SKATE show at The Bascom
The origins and motivation of the sub-culture of skateboarding have always supported individuality, creativity both through design and the physical, alternate thinking, questioning the norm with a bit of anarchy.
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Outdoor Sculpture at The Bascom
2021 marks the beginning of an annual outdoor sculpture switch out on The Bascom Campus. Every year, we will select a handful of sculptors to install their work throughout our 6 acre campus.
The Bascom’s Pop-up Series
Since 2018, The Bascom has offered local and regional artists an opportunity to tell a larger narrative, explore new artistic concepts, and introduce a body of work to members and guests of the visual arts center through their Pop-Up Series.
FreeWheeling at The Bascom
This special exhibition is presented in partnership with Highlands Motoring Festival in the Bascom’s Bunzl Gallery. FreeWheeling: The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art, will feature works of renowned international automotive artists, including canvas, paper, and sculpture.
Pisgah Legal Services Run for Justice Virtual 5k
Join a virtual 5K for walkers and runners to support access to justice in our community.
7 events,
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Hunger is a problem in the Highlands area, with many living below the poverty level. Your year round donations to the Highlands Food Pantry help us help those in need. Thank you!
Memorial Day: Highlands Veterans Plaza
Memorial Day: Highlands Veterans Plaza
American Legion Highlands Post 370 is also planning on having their annual ceremony honoring our fallen soldiers at the Highlands Veterans Plaza in front of the Highlands Police Department on Monday, May 31, at 10:00 A.M.
8 events,
Bountiful Botany: Self-Guided Hike of Brushy Face Preserve
Hike Bountiful Botany: Medicinal Plants of the Plateau at your own pace! This installation will be up for the entire month of June.The hike will consist of informational signs along the trail highlighting some of the medicinal plants found on the property.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
11 events,
The Bascom: Beginning Oils: Still Life with Limited Palette
Create paintings using three principles: line, tone and color. We will begin with a simple still life drawing on canvas followed by demonstrations and discussions of tone (the lights and darks that build depth) and then introduce color with Andrew Trosman.
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Drug Enforcement in the U.S.: Problems and Solutions
Drug Enforcement in the U.S.: Problems and Solutions
This presentation will examine the development and coordination of the federal government’s policies on drug enforcement. It will shine a light on the smuggling of heroin and cocaine, opioid use, misuse and addiction; and the resulting enormous social and economic costs. The interplay of sometimes inconsistent State and Federal laws regarding marijuana use will also […]
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Green Market
The Green Market
Opening April 7 this year, the Green Market will be from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. every Wednesday at The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road.
Bluegrass Wednesday at The Ugly Dog Pub
Bluegrass Wednesday at The Ugly Dog Pub
Bluegrass Wednesday with Nitrograss is back at The Ugly Dog!
13 events,
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Hunger is a problem in the Highlands area, with many living below the poverty level. Your year round donations to the Highlands Food Pantry help us help those in need. Thank you!
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Gardening for Beauty and Nature: Ecological Landscape Design and the New American Garden
Gardening for Beauty and Nature: Ecological Landscape Design and the New American Garden
Join us for a unique opportunity to visit Purchase, the private gardens of Florence and Tom Holmes, located in the Flat Mountain area of Highlands.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Bookworm Open
The Bookworm Open
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm in Highlands is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.
Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
Enjoy Trivia night at The High Dive in Highlands on Thursdays!
17 events,
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Learn about bees and taste their honey at Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience in Toxaway, NC.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
Over the decades, The Church of the Good Shepherd’s annual Bazaar has earned a regional reputation. It’s only natural that it’s mushroomed into the year-round Bazaar Barn, 118 US Hwy 64 West (at Shoppes on the Green).
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
As visitors and summer residents of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau return to the area for the season, the Cashiers Historical Society is proud to announce the return of their tours of The Zachary-Tolbert House.
The Bookworm Open
The Bookworm Open
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm in Highlands is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.
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The Versatility of the Guitar
The Versatility of the Guitar
A notable portion of the classical guitar’s repertoire consists of arrangements of music written for other instruments.
Movies at Highlands Playhouse
Movies at Highlands Playhouse
Movies are back at Highlands Playhouse! Playing every Friday and Saturday at 4 and 7pm and on Sunday at 1 and 4pm. Check Highlands Playhouse website for current showings.
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Southern Art Show with H&K Gallery at Oakleaf Flower and Garden
Southern Art Show with H&K Gallery at Oakleaf Flower and Garden
Meet Susan Kunkler and Claire Richardson of H&K at the new Oakleaf - 395 Main St. Highlands. Oakleaf is partnering with H&K Gallery bringing to Highlands a groundbreaking collection of southern art that speaks to our beautiful plateau. Show runs through June.
Friday Night Live Concert Series
Friday Night Live Concert Series
Highlands Friday Night Live Music Series, May - October, features traditional mountain music, and an opportunity for the audience to participate by singing, clapping, tapping their feet, or dancing if the mood strikes.
17 events,
Bountiful Botany: Guided Hike of Brushy Face Preserve
Here in the southern Appalachians and on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau, we are lucky to be amongst an incredible diversity of plants. We will be sharing some of these and highlighting the plants present at the Brushy Face Preserve through a native medicinal plant hike!
Highlands Marketplace Farmers Market
Highlands Marketplace Farmers Market
This local Highlands NC Farmers market opens Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street.
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Learn about bees and taste their honey at Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience in Toxaway, NC.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
Over the decades, The Church of the Good Shepherd’s annual Bazaar has earned a regional reputation. It’s only natural that it’s mushroomed into the year-round Bazaar Barn, 118 US Hwy 64 West (at Shoppes on the Green).
