Mark Your Calendar EVENTS
• “Owl Prowl” begins at 7:30 P.M. at the Highlands Nature Center, Thursday, June 4. Call (828) 526-2623 for more information. • Planet Clothing Trunk Show, June 5 - 7, Acorns Boutique, (828) 7871877 . • Steve Vaubel Jewelry, June 5 - 6 Trunk Show, Acorns Boutique, (828) 787-1877. • Highlands Plateau Greenway’s Satulah Mountain summit hike, 9:00 A.M., Friday, June 5. Call Hillrie Quin at (828) 526-2385 to sign up. • Garden Talk Salon at Dovecote in Cashiers: Dazzling Dahlias. Baskets. Dr. Lynn Dillard, June 5; Birds. Bees. Flower Workshop June 12; Garden Guru. Sustainable Gardening, June 19; Atmospheric Sculpture. Carl Peverall, June 26. Contact Mary Palmer Dargen, (828) 743-0307. • Brevard Music Center’s Brevard Blues and BBQ Festival brings out the heavy hitters of the blues and, of course, plenty of barbecue, June 5 and 6. Tickets are now on sale at www.brevardbluesfestival.com. • Friday Night Live performances at Highlands Town Square, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. beginning June 5. June Schedule: Macon Grass Band June 12, Mountain High Dulcimer Club June 19, Southern Highlands June 26. Contact the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112. • Groovin’ on the Green concerts, sponsored by the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association, 6:30 P.M. Julie Gribble June 5, Hurricane Creek June 12, Tellico June 19. (828) 743-8428. • Saturdays on Pine Concert series 6:00 P.M. Kelsey-Hutchinson Park begins June 6 with the Lauren Mitchell Band. For more information, contact the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112. • Rise and Shine, a joyful evening of cocktails, barbecue and music, is set for 6:30 P.M. Sunday, June 7, at The Bascom. For more information, contact Gayle Cummings at (828) 526-0247. • Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, meeting room of the Cashiers Library, Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13. For more information call Adair Simon at (828) 743-5940. • Bingo supporting the Boys Scouts and Highlands Rotary Club, 6:30 P.M., Thursday, June 11, Highlands Community Center (next door to the Town Ball Field on US 64). • 8th annual Highlands Motoring Festival June 11-14. Thursday: golf outing and social at the Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove, opening party at Ugly Dog Pub. Friday: Lap of the Mountains day drive, followed by the Motoring to Motown Welcome Party hosted by The Literacy Council of Highlands; Saturday: Classic Car Show, 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., Kelsey-Hutchinson Park, Saturday Night Social Buffet at Sweet Treats Restaurant; Sunday: Road Rally and awards ceremony at Ugly Dog Pub. Call the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112. • WellStrung to perform at The Ugly Dog Pub for the Highlands Motoring Festival Welcome Party, June 11. (904) 403-8090 or (828) 526-5958. • Elizabeth Locke Jewelry Trunk Show, June 12 - 14, Acorns Boutique, (828) 787-1877. • Lorain Croft Clothing Trunk Show, June 12 - 13, Acorns Boutique, (828) 787-1877. • Free lecture titled “Leadership, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity, 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Friday, June 12, Center for Life Enrichment, (828) 526-8811. • Pawsitively Purrfect, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society’s gala, 6:00 P.M., Friday, June 12, at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley., (828) 7435752. • Fish Out of Water will be playing at The Dog on Friday, June 12, beginning at 9:00 P.M. and twice on Saturday, June 13, at 6:00 P.M and again at 9:00 P.M. • 14th Annual Special Operations Adventure Race, benefiting the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, 8:00 A.M. Saturday, June 13. For more information on the race and registration, please visit soarhighlands.org. • Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 6:30 to 9:00 P.M., Saturday, June 13, Highlands Performing Arts Center. Films start at 7:00 P.M. Tickets can be
purchased through highlandspac.net. For more information, call (828) 258-8737, ext. 215 or visit www.mountaintrue.org. • Sapphire Valley Concert on the Slopes series, 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 16 featuring Banks and Shane, Sapphire Valley Ski Slopes. Bring a chair or blanket and prepare to be entertained. (828) 743-7663. • Hudson Library presents Curtis-Wright Falconry Wednesday June 17 with Peter Kipp. (828) 526-3031. • Highlands Biological Station’s “What’s that Bug?” presentation slated for 1:00 P.M. Thursday, June 18. (828) 526-2602. • Smitten’s Third Thursdays features Vicky Ferguson, 5:30 P.M. until, June 18. Please R.S.V.P. to Smitten at (828) 526-9300. • Julie Vos Jewelry Trunk Show, June 19 - 21, Acorns Boutique, (828) 787-1877. • 10th annual Village Square Art & Craft Show, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. June 20 and 21,in the newly-renovated Kelsey-Hutchinson Park. Sponsored by the Macon County Art Association. (828) 787-2021. • Highlands Playhouse will stage its Second Annual Bubbles & Jazz, 6:00 P.M. Saturday, June 20 featuring a concert by Virginia Schenck and a Low Country Boil Dinner and live auction, (828) 526-2695. • Summer Concerts: Broadway veteran Jeri Sager, at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, June 20, Highlands Performing Arts Center. (828) 526-9047. • Jazz vocalist/actress Maria Howell brings her incredible range to the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation for a special concert to benefit Highlands Friends of