Students got the chance to learn bear basics, as well as ways to prevent forest fires, during a recent celebration of Smokey Bear’s birthday in Highlands.
Porchfest, presented by the Center for Life Enrichment, will feature local musicians at multiple locations around Highlands on Sept. 18.
The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center hosted a celebration of the oak trees atop Little Scaly Mountain. The program featured an original music composition.
Georgann Eubanks, author (left) and Donna Campbell, photographer following a recent Zahner Lecture.
Photo by Ryan Karcher Photography The full cast sings the finale song, “Heart Behind These Hands” from Brooklyn: The Musical at Mountain Theatre Company’s Spotlight Benefit Event.
Submitted Photo The event will be held on July 23 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will boast multiple kids activities, food, music, $10 rabies vaccinations, free nail trimmings and professional pet portraits by Marty Boone.
Photo by Kaylee Cook/Staff The farm was first opened in the 1970s by Pelham Thomas, a former math professor at Western Carolina University.