Vote Daily through March 31!
The Laurel Magazine’s annual winter photo competition is your chance to become the cover artist of our 2024 Winter Edition. Each year we look forward to seeing everyone’s magical winter photos as you vote for your favorites.
The Bascom Winter Resident Artist Program, better known as the W.R.A.P., calls on Students or Faculty from the surrounding universities to submit site-specific installation proposals for The Bascom’s unique and beautiful Thompson Gallery.
Close the weekend out with a moderately paced vinyasa flow that will infuse breath, body and mind for inspiring clarity, flexibility, focus, awareness, balance and strength.
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind hike in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains with our friendly llamas at Earthshine Lodge! Hikers will learn about our famous llamas’ interesting histories and how to safely handle the animals before heading out on a hike with gorgeous mountaintop views on our private trails.
Come enjoy great eats and tunes at The Ruffed Grouse Tavern.
Steady Hand String Band is an old time Appalachian string band focused on rip roaring fiddle tunes, old country classics, and your favorite hits from the 1800s. Steady Hand began in Charleston, SC, where they honed their traditional sound.
Their passion for reviving traditional music is matched by a young, dynamic energy that breathes new life into classic tunes once played throughout the southern Appalachian region.
Admission is $5 and includes skate rentals. Hours are Thursday 3:30 to 8 P.M., Friday 3:30 to 10 P.M., Saturday 1:00 to 10:00 P.M., and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind hike in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains with our friendly llamas at Earthshine Lodge!
Hikers will learn about our famous llamas’ interesting histories and how to safely handle the animals before heading out on a hike with gorgeous mountaintop views on our private trails.
Test your bingo skills and music knowledge with this fun, high energy take on a classic game. Always free to play and you can win house cash.
Enjoy a fun evening with cash prizes - while testing your music knowledge - every Sunday at The Dog!
Nature Camps will be held between June and August 2023 for children ages 4 to 12 years. Each camp runs for four days (Tuesday – Friday) and are a wonderful way for kids to connect to nature, foster an appreciation for the environment, and learn about the many things that make the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau so unique.
2023 Nature Camp themes and dates will be posted Monday, January 30th on Highlands Nature Center Website.
Members of the Highlands Biological Foundation (HBF) will have access to early registration for Nature Camps.
Camp registration for HBF members will open Monday, February 27th. Registration will be available to non-members on Monday, March 6th.
Join for a sweet flow will that will tone, strengthen and stretch your body all while relaxing your mind and connecting to your heart.
This is a softer, nurturing, slow-paced, well supported and relaxing practice. Great for yoga students of all levels as well as gym goers, runners, bikers, golfers, yoga flow-ers and anyone looking to simply relax, unwind, and let go of stress and tension in the body and mind.
Class is currently limited to 15 people and online registration is required
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
In partnership with the Highlands United Methodist Church and the MANNA FoodBank, the Highlands Food Pantry provides food assistance to residents of Highlands and the surrounding communities.
If you are experiencing financial hardship and are food-insecure, we strongly encourage you to visit the Highlands Food Pantry.
A gentle, yet effective approach to yoga that focuses on increasing flexibility and balance for transformation at any age. Good for all levels, including beginners and anyone who hasn't practiced in a while. This class is a wonderful opportunity to honor your unique body.
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.
Parkinson's Classes
Moderate intensity exercise designed to slow motor deterioration, improve cognitive function & improve balance and reaction time.
Level 1,2.
A gentle blend of Vinyasa Flow and Yin Yoga, this class explores the energies of yang and yin to create more balance and harmony for the mind and body.
Each student is encouraged to move slowly with awareness. The Vinyasa portion of the practice links slow to moderate movement to the breath and is designed to warm the body in preparation for the Yin portion which includes holding poses for 2-5 minutes. The Yin poses allow the connective tissues, muscles and more to stretch slowly to create more space internally.
Building on last year's success, our English Language Learners classes will resume on February 27th at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
Classes will run Mondays and Tuesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm and will include dinner and childcare for students and their families.
