Bluegrass: Then & Now
“The music of the mountains, the music of the people” - Bill Monroe
Culture
A Tale of Two Festivals
Highlands Food & Wine and Bear Shadow Music Festival
Where Art is Born
How The Bascom is shaping the region’s future through youth arts education
Shelton Laurel: An Appalachian Opera
The trials and survival of a mountain community
Spring Social Events
Looking to fill your social calendar? We've got the rundown on what to do this season.
A Timeless Retreat
The Greystone Inn balances history and modern hospitality on Lake Toxaway
Where History Still Lives
The Cowee School’s second life
Love in Action
Rahab’s Rope brings safety, redemption and freedom to victims of human trafficking
Sweeter Than Fiction
Romance page-turners that will steal your heart
Calendar of Events Feb-March 2026
Looking to fill your social calendar? We've got the rundown on what to do and explore.
Give A Little Something This Season
Make the holidays sparkle for local kids
From Obscurity to Exhibit: Highlands’ Mineral Treasures Resurface
In a storage room on the edge of a mountain campus, the rocks were waiting to tell their stories
Calendar of Events Winter 2026
Looking to fill your social calendar? We've got the rundown on what to do and explore.
The Legendary Black Bears of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau
History, folklore, and the call of the wild
The Heart of the Plateau
Burlingame Country Club offers a lifestyle where friendships flourish
Autumn’s Magic
Fall color and photosynthesis
Curtain Call After Helene
A year after the hurricane, Mountain Theatre Company proves the show must go on
The Chatov Legacy
125 years of artistic mastery at The Bascom
Harvest Happenings at Blue Ridge
Food, games, and local charm at the annual Fall Festival
Sip, Savor, Celebrate
Celebrating ten years of Highlands Food & Wine
Event Calendar for October-November 2025
Looking to fill your social calendar? We've got the rundown on what to do and explore.
