzz about the Centennial Celebrations of the ratification of the 19th Amendment going on all around the country.   Culminating a 72 year struggle, this amendment finally secured for women the right to vote in 1920. But did you know Cashiers is also celebrating the event in a big way? Community events are being held throughout …

Dream It. Then Drive It.

The annual “One Lap of The Mountains” driving tour has become the festival’s most popular event. It has been expanded for 2020 with a second day of driving tours. It will be held on both Thursday June 11, and Friday, June 12.  This exhilarating driving adventure is a technical rally as opposed to a timed rally, designed to give drivers …

Universal Class

** The Hudson Library is closed through April 15.  We’ll let you know if this changes.   Spring has sprung. Time to think about doing, seeing – and learning something new. Just the place to acquire new skills and knowledge is the Hudson Library.  A brand new addition is Universal Class.  “Love learning but want to acquire new skills at your …