There are three learning levels: Beginner, Level I, and Level II. The classes are facilitated by trained faculty with experience teaching English to non-native speakers.
Wake up the body and mind with this energizing Hatha Flow practice that improves circulation, balance and mindfulness. Benefits include flexibility, balance, strength, and focus, inside and out. A great way to start your day!
This class is suitable for LEVELS 1, 2 and 3 of yoga practitioners. We recommend students new to yoga begin with our Beginner and Level 1 classes first to establish comfort and familiarity of the basics of yoga before moving into any mixed level class.
Online registration required and class is limited to 15 people.
In December 2006 Betsy Paul painted a picture for the company Christmas card, and two clients offered to buy it. So she decided to auction the painting and donate the proceeds to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department. Years later, the art benefit is still going strong. Art benefit tickets are $5 each and are available for purchase every month (only 100 tickets sold monthly). There is also the option of purchasing a “season ticket” for $60 which gives you one chance to win on each drawing for the next 12 months. The paintings are on display at Betsy Paul Properties. Come by during office hours (Mon-Sat 9-5) to view and purchase ticket(s). The office is located at 870 Highway 64 West next to the historic Toll House. Or if you prefer you can mail your check, payable to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, to Betsy Paul Properties, P. O. Box 713, Cashiers, NC 28717.
Breathe, move, sweat and connect! Stoked by yogic breathing techniques, the internal heat of the body couples well with the external heat of the room to allow you the opportunity to drop a little deeper into your practice.
Each pose creates an opportunity to transform and grow without sacrificing the integrity of Yoga's mind, body, breath relationship.
Warm Flow Yoga class is taught in a heated room of 80-85 degrees. This is NOT hot yoga which is 90-115 degrees.
This class is suited for level 1, 2 and 3 students. Modifications and enhancements are offered as needed so everyone in the class is able to work at their own level comfortably. This class is not suited for beginners.
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
In partnership with the Highlands United Methodist Church and the MANNA FoodBank, the Highlands Food Pantry provides food assistance to residents of Highlands and the surrounding communities.
If you are experiencing financial hardship and are food-insecure, we strongly encourage you to visit the Highlands Food Pantry.
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.
Stay at Half-Mile Farm by Old Edwards and take a bite out of your Winter doldrums during Sip & Savor Tuesdays.
Enjoy Cooking and Cocktail Classes at Half Mile Farm on Tuesdays!
This six-week online class will help you take your landscape photography to a whole new level. Inspiration will be sparked through photographic exercises, time photographing in the field, and supportive critiques.
Photographers of all levels are welcome and even seasoned practitioners should find value in this unique approach to the medium. Participants will be offered the opportunity to have their photographs juried into the Listening to the Land: Reimagining the Bartram Trail community exhibition in Fall 2023.
Building on last year's success, our English Language Learners classes will resume on February 27th at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
Classes will run Mondays and Tuesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm and will include dinner and childcare for students and their families.
There are three learning levels: Beginner, Level I, and Level II. The classes are facilitated by trained faculty with experience teaching English to non-native speakers.
Strengthen your core, tone the body, build more flexibility and improve posture in this group Pilates class, open to all skill levels. This is a mat class with a focus on the basic Pilates principles and may use props such as the Magic Circle or balls.
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
Join us for stories, music, and movement at Family Storytime, every Thursday morning.
Hudson Library, in partnership with VAYA Health, is hosting an educational series on adult mental health, held on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 AM. This series is aimed particularly at older adults and will focus on mental health issues of particular interest to them.
The February 1 program is PTSD: Healing the Emotional Wound.
Parkinson's Classes
Stretching, balance, mobility and strength training.
All levels. Students can participate on their feet or in a chair.
Both classes taught by a fellow PWP
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.
Bluegrass Wednesday with Nitrograss is back at The Ugly Dog!
Wake up the body and mind with this energizing Hatha Flow practice that improves circulation, balance and mindfulness. Benefits include flexibility, balance, strength, and focus, inside and out. A great way to start your day!
