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Fall Colors Art Show

October marks the end of the season for the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers.  It’s the month of the annual league-sponsored Fall Colors Fine Art Show.   The Highlands Civic Center is transformed into a gallery filled with original fine art of more than 30 local and regional artists.  Paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel, as well as photographs and …

Live Via Satellite Series

The Highlands Performing Arts Center has unveiled the 2017-18 Season for the Live via Satellite Series, featuring the MET Opera and the National Theatre of London.   The MET Opera offers two operas in October.  At 12:55 P.M. Saturday, October 7, we’ll present “Norma” by Vincenzo Bellini.  This new production of Bellini’s masterpiece stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess …

Fall at the Playhouse

Greetings from the Highlands Playhouse. We had a fantastic 2017 summer and thank all of those who came out to enjoy this season’s productions with us.  We have a couple of exciting events coming up this fall that we can’t wait to share with you.  First off, on Saturday October 28 we will host our third annual screening of “The …


Watercolor, Ink, & Eli

Eli Ramirez, graphic designer and watercolorist, packs her paints and pens every morning as she heads to work at the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce. Her motto: “Be portable.  You never know when Nature will surprise you with a fantastic image.”  A dramatic mountainscape, a phenomenal sunrise, an oak ablaze with fall foliage, or an extraordinary play of light on …

Bingo for the Scouts

Cub Scouts and their supporters hope you will join them for Rotary Bingo at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, October 5, at the Highlands Community Building next door to the Town Ball Field on the Cashiers Highway.  You’ll have a night of fun while supporting a worthwhile cause. Highlands Cub Scout Pack 207 includes young men from first to fifth grades from …

Fall Family Fun

Part fun fair and part carnival, the Highlands School PTO’s Fall Festival is a great way to spend an evening.  On Saturday, October 28, from 5:00 until 9:00 P.M., the Highlands Rec Park will be filled with the sounds of children squealing in delight as they play games for every age.  Little bitties can play the ever-popular rubber duckie pool, …


Bid It to Win It

Highlands United Methodist Church joins forces with Scudder Auction Galleries for a night of excitement and adventure.  Enjoy the skills of renowned auctioneer Al Scudder as you bid for your favorite items.  All funds raised will go toward funding the church’s new Faith & Fellowship Center. Five years ago, a similar event kicked off the church’s expansion campaign.  Enthusiastic bidders …

Sky Valley Fall Fest

Sky Valley, Georgia, is home to one of the most beloved autumn events in the region, Sky Valley Fall Fest, being held this year on Saturday, October 21, from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.  Sky Valley is the northernmost city in Georgia and its northern city limit is the Georgia-North Carolina State Line.  Situated in a scenic mountain valley on …

Chocolate Fantasy Fest

October in Highlands.  The foliage is changing, the mornings are getting crisper and the nights are becoming shorter; fall is unequivocally a favorite season for many.  However, for several of us, chocolate comes to mind.  Yes, an irresistible array of all things chocolate, made with a mélange of amazing ingredients by the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club members. Once again the …


Your Pumpkin Awaits

It wouldn’t be October in Highlands if the youth at Highlands United Methodist Church didn’t have their Pumpkin Patch on the church’s front lawn.  For the past several years these energetic young people have raised funds to support their Youth Ministries, which includes local, community-wide service projects, working with the homeless in Atlanta, the hungry in Haiti, and many other …

Leaf Festival

Thousands of leaf lookers travel through the Cashiers area every October to enjoy the wonderful hues of red, orange and yellow as the trees turn their Autumn colors.  To celebrate this annual event, The Village Green hosts the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival in collaboration with the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants’ Association.  The festival features around 100 artisans and merchants scattered …

Goblins on The Green

Mummies and Daddies will be invading The Village Green in Cashiers along with their little witches, zombies, and superheroes for Goblins In the Green.  The ghoulishly good time will be from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. Friday, October 27, at The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road near the Post Office.  “Dress in your favorite silly or scary costume and …