Calendar Events for June, 2013
When: June 2013
Where: Highlands Historical Society
What: Kelsey Kids
More Details to come.
When: June 1st and 2nd 10am-5pm
Where: Pine Street Park
What: Village Square Arts and Craft Show
Sponsored by the Macon County Art Association. Regional artisians with fine art, folk art, pottery, fiber art, rustic furnature, jewelry and more! Face Painting, Food, Music,and Family Fun. Admission is free!
When: April 20th-July 28th
Where: The Bascom
What: Never Ending Stream: Art of Linda Anderson
Recent paintings of Linda Anderson reveal how her bucolic scenes have matured and become more refined. The exhibit will display a selection of Anderson's early works along with more recent ones revoving around the things she loves. Call 828-526-4949
When: May 11th - July 14th
Where: The Bascom
What: Highlands School Ceramics
In an ongoing partnerhsip between The Bascom and Highlands School, the ceramics class will display their best work based on contemporary and traditonal approaches to making and finishing ceramic works of art. Call 828-526-4949.
When: May 25th - August 18th
Where: The Bascom
What: ReDress: Upcucked Style by Nancy Judd
ReDress is a unique collection of amazing couture creations by Santa Fe artist Nancy Judd. Each piece is meticulously constructed from everyday throwaways. Call 828-526-4949.
When: Saturday June 1st 7:30am
Where: Highlands Town Hall Parking Lot
What: Audubon Birding
HPAS will lead a beginners's walk in the lovely backyards of Mirror Lake residents featuring multiple bird feeders. Meet at the Highlands Town Hall Parking lot at 7:30am for a fun morning of easy birding! Call 828-743-9670.
When: June 1st 11:30am- 12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Feature Creature
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: April 6th - June 16
Where: The Bascom
What: Landscape Photography in a Changing World
This exhibition will contrast the difference between earlier traditonal landscape photography and contemporary artists' views of nature and man's impact upon the enviroment. Call 828-562-4949
When: June 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd
Where: The Bascom
What: Painting: Watercolor
Explore different aspects of watercolor painting through a series of exercises and problems. Exercises will include, brush movement and mark making, sketching and composition, color and value, washes, and various other painting techniques $115/$130. Call 828-526-4949.
When: April 6th- June 2nd
Where: The Bascom
What: V is for Vineyard
In conjuction with Collective Spirits, local glass blowers will display handcrafted stemware, pitchers, stoppers, and seving peices that will comlempentthe perfect wine tasting event. Call 828-526-4949
When: June 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12 th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Drawing Investigation of the Fundamentals
Through lectures, demonstrations, in class exercises, at home assignments and critiques, students will gain the preliminary understanding of the basic skills of drawing. $115/$130. Call 828-526-4949.
When: June 3rd 10:30am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Botanical Gardens
What: Wildflowers & Their Pollinators
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 3rd-15th
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Conservation Biology of Amphibians
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Monday June 3rd-July 8th (6 sessions) 1:00pm-2:30pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: Conversational Spanish
Part two is designed to carry on where Spanish I left off, and will continue on with the same text, Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way, 3rd edition by Gene Hammitt. The set includes a pull out dictionary and two cds. If spanish has never been studied before in a formal setting, and additional recommended text is Just Enough Spanish Grammer by Gabriel Stobbe. Spanish II continues to build basic proficiency at a leisurely pace. the texts may be purchaseds on the internet thourgh online vendors. $90/$110 call 828-526-8811.
When: Monday June 3rd 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: The Polytheistic Imagination of India
This lecture will examinethe many ways this worldview, which is shared across religious traditions, is manifest in India and the ways that it may be changing in contemporary India as well determine how "polytheistic imagination" may help us think about the diversity of American cultures. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811
When: Monday June 3rd 10:00am
Where: Highlands Cashiers Hospital
What: Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Auxiliary Meeting
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Auxiliary meets the first Monday of the Month at 10:00am. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Volunteer Services at 526-1376.
When: June 4th-9th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: WOW! A World of Wonder
Ages 4-6, Cost $55. The Natural is an amazing place! Have fun and learn as we play nature games, hike through the woods, search for critters, and explore the pond and stream. Who knows what interesting things we will discover! Advance registration is required for all camps due to limited space. For more information and forms, please visit: www.highlandsbiological.org/naturecenter/summercamps.
