Highlands-Cashiers Plateau Weekly Calendar of Events
WHAT TO DO MONDAY, JANUARY 17 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 23
Nature 101: Highlands Biological Station
Tuesday, January 18 | 1pm
Don’t let the lack of leaves scare you! Join the Highlands Nature Center to learn how to identify common trees in the winter. We will review a few tricks before exploring the Botanical Gardens and putting our sleuthing skills to work. This event is weather dependent. Attendees will meet in the amphitheater behind the Nature Center.
Ice Skating at Kelsey Hutchinson Park
Thursday - Sunday
Thursday 1:00-8:00pm; Friday and Saturday 1:00-10:00pm; Sunday 1:00-5:00pm. Hot chocolate and coffee are available at $1 per cup.
Free Family Movie Night
at The Village Green
Friday, January 21 | 6:30pm
Join The Village Green every 3rd Friday of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm for Free Family Movie Night inside the Commons Hall! They encourage you to bring your own chairs, blankets, favorite movie snack and drinks.
5 Week Yoga and Wellness Experience
Beginning Sunday, January 23
Join Cashiers Valley Fusion for a 5 week yoga and wellness experience (beginning January 23rd). Program includes one weekly journaling session, two weekly yoga classes, weekly challenges, OMwork, one vision board session, and a personalized bracelet plus some bonuses.
Apply to Leadership Highlands 2022
Through January 21
Leadership Highlands 2022 is a community engagement initiative of Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visit Highlands, NC. The purpose of Leadership Highlands is to develop and empower emerging leaders through a series of interactive seminars, workshops, and other projects.
Winter Photo Cover Contest
CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S NEW SUBMISSIONS! Enter your winter photo for a chance to be featured on the Laurel's 2023 Winter cover! Vote and enter with link below.
Read the Winter 2022 Laurel
at your pleasure
Happy 2022! Normally in our Winter Issue, we’d be casting our gaze to the year ahead. But allow us to look backwards just this once, because 2022 marks our 20th anniversary of publication.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Highlander Mountain House &
The Ruffed Grouse Tavern
Enjoy Craft Beer, Wine and Crafted Cocktails;
Serving Dinner Wednesday-Saturday 5:30-9pm,
Lunch Friday and Saturday 11:30-3pm,
and Brunch on Sunday 10am-3pm
Winter Specials: Happy Hour- 5-6pm Wed - Fri. $5 drafts, $7 wine, $10 well; Wednesday: Burger and complimentary beer; Thursday: Prime Rib and complimentary glass of wine
Snow Tubing, Ice Skating and Scaly Mountain Screamer at Highlands Outpost
Call for Hours
Enjoy Snow Tubing, Ice Skating and the Scaly Mountain Screamer at The Highlands Outpost.
Highlands Aerial Park
Open Daily
The lush, virgin, old-growth forest infused with peaks and knolls, whose creeks and springs carve gorges and waterfalls, creates a wondrous natural terrain ideal for this ecologically-inspired family adventure park.
Bluegrass Wednesdays at The Ugly Dog
Wednesdays | 6pm
Bluegrass Wednesday with Nitrograss is back at The Ugly Dog! Table reservations are required at $10 per seat. Entire table must be purchased and is subject to availability. Call Kellye to reserve: 828-318-5762. Seating starts at 5:30 PM, music starts at 6:00 PM.
Thursday Night Trivia at The High Dive
Thursdays | 7pm
Enjoy Trivia night at The High Dive on Thursdays! And it’s Thirsty Thursday! We have pints for $3.50 and pitchers for $12 all night long! The High Dive opens at 4:00 PM, trivia starts at 7:00 PM.
Cashiers Fusion Yoga & Wellness
Weekly Yoga Classes | In-studio & Online
Weekly yoga classes (in-studio & online), private yoga, massage, skincare, meditation, reiki energy healing, life coaching, and our own Bungalow Boutique. Coming soon: infrared sauna and halotherapy salt room.
Fressers Courtyard Cafe
Closed until Spring
Available for catering and special orders.
"We want to thank everyone for a Wonderful year in 2021"
Mountain Spring Spas & Pool
Brrr! It's getting cold out there! Why not soak away the cold and stress in your own Hot Springs spa? Visit us at 611 Highlands Rd., Franklin, NC 28734. Online: Virtual Showroom or Website , or give us a call at 828-369-2871.
Upcoming Events
Highlands PAC:
The Met Live in HD, Rigoletto
Saturday, January 29 | 12:55pm
Bartlett Sher’s bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy arrives in cinemas. The Tony Award–winning director resets the opera’s action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber, themselves boasting a combined 11 Tony Awards.
Snow Fest at 4118
Saturday-Sunday, January 29-30
Let Snow Fest at 4118 thaw out your winter mojo (or perhaps you need a chance to chill) at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in Highlands, January 29-30.
Black Violin at Bardo Arts Center
Wednesday, February 9 | 7:30pm
Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus who combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom."
Storytelling with Lee Lyons at
Shakespeare & Company
Thursday, February 10 | 2-4pm
if you want to master delivery of your own yarns, come to Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers, on the second Thursday of every month from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Novelist (Southern Shamrock) and accomplished storyteller Lee Lyons will lead discussions on how to improve your technique.
Hugh Acheson and Christopher Hathcock Dinner at The Farm at Old Edwards
Sunday, February 27 | 6pm
Join us for a delicious evening with Chefs Hugh Acheson, of Athens, Georgia's Five & Ten and Atlanta's Empire State South, and Christopher Hathcock of Savannah's Husk, cooking up their favorite dishes!
Bear Shadow Music Festival
Friday, April 29 - Sunday May 1
Bear Shadow brings highly anticipated, world-class music acts and day time experiences to the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. This weekend of music in the mountains celebrates the best of the new season as we all emerge from hibernation with hope and anticipation for the future.