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
As visitors and summer residents of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau return to the area for the season, the Cashiers Historical Society is proud to announce the return of their tours of The Zachary-Tolbert House.
The Bookworm Open
The Bookworm Open
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm in Highlands is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.
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Meet the authors of Mountain Blue at Acorns
Meet the authors of Mountain Blue at Acorns
Brevard, NC authors and photographers Les and Janet Saucier will be signing copies of their book "Mountain Blue, the Beauty and Grandeur of America's Southern Appalachian Mountains"
Saturdays on Pine Concert Series
Saturdays on Pine Concert Series
Highlands Saturdays on Pine concerts are free and are at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street and begin at 6:00 P.M.
Town & Country Live Music Series
Town & Country Live Music Series
Enjoy live music Saturday evenings at Town & Country General Store. Gypsy & Me kicks off the series on June 5th, followed by Outlaw Whisky Band on June 12.
9 events,
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Hunger is a problem in the Highlands area, with many living below the poverty level. Your year round donations to the Highlands Food Pantry help us help those in need. Thank you!
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What Makes a Country Song Country?
What Makes a Country Song Country?
Blending lecture, images, video and audio clips, Dr. Alex Macaulay looks at the emergence and impact of what some dubbed a “new breed” of Nashville singer-songwriters breaking onto the country music scene from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
‘A Garden in Every Season’ Virtual Tours: Highlands Biological Garden
‘A Garden in Every Season’ Virtual Tours: Highlands Biological Garden
There is always something changing in the Highlands Botanical Garden! Take a virtual guided tour from the comfort of your own home to see what's new in the gardens and among the hundreds of species that call HBS home. Tours are weather dependent and will be live streamed on the HBS Facebook page. Highlands Biological […]
10 events,
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Why is the U.S. the World’s #1 power?: Why Will it Stay #1?
Why is the U.S. the World’s #1 power?: Why Will it Stay #1?
The U.S. has been the major economic power for over a century, but it became the globe’s dominant power only after WWII.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
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Trowel to Fork: Edible Gardening
Trowel to Fork: Edible Gardening
Gardeners learn from “trowel and error!” Enjoy a hands-on workshop that will take you from creating healthy soil to creating a healthy salad.
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Trowel To Fork: Edible Gardening
Trowel To Fork: Edible Gardening
Gardeners learn from “trowel and error!” Enjoy a hands-on workshop that will take you from creating healthy soil to creating a healthy salad. We will explore the importance of a living soil and how to build soil whether in a container or in the ground. We will learn the importance of the diversity of plant material in your gardens. Learn how to incorporate herbs, fruit, berries and/or vegetables into landscapes, patios, porches and gardens.
$40 – $50
11 events,
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From Chaos to a New Normal
From Chaos to a New Normal
We are in mid-2021. Think back to the “old normal” in 2019. Our world has changed enormously, but not everything has changed.
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From Chaos To a New Normal
From Chaos To a New Normal
We are in mid-2021. Think back to the “old normal” in 2019. Our world has changed enormously, but not everything has changed. This presentation will take a look at that change, understand it, and discuss it. We will look at the political, societal and economic changes that have been brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Green Market
The Green Market
Opening April 7 this year, the Green Market will be from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. every Wednesday at The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road.
Bluegrass Wednesday at The Ugly Dog Pub
Bluegrass Wednesday at The Ugly Dog Pub
Bluegrass Wednesday with Nitrograss is back at The Ugly Dog!
13 events,
Highlands Motoring Festival
The 14th Annual Highlands Motoring Festival, A friendly event that appeals to everyone.
Mountain Heritage Lecture Series: Cashiers Historical Society
Details to be added. June 10, July 8 and August 5
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Highlands Food Pantry Open
Hunger is a problem in the Highlands area, with many living below the poverty level. Your year round donations to the Highlands Food Pantry help us help those in need. Thank you!
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Bookworm Open
The Bookworm Open
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm in Highlands is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.
Center for Life Enrichment: Food and Wine Maker series
Center for Life Enrichment: Food and Wine Maker series
The Center for Life Enrichment is hosting wine tastings at Highlands Wine Shoppe and Heritage Bistro.
Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
Enjoy Trivia night at The High Dive in Highlands on Thursdays!
16 events,
Bugatchi Trunk Show at TJ Bailey’s
TJ Bailey's is hosting a Bugatchi trunk show. Shop the latest collection, receive special offers only available during our trunk show. Plus, Bugatchi's representative, Gregg Champion will be in attendance. Beverages and h'ordevres will be served.
Elizabeth Locke Jewelry Trunk Show – June
Elizabeth Locke travels the world in pursuit of the uncommon elements to make up her designs.
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience
Learn about bees and taste their honey at Killer Bees Honey Farm Apiary Tours & Culinary Experience in Toxaway, NC.
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings Open
Mountain Findings will be open Fridays and Saturdays this winter from 10am-1pm beginning February 12.
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
The Church of the Good Shepherd Bazaar Barn
Over the decades, The Church of the Good Shepherd’s annual Bazaar has earned a regional reputation. It’s only natural that it’s mushroomed into the year-round Bazaar Barn, 118 US Hwy 64 West (at Shoppes on the Green).
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
Zachary Tolbert House Tours: Cashiers Historical Society
As visitors and summer residents of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau return to the area for the season, the Cashiers Historical Society is proud to announce the return of their tours of The Zachary-Tolbert House.
The Bookworm Open
The Bookworm Open
Known as the “Cheers” of Bookstores, the Bookworm in Highlands is affiliated with the Hudson Library: all books are donated; all staff are volunteers; and all funds go to help support the library. More than a retail store, we are a community service offering carefully sorted donated books to provide the best quality at a used bookstore price.