When: Tuesday & Thursday June 4th-20th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: The Bascom Studio B
What: CLE: Joy of Watercolor
Explore the wonderfully expressive art of watercolor. Through playful experimentation this class will allow participants to understand what the medium does naturally. This beginner class will introduce types of brushes, papers, pigments, and methods of application. Basic drawing experience is recommended. Supply List will be provided. Limit 12 $100/$115. Call 828-526-8811.
When: Tuesday June 4th 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Medical Care and Practice in India
This lecture is to explore medical care in modern India. Probably more than any other country, there exsists in India an approach to health and medical care that incorporates tradional and even ancients practices. often quasi-religious, with modern allopathic medicine. We will explore the foundation of traditional practices, the transistion to modern medicine after colonization by England, and individual and institutional approaches to the use of traditional and modern techniques, medications, and theories to illness and health. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811
When: June 4th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Family Nature Activity
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 4th-7th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: WOW! A World of Wonder
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 4th, 6th, 11th, & 13th
Where: The Bascom
What: Ceramics: Clay
Class is from 5:15pm-7:15pm $145/$180. Call 828-526-4949.
When: JUne 4th, 5th, 11th, & 12th 1:00pm-3:00pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Painting: Acrylic
Explore the themes of modern, postmodern, and comtempoty painting. Students will study muliple techniques in the use of acrylic paint to achieve dramatic effect and learn the importance of compostiional structure. $115/$130. Call 828-526-4949.
When: June 5th 2:30pm-3:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Storybook Science Program
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Wednesdays June 5th, 12th,19th, & 26th
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Literature of the Very Wild West
This course will range from a strife-filled Indian reservation in North Dakota to the charmed life of a group of bums in California, exploring examinations of the west, from award winning writers. $90/$110 Call 828-526-8811.
When: Thursday June 6th 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: WNC's Irregular Civil War
The realties of Civil War guerilla warfare in Southern Appalachia, including much of western NC, was largely written out of the public memory-stories and other oral histories passed down by families-that filled this void and became the repositories that historians must draw on to capture that experience at a personal and localized level. this talk will explore some specifics examples of testimonials salvaged from historical neglect recounting this far more brutal personal, and inhumane form of warfare experienced in our part of the state. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811.
When: June 6th-9th
What: 6th Annual Highlands Motoring Festival
Please visit the website, more details to come.
When: June 6th
Where: Highland Community Building
What: Rotary Bingo Food Pantry
When: June 6th
Where: Highland Community Building
What: Rotary Bingo Tooth Fairy
When: Thursday June 6th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: IPAD 102 session 2
Learn how to: utilize the maps and GPS, use reminders, make slidehsows of your photos, use iBooks to store important documents, protect your private information on your ipad and properly update your ipad and its Apps. Also learn how to display photos and listen to music iPad to your TV set. There will be time for Q & A. Limited to 12 participants. Call 828-526-8811 or email clehighlands@yahoo.com
When: June 6th 10:00am-3:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: PantherTown Valley Hike-Think About Thursdays
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 7th 11:00am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Animal Feeding Time
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 7th 1pm-4pm June 8th & 9th 10am-4pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Sculpture: Clay
This workshop will cover hand building strategies from constructing the figure in clay. Through anatomical references, we will experiemnt with gesture and how it generates content. Students will be encouraged to explore the nature of our humanness while we building a full body wall figure. $275/$310. Call 828-526-4949.
When: Friday June 7th 7:00pm-10:00pm
Where: Highlands Playhouse
What: Island Fever
Escape the mountain and head down to the island of Margaritaville at the Highlands Playhouse. The Caribbean Cowboys will be on the outside stage for you to dance the night away with the sand between your toes. Event tickets are $10 per guest which included two raffle tickets, wine, beer, soft drinks, and delicious food will be available for purchase. Call 828-526-2695 for tickets and information.
