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Patriotic Concert

First Presbyterian Church of Highlands will present its annual Patriotic Concert at 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 4. The free concert will last one hour, ensuring plenty of time to watch the town fireworks display. Featured will be the Highlands Men’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Michael Lancaster. Lancaster serves as Director of Worship/Music at Highlands First Presbyterian Church …

The Art Of The Matter

Unique. Beautiful. Soulful. Eclectic. Charming. If these words resonate with you, you probably appreciate finely made crafts and art. These are all words that have been used to describe works found at the Highlands Village Square Art & Craft Shows over the past 13 years. Rotary Club of Highlands Mountaintop invites you to enjoy a weekend of art and crafts …

Fireworks At Lake Glenville

There is nothing more quintessentially American than fireworks on the Fourth of July, especially here in the South where we seem to have an innate interest in blowing stuff up. Glittering explosions illuminate the sweeping lawns and baseball fields filled with shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of people that have flocked to their nearest park to watch the display. Wouldn’t it be nice …


Vittles Of Summer

This summer, thanks to the Highlands Historical Society, you’ll have several opportunities to take a bite out of the history of Highlands, with their second annual Vittles of Summer. Not sure what a “vittle” is? Bless your heart, Honey. It’s food, plain and simple. But there’s nothing plain about the four events that encompass this year’s major fundraiser. It all …

Highlands Marketplace

Some may think the beginning of the season in Highlands is the first blooming of the glorious native plants that abound in these mountains. But you’d be wrong. It’s when you see the tents sprout up on Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, signaling the beginning of the Highlands Marketplace. Local farmers, growers, and artisans gather each Saturday from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 …

The Bascom’s Gala & Gardens

Highlands is a gardener’s dream and in July the mountains are in full bloom! Once taller than the Alps, North Carolina’s granite and greenstone mountains have had around 200 million years to form into layers of fogshrouded ranges, akin to the Highlands of Scotland. Temperatures are mild in the spring, summer, and fall with an abundance of rain creating a …


Purse Bingo

Designer Purse Bingo! The name screams “fun,” and fun it is, but it’s also a serious fundraiser to benefit T. C. Henderson Elementary School in Lake Toxaway. Burlingame Country Club held the original event four years ago, thinking it would be a one-and-done event, but it was so successful and so much fun that it has become a highly anticipated …

The Fourth On The Plateau

Here on the Plateau we take pride in making your Fourth of July one to celebrate with your families, friends and community. Following is a schedule of some of the activities planned throughout Highlands and Cashiers. For more information, please visit the Highlands (highlandschamber.org) and Cashiers Chamber of Commerce (cashiersareachamber. com) websites as they are updating them regularly. Cashiers June …

Make Your Fourth A Blast

Small towns and the Fourth of July – nothing is more Americana, and no one does it like Highlands. Streets and shops are decked out in red, white, and blue and everyone goes all out to make the day fun for family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy. Families will want to plan on spending their morning at the Town of …


Cocktail Gardening

From farmers’ markets to speakeasies, delectable drinks made from foraged and home-grown ingredients are the latest trend to hit mixology. You can learn the secrets of wildcrafted cocktails this month during the Village Nature Series program, “The Drunken Botanist” at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 26, at The Village Green Commons. Author and acclaimed landscape architect Mary Palmer Dargan will …

Hot Food. Cool Music.

Are you ready for some hot food and cool music? Then grab your tickets right now for the Third Annual Friends of Founders Park’s Lowcountry Shrimp Boil, Saturday June 16. The event is held at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street in downtown Highlands from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. and is the park’s major fundraiser. The park, which was completed …

Colossal Fireworks

What’s July 4th without fireworks? The Village Green is proud to provide this summer’s colossal fireworks display for the Cashiers area community. The Village Green will host Fireworks Extravaganza On the Green, a spectacular evening of entertainment for residents and visitors to enjoy as part of the Independence Day celebration. The extravaganza will begin at 6:30 P.M. Friday, July 4, …