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Author Talks Series
The Friends of Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library has launched its ambitious Author Talks, a 25th Anniversary Speakers Series. The list includes returning favorite Ron Rash and Highlands author Diane McPhail (whose new novel, “The Abolitionist’s Daughter” was spotlighted in the April issue of Laurel), along with many new authors who represent writers of various genres and subject matters. Their books …
World Bee Day
World Bee Day, what this that? And aren’t all pollinators included? Yes! All pollinators, including the backyard hive of Honey Bees, are the pollinators of approximately one-third of all the food we eat. What is a pollinator? Well, just to name a few; birds, flys, beetles, bats, hummingbirds, and the important 25,000 to 30,000 species of bees! Why should we …
The Festival with Altitude
Once upon a time in a charming little town sitting at an ideally cool elevation of 4118 feet, several car aficionados dreamed of a car show that would be as unique as their town. Flash forward 12 years and The Highlands Motoring Festival has become one of the Southeast’s premier auto events. This four-day, event held this year June 6 …
Art for a Cause
Twice a year, the Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley transforms The Village Green in Cashiers into a living, breathing art space. The event, Art for a Cause, brings extremely talented and skilled artisans from throughout the Southeast and beyond to this bi-annual event, which raises money for the underserved in our community. Join Cashiers Rotary this Memorial Day weekend as …
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 …