When: Friday June 7th 10am-4pm
Where: Center for Plastic Surgery 209 Hospital Drive
What: Obagi Day
Door prizes & refreshments bring a friends or spouse new to obagi and receive future discounts. Skin Transformation Consultations Obagi and Jane Iredale Products on sale during the open house. Clarisonic representative available- Information also available on today's quick recovery natural facelift. Call 828-526-3783.
When: Friday June 7th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Town Square
What: Friday Night Live
TBA
When: Friday June 7th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: The Surprisingly Chummy Transcedentalist
Transcendentalism, an idealistic movement, emerged in New Englands from a loose assciation of friends and colleagues, notably Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry david Thoreau, both with whom we identify an American notion of self-reliance. With other friends they undertook a number of enterprises such as expermental schools, the Brook Farm community, the Dial Magaaine, and a type of sontinuing education call conversations led by the brilliant feminist Margaret Fuller. This group of like minded intellectuals made enormous contributions to the many reform movements of their time as well as to literature and culture. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811.
When: Saturday June 8th 7:30am
Where: Cashiers Community Center Parking Lot
What: Audubon Bird Walk
HPAS will sponsor a walk in the mountain community of Chinquapin, adjacent to Panthertown and above Lonesome Valley. The walk in the private gated conservation-oriented development in Cashiers will be on the 700 acre Carlton Famliy conservation easement. Meet at the Cashiers Community Center parking area at 7:30am to carpool up to the community. Call 828-743-9670
When: June 8th - September 1st
Where: The Bascom
What: Form Follows Function
These pieces will be on display along with the description of how the furniture's form was designed to follow its function. Call 828-526-4949.
When: Saturday June 8 5:00pm-6:00pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Opening Reception
Opening Reception for Form Follows Function, reception followed by Artist talk at 6pm.
When: June 8th 11:30am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Feature Creature
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Monday June 10th 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where: Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands
What: CLE: Hitchcock Movie- Vertigo
View Hitchcock's masterpiece, Vertigo. $10 Beverages and popcorn will be available. Call 828-526-8811.
When: Monday, June 10th 6:30pm
Where: Highlands Civic Center
What: Audubon Annual Meeting and Potluck
Join us for our annual meeting and potluck dinner, held at the Highlands Civic Center facilty. Event begins at 6:30pm. An overview of Summer Trips and prorams will be given. Bring a side dish to share. Call 828-743-9670.
When: Monday June 10th 4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Alfred Hitchcock
Known as the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock is considered by critics as the master of cinema itself. Discover the man, the mind, and the srtistry of his genuis. $15/$25. Call 828-526-8811
When: June 10th 10:30am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Historically Significant Plants
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 10th-22nd
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: S. Appalachain Mayflies, Stoneflies & Caddis
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 11th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Family Nature Activity
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 11th-14th 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Nature Works
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 11th-14th 9am-4pm June 17th-21st 9am-4pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Sculpture: From Clay to Bonded Bronze
Figurative sculpture has been a trdition of mankind for centuries and the human form has inspired some of the most beautiful sculpture in the history of the world. This two week intensive workshop will start with capturing the essence of the model in clay and finshing the molding, casting and finishing of that sculpture. At the end of the workshop each participant will take home a completed brush up sillicon/hydrocal mold of their individual sculpture and a finished bronzed cast. $800/$835. Call 828-526-4949.
When: Tuesday June 11th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Monumentality in Contemporary Art/Archit
The 1960s was a pivotal decade for discussions of monumentality and meaning. This course explores works by artists and architects who contemporaneously reconsidered and revoluntionlized monumental forms during the decade. It also explores ways some recent artist continue to resist conventional notions of monumentality. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811.
When: June 11th-14th 10am-2pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Nature Works
Ages 8-11, Cost $85. What are differnent parts of a forest? What adaptations do predators have? What lives in a pond? Have fun learning about the workings of "Mother Nature" through various interactive games and activites! Advanced registration is required for all camps due to limited space. For more information and forms, please visit www.highlandsbiological.org/nature-center/summer-camps.
When: June 13th 7:30pm
Where: Highlands Nature Center
What: Annual Owl Prowl with the Nature Center
HPAS, in conjuction with The Highlands Nature Center will present this program featuring live birds of the Charlotte Raptor Rehab Center. This fun instructive evening is free, and always a hit with the children as well as adults, so bring your flashlights and join us for the program and then the walk around town to see what owls we can find. Call 828-743-9670.
