Calling of the Clans
Getting the craic on this year’s gathering at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Culture
Rooted In Stewardship
The evolution of Winding Stair Campground and Farm
Seeds of Rebellion
How a pre-Revolutionary protest movement shapes our nation today
More than a Memory
Reviving tradition at Jarrett House
Preserving Appalachia
WNC From the Ground Up is saving mountain farms
The Appalachian Echo Continues
Voices and stories inspired by the mountains
DANCIN' IN THE STREET
June 24 – July 12, 2026
Summer 2026 Social Events
Looking to fill your social calendar? We've got the rundown on what to do this season.
Bluegrass: Then & Now
“The music of the mountains, the music of the people” - Bill Monroe
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
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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
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