This class is suitable for LEVELS 1, 2 and 3 of yoga practitioners. We recommend students new to yoga begin with our Beginner and Level 1 classes first to establish comfort and familiarity of the basics of yoga before moving into any mixed level class.
Online registration required and class is limited to 15 people.
Enjoy a warming flow of postures to strengthen and tone the breath, body and mind. This class will include postures that will challenge you physically, create awareness, release tension, and open shoulders, hips and spine for more flexible movement and overall well-being.
Modifications are offered for a safe and fun practice.
This class is suitable for LEVELS 1, 2 and 3 of yoga practitioners. We recommend students new to yoga begin with our Beginner and Level 1 classes first to establish comfort and familiarity of the basics of yoga before moving into any mixed level class.
Class is limited to 15 people and online registration is required.
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
In partnership with the Highlands United Methodist Church and the MANNA FoodBank, the Highlands Food Pantry provides food assistance to residents of Highlands and the surrounding communities.
If you are experiencing financial hardship and are food-insecure, we strongly encourage you to visit the Highlands Food Pantry.
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.
Music educator Fonziba Koster brings 30 authentic West African Jembe drums to Hudson Library for a hands-on drumming experience.
Attendees will learn about West African home life, view a video including a West African drum circle, and participate in a drum circle.
The program is open to everyone, but is especially geared towards children 5 and up.
Admission is $5 and includes skate rentals.
Hours are Thursday 3:30 to 8 P.M., Friday 3:30 to 10 P.M., Saturday 1:00 to 10:00 P.M., and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 P.M
Enjoy Trivia night at The High Dive in Highlands on Thursdays!
Join HBS executive director Jim Costa & Michaux scholar Charlie Williams for a day of exploration learning about the ecology & curious history of the “lost & found” Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia), & seeing some of the largest remaining populations of this rarity at peak bloom in its native habitat!
On March 19th, we’ll drive one hour to Devil’s Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee for a leisurely hike on the Oconee Bells Nature Trail where we will see large populations of the fabulous Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia), followed by a 3 hour pontoon boat trip with Jocassee Lake Tours to see little known, remote populations of Shortia. Along the way, we will visit beautiful & remote waterfalls & coves of Lake Jocassee, learn about the history of the lake, & keep an eye out for wildlife.
Emergence celebrates the role of teaching and mentoring in artistic development, highlighting works by faculty mentors their students. The 34 pairs of artists presented in this exhibition represent 20 institutions of higher education from the Southeast. Their works represent a wide variety of approaches to subject matter, innovative use of materials, and mastery of traditional mediums being taught and practiced in contemporary studio programs.
A free public reception will be held Thursday, February 23 at 5pm at The Bascom to celebrate our winter exhibitions.
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind hike in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains with our friendly llamas at Earthshine Lodge! Hikers will learn about our famous llamas’ interesting histories and how to safely handle the animals before heading out on a hike with gorgeous mountaintop views on our private trails.
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.
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind hike in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains with our friendly llamas at Earthshine Lodge!
Hikers will learn about our famous llamas’ interesting histories and how to safely handle the animals before heading out on a hike with gorgeous mountaintop views on our private trails.
Admission is $5 and includes skate rentals. Hours are Thursday 3:30 to 8 P.M., Friday 3:30 to 10 P.M., Saturday 1:00 to 10:00 P.M., and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Plush easy chairs, sofas, and antique bistro tables invite you to sit back and embrace the carefree ambiance surrounding you. Live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night.
Accessible for all levels of practitioners this moderately paced Hatha Flow practice of flowing movement linked with breath offers challenges and intensity with modifications and variations in order to meet each practitioner at his or her skill level.
We recommend students new to yoga begin with our Beginner and Level 1 classes first to establish comfort and familiarity of the basics of yoga before moving into a vinyasa flow class or any other mixed level class.
Class is limited to 15 people and online registration is required.
Two professional development opportunities for Macon and Jackson County Teachers will take place at The Bascom in Highlands.Teachers will actively engage with the art in the Bascom and connect it to math or science.
The Southeast Center for Arts Integration’s educators and teaching artists, who have decades of classroom experience, will lead the workshops.