When: June 12th 2:30pm-3:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Storybook Science Program
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 13th-15th 10am-4pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Watercolor: Native Botanical
After a brief historical review of botanical illustration, this class will focus on how to produce an accurate and aesthetically pleasing illisration of a plant. $250/$280. Call 828-526-4949.
When: Thursday June 13th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Once Upon a Time
The Stories We Love and What that Tells Us About Ourselves. This class will look at the theories of Carl JUng and some of the stores from antiquity to the present day that affect us as individuals, consciously as well as unconsciously. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811.
When: Thursday June 13th 7:30am
Where: Wildcat Cliffs Country Club
What: Scholarship Golf Tournament
Thursday June 13th, 2013 marks a special day in Highlands. Wildcat Cliffs Country Club will host the annual Scholarship Golf Classic. NC General Assembly making Highlands unique in the state with the ability to administer such a fund for the benefit of Highlands School graduates who are committed to higher education through college, university or vocational training. Through the ensuing years various clubs including Highlands Falls, Cullasaja Club, and now Wildcat Cliffs have graciously provided each of their unique golf course and clubhouse facilities for the purpose of creating an annual one day "fund drive golf tournament." The historical generosity has been essential in building and sustaining an endowment fund with the ultimate goal of providing financial and moral support toour young Highlands School graduates. Town Commissioner and Co-Chair, Brian Stiehler said, "We are excited to continue this important tradition. Wildcat Cliffs managemnet and staff have gone above and beyond to make this a successful event on all levels. We are grateful for the membership and staff at WCCC." The event kicks off at 7:30am with breakfast and use of the driving range and practice green. A 9am shotgun start is follwed by cocktails, lunch, and awards ceremony. The cost for the event is $150 per player. For sponsorship information or to sign up, please contact event co-chairs Brian Stiehler (787-2278) or Rebecca Shuler (526-2118)
When: June 13th-30th
Where: The Highlands Playhouse
What: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Musical
Buddy Holly's brief life became the stuff of what legends are made. Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story is the celebration of that legend and catches that unique mixture of innocence, determination, humor, and charm that was Buddy Holly and wraps it up into a package that truly deserves the billing: "The World's Most Successful Rock & Roll Musical.
When: June 13th 7:30pm
Where: Highlands Nature Center
What: Owl Prowl
In Collaboration with the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society. Come to the ampitheater for a presentation by the Carolina Raptor Center featuring live owls, then stay for a night hike to look for owls in the wild. Bring your flashlight. Free, but contributions to CRC greatly appreciated. Please note that parking is extremely limited, so visitors are encouraged to carpool or walk from downtown. In event of rain, limited indoor seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call 828-526-2623 or visit www.highlandsbiological.org for more information.
When: Friday June 14th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Town Square
What: Friday Night Live
TBA
When: Friday June 14th & Friday June 26th 10:30-3:30
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: Popular Apps for IPad
Discover the world of one million applications for the IPad that allows you to do almost anything you can dream of. Apps let you check prices in stores to find the best buys, make shopping lists, edit photos, store important notes and documents and many more. Limited to 12 particpants. $70/$80. Call 828-526-8811.
When: June 14th 11:00am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Animal Feeding Time
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 15th 11:30am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Feature Creature
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Saturday June 15th 11:00am
Where: US64/NC28 West Main Street
What: Dedication of Andre Michaux Marker
Dedication of the NC Highway Marker Honoring Andre Michaux: The French botanist Andre Michaux made his first foray into NC and the North American Wilderness when he camped near modern Highlands on June 15th 1787.