Haiti, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, June 21. For more information, call (828) 526-8016. • Cashiers Valley Community Council’s Afternoon Tea is a Downton Abbey-infused fete, 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 23, High Hampton Inn Pavilion. Contact Diane Stumm at (828) 226-4411. • 26th Annual Mountain Artisans Summertime Art and Craft Show, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, Ramsey Center on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. Contact Doris Hunter at (828) 524-3405. • 2nd annual Author’s Tea, with North Carolina writer Ann B. Ross, spotlighting her “Miss Julia” at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 27 at Highlands United Methodist Church. Call (828) 526-2746 or (828) 526-3376. • Elise Roberts artisan jewelry collection, June 23-27, Narcissus, (828) 743-7887. • Highlands Performing Arts Center will present a live screening of Helen Mirren’s “The Audience,” 7:00 P.M. Thursday, June 25. Tickets are available online at highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047. • Highlands Playhouse will present Anything Goes, June 25-July 11., (828) 526-2695. • Clara Williams Trunk Show, June 25-27, Francie Hargrove Interior Design, (828) 743-9700. • Freida Rothman Jewelry Trunk Show, June 26 - July 1, Acorns Boutique, (828) 787-1877 • Hudson Library presents Snakes Alive, Ron Cromer, Friday June 26, Highlands Civic Center. Call the library at (828) 526-3031. • Scaly Mountain Women’s Club’s Pancake Breakfast, 7:30 A.M. Saturday, June 27 at the Scaly Mountain School House. • Randall Atcheson brings his brand of musical magic to Highlands to benefit the Literacy Council of Highlands, 4:00 P.M. Saturday, June 27. For tickets or more information, HighlandsLiteracy.com. • Rhonda Vincent and the Rage in concert on Sunday, June 28 at 7:00 P.M., Highlands Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9047. • Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival performances by the Serafin String Quartet at The Bascom, Sunday, June 28, and Monday, June 29. Seating for both events is extremely limited, so call (828) 5269060 for reservations. • Mountain Mist Gallery hosting workshop with artist Bill Farnsworth, June 29-July 2. Call to enroll, (828) 743-1801. • The Art League meeting, 5:00 P.M. Monday, June 29, The Bascom. Social time starting at 4:30 with the guest speaker Stephen Kelley.
• Betsy Paul Art Raffle, to benefit the Cashiers-Glenviile Fire Department, features “Blue Ridge Breeze” painting by David Berger. Drawing will be held on Tuesday, June 30. (828) 743-0880. • Cashiers Historical Society’s Jan Wyatt Symposium, Tuesday, June 30, Country Club of Sapphire Valley, will explore the almost mystical bond between golf and this corner of Western North Carolina. Contact Communications Director Alan Rhew at (828) 743-7710.
Weekly Events
EVERY MONDAY • Dulcimer Lessons - Intermediate Class 10:00 A.M., Beginners Noon, Highlands United Methodist church, (828) 787-1586. EVERY TUESDAY • Dulcimer Acoustic Jam, 10:00 A.M., Bird Barn and Gift Emporium, Cashiers, (828) 743-3797. • Highlands Rotary Club, Noon, Highlands Community Center. • Studio Alive - Live Model, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., Calderone Gallery, 3608 Hwy.246, Dillard, GA, (706) 746-5540. • Duplicate Bridge, 1:45 P.M., Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. (828) 743-0215. • Movie Night, 6:00 P.M., classic and recently-released movies and documentaries. Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031. • Karaoke, The Lost Hiker (828) 526-8232. EVERY WEDNESDAY • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 A.M., dining room at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. • Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8:00 A.M., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243. • Community Studio Art Session – Art Your Way, 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031. • Preschool Story Time, 11:00 A.M. to Noon, Albert Carlton Library (828) 743-0215. • Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 P.M., Cashiers Methodist Church. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands Civic Center. • Mah Jong Games open to the public, 1:00 P.M., Albert Carlton Cashiers-Community Library, (828) 743-0215. • Movies at Highlands Playhouse, Call for times. (828) 526-2695. • Bluegrass, 8:30 P.M., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364. EVERY THURSDAY • Movies at Highlands Playhouse, Call for times. (828) 526-2695. • Free Movie, 3:00 P.M., Albert Carlton Community Library, (828) 743-0215. • NAMI Appalachian South support group meeting 6:45 to 8:15 P.M. at 14 West. Palmer Street, Franklin, (828) 526-9510. EVERY FRIDAY • Weekly Grief Support Group in The Highlands, 10:30 A.M. to Noon, Jane Woodruff Clinic - Suite 201 (on the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital campus), Free – Open to the Community, (828) 692-6178. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands Civic Center. • Movies at Highlands Playhouse, Call for times. (828) 526-2695. • Live Music, 6:00 P.M. - close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. • Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828) 526-2338. EVERY SATURDAY • Movies at Highlands Playhouse, Call for times. (828) 526-2695. • Live Music, 6:00 P.M. - close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. • Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828) 526-2338. EVERY SUNDAY • Movies at Highlands Playhouse, Call for times. (828) 526-2695.
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