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Jenna Kranz (left), from Uncomplicated Kitchen in Sylva, is teaching classes focused on making a Thanksgiving meal on a budget for families on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Jenna Kranz (left), from Uncomplicated Kitchen in Sylva, is teaching classes focused on making a Thanksgiving meal on a budget for families on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Nonprofits join forces to teach culinary techniques

News Staff
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers-Highlands has partnered with Circles of Cashiers-Glenville and Uncomplicated Kitchen of Sylva to bring two “Thanksgiving on a budget” classes to residents and families on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. The classes, the first of which was held on Nov.

True crime novel shines light on WNC

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Western North Carolina is full of surprises, from it’s hidden waterfalls deep in the woods to the dark underground caverns, but something that many people don’t think about when they think of the secrets of WNC is gruesome murders, drunk shootings and assault, especially in the Highlands-Cashiers...
Dr. Rada Petric discusses the “Secret Life of Bats” during her lecture as part of the Village Nature Series.

Dr. Rada Petric discusses the “Secret Life of Bats” during her lecture as part of the Village Nature Series.

Petric talks bats at VNS

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The Village Nature Series held its final lecture of the season on Monday, Oct. 25 on the “Secret Life of Bats,” featuring the director of the UNC Institute for the Environment at Highlands Field Site, Dr. Rada Petric.
Bluegrass band Sideline will bring their unique musical catalog to The Highlands Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Bluegrass band Sideline will bring their unique musical catalog to The Highlands Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Performing Arts Center to host Sideline concert

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present live in concert, in the brand new theater, Bluegrass favorite and International Bluegrass Music Association award winner, Sideline on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Highlands couple funds pair of endowments at WCU

News Staff
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Students and faculty in Western Carolina University’s Brinson Honors College will have increased access to international study and undergraduate research opportunities, thanks to the support of Highlands couple Gayle Watkins and Andrew Chmar.
A wall of photos featuring musicians and their hand-crafted instruments is part of the “Tapping into Tone” exhibition at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts in Highlands. The exhibition will be on display through Dec. 23.

A wall of photos featuring musicians and their hand-crafted instruments is part of the “Tapping into Tone” exhibition at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts in Highlands. The exhibition will be on display through Dec. 23.

The Bascom opens exhibition of instruments

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Art lovers are well versed in the offerings of The Bascom Center for Visual Arts. Music lovers may soon get the same familiarity with the facility. A new exhibition opened on Thursday and the focus of the show is instruments of Appalachia.
Organizers of the 2022 Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Highlands Food Pantry hope the crowd rivals those prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizers of the 2022 Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Highlands Food Pantry hope the crowd rivals those prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Empty Bowls set for Sunday

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Fall is officially here and perhaps one of the best ways to stay warm as temperatures begin to drop is by eating some delicious soup, and the International Friendship Center and the First Presbyterian Church of Highlands is offering a way for people to warm both their bodies and their hearts with...
Dr. James McClintock will present his lecture “From Penguins to Plankton - The Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change in Antarctica” at 5 p.m. on Sept. 23, with a reception to follow in the HBS Nature Center

Dr. James McClintock will present his lecture “From Penguins to Plankton - The Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change in Antarctica” at 5 p.m. on Sept. 23, with a reception to follow in the HBS Nature Center

HBF to present Antarctica lecture

News Staff
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Highlands Biological Foundation will welcome award-winning author, endowed professor of polar and marine biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and leading expert on the ecological impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine life of the Antarctic Peninsula, Dr.

Rain doesn't slow down Dahlia festival

News Staff
Thursday, September 15, 2022
What a weekend it was as Highlands was draped in dahlias from The Bascom to the Historical Village, and everywhere in between. There were dahlias as paintings, dahlia trees, and dahlia brides. The 37 interpretations on “The Gilded Age” were as varied as the groups that presented them.
Submitted photo Gorges State Park in Sapphire will host the Mountain Monarch Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, featuring presentations a keynote address and live music.

Submitted photo Gorges State Park in Sapphire will host the Mountain Monarch Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, featuring presentations a keynote address and live music.

Gorges to host Monarch event

News Staff
Thursday, September 15, 2022
The first annual Mountain Monarch Festival will be at Gorges State Park in Sapphire, Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.