When: Saturday June 15th 10:30am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: The Armchair Genealogist
While there is no perfect substitute for on-site research, most of us are not able to swing a trip to Brooklyn, Buenos Aires, or Bangkok to pour over local parish registers for great-grandfather Ramos; christening record. This session will offer tips and techniques to explore online websites for locating using and evaulating information. $25/$35. call 828-526-8811
When: Saturday June 15th 1:30pm-3:30pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: A picture is worth a 1000 words
Old photos and grainy VHS tapes can provide information about the lives of our ancestors and open a window on the past, but they can be difficult to organize, challenging to preserve, and nearly impossible to identify. This sessions will teach attendess to work work with these visual souvenirs of days gone by. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811
When: June 15th 7:30am
Where: Cowee Mounds
What: Bird-Banding Happening
Join the HPAS and Mark Hopey at Cowee Mounds, north of Franklin this morning. Get an up close and personal opportunity to particpate in gathering vital information on our migrant birds. Get photo opportunities. Meet at Highlands Town Hall Parking Lot at 7:30am to carpool. 828-743-9670.
When: Saturday June 15th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Pine Street Park
What: Saturdays On Pine Music Festival
Hank West and The Smokin' Hots will perform.
When: June 15th
Where: Highlands
What: Special Operations Adventure Race
This Annual adventure race isn't for the faint at heart. Individuals or teams of two will run, mountain bike, rappel, paddle and test their orienteering skills to navigate acorss 25 to 50 miles to reach the finish line. A sprit Race takes approximately five hours, while the roughly 10 hour elite race will challenge even most capable athletes. Oh, and take note. You will be carrying all your gear as you go. visit www.soarhighlands.org for details. Proceeds benefit Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which supports families of wounded and fallen soilders.
When: June 16th
Where: The Whiteheads
What: Salon at Six
Contact the Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival at 828-526-9060 for more information.
When: June 17th-19th 10:30am-12:30pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Children's Summer Garden Workshop
Ages 7-10 years, Cost $30 per child. This garden workshop for kids focuses on the basics of gardening, propagation, and composting, and gardening with mosses and carnivorous plants. Kids will practice what they learn each day, contributing to on-going projects at the Botanical Garden. They will learn relevant biology, ecology, and practical methods. The workshop is designed to teach kids what they can do at home in their own back yard, window, porch, etc while having fun! Call 828-526-0188 for more information or to request a registration form.
When: Monday and Tuesday June 17th & 8th 9:00am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Civic Center
What: CLE: What is Bridge?
Taking tricks; Introduction; Choosing a Contract; Opening bids and selecting the best game. This course is for people who have never played bridge before. We will play hands and discuss the ideas behind bidding. For an introduction to bidding., see the following course; Opening Bids and Responses. $50/$70. Limit 24. Call 828-526-8811.
When: June 17th 10:30am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Botanical Gardens
What: Carnivorous Plants
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 17th-19th 10:30am-12:30pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Workshop for Young Gardeners
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 17th-29th
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Principles of Conservation Biology
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 18th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Family Nature Activity
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 18th-21st 10:00am-4:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Junior Ecologists
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 18th-21st 10am-4pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Junior Ecologists
Ages 11-14, Cost $120. Discover waht field biologist do as we conduct real science, both at the biological station at at various off-site locations in the Nantahala National Forest. Have fun studying the stream life, assessing habitats, collecting insects, examining salamander communities, performing birds counts, and inventorying small mammals. Advanced registration is required. Please visit www.highlandsbiological/nature-center/summer-camps.
When: June 19th 7:15am
Where: Blue Ridge School
What: Health Screening
The screening will begin at 7:15am and will be limited to the first 150 registrants, however, priority will be given to those with addresses in the hospital service area. For Cashiers screening priority will be given to residents in Cashiers, Glenville, and Sapphire, Mill Creek, and Yellow/Cullowhee Mountain area. Those wishing to take advantage of either screening Must register by calling 828-526-1435 or by visiting the Hospital's website at www.highlandscashiershospital.org
When: June 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Apple 101
This four session course will give you basic understanding of the marvelous capabilities of your MAC. The course will cover conversion from Windows to MAC, handling photos, email, web browsing, screen savers, how to purchase and use spreadsheets, as well as other essential programs and utilites for the MAC. $115/$130 Call 828-526-8811
When: June 19th 2:30pm-3:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Storybook Science Program
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 20th 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Biodiversity Festival--Think About Thursdays
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Thursday June 20th
Where: Highlands Historical Society
What: Reception for Dr. Mary Lapham's Dress
Reception for the Restoration of Dr. Mary Lapham's Dress funded by the Cullasja Women's Outreach.
