The latest production at the Highlands Playhouse, Curtains Up!, recently opened and Director Marshall Carby said the response from the community has been tremendous. Curtains Up! is a salute to 83 years of performances at […]
Since the pandemic began over a year ago, there has not been a large-scale music festival like that of Bear Shadow held last weekend at Winfield Farm in Scaly Mountain N.C. Pictured below is an […]
Blue Ridge Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) are still getting their groove on while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions by holding weekly socially-distanced strumming sessions at The Village Green. JAM is an educational and instructional nonprofit that […]
The Cashiers-area chapter of Junior Appalachian Musicians normally offers group lessons in guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin 12 times per semester, ending in early May. But the Spring 2020 semester was disrupted by COVID-19. Rather […]
Summit Charter hosted Summit’s Got Talent on Friday and the students and faculty gave their all on stage. This year’s show was held in the Summit Center for the first time and Head of School […]
Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) at Blue Ridge is pleased to announce the addition of banjo expert Charles Wood to their music faculty. Wood has been a first-place winner in numerous banjo competitions including the Osippee […]
August 9 Beer month at the Hudson Library: Fontana Regional Library, including Hudson Library, is stepping out of the stacks to bring “Libraries on Tap: Brewing Scavenger Hunt” to Macon, Jackson, and Swain counties throughout […]
Highlands Playhouse is now featuring “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story,” which is jam packed with high-energy music that tells the epic tale of Buddy Holly’s short yet iconic musical career. Holly, played by 19-year-old […]
The Junior Appalachian Musicians got a chance to showcase their bellowing pipes, instrumental talent, and dance moves at their last concert on May 6. It was a mix of multiple talents put on by a […]
The Johnny Webb Band is no stranger to town square during Friday Night Live in downtown Highlands on Sept. 14. As per the usual, the square was packed with fans listening to Webb and the […]
The Groovin’ On the Green concert Friday, August 10 will be a “full circle” experience for country musician Andrew Beam when he performs on The Village Green Commons stage that was once the site of […]
Recently the Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats out of Asheville descended upon Highlands and attendees said they put on a great show at The Ugly Dog Public House, 294 S. 4th Street, Highlands. “It […]