When: Thursday June 20th 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Why Africa Is As It Is
Africa is a vast continent possessing vital resources and enormous problems. Stretching from Mediterranean to South Africa, it is home multiple cultures, different ethnic groups and competing tribes. Divided between North Africa and subsaharan Africa, this mix of geography, people and resources is demanding more of the world's attention, yet few of us undertand its complexities. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811
When: Friday June 21st 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Leadership Transition in China
The impact that this once-in-a-decade change in leadership in China has had on China's relationship with the US and how the new US administration is addressing China's growing role and ambitions will be discussed. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811.
When: Friday June 21st 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Town Square
What: Friday Night Live
TBA
When: June 21st 11:00am-11:00am
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Animal Feeding Time
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 22nd 11:30am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Feature Creature
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Saturday June 22nd 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Pine Street Park
What: Saturdays On Pine Music Festival
Southbound Turnaround will perform.
When: Saturday June 22nd
Where: Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands
What: An Evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber
With Franc d'Ambrosio & Glory Crampton
When: Saturday June 22nd 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Women, Art, and Power in 17th Cent. Brit
Participants will be introduced to two elite women who used architectural patronage and art collecting to express their individual identities in a time when few opportunities were open to them. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811.
When: June 22nd
Where: Sweetwater Farms
What: Eco-Tour
Joint Eco-Tour with HPAS and The Highlands-Cashiers LandTrust, will visit Sweetwater Farm, an 80+ acre property under a conservation easement with the Land Trust. Lunch is part of the trip. To sign up, call Julie at 828-526-1111.
When: June 22nd - September 1st
Where: The Bascom
What: Southern Lights
Inspirations ranging from down home comfort food to landscape and southern expressions figure prominently in their work, which inturn engages audiences, not just in the art, but in the deeper traditions of the South and what it means to be "Southern". Call 828-526-4949.
When: Saturday June 22nd 11:00am-2:00pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Terrace Painting
Saturday June 22, Monday June 24, and Tuesday June 25th, from 11:00am-2:00pm. The Four artists of Southern Lights will demonstrate their abstract painting techniques on the Terrace. Come and meet the artists. Call 828-526-4949.
When: June 23rd 2013
Where: To Be Announced
What: R.E.A.C.H. Benefit
More information to come. For questions contact Barbara Werder at 828-526-9534 or email barbwerder@yahoo.com
When: Monday June 24th-July 29th 9:30am-11:30pm 6 sessions
Where: Highlands Civic Center
What: CLE: Bridge Opening Bids and Responses Basic
For people who are playing a little bridge, or have played bridge at one time and want to retoll or restart. $90/$110. Call 828-526-8811
When: June 24th 10:30am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Botanical Gardens
What: Deadly Plants and Folklore
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 24th -28th
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Mountain Biodiversity for Educators
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 24th-28th 10am-4pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Fiber Arts: Quilting
dye, design, and construct. Learn the basics of high-quailty design and all the steps involved in making a contemporary quilted wall hanging. $340/$375. Call 828-526-4949.
When: June 24th-28th 10am-4pm
Where: The Bascom
What: Ceramics Inspired by Nature
Five day hands on work shop focuses on slab construction techniques and kohiki slip decorating for creating functional pottery. $400/$435. Call 828-526-4949.
When: June 25th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Family Nature Activity
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 25th-28th 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Amazing Animals
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Tuesday, June 25th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Architecture of Early Christian Church
What did the first churches look like? How did these architects, unrecorded in history, develop a functional scheme for burgeoning new religion? $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811
When: Tuesday, June 25th 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Ten Tenors in 90 Minutes
The Three Tenors phenomenon of the 90s underscored that the tenor voice has come to represent the glamor and sexiness of opera. This session will look at some of the 20t century tenors who added to the popularity of the tenor voice. $25/$35 call 828-526-8811
When: June 25th 7:00pm
Where: Village Green-Cashiers
What: Village Nature Series
More Details to Come!
When: June 25th-28th 10am-2:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Animals
Ages 7-10, Cost $85. How can birds fly? Can a Turtle out of its shell? What is a spider an insect? Find out as we study animal groups through fun, hands-on activites and field observations. Advanced registration is required for all camps due to limited space. For more information and forms,please visit www.highlandsbiological.org/naturecenter/summer-camps.
When: June 26th
Where: Zachary Tolbert House
What: Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet
Highlands Cashier Chamber Music Festival presents the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. For more inforation call 828-526-9060.
When: June 26th 2:30pm-3:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Storybook Science Program
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 27th 9:00pm
Where: Highlands Nature Center
What: 10th Annual Salamander Meander
ages 7 to adult. Following a short presentation on salamander biology the species indentification, join the herpetologists on a night search to observe some of the area's magnificent salamanders in the wild. Bring a flashlight! $5 per person, advanced registration required due to limited space. Please call 828-526-2623 to sign up.
When: Thursday June 27th 1:00pm-3:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Romantic Vision In Landscape
Thomas Sully, Painter and great-great-great grandson of the acclaimed 19th century portraitist of teh same name, will present a brief overview and presentation of Romanticism. $25/$35. Call 828-526-8811
When: Friday June 28th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: Houses with Charm
Join author Susan Sully as she celebrates the publication of her new book Houses with Charm: Simple Southern Style. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811
When: Friday June 28th 4:30pm-6:00pm
Where: Directions to Follw
What: CLE: Visit two Houses with Charm
Visit two of the Houses with Charm in Highlands. $20/$30. Call 828-526-8811
When: Friday June 28th 4:30pm-6:00pm
Where: Directions to Follw
What: CLE: Visit two Houses with Charm
Visit two of the Houses with Charm in Highlands. $20/$30. Call 828-526-8811
When: Friday June 28th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: CLE-Lecture Hall Peggy Crosby Center
What: CLE: The Peaceable Kingdom
This program is in conjunction with the Bascom Exhibit: A Never Ending Stream: The Art of Linda Anderson. Barbara Brown Taylor will speak about the peacable kingdom in religion and art especially as that acient vision inspires the work of such artist as Linda Anderson. $15/$20. Call 828-526-8811.
When: Friday-Saturday June 28th-29th
Where: Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival
What: Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn
William Preucil, violin; Alexandra Preucil, violin; Jennifer Stumn, viola; Yinzi Kong, viola; Charae Krueger, cello.
For Tickets and more information call 828-526-9060.
When: Friday June 28th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Town Square
What: Friday NIght Live
TBA
When: June 28th 9:00am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Botanical Gardens
What: Volunteer Day in the Botanical Garden
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 28th 11:00am-11:30am
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Animal Feeding Time
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: June 28th-29th 6:00pm-7:15pm
Where: Highlands Historical Society
What: Indian Cultural Heritage Talks
Indian Cultural Heritage Talks "Mystery of the Trees" & "In the Presence of the Elders" Don Wells, President of the Mountain Stewards, will give two talks about Indian Trail Trees and Native American Culture, spirituality, and wisdom. Tickets are $10 each for each performance, students are free.
When: June 29th 11:30am-12:00pm
Where: Highlands Biological Station
What: Feature Creature
Contact the Biological Station at 828-526-2602 for more information.
When: Saturday June 29th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Pine Street Park
What: Saturdays On Pine Music Festival
Shane Bridges will perform.
When: Saturday June 29th
Where: Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands
What: Jason D, Williams as Jerry Lee Lewis
When: Satuday June 29th 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands
What: CLE: The Musical Brain
This session explores the development of the musical mind from infancy to adulthood. $25/$35 Call 828-526-8811
When: Saturday June 29th 7:30am
Where: Franklin Greenway
What: Audubon Bird Walk
Audubon joins the Franklin Bird Club for a Saturday Morning walk. HPAS will carpool to Franklin to walk along the Greenway. Meet at The Highlands Town Hall Parking Lot at 7:30am sharp for carpooling to the Macon Co. Library in Franklin. Call 828-743-9670.
When: June 30-July 1
Where: Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival
What: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bill
William Preucil, violin and William Ransom, piano. For tickets and more information call 828-526-9060
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